Andrew M Bonner
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Seen this week Hampton Court Palace, anyone know it ? John Ashcroft ?
Black 964 3.6 Turbo
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davidcross
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The one at jzm had split rims so different car I wud say. I looked longingly at it for weeks on their website and remember thinking 'big money for a high mileage car' then it had sold!!! Guess these are rocking horse do dar in 3.6 ltr. Question is why did everyone go for the 3.3 then???
Answer: "They" didn't exactly 'go for the 3.3' [8|] - the 3.6 was only launched in late 1993, possibly as a run-off models (as Porsche tend to do with the turbo variants - see the 997 gen 2 turbo S). Pre 1993, the only option was the 3.3.... Then in 1994/5, the 993 tt appeared - somewhat different in character [
]. So the 3.6 had a very short run.
davidcross
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Ah many tks for explaining that. That 3.6, lovely looking car.
turbo jonny
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I dont have a record of this numberplate , but not all the cars that register on my site give one. They always look good in black but a labour of love to keep clean ..
Andrew M Bonner
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[/quote] Those look like the original Speedline split rims to me - the dirt is hiding the bolts I think. [/quote] Yes Tim, was wearing the originals but without the Speedline etchings. Didn't look like a garage queen either, which was refreshing. Love stumbling across these cars on my travels, shame it's such a rarity though. If I'm honest I do get the urge for another 3.6 quite often
Andrew M Bonner
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It had 86,000 on the clock Jonny and no rear wiper. Other than that it didn't have any real distinguishing marks; other than it was the best Porsche ever made IMHO
davidcross
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The one at jzm Also had 86,000 miles and no rear windscreen wiper for what it's worth. Was there a big performance difference between the 3.3 and the 3.6 which explains the big price differences or is it just the rarity?? My thinking is in comparrison the 3.3 wud b the better value car no?? Was there any other differences between the 2??
Andrew M Bonner
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Hi Dave, Any response would be littered with opinion and passion for a car I hold in high regard. I would suggest that these impartial articles would be a better source of comparison for/against the 3.3 / 3.6: [link=http://www.performance2and4.co.uk/964_TII_n.htm]http://www.performance2and4.co.uk/964_TII_n.htm[/link] [link=http://www.qv500.com/indexporsche3.php]http://www.qv500.com/indexporsche3.php[/link] [link=http://www.964uk.com/html/964-1m.htm]http://www.964uk.com/html/964-1m.htm[/link] [link=http://www.bigporsche.com/964turbo1specs.htm]http://www.bigporsche.com/964turbo1specs.htm[/link] [link=http://www.964turbo36.co.uk/index.html]http://www.964turbo36.co.uk/index.html[/link] Happy reading ! I should say, other sites are available....
turbo jonny
PCGB Member
Anyone going to JZM in near future may be able to quiz them for records of any 3.6 they have sold/ serviced ? As for rear wiper , it is fairly easy to remove ( just done it on my C2 ) - a little black bung in the screen is the tell tale sign. I think most UK 964s came with rear wiper as standard.
fastlane
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That's my friends old car then - it had 86k on it and I know he removed the rear wiper and had the Speedlines refurbished. He'd also had the interior retrimmed and had just put KWs on it before he sold it. He bought back in 2005 when I think it had 72k miles on it - JZM had looked after it for him. I won't say how much he paid for it, but suffice to say, he got his money back! He sold it becuase it spent most of its time in storage and it just wasn't getting used. Lovely car!ORIGINAL: Andrew M BonnerIt had 86,000 on the clock Jonny and no rear wiper. Other than that it didn't have any real distinguishing marks; other than it was the best Porsche ever made IMHO
davidcross
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Thank you for all that reading material. Shud keep me busy for a while!!!
Steve Brookes
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A friend of mine is currently enquiring about a red 3.3 with 150K miles on it....does that short description ring any bells with anyone?
Red 3.3 150k miles: The one on ebay? I'm pretty sure that car was up for sale c.6mths ago by the same owner (well its the same pictures anyway), who I think owned some sort of lift company. Maybe it sold 6mths ago and new owner is selling using the same pics as before. Randomly, I have asked the ebay seller for some info on condition, for a mate of mine. Will let you know what he says.
Steve Brookes
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Yep, we're on the same wavelength []. We know potential engine and running gear issues are a given because of the mileage. Body rot and damage are our main concern about whether to go any further.
]. We know potential engine and running gear issues are a given because of the mileage. Body rot and damage are our main concern about whether to go any further.
davidcross
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At a quick glance I couldn't see the 150k Miler but I did notice a white 3.3 turbo at 30 grand with 22k miles from new all documented it states. Looked good if all stacks up
davidcross
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Ah I hadn't noticed any mention of that in the advert cheers. Thought it seemed cheap.
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