SimonExtreme
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So, I have made my decision, paid my deposit and collect the car tomorrow. So which one have I gone for, I hear you ask (or even if you don't, I am going to tell you anyway!!)
I am buying a 53,000 mile Guards Red RHD 964 RS. The car has a fair amount of early history and for the last 2 years has been maintained on a no expense spared basis by Autofarm. It has bills for over £12k in the last 2 years. Initially I was a bit concerned about that but Autofarm told me the full story. They helped the last owner to locate the car and this particular car had been used hard on the track but the body was in very good condition and the engine was sound. It was bought cheap knowing that there were areas that needed attention and these are the main things they did.
New suspension all round including all bushes, springs, shocks and front wishbones, geometry and corner weighting.
New disks, pads, wheel bearings, brake hoses.
Reconditioned LSD.
Hot film conversion, decat and chip to 300bhp.
The car comes with a full bolt in cage, although the front section is out at the moment. There are an almost new set of S02's (1000 miles)
Overall, the car drives better than the other 2 cars I drove. It feels fantastic. There are a few minor cosmetic things to make the car perfect but I shouldn't get too hung up on that. Karen at Autofarm, who sold the car on behalf of its owner was very positive about the car, but then she would be!
What was more encouraging was that I have booked it into Autofarm because although it has only done 1000 miles in the last year, it is due its annual service. When I booked it in the services manager told me, toltally unprompted, that I was very lucky to have bought such a fantastic car. She rated it as one of the best! Made me feel a lot better [
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So there you have it. I collect the car tomorrow, take it straight to Autofarm and then go away on holiday for a week. So roll on Monday 25th when I get my hands on the car for real.
Thanks to everybody whop has helped me in the decision making process. This forum and the PCGB members in general are superbly helpful and knowlegable. I hope to meet you all in due course and I will be trying to get to the meet at the Ace on Monday 25th.
I am buying a 53,000 mile Guards Red RHD 964 RS. The car has a fair amount of early history and for the last 2 years has been maintained on a no expense spared basis by Autofarm. It has bills for over £12k in the last 2 years. Initially I was a bit concerned about that but Autofarm told me the full story. They helped the last owner to locate the car and this particular car had been used hard on the track but the body was in very good condition and the engine was sound. It was bought cheap knowing that there were areas that needed attention and these are the main things they did.
New suspension all round including all bushes, springs, shocks and front wishbones, geometry and corner weighting.
New disks, pads, wheel bearings, brake hoses.
Reconditioned LSD.
Hot film conversion, decat and chip to 300bhp.
The car comes with a full bolt in cage, although the front section is out at the moment. There are an almost new set of S02's (1000 miles)
Overall, the car drives better than the other 2 cars I drove. It feels fantastic. There are a few minor cosmetic things to make the car perfect but I shouldn't get too hung up on that. Karen at Autofarm, who sold the car on behalf of its owner was very positive about the car, but then she would be!
What was more encouraging was that I have booked it into Autofarm because although it has only done 1000 miles in the last year, it is due its annual service. When I booked it in the services manager told me, toltally unprompted, that I was very lucky to have bought such a fantastic car. She rated it as one of the best! Made me feel a lot better [
]So there you have it. I collect the car tomorrow, take it straight to Autofarm and then go away on holiday for a week. So roll on Monday 25th when I get my hands on the car for real.
Thanks to everybody whop has helped me in the decision making process. This forum and the PCGB members in general are superbly helpful and knowlegable. I hope to meet you all in due course and I will be trying to get to the meet at the Ace on Monday 25th.
