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Well done Mike and welcome. You have purchased one of Porsche's finest 911 - the 993. You will have great fun and the best way to enjoy your car is with other enthusiast, why not join the club? Get to you local Region and also join us at Althorp house our National event where I reckon we should see upward of a thousand cars.
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Welcome Mike and congratulations on an informed choice! Should you have any questions (after you have read the handbook front to back twice!) We would be more than happy to attempt to answer them. I have owned a 993 for over ten years plus i have been known to fix the odd Porsche! I wish a happy ownership experience Christian................
Thank you Christian it is good to hear the following for the 993 is so strong. I only purchased in Nov 2014 so am just on a big learning curve. Time of year not brilliant however roll on the better weather. One thought I have had is that the 993 has full OPC dealer history. Value/history wise do owners stick with that route or go to independents? Any observations greatly appreciated. I am near Portsmouth so have both options available. I am presuming the OPC is likely to be more expensive? Regards Mike
If you can afford to , You may as well stick to an all opc service history. There will be a core of buyers when and if you sell, who will be impressed by that statement. They wont necessarily be getting a better maintained example than one without full opc history, but this is all about perceived condition. It would be nice if the opc you have in mind had an engineer in the workshop who has a proven track record on the older models. I would task them to carry out only the standard maintenance and then seek out a decent alternative for other repairs not carrying a stamp in the book if you don't like their quotes for additional work,which they may suggest at service visits. Sometimes it is useful to have a different pair of eyes cast over the car once in a while to confirm or expose the true condition and issues evident? One other piece of advice is to always negotiate the price before agreeing work you ask them to do! Christian................
Welcome Mike. Well done for choosing the right 911 for your first! Ask around at your local regional meeting to see who other 993/964 owners use for servicing and what the truth is about "air cooled" experience of technicians at your local OPCs. I don't know how far Exeter is from you but certainly 9 years ago they had a guy who knew his 993s well. As others have said the fact that you have all the stamps so far is a strong reason to maintain the sequence, but it is not everything - actually getting competent work done is a higher priority. I (and some others on here) have had less than perfect work done at OPCs on occasions, not because they don't try, but because they do lose the skills. Whereas some of the independents typically work all the time on the older cars and so have much higher skills and knowledge specific to our cars. (Although you still have to select your indy with care!)
Mark Great observations and advice. I will be keen to keep the OPC stamps going, car has only 30k on the clock so nice low mileage to keep well documented. I have identified an indy in Chichester with OPC centres in Portsmouth, Bournemouth or Guildford being the closest. Exeter about two hours and a great drive! Thanks again Mike
hi & welcome to the best 911 ive now had mine since sept 2004 & love it to bits its a great car hope you enjoy yours as i have done
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