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Picking up my new Gen 2 997 on Friday

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Hendrikus

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Having never bought a new car before, let alone a 911, are there any tips for what I should do / not do when I first drive the car? Someone has told me I need to "drive in" the car for 500 miles, but I have no idea what that means!! Any pointers gratefully received

How excited am I !
 
There are two schools of thought on this: the drive it like you stole it and the do it by the book faculty. I'm in the latter class purely because if something goes wrong I want to be able to say, hand on heart, that it's not my fault. However, an OPC salesman did tell me he had a regular 911 customer who was most definitely in the former group and he never experienced any trouble and was never blighted by excessive oil consumption as some owners unfortunately are, but then again I think he changed cars frequently so any long-term adverse affects might not have materialised. The handbook contains all the essential info; this is an extract from a 2005 US handbook: [FONT=verdana,geneva"]2,000 miles/3,000 kilometers[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]The following tips will be helpful in obtaining optimum[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]performance from your new Porsche.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]Despite the most modern, high-precision manufacturing[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]methods, it cannot be completely avoided[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]that the moving parts have to wear in with each[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]other. This wearing-in occurs mainly in the first[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]2,000 miles/3,000 km.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]Therefore:[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]f Preferably take longer trips.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]f Avoid frequent cold starts with short-distance[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]driving whenever possible.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]f Avoid full throttle starts and abrupt stops.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]f Do not exceed maximum engine speed of[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]4,200 rpm (revolutions per minute).[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]f Do not run a cold engine at high rpm either in[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]Neutral or in gear.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]f Do not let the engine labor, especially when[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]driving uphill. Shift to the next lower gear in[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]time (use the most favorable rpm range).[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]f Never lug the engine in high gear at low[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]speeds. This rule applies at all times, not just[FONT=verdana,geneva"]during the break-in period. Keep revs below 3000 until warm and below 4000 for first 2000 miles Oh yes and somewhere in the handbook it advises running the engine at idle for two minutes before switching off.
 
As far as advice on collection, I'd say take a friend.. One that won't be wearing the rose tinted glasses I'm sure you will be [;)] all the excitement and that ( a cynical wife can be as good though [:eek:]) It can be good to get them to look over the car whilst you deal with the salesman, been well worth it in my experiences...[:-] garyw
 
Allan's comments about sum it up I think. I asked the OPC about this for my first 911, they talked to some engineers who came back with the following thoughts "drive it like ou stole it, yes but for the first few thousand miles if you follow the opperating instructions for running in will pay dividends if you are keeping the car longer term" ie if you are keeping it longer term follow the running in instructions, once run in then drive it like you stole it[8|]
 
Having been mad enough to buy heaps of brand new cars, here are my thoughts: 1. Take a friend to inspect the bodywork. 40% of new cars have been resprayed. Not that in itself is really bad and of course Porsche are first class; but they do get damaged. Your friend can give it a thorough check whist you look on glossy-eyed. 2. A stupid comment maybe, but do check the car is to your spec. I have had cars delivered that are not! Moreover, my last car was fitted with the wrong number plates. If they can do that, they can do anything. 3. DO run it in carefully, in the old fashioned way. That means brakes, tires and suspension too. Porsche run the engine at high rpm for 1 hour on the bench before changing the oil & fitting it to the car. So don't be too worried about the very occasional higher rpm. Just don't let it labour and don't drive everywhere at exactly 2000 rpm. Avoid short trips. 4. Get the OPC to do a 'safety inspection' at 1000 miles. This will include leaks and anything lose. They should not charge. 5. Change the oil at 10K if you are keeping the car.
 
It's also worth checking your tyre pressures before hitting the road - I once had 10psi too high all round on a new Porsche !! Also remember that new tyres will have less grip when brand new, and will need a good hundred miles or so to reach full grip levels. Have a very close look over the wheels for small marks/chips etc before driving off. Another thing worth doing is to get all the little personal settings dealt with prior to taking delivery, things like : automatic door locking after driving off, do you want the windows to open with the remote etc etc. Easier to ask about all these options in advance and they can set it up during the PDI. Finally just from my own experience I'd make sure payment is confirmed ok well before bank closing time on Friday, or you'll be Porsche-less for the week-end like I very nearly was. Anyway best of luck.
 
thanks everyone - I can't wait now. I doubt I will sleep - picking up at 1pm. I guess the "handover" will take an hour or two?
 
Congratulations Hendrikus, Also having bought my first 911 about 4 months ago, albeit a second hand one from an OPC I was really surprised and impressed with the handover process. My salesman went over every aspect of the car and I must have been there sitting in and out of the car for about one and a half hours. Great experience, I wish you well. Mark
 
The most important tip is that if you have a Sports Exhaust - get the dealer to change it to always noisy mode [;)] You can have plenty of fun in a 911 driving at less than 4/5 thousnad revs, I would give it a couple of thousand miles before taking it to the max in the low gears. It will also help you get used to the car not driving on the wire.
 
Just got in, having clocked up 150 miles this PM Wow, what an experience collecting the car was. The OPC were excellent, explained everything very clearly, and the joy of seeing the cover lifted off the car was a memory I will never forget. I was actually quite nervous driving out of the OPC - having never driven an automatic the lack of a clutch will take a while to get used to. What does one do with the left leg?! The PDK, though, really is amazing. As for the car generally it is just fabulous, and the ease with which you can get up to 100mph without realising it is quite worrying! I haven't yet really worked out what everything does, but will do that tomorrow. I will have the Road Angel installed tomorrow methinks in view of the speed though! One thing to comment on immediately - the new Sat Nav is brilliant. I took to it straightaway, and much preferred it to the Garmin and the TomToms which I have been using in other cars. I will have a proper drive over the weekend and really get to know it. Am so glad I went for the new car now, despite the evident waste of money - I just have never been so excited about anything. Now, given you don't want to hear just rose coloured stuff, there are two snagging issues that arose that I would welcome any help with: 1. I did not order a CD multichanger as I had a Becker one in my Boxster. I had therefore booked an appointment with my local car audio place (who are very good) to have the multichanger fitted tomorrow. The OPC told me not to do this, and that the new wiring of this Gen 2 car is something they wouldnt know about and it was risky to muck around with the wiring. I didn't really understand what they were saying (probably as at this point I was still just staring at the car like a kid). They stated that if I need a multichanger I should order one through Porsche and have them fit it. Is this a load of bull, or could they have a point?? 2. This one has annoyed me a bit ; I have the phone module yet was told, when I produced my BlackBerry phone to test out the bluetooth, that it doesn't work with BlackBerry. The reason given was "the technology is so state of the art, the BlackBerry can't cope with it". This sounds like crap, and its a fault? The BBerry is the worlds most popular phone amongst business users of cars for effs sake! For me this is a nightmare - I need to use my car for work, and I need my phone to work. Of course, I can use my earplug things and have the phone on hands free in the usual way, but having paid £500 for the phone module I am a bit mythed. Apparently there is a list of compatible phones on the Porsche website but I can't find it (can anyone?) so I have no legal comeback as I should have known the phone would not work? Does anyone know of any solution to the BlackBerry issue? It is the one small dampener on an otherwise perfect day and experience.
 
ORIGINAL: Hendrikus Just got in, having clocked up 150 miles this PM Wow, what an experience collecting the car was. The OPC were excellent, explained everything very clearly, and the joy of seeing the cover lifted off the car was a memory I will never forget.
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Ah! Hendrikus, so it was your new Gen 2 under the cover at Norwich yesterday, I must of been driving out of the car park as you were arriving as Michael was desperate to send me on my way before 13.00, hope you didn't drive out of the dealership straight into the A47 static traffic. Paul
 
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