andrew_churcher
New member
Hi All,
I havent posted for a while. Hope everyones well and enjoying their cars. I am 5mths into 944 ownership and am really enjoying it. I do wish i had done it a long time ago.
I took my S2 for a quick blat up the M11 today from east London to near Stansted airport. Not a bad cruise of about 60 miles (and quickly out of London traffic congestion) ...though I need to find some more tasty A&B roads to really put it through its paces. I ended up in a convoy with a Cayman S and Boxster S. The Boxster sounded extremely nice (I am thinking PSE), have to admit that note coming out of the back of my S2 would top it off...
I gave it a quick tub on my return and tried out the Raceglaze Carnauba Detailing Spray (used for topping up prior waxing). Great stuff and very quick to apply and buff off. Anything to stop the paint going pink! [
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The only thing I am noticing at the moment is that the car really seems a magnet for stone chips. What is everyone else doing about them? I touch in the major ones every mth or so but its a losing battle. What does it cost to just have the front end re-painted every few years?
In terms of the 2010 plans for the car. Well this is a list to date:
1. New steering wheel - personally prefer the RS style so grabbed one of 911 Designs numbers. Really really good quality and was pleasantly surprised when it turned up. I will keep the old one just in case i dont like it (or want to go back to original
2. Upgrade the lighting. I picked up a set of Philips extreme bulbs. I hope that improves the current situation as the stock bulbs are...lets face it....1990 technology.....or I have really bad eye sight and I dont think its the latter
3. Wheel Refurb - I am going to get Lepsoms to sort this in a few mths. Mine arent bad but could definitely do with a freshen up
4. Attend to some corrosion on the right front wing. Its not bad...but I dont want it to get terminal so will get that sorted around mid year some time.
I plan to keep the car pretty much standard. Keep it as it was intended. Though all the chat about KW suspension, chips etc is always extremely tempting []
I really liked the article in the latest Porsche Post on the Guards Red 944 S2. I thought it looked great next to the Lambo Gallardo Spyder and the trip through Europe sounded amazing. I may do something like that myself this year (though with no air cond I may have to time it right). I am going to drive up to the Lakes District and Yorkshire Dales around Easter and put the car through its paces. Cant wait for that.
I hope to get out and catch up with the front runners a few times this year.
Cant help some shameless self promotion of the steed......[8D]
I havent posted for a while. Hope everyones well and enjoying their cars. I am 5mths into 944 ownership and am really enjoying it. I do wish i had done it a long time ago.
I took my S2 for a quick blat up the M11 today from east London to near Stansted airport. Not a bad cruise of about 60 miles (and quickly out of London traffic congestion) ...though I need to find some more tasty A&B roads to really put it through its paces. I ended up in a convoy with a Cayman S and Boxster S. The Boxster sounded extremely nice (I am thinking PSE), have to admit that note coming out of the back of my S2 would top it off...
I gave it a quick tub on my return and tried out the Raceglaze Carnauba Detailing Spray (used for topping up prior waxing). Great stuff and very quick to apply and buff off. Anything to stop the paint going pink! [
]The only thing I am noticing at the moment is that the car really seems a magnet for stone chips. What is everyone else doing about them? I touch in the major ones every mth or so but its a losing battle. What does it cost to just have the front end re-painted every few years?
In terms of the 2010 plans for the car. Well this is a list to date:
1. New steering wheel - personally prefer the RS style so grabbed one of 911 Designs numbers. Really really good quality and was pleasantly surprised when it turned up. I will keep the old one just in case i dont like it (or want to go back to original
2. Upgrade the lighting. I picked up a set of Philips extreme bulbs. I hope that improves the current situation as the stock bulbs are...lets face it....1990 technology.....or I have really bad eye sight and I dont think its the latter
3. Wheel Refurb - I am going to get Lepsoms to sort this in a few mths. Mine arent bad but could definitely do with a freshen up
4. Attend to some corrosion on the right front wing. Its not bad...but I dont want it to get terminal so will get that sorted around mid year some time.
I plan to keep the car pretty much standard. Keep it as it was intended. Though all the chat about KW suspension, chips etc is always extremely tempting [
]I really liked the article in the latest Porsche Post on the Guards Red 944 S2. I thought it looked great next to the Lambo Gallardo Spyder and the trip through Europe sounded amazing. I may do something like that myself this year (though with no air cond I may have to time it right). I am going to drive up to the Lakes District and Yorkshire Dales around Easter and put the car through its paces. Cant wait for that.
I hope to get out and catch up with the front runners a few times this year.
Cant help some shameless self promotion of the steed......[8D]
