Paz
New member
I've been toying with the idea of selling my 968 Sport in exchange for a Clubsport . . .
With the help of Big Dave and a few choice Porschephiles I bought a late (Nov '94) two-owner 968 Sport in March of this year, my first Porker and sole car.
It's been an emotional rollercoatser of a ride, it needed a full camshafts/belts & fluids service because it had been dry-stored for almost two years, I even had the wheels refurbished and new N3 rated S-02's fitted, I nearly fainted when I got the bill!
By the time I'd recovered a few weeks later I had a minor off and damaged a rear wheel, the accident was attributed to a lack of talent on my part, a lop-sided rear beam and very tired dampers, oh and it happened on a greasy, wet roundabout.
Chris Franklin at Center Gravity came to the rescue and fitted the venerable KW v3's with KW uniball top mounts, whilst he was at it he sent the rear beam off to be zinc plated and powdercoated. (We won't mention indexing the rear beam in Big Dave's presence).
EMC have done some sterling work on her too, their CompBrake front brake upgrade is amazing and they've ironed all the niggles she had, she's now running a healthy 202 BHP @ 6190 RPM at the wheels. She has good oil pressure and healthy compression on all four cylinders too.
She's a pretty well sorted everyday car, nicely compliant on the open road and not unduly harsh around town, on track she's sublime for my level of driving at the moment.
Now I'm completely and utterly into trackdays, aided and abetted by my instructor Gary Marsh, with this being my first RWD car it's been a steep learning curve but I love it.
We've done Keevil, Colerne and Abingdon this month alone, and here's the nub. . .
Do I carry on spending money on seats, harnesses, half-cage, second set of wheels/track tyres or should I sell the 968 Sport and buy a fettled Clubsport?
Plus points on my Sport are that she has a very strong engine (114K), no rust though the paintwork requires a bit of attention, the interior is virtually mint and she has air conditioning. All the extras like the suspension, big brakes, refurbished Cup II wheels make it a real fun car to hustle on road and track.
I love this car to bits but I'm not sure if I'm sullying a perfectly good Sport by modifying it but if I get a Clubsport I may have to go through the whole charade again and I doubt I'll have as strong an engine as I do in my current 968.
What should I do . . . ??
With the help of Big Dave and a few choice Porschephiles I bought a late (Nov '94) two-owner 968 Sport in March of this year, my first Porker and sole car.
It's been an emotional rollercoatser of a ride, it needed a full camshafts/belts & fluids service because it had been dry-stored for almost two years, I even had the wheels refurbished and new N3 rated S-02's fitted, I nearly fainted when I got the bill!
By the time I'd recovered a few weeks later I had a minor off and damaged a rear wheel, the accident was attributed to a lack of talent on my part, a lop-sided rear beam and very tired dampers, oh and it happened on a greasy, wet roundabout.
Chris Franklin at Center Gravity came to the rescue and fitted the venerable KW v3's with KW uniball top mounts, whilst he was at it he sent the rear beam off to be zinc plated and powdercoated. (We won't mention indexing the rear beam in Big Dave's presence).
EMC have done some sterling work on her too, their CompBrake front brake upgrade is amazing and they've ironed all the niggles she had, she's now running a healthy 202 BHP @ 6190 RPM at the wheels. She has good oil pressure and healthy compression on all four cylinders too.
She's a pretty well sorted everyday car, nicely compliant on the open road and not unduly harsh around town, on track she's sublime for my level of driving at the moment.
Now I'm completely and utterly into trackdays, aided and abetted by my instructor Gary Marsh, with this being my first RWD car it's been a steep learning curve but I love it.
We've done Keevil, Colerne and Abingdon this month alone, and here's the nub. . .
Do I carry on spending money on seats, harnesses, half-cage, second set of wheels/track tyres or should I sell the 968 Sport and buy a fettled Clubsport?
Plus points on my Sport are that she has a very strong engine (114K), no rust though the paintwork requires a bit of attention, the interior is virtually mint and she has air conditioning. All the extras like the suspension, big brakes, refurbished Cup II wheels make it a real fun car to hustle on road and track.
I love this car to bits but I'm not sure if I'm sullying a perfectly good Sport by modifying it but if I get a Clubsport I may have to go through the whole charade again and I doubt I'll have as strong an engine as I do in my current 968.
What should I do . . . ??
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