911 Cabriolet versus Coupe

[hot66]

good to hear they're not too intrusive . Unfortunately Goodwood is a looooong way from North Yorkshire

 

[The Beast]

Re: cabriolet versus coupe

Scuse my ignorance, but what are RSR's?

Was at Silverstone yesterday. I took the A41 to Aylesford, then the A413 from Aylesford to Buckingham to Silverstone, 25 miles of sweet driving. Apparently this is listed in Top Gear for Tom Tom's 'Best Drives' routes. It was chocka block with Grannies on the way up, but I got the sweet spot at about 2pm on the way down - nothing quite like it - especially with the top down..! My wife was certainly not complaining either...

 

[Hummer]

RSRs are essentially the standard exhaust boxes with a lot of the insides taken out. Originally modded by a guy called Robin Sun in the USA but now done by Gert Carnewal in Belgium.
You can either go over there & get him to do yours or else he does an exchange service.
Very popular mod with many 993 owners (but not all - ask Achtung, who has very firm ideas on these matters) :wack:

 

[Hummer]

Pity - it's a great weekend.

(Incidentally, my cousin is coming down from Ilkley for the Goodwood Revival).

 

[timm996]

My other half wanted a cab until she saw me hanging upside down in coupe, in a cab it would have ground my head off. Funnily, she doesn't want one now :lol:

 

[The Beast]

cabriolet versus coupe

My other half wanted a cab until she saw me hanging upside down in coupe, in a cab it would have ground my head off. Funnily, she doesn't want one now :lol:

You might want to check the spec: I too was concerned about this issue, but on further investigation find that Porsche have built two roll bars into the back seats. If the car tips over a sensor shoots up two u-shaped protectors, thus protecting my bald pate from a good tarmac shine..

Look at a cab with the top down and you will see the two covers.. :thumbs:

 

[GT4]

The roll-over protection bars will pop up within fractions of a second if the car experiences "extreme driving situations".

Severe tilting or leaning, or if car get "air" (goes airborne over bumps/humps etc).

DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE ROOF ONCE BARS ARE ACTIVATED

If the convertible roof was up (closed) or hardtop fitted when they were triggered, the reset procedure must be done at an OPC (the two mechanisms gets in the way of each other).

They are spring loaded.

If the roof was open on trigger, see pages 36/37 of handbook for reset:

1) You need the long reach lever in tool kit (looks like a lever handle for a hydraulic jack or wheel wrench extender). It has a metal shaft and plastic/rubber handle/grip.

2) Use the long reach lever to press down the locking arm on the release mechanism (behind the seats and below the roll-over bars). Push down and towards the outside of the car.

3) Whilst pressing down locking arm, push roll-over bars halfway down and remove lever.

4) Slowly push the roll-over bar all the way back in until you hear it click.

5) Close and engage cover flaps.

Repeat for other side

 

[911DG]

I can also report they pop up pretty quickly when some twat of a White Van driver plows in to the side of you in the wet on the Kings Road driving way too fast! But that was a few years ago now....... :evil: :evil:

 

[The Beast]

Cabriolet versus coupe

I can also report they pop up pretty quickly when some twat of a White Van driver plows in to the side of you in the wet on the Kings Road driving way too fast! But that was a few years ago now....... :evil: :evil:

What!!? I hate white van drivers! I assume you paid him in return with a bunch of fives? :wack:

 

[911DG]

Oh how I wish I had! I was a bit dazed and confused at the time and overcome by the 4 witnessess rushing to give me ther statements that the fool was speeding!!!

It was a bloody nightmare though and for a dent that was literally a foot square in size near the back passenger wheel, the offical Porsche repair bill was ............
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£18,000!

THAT is how they make their money guys.

Cheers

Dan.

 

[The Beast]

cabriolet versus coupe

Oh how I wish I had! I was a bit dazed and confused at the time and overcome by the 4 witnessess rushing to give me ther statements that the fool was speeding!!!

It was a bloody nightmare though and for a dent that was literally a foot square in size near the back passenger wheel, the offical Porsche repair bill was ............
........
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£18,000!

THAT is how they make their money guys.

Cheers

Dan.

Dan, could you run that by me again?? Did you say 18 GRAND? Did your Insurance cover this?

I assume you're still dazed and confused...from the bill..!!

 

[911DG]

That was including VAT mind you, I was more like £15,800 without!!!
Yep, Insurance paid, I selected a Porsche aproved repairer and they milked it for all it was worth, I'd never ever chose one again - absolute bandits :bandit:

It was bloody ridiculous but there you go.....

And get this, when it came back 2 days later I was driving down the Dual caridgeway past Guildford in rush hour at 8am and BANG! I can't remember the exact fault but crankshaft or something (that's probably wrong - it was 5 years or so ago) - the car just stopped!
I had the roof down, inside lane of dual caridgeway, no slip road, rush hour, police, radio traffic helicopter the whole works - I caused a 4 mile jam :frustrated: you can imagine te sympathy I got too !

I could have died, literally.....

To say I went mental was probably understatment of the decade. It was not a good few weeks :nooo:

 

[The Beast]

cabriolet versus coupe

That was including VAT mind you, I was more like £15,800 without!!!
Yep, Insurance paid, I selected a Porsche aproved repairer and they milked it for all it was worth, I'd never ever chose one again - absolute bandits :bandit:

It was bloody ridiculous but there you go.....

And get this, when it came back 2 days later I was driving down the Dual caridgeway past Guildford in rush hour at 8am and BANG! I can't remember the exact fault but crankshaft or something (that's probably wrong - it was 5 years or so ago) - the car just stopped!
I had the roof down, inside lane of dual caridgeway, no slip road, rush hour, police, radio traffic helicopter the whole works - I caused a 4 mile jam :frustrated: you can imagine te sympathy I got too !

I could have died, literally.....

To say I went mental was probably understatment of the decade. It was not a good few weeks :nooo:

That Porsche specialist wouldn't happen by any chance to be based in Fulham would he..? I enquired about a bonnet badge for my 996 and 'they' quoted me over 90 quid, not including installation.. I got one one Porscheshop uk for 24 quid...

your story sounds like the horror story of the decade. Was the 'bang' related to the accident? I assume you no longer own this car?! Are you able to drive or has this put you off Porsche permanently?

I will stand you a pint at the Fairmile tonight if you can make it - perhaps we should make it a Depth Charge instead, to soften the blow of telling the story! :nooo:

 

[911DG]

LOL - yes it was accident related but I won't mention the garage - it wasnt the one your thinking of though which I know well ....

And.......... now you won't belive this but about 4 weeks later I had a blow out on the same piece of road, at the same time of day - AND I was Already on a spare as I was on the way to the garage to pick up a new tyre!!!! Same police cars, helicopters, traffic jam the lot - I couldn't make it up :dont know: mates from work were driving by and stopped to have a natter in front of me while 10000 cars crawed past flicking me the bird and god knows what else!

Doesn't that stuff happen to everyone :nooo:

I kept the car for another 3 1/2 yes, shipped it on Aus and it was written off 6 months ago in a Flash Flood in the underground car park of my apartment (drains burst, 3 feet of water in garage - complete right-off), along with 6 others..... Sometimes you have to just laugh
:floor:

I'd love a pint of real ale mate but sadley they don't serve it here in Sydney!

 

[GT4]

Thank god you're the other side of world.

I would worry about going to any Porsche meet anywhere near your luck. My car would probably burst into flames or something, just a soon as look at yours.