crouchingwayne
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Hi all
I've viewed a private 996 C4S which I am quite keen on. I've gathered the following details of work over the last 5yrs:
- Clutch & flywheel within last 10-20k
- Air con rads refurbished
- Coffin arms etc. all round
- Oil separator done
- Uprated IMS (Eternal Fix version I believe with oil feed)
- Various other works - mainly done DIY with lots of receipts / pictures
- Brakes good all round, pedal feel different to most other cars I am familiar with (less pedal travel, more of a 'pad' feel). Pipes etc all done
- Tyres reasonable - mid life cycle
On my mind I have bore scoring as my primary concern - when starting there is no smoke initially followed by what appears to be 'normal' white smoke. Each tailpipe gets a gathering of water while running. It did appear to me that the car was sooting slightly more on the passenger side tail pipe as we left it idling for 10 mins or so. Is this a cause for concern or just coincidence?
Secondly I would say the gear lever feels quite relaxed - easy enough to slot away each shift, but not as notchy or as keen to self centre as other cars I have driven. Is this a 911 thing with no self centring springs or similar?
The car is sub £20k. High number of owners at 8, but same for the last 5yrs.
Any thoughts appreciated. As it stands we don't have (m)any garages I would trust to boroscope locally so I am unsure what else I can do to assess the risk aside from a fairly good viewing.
Thanks[/list]
I've viewed a private 996 C4S which I am quite keen on. I've gathered the following details of work over the last 5yrs:
- Clutch & flywheel within last 10-20k
- Air con rads refurbished
- Coffin arms etc. all round
- Oil separator done
- Uprated IMS (Eternal Fix version I believe with oil feed)
- Various other works - mainly done DIY with lots of receipts / pictures
- Brakes good all round, pedal feel different to most other cars I am familiar with (less pedal travel, more of a 'pad' feel). Pipes etc all done
- Tyres reasonable - mid life cycle
On my mind I have bore scoring as my primary concern - when starting there is no smoke initially followed by what appears to be 'normal' white smoke. Each tailpipe gets a gathering of water while running. It did appear to me that the car was sooting slightly more on the passenger side tail pipe as we left it idling for 10 mins or so. Is this a cause for concern or just coincidence?
Secondly I would say the gear lever feels quite relaxed - easy enough to slot away each shift, but not as notchy or as keen to self centre as other cars I have driven. Is this a 911 thing with no self centring springs or similar?
The car is sub £20k. High number of owners at 8, but same for the last 5yrs.
Any thoughts appreciated. As it stands we don't have (m)any garages I would trust to boroscope locally so I am unsure what else I can do to assess the risk aside from a fairly good viewing.
Thanks[/list]