Will Statt
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I've had my '97 C4 coupe for about 6 weeks now, and I absolutely love it. It's done 52k, had 3 owners, and is in brilliant nick for a 6 year old car. In fact, each previous owner of the car had kept every invoice/mot/etc etc and put them all in an A4 ring binder... so the car's history is amazingly complete.
As a new (as in first time) 911 owner.. there were however quite a few peculiarities that initially troubled me, but several of which were immediately clarified by trawling through this website.
A few remain:
On rough roads, the car does make a few rattles and clunks: there is one particular 'clunk' that comes from the near side door, (there being mostly potholes on the near side of our rural roads!) The door fit, and hinges etc are all secure and correctly adjusted, so perhaps it's something inside the door? Any one had similar?
The oil filler spout appears to leak: I've not yet had to put any oil in, but on checking the oil for the first time, I noticed some spillage around the spout. I wiped it all off, but it gradually comes back, so must be leaking.... any quick solutions known?
One point negotiated on purchase, was that the clutch did judder a little on release (only from stationery) and it was agreed that a clutch would probably be needed in 2 or 3 thousand miles. It's fine to drive once used to it, but the pedal action is quite heavy... is that normal, or just a symptom of the tired clutch?
So far, other than those things, and an alarm problem that is to be sorted out by Hamilton Palmer, all is marvellous. I've waited a long time to have one of these cars... and I'm not disppointed. The radio on mind is not that good, but I can genuinely say that I prefer to listen to the engine/exhaust, so rarely use it.
I know it's a matter of taste, but I am so glad I went for a 993 and not an early 996. I definately prefer the body shape, and I really like the traditional 'big round dial' dashboard of the 993. It's still the '911' that I always wanted when I was younger.
Will
Migration info. Legacy thread was 8593
As a new (as in first time) 911 owner.. there were however quite a few peculiarities that initially troubled me, but several of which were immediately clarified by trawling through this website.
A few remain:
On rough roads, the car does make a few rattles and clunks: there is one particular 'clunk' that comes from the near side door, (there being mostly potholes on the near side of our rural roads!) The door fit, and hinges etc are all secure and correctly adjusted, so perhaps it's something inside the door? Any one had similar?
The oil filler spout appears to leak: I've not yet had to put any oil in, but on checking the oil for the first time, I noticed some spillage around the spout. I wiped it all off, but it gradually comes back, so must be leaking.... any quick solutions known?
One point negotiated on purchase, was that the clutch did judder a little on release (only from stationery) and it was agreed that a clutch would probably be needed in 2 or 3 thousand miles. It's fine to drive once used to it, but the pedal action is quite heavy... is that normal, or just a symptom of the tired clutch?
So far, other than those things, and an alarm problem that is to be sorted out by Hamilton Palmer, all is marvellous. I've waited a long time to have one of these cars... and I'm not disppointed. The radio on mind is not that good, but I can genuinely say that I prefer to listen to the engine/exhaust, so rarely use it.
I know it's a matter of taste, but I am so glad I went for a 993 and not an early 996. I definately prefer the body shape, and I really like the traditional 'big round dial' dashboard of the 993. It's still the '911' that I always wanted when I was younger.
Will
Migration info. Legacy thread was 8593