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  1. White987S
    Dealerships are slow right now in this economy and many Porsches are off the road in winter storage. They love warranty work. They get paid. The customer is happy they did NOT pay. Win-win. Why are people surprised how much a Porsche dealership charges. Most shop rates exceed $200/hour. Heck, Ford charges over $100/hour. My Porsche indy shop rate is right at $100. This is the "cost of addmission". Either learn to DIY or bring the big check book.
  2. White987S
    You could use Mobil 1's 5W50. Call or e-mail Mobil, and ask for a dist. in you area. They will sell directly to the public.
  3. White987S
    I would change them at the 4 year mark, like the Owner's Manual says. That's what I plan to do with my car too.
  4. White987S
    California is broke! They can't possibly be buying Pamameras.
  5. White987S
    I bought mine from Sunset in 2007 for about $1,500 IIRC.
  6. White987S
    This has been covered many times. Store the car with fresh oil. Over fill the tires to 58 PSI. Add fuel stabilizer. Plug in Battery Maintainer. Plus a few other tricks.
  7. White987S
    Hopefully you will be OK. Have your DME read, and report back here with the number of ignitions in range #1 and range #2. Due to the missed shift, you added several ignitions into the range #2 numbers. Range #1 are those over-revs caught by the re-limiter. Range #2 are mechanical over-revs caused by things like a missed shift, since the rev-limiter does not protect you on a downshift, only up shifting. You are also not protected when the car is spun, and the engine goes in the reverse direction. That's why it is important to get the clutch in fast, when car is spun. The dealership will provide these reports and readouts for you when the car is in for scheduled maintenance or your yearly oil change. I have never been charged for these reports, and request them yearly for my car's history.
  8. White987S
    Nice and you what he did? Not sure. But he did not take off the front bumper cover.
  9. White987S
    Your right foot is also the tire-wear modulator! 6K is NOT unheard of. I have gotten 20K on a set of Pilot Sports (19"). 10-12K is pretty standard. You may need an alignment to extend tread life a little more. But, with the mods, that may not be possible. What are your cold tire pressures?
  10. White987S
    1) The weak dollar vs the Euro 2) Because they can
  11. White987S
    On my 2006 987S one of the two horns failed on me this summer. It was covered under warranty. I was in & out of the dealership within 30 minutes. They did NOT pull off the front bumper.
  12. White987S
    How many miles? Worn distributor cap???
  13. White987S
    You will be able to purchase that Porsche for at least 20% off MSRP. More, if you are a good negotiator.
  14. White987S
    blundgren77, how many miles on that oil change? Maybe you need to shorten your interval.
  15. White987S
    I change my oil yearly. This is right at about 7,500-8,500 miles for me. I would never go over 1 year without an oil change or over 8,500 miles. Oil is cheap insurance.
  16. White987S
    Congrats! What oil do you use? Drain interval? Tell about your non scheduled maintenance and repairs, if any. Thanks.
  17. White987S
    These are getting harder and harder to find. Especially of any quality. Give Eric at bumperplugs a call. He knows a lot about this subject, and has some new things up his sleeve, that he plans to announce soon.
  18. White987S
    ^That sounds like a good plan. I don't know from experience. Maybe "Liquid Wrench" in place of the WD-40. Maybe a little heat from a heat gun too.
  19. White987S
    Will the X-51 headers give you more HP? How will this effect low end torque? Sound?
  20. White987S
    Porsche has never painted a car Carrera White. They have only painted some of them Carrara White! Named after the mountain range in Italy where some of the whitest marblel in the world is harvested. :) Sorry to bust your chops....this is a very common spelling error.
  21. White987S
    If I had a nickle for............ :)
  22. White987S
    I'd think you'd be better off selling the C2 and then buying a GT3. If you really want to do engine work, look into RUF in Dallas. High quality and be preparred to spend about $28K. http://www.rufautocentre.com/conversions/997.asp A crate GT3 motor from Porsche, if you could get one, would be about $35-40K if I had to guess. What about the DME? Maybe you could find one on eBay or LA Distmantlers for about $25-30K.
  23. White987S
    Phil Coy is also very responsive: PhilCoy@sunsetimports.com
  24. White987S
    I love Zaino waxes. Z2 and Z5. Plus, Sal Zaino has good customer service. His leather care product is very good too. I really like RejeX wax too for leading edges (dead bug guts come right off front bumper and side mirrors) and wheels. Great on the entire car too. Menzerna has some great polishing products for the PC.
  25. White987S
    Are you using quality CD's? New? Original? Or "burnt" CD copies? Copies don't play too well on some systems.
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