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Mr Kipling · 07-28-2009, 11:27 PM

Hi Everyone,
Took the plunge and bought this car, found an independant Porsche specialist who is Porsche factory trained, has been working on Porsche's for 20 years. He has serviced this car from new and knows it well. He advised me that it was in good condition mechanically but needed a service.

Having inspected the car there are no faults above those I am aware of, the oxygen sensor is not a fault and just needed the fault clearing with his diagnostic equipment. He quoted £350 for a major service ( main dealer is £550 ) and I've booked it in for a service next week.

The rear screen is being replaced by a local upholsterer recommended by the garage costing around £300. Oh and as it needed a service I negotiated £500 off the price, more than the cost of the service. So I paid £8500 for a 2001 S with 35,000 miles and full Porsche history. I'll spend around £650 on the rear screen and service and will have a pukka car for just over 9K.

As for warranty, I've never had one in my life, these cars have a reputation for build quality and reliability and the engines are bombproof if correctly maintained.
I may look into a warranty for peace of mind though.

Now the good stuff, went for a blast at 0500 this morning, my god I've never driven anything that handles like this, I've had some tidy cars but the combination of speed, handling and feedback is something else. I love the way it comes on cam at 4000 revs and again at 5000, screaming for the redline. If I can keep my licence I'll be a lucky man.

Looking to take it over to the UK after the service, drive from Weymouth to Lincolnshire through the night, arrive at Weymouth at midnight and I reckon a 6-7 hour drive thru the night. Just out of interest what speed can you maintain without getting tugged by plod after midnight. Not worried about speed cameras as the Jersey cars do not appear on the UK database.

Regards the euphoric Mr Kipling.
Whoops nearly forgot to ask - this car has the PCM sat nav system, where can I get an up to date disc with UK maps and are discs available for Eurpoean countries.

07-28-2009, 11:27 PM	#11
Mr Kipling Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 4	Hi Everyone, Took the plunge and bought this car, found an independant Porsche specialist who is Porsche factory trained, has been working on Porsche's for 20 years. He has serviced this car from new and knows it well. He advised me that it was in good condition mechanically but needed a service. Having inspected the car there are no faults above those I am aware of, the oxygen sensor is not a fault and just needed the fault clearing with his diagnostic equipment. He quoted £350 for a major service ( main dealer is £550 ) and I've booked it in for a service next week. The rear screen is being replaced by a local upholsterer recommended by the garage costing around £300. Oh and as it needed a service I negotiated £500 off the price, more than the cost of the service. So I paid £8500 for a 2001 S with 35,000 miles and full Porsche history. I'll spend around £650 on the rear screen and service and will have a pukka car for just over 9K. As for warranty, I've never had one in my life, these cars have a reputation for build quality and reliability and the engines are bombproof if correctly maintained. I may look into a warranty for peace of mind though. Now the good stuff, went for a blast at 0500 this morning, my god I've never driven anything that handles like this, I've had some tidy cars but the combination of speed, handling and feedback is something else. I love the way it comes on cam at 4000 revs and again at 5000, screaming for the redline. If I can keep my licence I'll be a lucky man. Looking to take it over to the UK after the service, drive from Weymouth to Lincolnshire through the night, arrive at Weymouth at midnight and I reckon a 6-7 hour drive thru the night. Just out of interest what speed can you maintain without getting tugged by plod after midnight. Not worried about speed cameras as the Jersey cars do not appear on the UK database. Regards the euphoric Mr Kipling. Whoops nearly forgot to ask - this car has the PCM sat nav system, where can I get an up to date disc with UK maps and are discs available for Eurpoean countries. Last edited by Mr Kipling; 07-28-2009 at 11:30 PM.