OK sounds like the brakes are OK. Alignment has nothing to do with steering wheel shimmy. I'm betting on a bent wheel, tell them to check for a bent wheel.

pffft ! petrol head girls !!! :p

get yourself a box of disposable nitrile gloves (i hate dirt under my fingernails)

welcome to the group and welcome to porsche world :)

just as an aside new pads take a while to bed in, depending on how grooved the rotor face is

She doesn't need gloves Bruce, she is a woman and she has a Boxster, what other bargaining tools would she need for a simple brake job? I don't know about the UK but over here if a woman stands near a puddle guys will line up to toss their jackets in for safe crossing.

PS Any tire shop of talent will find a bent wheel on the spin balancer

Welcome to the forum SP!

Go ahead and get those fingernails dirty! Real men are more impressed by a competent girl wrenching on her own Porsche.

Watch you don't get a run in your nylons though. And get some steel-toed pumps. We don't want any accidents! :D


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Haha I love that picture. I do my own car work if I have to. I'm better at sweet talking ;) I'm handy with a wrench, I also know more about car stuff than most of the guys in the office but there is always someone smarter than you. And boys do like to talk about cars with a girl when they find out I know what I am talking about.

I hate changing my oil but I don't mind getting into the guts and taking car of stuff, just wish I has a garage to work in. I still have an rx7 that is in parts under a car cover at my old apartment complex because I don't have the time to drop the new motor in.

PS: Love you guys already, thanks for inviting me to your group, some places are all guys all the time and don't like girls getting in the club ;) So yeah, thanks :cheers:

oh for sure..

did you ever catch cameron diaz on Top Gear.. here's some you tube links ..

interview: Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz interview - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube
pre-lap jinx with clarkson : Top Gear - Cameron Diaz (Car Stunt) - YouTube

a fitty and a petrol head ! :D :D

i was in gas station once and a biker pulled up on downshifting on a GSXR1100 Slingshot.. rider gets off undoes the crash helmet and takes it off with long blonde hair spilling down her back. stunning too.. i've never been the same since.

and as for shadowprincess..

Sigh !!


glad you like the group, there's a lot of good.. no... great knowledge on this forum from the members (and the monkey).

What do you mean "sigh"? *looks intently, waits for answer...*

I think he's smitten!

A cool woman who enjoys mechanical knowledge, has a Porsche and seems cool, question becomes who isn't?

I love you guys :)

Oh btw, getting my wheels balanced fixed my shake. Got up to about 100 and didn't realize is as it wasn't shaking like it did a few days ago. 55$ well spent I say!

Excellent news! I am always amazed at how smooth and solid these cars are at high speed. Seriously fun:D

winner winner, chicken dinner !

next you'll be telling us you have a twin sister too !

:p

when i lived over on that side of the pond i bought an Escort Passport 8500 X50..... ;);)

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