The torch has passed...

[SeanZ4]

Are those the correct wheels for this car? Also, the wheel center caps look fake to me...too bright...

sean

[dallison]

Rare in the 90's was this tiptronic automatic transmission. Now days the majority of porsches are automatic.

they obvoiusly know nothing about porsches.

[SeanZ4]

You're right Dallison, they don't know much about p-cars. From the carfax it was a Florida car. I swore I'd never buy a car from the sun-belt again. I had a Z3 that lived it's early years in Tampa and it was fried from the sun. I didn't notice all the sun fading until after I had owned the car for awhile... Top of the steering wheel was fried, top of the seats were fried.... It used to be you didn't want a car from the rust-belt, but I've found the cleanest sports cars actually come from... well, here in the midwest. They spend their winters and hellishly hot summers inside. I have family in Long Beach CA. Down the block from their house is a white 964 that has sat in the street for years. It is beat to hell. It's so beat up that I stopped and took pictures of it a few years ago. My little brother lives in DC, same thing. I've seen a lot of nice cars just whiskey-dented to death. Ok, I'm rambling....

sean

[pothole]

Originally Posted by dallison

they obvoiusly know nothing about porsches.

Eh? Try finding a decent 993 manual in the UK. They're all bloody tips.

[Quickurt]

If you don't stay on this forum and remain our friend, we'll not name any of OUR children Lil Bastard, either!!
It's always a sad day watching a loved one leave.
My 86 year old mother moved to West Virginia yesterday.
I can't imagine what it would be like to have to sell my Boxster!

[Burg Boxster]

Congrats on the sale of your Boxster Jim...

[Lil bastard]

Originally Posted by SeanZ4

Are those the correct wheels for this car? Also, the wheel center caps look fake to me...too bright...

sean

They are likely Turbo II wheels, genuine Porsche but incorrect, same with the center caps.

OEM Wheels were the 16" Design 90 wheels as are on my car. Optional were the Turbo Cup wheels in 17". BBS, HRE and Kineses were also optional non-porsche wheels. The Design 90 wheels are actually the lightest and strongest of the bunch.

The center caps of the era have a much more 'hand painted' look to them than those currently available.

For 1990 only, the OEM Tire supplier was BF Goodrich with the Comp TA Z4. These were on my car when I bought it, which I drove up from FL on and then promptly changed them as two had delaminated internally on the trip home being 20 yrs. old and all. In keeping with originality (as much as possible), I replaced them with BF Goodrich g-Force Super Sport A/S tires which I'm really pleased with.

Cheers!