My new 01 base 986!

[asteroid hyalosis]

Thanks everyone! The forums have come up numerous times on my search, but figured now that I own I better register. (Also have an account on rennlist that I lurk on)

The paint code was L3A8 E3 for those wondering. Brand new top placed on it less than 3Y/6K ago with the glass defrosting window!

If we're counting strictly work, I'll be putting about 14K on it per year. Plus whatever roadtrips we'll do. It's definitely not the fastest car out there, especially by today's standards, but it has double what my civic had, and is just a thrill to drive!

Tailpipe smoked a lot when I first started it up on the first test drive, but haven't really noticed an issue since, and no suction of the oil cap when I had her running earlier.

There is an 2 day (2 consecutive saturdays) porsche dealer sponsored autox school in a month coming up. Will try to see if I can make that!

[78F350]

Originally Posted by asteroid hyalosis

...Tailpipe smoked a lot when I first started it up on the first test drive, but haven't really noticed an issue since, and no suction of the oil cap when I had her running earlier. ...

It is normal for these cars to smoke a bit on start up especially if it has not been run for a while or if it was recently run for a very short period of time. Nothing to worry about unless it keeps smoking.

If you want to do simple maintenance at a parking space, I'd highly recommend Rhino ramps or similar as an easy to use and easy to store way to raise up the car.


Congrats! It looks like you got a nice one.