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  3. What have YOU done to your 987 today

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    54 minutes ago, 2001pt said:

    Yeah I did keep my eyes peeled for you both but that would explain it, we arrived about midday & were certainly gone by 2pm.

    So glad you gave me the heads up on how the ‘sat nav’ worked 😂 How was your route book? There was a couple of errors in the Reading one so was a bit of trial & error in places. Good fun though & something a bit different to do 

    A couple of errors on the Cotswolds one as well - a mileage error saying in 2.2 miles when it was 3.2 miles, which threw people off - especially as you were told to set your trip to zero at Cornbury House so you would know where you had gone wrong from the trip (if you went wrong ), plus a few people didn't see Morrisons on the set of 3 or 4 roundabouts in Devizes near the end, so saying take the 3rd exit on the Morrisons roundabout wasn't helpful ( must have been a small Morrisons local ) - they could have put go over 3 roundabouts and follow the sign for through traffic - saw a few Porsches coming the other way who also had to turn around at that stage - but good fun, a few challenging roads and pretty sure that I left the ground a couple of times on clear bumpy a roads 🤣 a bimble it was not - one of the guys who attempted it solo was given a google route map - took him 2 hrs to do his route from Reading - another guy who did it solo just followed  us - until he got stuck behind a trio of learner bikers - I though he would overtake and catch us up, but the female rider managed to fall off at the traffic lights while stationary - so he ended up using google to get to the finish.

    Some nice roads and some quite challenging ones - did 170 miles all in all -  from Saturday night driving to the hotel to getting back home to Wootton Bassett - will deffo do next year and try and do the Rotary club Dursley classic & sports Car Rally next year as well 🤪

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  4. What have YOU done to your 987 today

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    4 hours ago, 2001pt said:

    Not today, but over the last week have spent quite a bit of time with the Boxster, either enjoying it or giving her some TLC, so in order:

    1 - 1/2 day Porsche Experience day at Silverstone - small write up on this thread

    2 - All 4 wheels fully cleaned, 10yrs of balancing weight adhesive removed & wheel arches fully cleaned/treated

    3 - Spacers fitted 15mm ream / 7mm front. Purchased these about a year ago & never fitted them, so nearly stuck them up for sale but they really do make a difference to the look of the car

    4 - Polytrol treatment to the windscreen lower plastic trim - huge improvement - thanks for the recommendations

    5 - Gummi Pflege to rubber seals - not so impressed by this, just seems to make them squeak when going over rough tarmac!

    6 - Hood cleaned & treated with Autoglym kit

    7 - Full inside & out clean & basic detail

    8 - Attended the PCGB Cotswolds Rally, here's a couple of pics

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    Was there as well! Didn't see you! Didn't get there until after 2pm mind.

  5. Zunsport grills

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    They are the only thing I have done to mine since I bought her from Guv's - so easy to put on even I could do it - you just need a screwdriver and some masking tape - personally I think it really ads to the look.

  7. Gear Oil Change - Worth it?

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    3 hours ago, AdyG said:

    As per Paul P I believe it to be 12 years / 120K miles. I've replaced mine and it seems to be a little smoother but that could just be me wanting it to feel that way after putting the effort in. Would definitely recommend doing it if there is no record of it being replaced. It's very easy to do, just undo the fill bung first to make sure it comes out. Good luck. Ady

    Yes - I had mine done at Cotswold Porsche late last year when she was 13 yrs old and at 95k - definitely felt better afterwards.

  9. What have YOU done to your 987 today

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    52 minutes ago, Davey P said:

    That caramel wheel won't come anywhere near my current car, it was a one-off, never to be used again!

    I suppose I was asking for that, nice one mate :lol:

    This all reminds me, the Cayman wheel caps are not pointing at the tyre valves.  I must get round to sorting that out - Oh, the shame of it... 

    Caramel wheels don’t last 5 mins at my house - just like Tunnocks caramel wafers .....

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  11. What have YOU done to your 987 today

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    1 hour ago, Topbox said:

    Annoying hope you have some luck with the T cut Caz. Note AV8 opens mid May hope we can have a run down soon after 👍👍👍

    Thanks Bob -  we have to keep the numbers below a certain level or they class us an event and try and charge us £10 a head on top - looks like we will be heading for end of June / beginning of July at the moment - will let everyone know when it's sorted :bana:

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  16. What have YOU done to your 987 today

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    21 minutes ago, Sp1boyo said:

    Is it just the one oil? Eg no diffs etc... I’m from the world of 4 motion golfs where multiple oils need changing ...

    As far as I’m aware - I had it done last month as my car turns 13 this month and would have been due a minor service - but as I have my oil changed annually in April when I get her MOT done and any other bits and pieces that puts me up to date for a minor - think it cost about £60 - also had a great cooked breakfast over the road at the Chow Shed and a good run up the Fosse Way to get to Lee’s.

  22. Pre Purchase Inspections

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    19 hours ago, dimebars said:

    I had Nick on my radar already. Good to see others putting their faith in his work 

    Yep! Nick comes along to the AV8 meets ( next one looks to be due 2nd Sunday in August ) and has done a few inspections for guys on here - can recommend.

  23. What have YOU done to your 987 today

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    10 hours ago, Davey P said:

    After my previous comments a few weeks ago, I finally got round to finishing off the boot de-badge today:

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    Looks a lot nicer IMHO, and I'm really pleased with it now.  The caramel wheel worked well.  I used it on an electric screwdriver instead of a drill, so the speed was relatively slow, but the residue came straight off no problem.  It would have saved me loads of time if I'd found out about that before I tried scraping away at the sticky glue residue with a credit card :lol:

    I think the boot lid might need a proper machine polish at some stage, but it looks like the paint hasn't been damaged, so that's a result.  

    Looking good ! The Cherry Bomb also has a clean bum! de badged by her previous owner.

  24. What have YOU done to your 987 today

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    Turned her over shuttled her backwards and forwards to free everything up and told her she had better start again next week as she is off to see Lee at CPS for new front coil springs and top mounts - will be a 2 hr round trip plus 3 hrs wait time - during which time I need to find somewhere to walk picnic an sunbathe whilst crossing my legs !

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