Porsche: Bought my first Porsche

"Paul" <net> wrote in message
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You have a strange notion of 'fun'... ;-)

Anyway...you'll find lots of knowledgeable owners here...

http://forums.rennlist.com/

They say a fool and his money is easily parted an heres your proof.
The car sounds a joke and you will be to driving a 924.
Everyone knows that the 924 is the poor mans Porsche.
You don't have enough money to buy a proper Porsche so buy a wreck of a 924
just because it has a Porsche badge.





"Amfur Kilnem" <com> wrote in message
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Did that feel good? Do you feel better about yourself now that you put
him down? Can you hold your nose in the air a little higher now? Hey,
I have an idea. Say something about his mother. That should be
extremely invigorating for you.


On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 07:46:15 GMT, "Honest John" <com>
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well, aside from the ones who will put you down for buying a fixer-upper, i
think you're looking to the right source for general information by posting
to porsche newsgroups. my advice would be to find a Haynes manual and start
going through the simple fixes to get the car on the road legally (IE fix
the brakes and lights). you may end up having to re-wire some of the lights
and fix the actuator setup for the headlamps by the way. auto wreckers
sometimes will let these go cheaply but most often not. best thing to do is
find a porsche at an "all-you-can-carry" dismantler though. i bought my
first 944 with a couple of minor things wrong with it, and it turned out to
be a great lesson. i not only learned a lot about how the car functions, but
became very close to my car in the process. take time to go through things
yourself before taking it to a shop. 924 are quite easy to work on compared
to anything newer than a 1995 car, and the reward is a great sense of
satisfaction in the end. don't use electrical tape, always solder and use
shrinkwire and your electrical repairs will last forever. make sure you add
a bleeder valve and use PROPPER brake fluid when you do the master cylinder.
i'm not sure about your steering, but check to make sure you have no leaks
and all the boots are good when you're going through it all.

have fun. be safe. and don't cheap-out on any repairs.

"Paul" <net> wrote in message
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You are an idiot... my guess is your nothing but a Porsche wannabe
yourself...

BTW, I own 2 911's, track one and have great respect for those running
with me in a 924 or 944... they do quite well out there and are fine
cars.

Now you can go away..

 

Paul,

Congratulations on your purchase. My 1st Porsche was a 1987 924S, it was a
lot of fun and was a very good introduction into the Porsche line. Get the
Haynes 944 manual to assist with many of the items. Rennlist and the
Pelican Parts bulletin board are great sources for information. I'd also
become a member of Porsche Club of America as they have many people who are
knowledgeable about your car.

Mike

"Paul" <net> wrote in message
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Paul rearranged some electrons to read: 

Congrats, Paul! Welcome to the fine world of Porsche. Don't let
anyone tell you that the 924 is the Poor Man's Porsche. That's the 914
(which is mostly VW). I own one and am picking up another this week.
After all, it usually takes two of them to make a good one of them. I
also own a 911, but I cannot tweak on it as much without taking out a
2nd on my house. As you may have already learned, the 944 is the sister
car of the 924.
The engineering behind these cars is fabulous. When I used to work on
my V-dubbs, I was nearly always frustrated with the nature of the
designs, but my first Porsche (79 SC) made me appreciate a whole new
world. There was reasoning behind why something was designed in a
particular way. My garage cursing was greatly reduced, and my neighbors
were happier about that. Of course, the Porsche never broke down, either.
As someone else has said, never do cheap fixes, check out Rennlist, but
also check out Pelican Parts and PCA.

http://www.rennlist.com
http://www.pelicanparts.com
http://www.pca.org

Also, hook up with your local Porsche club. You will find more avenues
for parts and things. Best of luck to you and post your progress.

DS
95 993 Coupe
75 914 Project

Paul wrote:
 


Thanks to all that responded with helpful and positive comments. I hope to
get done with my domestic chores so that I can get into the diagnosis and
repair. I will be posting more questions later.

Paul.
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