By no means am I a mechanical expert when it comes to my Porsche (or anyone else’s for that matter). I’m learning more each day and consider myself pretty well informed, but if you’re looking for true technical experts, you need to seek out guys like Bruce Anderson and Peter Zimmerman. Online Porsche Forums As a self-confessed non-expert, I …
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Run Forrest Run! How to Avoid the Most Common Car Related Scams.
There has been a lot of discussion on various Porsche forums and other car centric blogs regarding possible scams that buyers and sellers of Porsche cars and products can get caught up in. Most of this is common sense, but a little refresher never hurts. It may be a scam if… If it’s too good to be true - it probably is. We all want to …
Continue to the full articlePre Purchase Inspection (PPI) for your Porsche (Part I of II)
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I just love the internet. The amount of information available at your fingertips is amazing (if not overwhelming). It's not only information that is available, it's product and merchandise too. In the case of this post, used Porsches. You may have notice that I recently added a new page to this site …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Factory Service Bulletins
I recently received an email from one of my readers (thanks Kirk) that provided the catalyst for this post on Service Bulletings. I think it is good advice for first time Porsche owners and everyone else alike. I wanted to use this opportunity to pass some of it along. I'm sure most of you are aware of the Factory Service Bulletins that are …
Continue to the full articleWhat is a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity and Why is it Important to Have?
WHAT IS A PORSCHE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY? - A Porsche Certificate of Authenticity is a valuable document that comes directly from the Porsche factory. Included on the document is the original build information specific to your Porsche. It includes your Porsche's original factory specs (options you ordered with your car), your Porsche's …
Continue to the full articleAdvice for the First Time Porsche Owner
I received an email the other day from a new member of the 993 family. He had just purchased his first Porsche and it happened to be a 993 ('97 White cab with blue top to be exact). Aside from complimenting the picture of my car (which will always get my attention and a response) he wanted to know what advice I could give to a first time Porsche …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 993 in the Snow
It's snowed like crazy in the North East on Monday and that got me to thinking about the 993 in the snow and how it would handle. I'm told by some friends (who drive their cars in the New England Winter weather) that with snow tires it's no problem at all and the Carrera 4 or C4S handles better than most SUVs. Anyway, I decided to do a quick …
Continue to the full articleYou can never be too careful!!
I saw this on MSNBC and thought I would share as it was/is Porsche related. Seven Arrested In Craigslist Porsche Scam WNBC-TV updated 6:36 a.m. ET, Thurs., Jan. 10, 2008 NEW YORK - Seven people have been arrested in connection with two robberies where people thought they'd bought a cheap Porsche on Craig's list, only to be beaten up and …
Continue to the full articleRust and the Porsche 993
I've received a lot of posts and searches to my blog lately on the Porsche 993 and rust. More specifically, people have wanted to know what is the likely-hood of rust forming on a 993? Where is it usually found? What if anything can be done about it? This article is an attempt to give some answers to those questions in the hope it might help …
Continue to the full articleBattery Performance in the Porsche 993
What's with the batteries in the 993 anyway? Is it just me or do these cars seems to eat up batteries more than normal? I know my car is not a daily driver, but it still gets fairly regular use. However, if it sits for more than two weeks without a start, then the engine tends to turn over very, very slowly and may even refuse to start. My …
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