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Adjust low beam this week and promptly noticed a clank
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I replaced the turn signal and adjusted the low beam this week and promptly noticed a clank from the passenger side front suspension the next day...when I take care of that, I'm sure the other side will start clanking.
Things I have learned in my short time of ownership.
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I replaced the turn signal and adjusted the low beam this week and promptly noticed a clank from the passenger side front suspension the next day...when I take care of that, I'm sure the other side will start clanking.
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Adjust low beam this week and promptly noticed a clank
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I replaced the turn signal and adjusted the low beam this week and promptly noticed a clank from the passenger side front suspension the next day...when I take care of that, I'm sure the other side will start clanking.
Things I have learned in my short time of ownership.
Replace turn signal
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I replaced the turn signal and adjusted the low beam this week and promptly noticed a clank from the passenger side front suspension the next day...when I take care of that, I'm sure the other side will start clanking.
Things I have learned in my short time of ownership.
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Clean out the drains and your interior will not get wet. Car drains, who wooda thunk?
Doesn�t matter where you park, someone will park next to you. Seriously!!
I am much better looking inside my car.
Do not down shift into 5th at over a 148 mph. Read this in the manual.
There is a Porsche tax on everything you buy for a Porsche.
Other drivers tend to speed up when they are driving next to you.
Not having a cup holder in your Porsche is a first world problem. Bought a pair of Ultimate Cup Holders.
I still get into the car with my keys in my right hand. Every time.
The New Official "Things you didn�t know about your 996" thread is worth reading.
My wife doesn�t know how fast we are going unless she is paying attention.
I need a lot more practice on my heal toe work.
Weight transfer is not entirely obvious to me yet, haven�t taken her to the track yet.
And amazingly I haven�t decided that she doesn�t need to be faster yet.
On ramps have become something to look forward to.
I arrive at work in a much better mood after my commute with the top down.
Windscreens are a good investment.
The roll bars pop up if you get airborne. Again I read that one in the manual.
I am developing an uncontrollable urge to do things/buy things for my Cab. I frickin searched for Porsche sunglasses for Petes sake�..
I live south of the burgh, Peters Township. It is just over the border in Washington County. I did live just down east of you in Bah-ha-bah, 20 years ago. Love Maine.
Didn't know this as I've never owned a cabrio before. Wonder if the rear hoops will also deploy if you drive through standing water like the Volvo's.
I hope Porsches roll hoop design doesn't interfere with the hardtop like the Volvo's. LOL. Complete Fail on their part.
If you are not spending a thousand dollars a month on you car you are just not trying hard enough. OR your car is not breaking down on a proper schedule.
Stated otherwise, you are going to have to shift into 6th if you want to go faster than ~150MPH (the speedo displays 150 at/near redline in 5th, but that's probably just the damn speedo being optimistic as usual).
You may find that the uncontrollable sphincter spasms will render you incapable of / unwilling to grabbing 6th. I did.
I'm not spending thousands a month, but something is always breaking down. I replaced the turn signal and adjusted the low beam this week and promptly noticed a clank from the passenger side front suspension the next day...when I take care of that, I'm sure the other side will start clanking.
But, it's too late, I'm hooked. I keep on thinking I should sell before something serious happens. But what am I going to replace her with? And then I slightly gravitate towards an E46 M3 of E39 M5 and then I'm like WTF are you thinking, cuz those are so reliable
• 2nd gear is pretty much exactly 100:1 RPM:MPH. (2000 RPM = 20 MPH)
• Shifting into 1st while rolling is a routine necessity. (In my BMWs, it was next to impossible, or at least distressing.)
DOH you updated that before I could pick on you
Yep the Z4 I had 1st was so low it almost felt like the granny gear in the 1942 pickup. I hated that gear ratio on the Bimmer.
Marc
