Brakes sticking quite badly - advice needed

Had new Serbo/Textar pads and discs fitted by my local garage 6mths ago (they aren't a Porsche garage, but he owns a Boxster which he services himself). Now I get the following sympton, and its been getting worse recently: - after parking up for a few days (its a weekend driver), when I go to drive away, the brakes seem to be stuck - eventually as I raise the clutch pedal and increase the revs to normal levels, I get a loud 'cracking' noise and off we go. If everything was perfect, the car would move well before I got to these revs and this position on the clutch - I have tried to listen and see if the 'crack' is from one corner, but I cant tell - When parked up the handbrake is off, and the handbrake is operating normally at all other times - Thinking about it, the brakes dont bite as sharply or quickly (need to press the pedal further) as they previously did, but that may be me imagining things cos I know somethings not quite right - once I pull away, this problem doesnt repeat itself, even if I park up, shop for 1hr and then drive off again. It only occurs after leaving it a few days - I never did anything special to bed the pads/discs in. I just drove carefully with them for the first 150miles I'm off to Abbeville tomorrow, so am hoping its nothing major. Any thoughts?

Wouldn't worry about it. Most will d this if left for a period of a few days especially if it has been raining.

Very common, any moisture of rain creates rust which is scrubbed off very quickly when you're back on the road The reason I always park my car on my 'flat' driveway in gear and not using the handbrake, but leave it at leats 2 weeks and it still can do what you describe, so sadly very normal although sounds terrible !

I have similar problems with leaving the car for a view days. Ive got original porsche brakes/discs installed on the 996. I believed as mentioned its to do with the humidity building up causing the brake pads and disc to stick. If you cars stored in a garage, it might be worthwhile to looked into a dehumidifier - I think some of the other members here invested in one so may be able to shed further light on it. I usually let the car slowly move off (knowing the brake pads/discs may be "stuck") to prevent any damage. Also I hold the brakes 1/4 in to remove the rust that may have built up due to the raining as I start to move off. It also helps make the "crank" less "painful" (not for the car - for me!) The is only one real cure - Drive it more often!! :thumb:

1) top banana, glad its nothing wrong 2) the crack is frightening at first, isnt it? 3) this never happened when I had Porsche brakes/discs on, but hey 4) I reckon Abbeville might just get rid of some of the rust... 5) I dont drive it often enough, for that I apologise unconditionally, but when I do drive it, I drive it Thanks guys. PS - best mate bought a Sawiris(sp?) recently, supposed to be coming to Abbeville with us. Its conked out twice in the 2 weeks he has had it. TVR havent a clue whats wrong with it. He wants to borrow my 911 to track with... No chance, seeing as he tells me I am a common peasant for owning a 911.

When I first picked up the car, every odd sound that it would make would raise alarms causing me to fear the worst. I figured to enjoy it Id need to stop worrying and focus on the experience of a 911! Without meaning to sound patronising - Dont forget to let the engine warm up fully (usually about 2-3 miles) before the spirited drive!