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Sabine is a better driver than most guys period...:clapping:

y muy bonita!

This thread caught my eye. I'm a 997-1 owner who used Chevron gasoline for years (I bought into Techron) and had similar 3/4 tank fills most of the time. A few months ago I was forced into buying fuel at a Valero station and filled up w/o a problem. I gave it some thought and began buying gas at my local Valero station across the street from Chevron and haven't had a fill-up issue since. Also saved a few pennies a gallon.

Perhaps coincidence or maybe different nozzles.

How many Chevron users experiencing short fills?

Not to be rude, but why are you driving at all if you're prone to such episodes?It seems to me that you're very fortunate that you haven't hurt someone or yourself.

I guess I'm being critical but it doesn't make sense to me.

I recently read a comment in another list that there was an overlap and that both 996's and 997's were marketed as model year 2005 automobiles. Excluding Turbo's.

Can anyone confirm or deny?

I recently read a comment in another list that there was an overlap and that both 996's and 997's were marketed as model year 2005 automobiles.

Can anyone confirm or deny? Excluding Turbo's.

I recently had the oil changed at a dealer. When stone cold the instrument indicates over filled. The dealer says normal when cold. Like others, the level moves all over the place, well within limits, when warm.

Questions: Is it normal for the indicator to show over filled when engine is stone cold. What issues are raised in this condition?

My car is a 997.1 series.

Pushing in on the rotary volume control button will turn the radio off.

I understand that Toyota crossovers are quite reasonable these days.

I'm a Mac user with Camino being my preferred browser. That is where the issue lies, no problem with Firefox or Safari.

As someone once said: "it's all magic."

Last Post link on both 997.1 and 997.2 switches to first post rather than last post. No biggie but can be annoying when there may be many responses.

Thanks to both for you advice. It sounds like my dealership is looking for a quick easy buck.

So what else is new?

I'm kind of neutral having not seen one. Reminded me of my grey primer '40 Ford coupe when I was in high school.

One nice thing about the innacurate Porsche speedo is that it reads exponentially faster than reality. It helps keeping me around the legal limits when necessary. 145mph = ?

Also, there is a local Firestone/Bridgestone dealer very convenient for access. Would you trust

mounting/balancing to this type of store?

No. Never. Nadda. Zilch.

Well then, who? I don't want to use a Porsche dealer unless I have to.

Just put another set of Pirelli's on last week. They are hard tires but

that makes them last.

Michelin's are good but wear out fast.

Yokohamas are very soft and wear out even quicker.

Paul

Where would Bridgestone fit in the above?

Also, there is a local Firestone/Bridgestone dealer very convenient for access. Would you trust

mounting/balancing to this type of store?

Hi there,

I have found a discrepancy between what I have on my official documentation, and what I am told from the VIN. The VIN decoded seems to indicate that the car is a 2006, however it says on my documentation that the car's first date of registration was 29/10/2005.

If someone can shed some light as to why this might be different then I would be interested.

I have the durametric package so that I can see the OBD stuff and the date of most of the electrical modules like the ECU etc appears to be sometime in 2005, but these might just be software versions, or when the components were made/built before being assembled in the car, however they have my correct VIN on them, so maybe they are flashed or whatever once in the car. Again, if anyone has any ideas, I would be interested!

Thanks!

Sam

997 CS2 Year: TBC :)

Hi

From the VIN you provided your car is Carrera Coupe S. 997-1 Model Year 2006. Engine Code M97.01 3.8 Liter built in 2005 and Trans. Code A97.01. I attached a pdf with this information and all of the original option codes as ordered from Porsche for your VIN.

Hope this helps.

DC

Is the information shown in the PDF readily available?

My '05 runs like a beast, and I have CPO should it break.

Mark

Mine too, and it's been doing so for 42,411 miles.

Me three w/45.5 miles and I would be a candidate for IMS/RMS issues as I'm a daily short trip driver thru city traffic.

Having a CPO car makes sleeping easier as well.

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Would you tell me where you found your wife.

I need one just like her.

Porsche should have out-sourced their clocks to Japan.

The consensus was to just live with it.

This is an known issue. There has been discussions either here or 6speed.com.

My clock loses about a minute a day and I reset it weekly if I can remember

how to find it in the PCM. Some people thought it had to do with the GPS

but I don't have that option.

How's your wife's camera?

What do you people pay for oil changes from a dealer?

My local Porsche-Audi dealer charges $195. and I'm not sure

what they actually do, if anything, beyond oil/filter. My wife's Lexus

dealer checks brakes, tire wear and all fluid levels for less

than half the price of Porsche. They both wash the cars.

l plugged the right rear tire on my '99 996 which picked up a good size screw and drove it for many miles on the street w/o a problem. A sharp eyed youngster who was admiring the car told me I had a low tire saving me much grief. I find it difficult to tell visually with low profile tires.

Never tracked the car.

I have recorded (using Radio Gaga for Mac) a lot of internet radio and transferred it to iTunes and then my iPod. Playing the iPod via the Dension interface through the Bose system produces really bad sound. Only listenable going fast in lower gears with windows open. Compressed music thru many portals does tend to create crap.

How long and how many cars sported the old blue/gold license plates?