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955 Permagrin

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  • Present cars
    2005 Cayenne Turbo
    Sport Design Package
  • Future cars
    911 Turbo 4S

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  1. Not sure if this is timely now, but I have a dead alarm horn on my 05 Turbo. Apparently water gets to the connections. I have been instructed to access it via removing the drivers side fender well, but have yet to try.
  2. I was happy to find this Vredestein Sessanta thread, thanks for starting it. I have researched summer set-ups for awhile and concluded the 20" Vreds would probably be my best option for performance/price ratio. However, as there is no tread wear information that I have seen on their site, I would be very interested to know how they are holding up (which of course depends on driving style.) I am aggressive in corners, sometimes slight power-sliding, especially coming off the Autobahn, and almost daily hitting speeds between 180 to 250 km/hr, traffic permitting. I use gearing and engine to brake, unless coming to a full stop, so virtually no wear due to brake lock-ups. At current milage clocked since mid-July, I'll put about 7000 hard miles on them per season. I have read claims of 28-32K miles on a set, but that was on an Infinity G35, not the nearly 3 ton beasts we drive. I would be "over the moon" if I could get three seasons (21,000 miles) on a set based on my driving style. Two seasons (14,000 miles) and I wouldn't complain. Please keep us updated on the tire's performance. Thanks again
  3. We still have certain stretches on the autobahn with no speed restrictions. Fortunately two of those sections are within a five minute drive of my house. Once my summers are on I will see if the p!g will do the 300 km/hr on the speedometer. I think it won't have any porblems. Ironically, I have had only one speeding ticket. 57 in a 50...go figure.
  4. 2005 Turbo with the Sport Design Package. The driver's side foglight is out. I have attempted access by pulling the grill. However, even following instructions to compress the grill with hands and tilt/rotate to release the grill clamps have been unsuccessful. Just feels like I am going to break something. Both OPC service reps (not the mechanics) say the lower front bumper will have to be pulled to access the lamp to determine if it is a bad bulb or the wiring harness. One rep stated 1.5 hrs labor, the other stated 0.5 hrs labor, just to pull the bumper. Euro 100/hr labor charge seems expensive for this. If I go this route, I will certainly nail down a labor cost first. Is it truly this complicated to access the foglight with the Sports Design Package or is there an easier way to access, or even test to see if it is simply the bulb? Is it possible to gain access by removing the fender well cover? If so, I could simultaneously drain the intercooler hose of oil, replace the failed alarm horn and upgrade the diverter valves.
  5. I just went for a lunch time drive. Throttle response was normal through all gears in both D and M modes. Maybe this was a one-off occurance. There have been no fault/error codes displayed.
  6. Hello, I bought the car this last July. 150,000km, one owner, full service history. Porsche 112 point check and serviced (oil/filter) by OPC at that time with no issues. I have put 10,000 km on the car since. Absolutely no problems until this morning (ran perfectly yesterday): Noticed at first, before engine was warm, it seemed a bit "off"... a bit rough. On a 15 km drive to work, I noticed it didn't accellerate well at certain points, lower speeds/gears. At WOT it sometimes kicked in normally, others it didn't (I didn't pay attention to the boost gauge for any irregularities.) In the parking lot at work, in P and in N, I tried WOT and gradual increase of throttle. In both circumstances, the engine would not rev above 4000 rpm. No backfiring or smoke. The engine just sat at 4000 rpm, no signs of "flooding" even with the accelerator pressed to the floor. Is there a rev limiter in P and N? Oil is topped up regularly. Only burn premium gas. No mods. It is my daily driver and I drive the speed limit. If there is no limit, I do my best to drive that as well, often topping 250 km/hr on the Autobahn, with no issues. I primarily drive in Manual mode. There are no fault codes/warnings indicated on the display. I have searched here and other forums, finding similar issues related to the 996, but not the 955, with many different "possible" solutions. I would greatly appreciate some troubleshooting tips. I am going to need brakes soon and would prefer to not have to take this to the OPC for troubleshooting/repair unless absolutely necessary as the Dollar to Euro exchange rate is killing me! Any ideas? Thanks in advance...
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