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My son has finally joined my passion for Porsche and Audi. I would like to have the both of us do more tech. work on the cars but I do not currently work on my cars. We have a GT3, A4 and Jetta turbo. Would anyone be able to suggest where I can go to have the two of us get more hands on experience working on the cars? I think this could be a good Father/son effort. I am located in upstate New York, USA. Loren and I discussed this and he recommended I put it on this board. Thanks,
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I did think about that. A lot. And given how much hassel I am having getting a 996 I am still considering it, but there are three obstacles I am struggling to get past. (i) I would have to wait over a year for it. (ii) It is a substantial slice of cash for something I haven't even seen in the metal, much less had a chance to drive. (iii) Given the second point, I am having serious trouble getting past the fact that a sensibly specified 997GT3 is the cost of a brand new Lexus (IS admittedly) _more_ than a 2 year old 996. It is a big gamble - active dampers, variable ratio steering and stability control are going to make it drive a whole lot different (the difference in steering feel for a normal 997 vs 996 is way more than I expected, though it is less tiring to drive as a consequence so who knows which will be better. Walter Rohr does, but he will be biased :) ). Also, the ground clearance looks so low it my be an issue driving in my speed hump riddled locale. Waiting until I could test one would mean August, so with the waiting list that would make it the end of Next year before I would have it on my drive... So I am leaning away from it, though feel free to try to change my mind. Colin Colin, I have not bought a 911 without driving it first. The dealer let me take my current GT3 for as long as I needed. So your point of seeing it and driving it is valid. If I did not have the 996 GT3 I would be looking seriouly at the 997s. Good luck and let us know. Regards,
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Colin, Did you get the GT3?
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Colin, I just came back from taking my '04 GT3 out and I still have that Grin on! Like the others that have commented I have owned my GT3 for awhile (Sept. '04) and love it. I do use it almost as a daily driver and there is no problem with ground clearance or driving. The only challenge is not to race every van and neon that thinks they can keep up with you. I have been in PCA for about 20 years and have owned 8 different Porsches. This is the best and the last one. Good luck with a great car.
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Thanks this is what I ws looking for. So it sounds like this is a legal charge from the dealer to make the adjustment for street use.
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I have just replaced my tires after about 9,000 miles. When I took off the rear tires they were uneven in their wear pattern. The inside of the tires were down to the chord, with metal coming out, the outside of the tires still had tread. The front tires did not have this. This seems to be too much negative camber in the rear tires since I am more interested in street use than just track. Has anyone else had this experience? If so did you have the dealer readjust the camber and did it run well on the street? Thanks for any help.