20k 996 turbo

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There is SO MUCH rough Pork out there finding the good un's is becoming more difficult, even more so when you are looking at 996's.
 
[TW]Fox;17718301 said:
It depends on the target market.

I'll leave it there without going any further as I might offend the typical £1500 Soarer buyer :p

No, go ahead. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.

I do in a way regret not spending the spending "proper" money on one and buying one of the many, many "dregs" of the market. In hindsight I've gotten off relatively lightly, but I feel as if I'll be ever "polishing a turd" which isn't a nice feeling to have.
 
[TW]Fox;17718406 said:
Exactly.

Best place to start is not ones with crappy adverts, right?

Well I do strongly believe you can't judge a book by it's cover I also strongly believe first impressions most often tend to be proven.
 
[TW]Fox;17718406 said:
Exactly.

Best place to start is not ones with crappy adverts, right?

No one said it's the best place to start when looking, this isn't a spec me a 911 thread :p
 
Im the same, the second the warranty is up on anything the main dealer can kiss my arse, except this Bentley, i'l suffer the main dealer for that.

I'm bumping this quote because in all the excitement, you may have missed what I said and I know you like to save a penny. You don't need to wait for the warranty to expire to go outside of the dealerships.

Not a particulary great idea if you like a pretty service book, but as long as you stick to the rules, your warranty is intact if you have serviced away from the dealers on day 1.
 
I'm bumping this quote because in all the excitement, you may have missed what I said and I know you like to save a penny. You don't need to wait for the warranty to expire to go outside of the dealerships.

Not a particulary great idea if you like a pretty service book, but as long as you stick to the rules, your warranty is intact if you have serviced away from the dealers on day 1.

Doesnt it depend on the warranty in question? What you say is definately correct for the 3 year manufaturer warranty - EU law mandates it - but for subsequent extended insured warranties offered by the manufacturer its less clear.
 
[TW]Fox;17718743 said:
Doesnt it depend on the warranty in question? What you say is definately correct for the 3 year manufaturer warranty - EU law mandates it - but for subsequent extended insured warranties offered by the manufacturer its less clear.

I don't know, I'm a main dealer ****, in and out of warranty. But if Mark is running away from the dealer servicing as soon as the warranty expires, I'm assuming he would not tie himself in to exclusive servicing with an extended warranty that dictates it, i.e I'm guessing he means the 3 year one.
 
I'm bumping this quote because in all the excitement, you may have missed what I said and I know you like to save a penny. You don't need to wait for the warranty to expire to go outside of the dealerships.

Not a particulary great idea if you like a pretty service book, but as long as you stick to the rules, your warranty is intact if you have serviced away from the dealers on day 1.

Cheers for that, i know that, its not actually the servicing i object to paying for its repairs, so up to the end of warranty im not paying for repairs but the second i am open to coughing up for them im off to an indy.

Cheers for that though Fett, and wait till you see the mats in my new motor when i lay my hands on it in a few weeks :)

Sorry im never clear Bentley is the first car iv bothered with extended warranty, thats why i cant get hold of the new one for a few weeks maybe 2 because i want the continuity without the dealer im buying from involved, anyway long story short iv got to put another name on the book before i get it, but it is a bit special so worth it :)
 
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Rest assured Mark, the Approved Warranty is worth it when you hear that we want to charge you £5,000 odd to drop the engine so we can sort out something silly :).
 
Rest assured Mark, the Approved Warranty is worth it when you hear that we want to charge you £5,000 odd to drop the engine so we can sort out something silly :).

I know its a starter motor and the engine out.
 
[TW]Fox;17718799 said:
his Bentley is older than 3 years old, so I doubt he means the 3 year warranty.

Aye, which he mentioned he would stick with the dealers for work. I meant other cars he has owned/ will own, in regards to servicing. I'll have a quick look at my extended warranties, see what can and can't be done outside of the network, I've never looked at the servicing aspect of it in all honesty.

Cheers for that though Fett, and wait till you see the mats in my new motor when i lay my hands on it in a few weeks :)

Hang on, what new motor?
 
Aye, which he mentioned he would stick with the dealers for work. I meant other cars he has owned/ will own, in regards to servicing. I'll have a quick look at my extended warranties, see what can and can't be done outside of the network, I've never looked at the servicing aspect of it in all honesty.



Hang on, what new motor?


Ah its a mulliner version of what iv got now but with a GIAC conversion, 650 odd hp :)
 
I'm going to go back and quote all your responses to why you shouldn't bother with a SL55 AMG and get a SL350/500 instead :D

Nice, whats the bhp/tonne work out at on that pig?
 
I'm going to go back and quote all your responses to why you shouldn't bother with a SL55 AMG and get a SL350/500 instead :D

Nice, whats the bhp/tonne work out at on that pig?

http://www.pmcuk.com/

Have a look there under upgrades thats the firm that do them :)

Honestly its a monster kicking down into 2nd and 3rd is mental iv never felt anything like that, Porsche turbo pahhh all in comfort :)
 
http://www.pmcuk.com/

Have a look there under upgrades thats the firm that do them :)

Honestly its a monster kicking down into 2nd and 3rd is mental iv never felt anything like that, Porsche turbo pahhh all in comfort :)

It must be that magic blown diesel torque effect. It's ~265 bhp/tonne and driving 4 wheels and an unfriendly frontal area. I'm just calculating some in-gear times from a dyno extrapolation and it's not looking all that hot Mark, distinctly poofterish if I'm honest.

Have you considered an Elise?
 
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