Niko Posted 7April, 2014 Report Share Posted 7April, 2014 Nice car MAT , how is your IMS bearing? OH NO......Don't mention the IMS....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAT911 Posted 7April, 2014 Report Share Posted 7April, 2014 Nice car MAT , how is your IMS bearing? Yeh I had that replaced quite a while back now, along with my clutch and a major service, but the original bearing was still running strong, as it was the first of the water cooled so dont quote me but i think it was the stronger bearing, but yes just for peace of mind I had it replaced. I cant remember what it was called but the team at Autocoupe took care of it. Love those guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted 7April, 2014 Report Share Posted 7April, 2014 Nice car MAT , how is your IMS bearing? It was probably OK until someone mentioned it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 7April, 2014 Report Share Posted 7April, 2014 You'll get tapped Mat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 7April, 2014 Report Share Posted 7April, 2014 Being a young driver i'm in the odd catch 22 situation, people look at me with disgust because unlike other 22 year olds I put my money towards a passion rather than booze and the club scene so in todays day and age they will assume I am simply driving daddys car, or better yet I am a drug dealer! On a constant basis I am confronted at the lights by P platers who want to run! or the occasional smile from a girl! Its fair to say I made the right move living my mid life crisis at 22 instead of 50 However Im always up for a wave or the "it looks nice sign" if i think anyones car is nice! Its an enthusiast thing I suppose Similar shoes mate. been copping it since 18!! The amount of money i spent on my car, I could own a 996c4 Just drive the car, who cares what anyone else thinks. Most are jealous. Should join us on an SMT. I'm still yet to see a PFA'er on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAT911 Posted 7April, 2014 Report Share Posted 7April, 2014 Similar shoes mate. been copping it since 18!! The amount of money i spent on my car, I could own a 996c4 Just drive the car, who cares what anyone else thinks. Most are jealous. Should join us on an SMT. I'm still yet to see a PFA'er on the roads. Look I had my probationary license extended due to a silly fine I should have contested a few years back which extended my probationary period so I have kept under the radar as much as I could leaving the car mostly in the garage but as of Friday I will become a real man in the land of cars and finally will be able to burn those silly P plates! So I am definitely up for a cruise! ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 7April, 2014 Report Share Posted 7April, 2014 Look I had my probationary license extended due to a silly fine I should have contested a few years back which extended my probationary period so I have kept under the radar as much as I could leaving the car mostly in the garage but as of Friday I will become a real man in the land of cars and finally will be able to burn those silly P plates! So I am definitely up for a cruise! ASAP. That sucks man. You can finally enjoy it! Not sure how you find waking up 5am on a sunday but it's worth it.. defiantly isn't no "cruise" Even join us on the occasional breakfast and meet the vic crew. Everything is posted on the "Sunday Morning Targa, Rendevous', Events etc" section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted 8April, 2014 Report Share Posted 8April, 2014 The newer ones i don't bother with. They probably think i'm driving an rx7.. Funny story on that actually, I was at a friends house picking up a steering wheel i was going to re trim for him and i had my 944 out the front of his house on the nature strip and just i was about to leave his wife came home and said to me 'Nice RX7, is that yours? .... needless to say i informed her it was a much superior car, in saying that even mazda came out back in the 80's and said thier new rx7 at the time was inspired by the 944. Back on topic though, I always wave at other Porsches.....even when they are just on the side of the road with nobody in them....sometimes i think they even wave back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 8April, 2014 Report Share Posted 8April, 2014 i always wave at something aircooled. mainly because chances are i know them, or will have to buy something off them at a later date to keep my car running and vice versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFE Posted 8April, 2014 Report Share Posted 8April, 2014 I wave Around town i might get 1 in 5 responses (mostly other coxster's or air cooled classics) But if i'm out in the hills for a blatt i reckon its more like 4 out of 5 and the 5th probably didn't get a chance as his hands were full.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barks Posted 24July, 2014 Report Share Posted 24July, 2014 Peter, I think I've seen your car around, I'm in Beaconsfield. Look out for me...a black Cayman S (BLK 987) give me a wave and I'll wave back, I'd stop for a chat too given the chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raafrebel Posted 25July, 2014 Report Share Posted 25July, 2014 I wave at all porsche cars. if they dont wave back , they can get stuffed. rude bastards!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 27July, 2014 Report Share Posted 27July, 2014 Yesterday I took my son & fiancee on a suburban cruise , down via the beach etc. Gestured to the driver of a silver 911 targa I'd never seen but it was the "guppy fish at feeding time" response. Not long after we passed a new Boxster , top down. Told son there was no point in waving as 99% sure he would have no idea what a 928 looked like. Then I mentioned "you never see another 928 do you?". Literally 10 seconds later , Stu (ex owner of my car) drives past , lights flashing. Who scripted that? (Tassy's not that small ) Anyway if you have a newer Porsche if you see one of these , wave or flash and you will get a response That might include a downshift and friendly "fart". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 27July, 2014 Report Share Posted 27July, 2014 I wave at em all with that "gotta love the Porsche smile". Don't care in the least if they don't return the gesture. I've so much joy driving the boxter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 27July, 2014 Report Share Posted 27July, 2014 I wave at old Porsches, no one round here in a Cayenne or Boxster waves back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatout Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 I was a nodder on my motorbike & I'm a waver in the Porsche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 I am definitely a "winker" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFE Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 I am definitely a "winker" sounds like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Whenever I see a special car out my way I usually beep or wave - anything that isn't a SUV, falcodore or Toyota out this way is cause for celebration. Often I'll be in one of my barges when it happens so usually the driver just looks perplexed. I often think they either think I'm nuts, or their car is on fire and I'm trying to warn them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAM_911 Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 I vow to wave and wave back whenever I notice a porsche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted 17August, 2014 Report Share Posted 17August, 2014 Well I have to say Lotus owners seem to be wavers....I live in a semi rural area on some windy roads and this morning coming toward me were about 12 lotus's ( what is the plural of lotus??).......surprise but half of them waved at me !! After some thought I think they were either: Waving for assistance as they were driving British vehicles....... Simply waving in deference to a greater brand of engineering excellence !! Either way, I waved back and sped ( sorry,drove) off into the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 17August, 2014 Report Share Posted 17August, 2014 Lotus drivers can be very parochial, so I'm surprised you got that many waves. The lightweight snobs are just as bad as the worst of the aircooled snobs. They're not interested in anything other than what they deem automotive perfection. Including the new Exige which is a pretty amazing car (too fat, too high centre of gravity according to them). Its not all Lotus drivers mind you, just like it isn't everyone who drives aircooled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 17August, 2014 Report Share Posted 17August, 2014 I had a few fun encounters when I had my boxster... like the guy I chased down on the way to the airport - when I got alongside him he gave me a honk of the horn and a wave! I gave one back.... oh memmmmmoooorrieeeeesssss I get a wave from a matching R53 MINI like mine around home regularly. Like the modern P cars - most MINI drivers just drive them cos they are 'cute' but mine isn't cute its mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 18August, 2014 Report Share Posted 18August, 2014 what is the plural of lotus?? Bunch of 'I look faster than I am' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 18August, 2014 Report Share Posted 18August, 2014 Well I have to say Lotus owners seem to be wavers....I live in a semi rural area on some windy roads and this morning coming toward me were about 12 lotus's ( what is the plural of lotus??).......surprise but half of them waved at me !! After some thought I think they were either: Waving for assistance as they were driving British vehicles....... Simply waving in deference to a greater brand of engineering excellence !! Either way, I waved back and sped ( sorry,drove) off into the distance. Maybe it was the sign version of "2 world wars, 1 World Cup" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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