ByronBayChris Posted 13July, 2014 Report Share Posted 13July, 2014 Hope his wife hasn't seen the car and taken to him with a seven iron, like Tiger Woods?? Anyone know if he's still well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D'Silva Posted 13July, 2014 Report Share Posted 13July, 2014 Tiger Woods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 13July, 2014 Report Share Posted 13July, 2014 I'm almost sure the topic title was about how long it would take to post pictures and not about how long he had been searching for the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSix Posted 13July, 2014 Report Share Posted 13July, 2014 He did mention a work trip so maybe he has not had time to check the forums and see the stress he is putting us all under? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.J. Posted 14July, 2014 Report Share Posted 14July, 2014 this thread is useless without pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC9911 Posted 15July, 2014 Report Share Posted 15July, 2014 Sure this wasn't a dream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted 15July, 2014 Report Share Posted 15July, 2014 Ok, no photos after a week??? Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-banger Posted 15July, 2014 Report Share Posted 15July, 2014 Only 357 days to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 15July, 2014 Report Share Posted 15July, 2014 I wish I hadn't read this thread now, the suspense is killing me Last active: Today, 01:23 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 He had a long drive, and his last post was 8 July saying "goodnight"..... I guess aircooled as mix of oil and leather seems to have knocked him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f3nr15 Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 "Last Active Today, 03:23 AM" So he's unlikely to be dead. Perhaps he... just... didn't... like... the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 "Intrigue is like the faint smell of a freshly baked apple pie". Keeps you coming back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 I can't wait for him to post a picture of a model car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Or perhaps he stole one, and was picked up by police when he got home???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 16July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Hi All - bahaha - it wasn't a dream. I just ended up having to shoot off for work a couple of days earlier than intended, got back late last night. I'd just about given up hope of finding a car that ticked most of my boxes, but on the 29th of June a car came up that had me interested immediately. Gave the seller a buzz, he wasn't flexible on price but needed to do something sooner rather than later. Being a loud colour, and one which I know a lot of people can't stand I opted to play it cool. 3 days later I get a text - 'you can have it for 10k less than advertised but the deal needs to be done by this weekend'. Hurriedly give the seller a call and find out that hes made the same offer to another bloke - it was at this point I decide stuff it 'i'll take the car!' (mind you no ppi has been done at this point). The car is located on the Sunshine Coast and although he could take it down to brissy, he really doesn't want to. I flick him a deposit to let him know I'm serious, and he agrees to take the car to someone local. A risk I know, but at this point I just had to lock this deal in, it was $20k less than a very similar car I almost bought a few months prior (although that one was the wrong colour: black). Car goes in and everything comes back as ok - I'm still sceptical simply because this guy is so hurried in his need to do a deal, and I couldn't get a proper PPI done. He also doesn't respond to texts or emails past 8pm which had me a bit worried as well. Give Porsche Australia a buzz to confirm the options on the car, and Porsche Brisbane to confirm the service history. By now it is Friday night and our seller wants the car gone this weekend, on Saturday I wake up and I'm crook, that wouldn't normally be an issue but I also had major dizzy spells - I'm not driving to the corner shop in this state let alone back from QLD. Give the seller a buzz to break the news and he takes it well, as long as it is gone Monday or Tuesday it is fine, turns out hes bought another car and wants my cheque cleared before Thursday when he takes delivery of his new wheels. My problem being that I've got a work trip scheduled for Thursday so I need to really move to get this car, added to the fact that I've only given him a deposit at this point and there is nothing to stop him flicking the car to someone else. Later that day i get a call from the shop where the car was inspected - 'we need your email to send the report, by the way do you know who that guy was that brought the car in?' Nope says I none the wiser. Turns out the car is owned by a former World Super Bike and moto GP rider, current tv commentator (not going to out him just for privacy sake although its probably obvious to some). It was at this point that I stopped chewing my nails and calmed down a bit about the car. The mileage was likely legit, and the seller wasn't likely to be dodgy. Immediately book my flight for Monday (my birthday) and head up the coast to meet this guy. Flight is on time, and Dave* comes to pick me up in the car. It has been de-registered and plates removed so this is likely to be a fun trip. Dave has also organised the permit for me to drive the car as I wasn't able to as a non-qlder without heading into their equivalent of the RTA. This Dave bloke is a pretty good egg I'm thinking by this point Head back to his house where I give the car a once over, have a chat, meet his wife and daughter, exchange what we need to and I'm off. Dave is a bloody good bloke gives me a bunch of the original stuff that he got with the car. He bought the car from new and had no problem giving me the original sales contract also. Down the motorway to just outside the gateway bridge I stop for the first course of maccas. It was at this point that I start thinking you know what? I could just drive all night and get this bad boy home to get it registered quicker and maybe take it for a decent drive before the work trip. It is already 5:30pm by this point so this rules out New England Highway, too many roos. I had also originally planned to stop overnight along the way and drive down Thunderbolt's Way. I burn my plans and settle in for the night on the Pacific Highway. The trip from this point was fairly uneventful - I had to stop for fuel twice. Dual carriageway is replacing most of the road on the way down, there are only a couple hundred kms that aren't done (or at least it felt like that) the big bug-bear of the trip was the fact that nothing was open on the north coast of NSW including anywhere to buy fuel north of Grafton, luckily I topped up in QLD, and the other was random roadworks for no reason that I could possibly see. My favourite being 20km of bollards on completed dual carriage-way with one lane closed in and around Coffs Harbour. I had 2 police cars and one police bike tail me for 5mins or so on different occaisions obviously due to a lack of plates - none of which bothered to pull me over. I just sat on cruise control most of the way. The cop on the bike gave me a good look as he came past, just sat staring in the window for a few hundred metres, I gave him a wave and he took off. I'd be lying if I said I didn't blast out of 99% of the road works zones though, of which there would have been 30+ Stopped for my second maccas outside of Taree, had to stop 4 times for a leak by the side of the road past Grafton because by this point it was getting really late and I basically had coke on an IV. Had the odd p-plater try and race me in some of the towns but they gave up pretty quickly when they realised I wasn't biting. The only scary thing was the 2-4am truck and dog drivers drifting across or off the road. In a small car they seem extra large and I was on a mission to floor it past any of them I came across. No desire to end up a red smear on the road thanks. Got back to Sydney and out west to my home in record time due to very little traffic at 4am. The drive was pleasant, the car can be civil when you need it to be, or more hard edged when that suits. Was a pretty awesome first start to ownership of the car in the end. I'm pretty lucky though, living in a rural area means there are plenty of wide open roads only a few kms from my house. Anyway, without further ado: 2007 997.1 S Manual Factory options - 19" Carerra Classic Wheel - Wheel Caps w/ Porsche Crest - Sports Chrono Package Plus - Interior Carbon Package - Sport Shifter - Sports Exhaust System - More random carbon - Stupid leather mats (only imo). - Adaptive Sports Seats these aren't listed on the contract but seem to be in the car. Or did all 997.1 S come with the option in Australia? Best of all - the car isn't Silver / Grey / White or Black!!! (no offense to owners of the aforementioned, I just prefer loud colours) edit - the car after the trip down has 21,000km. Picking the car up: I really need to lose some weight: 4:30am and 1000km later: Call the detailer - 11hrs in a car on a mission: Next to one of the barges the next day: Next to the other yellow thing (don't mind the mess): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Nice work....Now we can all get some sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 good colour!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Oooh yeah. Fabulous colour. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben C3.o Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Congratulations. Great story and love the colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 My fave colour for a 911..... Congrats and enjoy...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Early on I thought it was going to be a 993 or 986, not sure why. Awesome car! Great colour and looks mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Winner!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-banger Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Congrats...nice write up too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 LOVE IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 16July, 2014 Report Share Posted 16July, 2014 Was worth the wait! Looks unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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