Your "best ever" freebie

s_morrison57 · 01-30-2013, 09:29 AM

What's the best Porsche thing you've ever gotten for free.

I got a strut brace from my buddy Jack when he switched to the triangular brace.

Finn

Shaun @ Tru6 · 01-30-2013, 09:32 AM

Bill Douglas · 01-30-2013, 10:12 AM

About 30 years ago my Mom gave me a Porsche key ring. She said "I wish I was buying you the whole car." Well, I used the key ring everyday and bought the 911 17 years ago and both are going strong.

Mrmerlin · 01-30-2013, 10:13 AM

this 84 Euro was given to me after it caught fire in the POs garage,
the rear bumper burned off due to a fuel fire at the bottom of the tank.
It took about 4K to get it looking like this and it runs great

wdfifteen · wdfifteen's Garage

A guy gave me a '58 Carerra coupe about 30 years ago. It was a body shell, a transmission, and enough little bits to identify it as a Carerra. I traded it for a hood and spare front clip for my '56s "just in case."

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

4 RA1s courtesy of DByers!

! They got me hooked on stickies, now I'm shopping again.

Laneco · 01-30-2013, 10:21 AM

The advice on the 911 tech forum.

angela

jcommin · jcommin's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laneco

The advice on the 911 tech forum.

angela

+1 I agree. This forum and those who participate in it sharing their experiences and photos.

95avblm3 · 01-30-2013, 10:58 AM

An '88 924S with a bad oil cooler seal and a bad fan switch. It overheated and had oil in the coolant and the previous owner didn't want to deal with it. It was ugly as sin but a lot of fun to cruise around in...

911SauCy · 911SauCy's Garage

My '78 911SC Targa...

...albeit in disrepair, it was a freebie, and that will never be forgotten.

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

Got a (minimally bent) chromed Fuch from kevinp73. It's hanging in my front yard as a garden hose reel. I received a dinged Cookie Cutter from TRE that's in my back yard doing the same duty.

Baz · Baz's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laneco

The advice on the 911 tech forum.

angela

Once again our sage Angela gets it right.

I was thinking the same thing when I read the thread title.

Great little community here at Pelican.

Thanks Wayne!

LWJ · 01-30-2013, 05:12 PM

Well, there was this one time in the Alpha Chi house that comes to mind.

Oh. Porsche related! Oops. I got distracted on "freebie."

Please disregard.

Aggie93 · Aggie93's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laneco

The advice on the 911 tech forum.

angela

I think the "free advice" has cost me around $40k. Without it, I'm not sure I would have made the initial purchase.

weseeeee · weseeeee's Garage

A friend, who is the owner of a P-car racing and restoration company did a complete rebuild of my SC motor and trans for free. I only paid for the parts, about $1,500 including new valves, bearings and machine work, etc. I did however, buy him a nice thank you gift.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 03:56 AM

My car above was advertised on Craig's List for over a month for $10K. Not the best pics in the ad, but you could make out early sport seats. It was 2 hours away in western MA and I couldn't ever get to see it. Emailing the owner a few times, all kinds of people were looking at it from all around New England. I was surprised it wasn't selling.

When I finally got a chance to get out to it, the car represented very well. Had the sport seats. Also had a 69T with Webers. Owner said it was hard to get moving so I assumed the 915 would need a rebuild. We got it running, I put it into gear and it just lugged. Owner came frantically running over to stop me, got out of the car and there's a huge puddle of gas just behind the driver rear wheel. We looked and the line had ruptured. I offered him $5K. He happily agreed.

Got the car home, found that the shift coupler bushings had disintegrated, so the car was going into 3rd, not 1st. Also found that the 915 was from a 77 and had been rebuilt and has a 7:31. With bronze bushings, it shifts like butter.

So not being a fan of sport seats, they are way too heavy, and not very comfortable, I sold those and the Fuchs to make the car "free." With a 3.2 and bars in it, and thoroughly lightened, it's a fantastic car, one of my favorites. Someday it will go back to Gemini Blue.

As I found it

Seats

Going home

Jferr006 · Jferr006's Garage

No one has given me anything yet... Who wants to give me something?

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

That may be the wrong question to ask in this crowd....

herr_oberst · 01-31-2013, 05:32 AM

When I bought my car the seller threw in a car cover and a couple of oil filters.

Ian sent me some free door speaker weather shields.

Janet - you seem to be a bit of a live wire... :-)

Jferr006 · Jferr006's Garage

Get your minds out of the gutter. Seriously I have not gotten any freebies yet, I've just paid an arm and a leg for everything so far. I am, however open to freebies.