"Thou shalt latch thy hood EVERY time it is opened! Thou Shalt not assume it is latched before thalt driveth away!"

That is a good one. I stopped to get a map from the trunk - looked at it on the roof - then merged back onto the highway. WHAMM - I couldn't see a F**KING thing. Luckily I could get back over and latch it properly.
Very embarassing

Thou shall clean (or replace) ye transmission ground strap once each year lest ye be invaded by electrical gremlins!

SmileWavy

Thou shalt replace those dry rotted "almost new tires"

Just looked back at the ad for my car this weekend, whilst reviewing the stack of receipts from the first year of ownership and noticed that "the back wheels are nearly new and the fronts are almost new."

when I got them changed this spring the tire tech mentioned that he had never seen more fix a flat in one tire in his career....

I reset mine when moving hundreds of times, but it only took that one time when the planets and odometer gear teeth were aligned incorrectly to do it in.

(it's a result of faulty thought process. too many paint and solvent fumes from this weekend....)

I'll second that!
 

Trust but verify. The market is in your favor now and you can afford (literally) to be picky and get a sweet Porsche for your money now, as opposed to just 2 years ago.

If there are little or no receipts to back up the parts and labor (despite the excuses!) then go with the assumption that it wasn't done-- you will be burned eventually, so don't trust instincts.

If the seller is surprised on your test drive that you get the revs up near 6K, or worse, tells you not to drive the car aggressively at highway speeds, run the other way.

If the seller prefers to talk about his plans for a slant nose conversion over any of the items in Wayne's 101 Projects book, end the conversion politely.

Don't be suckered in by a shiny paint job and cosmetic enhancements (despite the $$ invested). Those in the know who really drive their cars care about the important things in life: 964 grind/web cams, SSI exhaust and higher CR pistons.

Long live the SCWDP!

Quote from myself and Jeb:
"Thou shalt latch thy hood EVERY time it is opened! Thou Shalt not assume it is latched before thalt driveth away!"

"That is a good one. I stopped to get a map from the trunk - looked at it on the roof - then merged back onto the highway. WHAMM - I couldn't see a F**KING thing. Luckily I could get back over and latch it properly.
Very embarrassing"

Jeb,
Mine dug two big chips and dents into the top of the my windshield wiper tray and bent the corners of my hood up slightly, so yours could have been worse! I got something out of the trunk and didn't even click it down to the safety latch. A few hours later came out in the dark and drove off! Erg! What an idiot! Pay heed to this and many of the other commandments.

Thou shalt invest in a cool collar.

Thou shalt taste the oil to determine when a change is needed.

Whatever you pay for the car, know that you could have paid 50% less at Pomona.

And it seems some are forgotten:

Thou shalt pay attention to the Pelican BBS!

Thou shall employ a proper torque wrench lest ye need to redo the re-build! (Don't ask....)

Thou shall NEVER rice or otherwise defame a Porsche!

And my wife adds:

Get your spouse involved. They can help wrench (smaller hands and arms). Working on the Porsche and helping maintain it helps them really appreciate driving or riding in it. Keep a healthy marraige between Porsche and spouse. (She is the redheaded strumpet next to me!)

Thou shalt never assume that thou oil catch pan is big enough.

I read somewhere that you'll .immediately, totally and completely fry the diodes in the alternator.

At $6,500 for a new Targa top, thou shalt make sure it really is latched down before you get on the freeway.

Thou shalt not foul thy pants when thy speedometer reads 90 mph while thy oil level gauge reads -0-.

Thou shalt take thy car to driver's education, autocross, or club race, and drive it as He intended;

Thou shalt honor thy father's fuel injection system, known as MFI, and thou shalt not touch thy MFI pump or send it back to Father Gus without first following all the steps in "Check Measure Adjust."

Thou shalt adjust thy throttle rod to 114 +/- .2 mm and carry an extra MFI drive belt.

Thou shalt not put Weber carbs on an MFI car lest thy lose 10 hp and be passed at the end of the straightaway.

Thou shalt respect the lowly T as thou respect the mighty RSR.

Or keep a flashlight in the trunk.

Oops, I mean "Thou shalt keep a flashlight in the trunk" :D

Thou shalt buy a Carrera, and worship at the altar of Motronic for the rest of your days.

Thou shalt check batteries in flashlight in trunk at every oil change

I didn't know my flashlight needed an oil change.

It is a very, very special little flashlight! The oil works not only as a lubricant but a conductive. It is referenced in Chapter Four of Wayne's new Top Secret Porsche book. The, oh wait, I ca