Another month to wait for transport to the great white north. In all this time I hadn't discussed the car with anyone because I wasn't sure I'd get to keep it, and it was eating me up inside how long this was all taking.
But the day finally came!
I was so excited and the car was everything I'd hoped for! A bit dirty and worn but that gave me something to work towards. But then, my hopes for a fun weekend of driving were dashed. After driving it to get some wiper blades for the safety inspection, it died. No start. So on to the flatbed and off to a local Porsche shop.
A week later they tell me the CDI is bad and it'll be $1,800 for a Permatune replacement, $122 for a coil wire and $136 for a coil. Turns out Rennwerke only did the bare minimum of road testing and just re-installed all the original parts back when they rebuilt it. So there's still plenty to do I'm sure. Instead of waiting two or more weeks to get a rebuilt CDI box, a $10 coil wire and $30 coil, I decided to just take it in shorts for the repairs and get it on the road. I've been waiting for nearly 9 months for this damn car, I want to drive it!
Then when I went to get a safety, they tell me I can't have one because the windshield washers don't work. I can't put on plates without a safety, it's Friday at 2pm, I'm basically boned again. But I said screw it, threw in a universal pump and plumbed it directly to a washer bottle. This was good enough to pass safety!
