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Originally Posted by PeteKz
Johnny, I live not far from the PDX reality distortion zone too (SW WA). Where are you? Are you a member of PCA and the Oregon region? If not, join now.
Second, I echo all the comments here about the excessive prices from that shop. I don't know Trafton, other than I've seen some of their ads in Anzeiger. But, I think you will find the other Porsche shops in this area also are "very proud" of their services.
Third: As others have said, most of this stuff can be put off until "later" or you can do them yourself a little at a time. If you need local help or advice, PM me. There are at least a half dozen Pelicans in this area.
Fourth, have you actually driven the car? You didn't mention that in your initial posting. How does it drive? is the steering straight does it wander on the road, pull to one side? Do the brakes vibrate? Does it clutch and shift okay? How much oil does it drip? Etc., etc.
Fifth and final (for now), remember the rule, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!" and apply that here. Instead, drive it at every opportunity and keep a list of things that need to be fixed, or you just want to fix or upgrade.
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First thing I did was join PCA and the Oregon chapter! Admittedly, I haven’t looked into what benefits it offers or its community. I mainly joined for access to the PCA Mart.
As for driving it, I’ve been doing so every chance I get! I’ve only had it about two weeks but have driven it nearly every other day since. To me, it drives wonderfully, but I also haven’t been pushing it, since I wanted to get a clean bill of health back from inspection before revving it out or hucking it into corners. That said, there were definitely oddities I noticed…
For starters, it didn’t have quite the oomph I was anticipating. I know it’s not a modern supercharged V6, but I did think it’d have more get up than my modern-ish Tacoma.
Secondly, it squeaks. A lot. On anything but fresh pavement, it’s quite the mouse. I’m guessing this is probably all the worn bushings mentioned in the estimate.
No odd vibrations or pulling steering. She drives straight as arrow and idles crisply.
Lastly, I haven’t seen any drips in the driveway, but there’s definitely a slight burned oil smell after a moderate drive. I don’t see any smoke and thankfully, no fuel smells.
I’ve had plenty of vehicles from the 70’s and 80’s and all had their rattles, quirks and smells. So I’ve pretty much assumed this 911 would have the same.