Porsche-less

So, I'm now porscheless, but only for a day while it's in the garage. Had to limp it down to Southampton tonight, and picking it up on Saturday...

It will the have:

A new water pump
No more oil leak
new cam and balance belts
new pullies and tensioners

All for the princely sum of around 600 quid.

Happy days! Can't wait to get it back, been 3 weeks in the old Mini now and it's just too LOUD and too bouncy!!

Excellent. Need to keep the contingent of southern unreal lPorches strong!

That sounds like a reasonable price for the work.

So... oil leak was cam cover gaskit not one of the shaft oil seals, so no car back until next week as they have to order in the Gaskit...

Charging me and extra 100 for labour for doing cam cover gaskit, so sill no too bad really. Just gutted I haven't got it this weekend! I was looking forwards to it.

Going to snow so you'll not be missing much

Still no car! They were putting it back together for me to pick up today, and the power steering pump bracket is cracked!!
They're getting one from a breaker for £100 (not the 650 that Porsche wanted) and I can pick her up on Friday
Hopefull that's all now!!

£650 for a bracket? Oh dear...

Quite! I nearly had a heart attack until he told me he'd got one from a breakers!!
There's been problems with the power steering since I got it, at least I know what it was now.

I bought a bit from Porsche Reading today for £1.66. It presented payment problems, they had no change. Porsche dealers are like royalty it seems, they don't carry cash.

I had the same problem at Reading, bought a pipe for a couple of quit and had to put it on my card

RPUK wrote:I bought a bit from Porsche Reading today for £1.66. It presented payment problems, they had no change. Porsche dealers are like royalty it seems, they don't carry cash.

No problems like that Up North, cash is still King even at OPC

Anything hardware and they'll rape you with no 'lube, as for the rubber or plastic bits very reasonable

I'm guessing at £650 they were quoting you for a full pump

Mav666 wrote:
I'm guessing at £650 they were quoting you for a full pump

Nope, just the bracket!! It's quite a large aluminium casting, but even so!!

Holy *poo*!!!

So got it back today... Forgot how nice they are to drive (compared to the Mini )
No more water or oil leak finally. It even got a nice wash and hoover!

II can highly recommend them - Brookspeed if you need a specialist in Southampton.

Basically they only charged me about £300 labour, for about 6 hours all told (plus phoning around for a new steering pump bracket)

Great to hear you have it back and its putting the smile back on your face

Willr wrote:

II can highly recommend them - Brookspeed if you need a specialist in Southampton.

Good to hear! It's nice to get a positive recommendation for a specialist within a sensible distance from home. Their sample prices don't look too bad, either!

What the hell are you telling us that they done a good job - get in the car and just drive till you run out of fuel - fill up and carry on again

If i had no other responsibilties believe me i would. Unfortunately the wife and kids aren't so bothered! taken it up to heathrow today for a business trip, and i forgot how much nicer it is than the mini no the motorway!

chalk and chesse comes straight to mind

You're no wrong... Although they're both LOUD

mine is so much throatier since I changed the air filter, amazing what a difference just that one change made!

Then buy it some cough sweets!