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Having the support of a loving wife makes all the difference. My wife often buys presents for my "Mistress" and my life is so much better for it.
Welcome and enjoy,
Jay
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Nice car. looking good.
And join the club!. Another dutchie!
Ritchie owner of a '92 Coupe Tiptronic with the following standardoptions: C00, 030, 139, 249, 258, 340, 383, 387, 403, 418, 454, 490, 494, 567, 573, 650, 690, 14951
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<!--quoteo(post=77200:date=Aug 9 2009, 02:44 PM:name=unknown4u)-->QUOTE (unknown4u @ Aug 9 2009, 02:44 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Nice car. looking good.
And join the club!. Another dutchie!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Welcome! Another pseudo Dutchie here...been living in the Netherlands for 6 years now.
I think you bought your car from the same dealer I bought mine....Witmer&Odijk? I seem to remember seeing this car on their website a couple of months ago. Very clean and beautiful car you've bought.
Autos zijn leuk!
Johann van Biljon
'60 Aetna Blue 356B T5 Coupe
'94 Midnight Blue 968 Coupe - No Sunroof, RS Barn Stage 1 Chip, Airbox mod, RS Barn Cat-back, NGK irridium spark plugs - Sold
'92 Signal Red 964 Carrera 4 - Sold
'84 Burgundy 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet - Sold
'90 Silver 944 Turbo S with M030 and limited slip diff - Sold
'76 Silver 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa - Sold
'79 Silver 924 5 speed - Sold
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Yes, living in Utrecht.
Just send an email to RS Barn to order the chip and then pay via PayPal. I waited about 3-4 weeks for the stuff to arrive though so be patient. If I recall correctly Pete has to take some extra steps to declare the parts to customs and this is what causes the delay. But it's worth every cent!
Witmer&Odijk sell beautiful cars, but please have your car checked out by either Porsche or one of the specialists ASAP. When I bought my car, Hans promised me that all belts will be renewed...and that all fluids will be renewed as well. He had his workshop do the work...basically they only replaced the balance shaft belt and changed the oil, but they told me everything was replaced. About a month later I took the car to my regular mechanic (Car Care in Soest) for a once over and he checked the belts etc. He then showed me that the timing belt was so old and stretched it had no more adjustment left. He also tested my brake fluid and it was VERY old.
So if I blindly trusted Witmer&Odijk's workshop I would have had a serious problems with snapped belts very short after my purchase.
Just a cautionary tale.
Johann van Biljon
'60 Aetna Blue 356B T5 Coupe
'94 Midnight Blue 968 Coupe - No Sunroof, RS Barn Stage 1 Chip, Airbox mod, RS Barn Cat-back, NGK irridium spark plugs - Sold
'92 Signal Red 964 Carrera 4 - Sold
'84 Burgundy 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet - Sold
'90 Silver 944 Turbo S with M030 and limited slip diff - Sold
'76 Silver 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa - Sold
'79 Silver 924 5 speed - Sold
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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->My dad is an retired VW/Audi/Porsche mechanic which comes in handy more than once.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You are my new best friend [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
When you order the Chip make sure you order the Heatshield too. It's quite cheap and it protects the plastic parts, like heater control valve etc. hovering in the area of the exhaust manifold.
Johann van Biljon
'60 Aetna Blue 356B T5 Coupe
'94 Midnight Blue 968 Coupe - No Sunroof, RS Barn Stage 1 Chip, Airbox mod, RS Barn Cat-back, NGK irridium spark plugs - Sold
'92 Signal Red 964 Carrera 4 - Sold
'84 Burgundy 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet - Sold
'90 Silver 944 Turbo S with M030 and limited slip diff - Sold
'76 Silver 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa - Sold
'79 Silver 924 5 speed - Sold
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<!--quoteo(post=77197:date=Aug 9 2009, 03:54 AM:name=ZermatSilver968)-->QUOTE (ZermatSilver968 @ Aug 9 2009, 03:54 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It does fit the car very well indeed. When I first saw the car my first thought were, its repainted with an non original color! I have only seen 944's in that color never an 968. Looking at the cars documentation prior to the sale I noticed option code L92A thats Zermatt Silver. Don't think it was on the standard 968 option list.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Congrats and welcome. Zermatt is indeed a rare color. I can't say for sure how things worked in Europe but in the US sales code 55 was one of 10 "special" metallic paint offerings for the 968 in 1992 only, holdover colors from the late eighties/early nineties. They cost $1600 extra as opposed to $803 for a "standard" metallic. Not too many were sold in North America. For cabs, only one Zermatt silver car was produced and it looks like only one coupe. I'm curious, how do you think the color compares to the much more popular polar silver?
92 968 cab, 1 of 1 Mint green cab, full leather black intr, PCNA promo car, 9th cab for NA market, 6 spd, 968 coupe and cab registry keeper. PCA 968 register advocate.
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<!--quoteo(post=77244:date=Aug 10 2009, 02:10 PM:name=ZermatSilver968)-->QUOTE (ZermatSilver968 @ Aug 10 2009, 02:10 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I assume that heatshield isn't an standard item on 968's?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As far as I know something similar is standard on the tiptronic, but I am sure. Have a look at this thread
http://www.968forums.com/index.php?showtop...hl=heat++shield
Johann van Biljon
'60 Aetna Blue 356B T5 Coupe
'94 Midnight Blue 968 Coupe - No Sunroof, RS Barn Stage 1 Chip, Airbox mod, RS Barn Cat-back, NGK irridium spark plugs - Sold
'92 Signal Red 964 Carrera 4 - Sold
'84 Burgundy 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet - Sold
'90 Silver 944 Turbo S with M030 and limited slip diff - Sold
'76 Silver 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa - Sold
'79 Silver 924 5 speed - Sold
