[***968CS93***]

Hello 968 clan!



Great to part of this select group of 968 enthusiasts.



I am from Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands, on the border with Belgium and Germany.



My car is a purple 1993 968CS and collected about 180000 km. The type reads CS on the back, but was given extra luxury during delivery, like targaroof, airco, 10-speaker Alpine radio system, leather grey interior and driver airbag. It does miss the engine lining and rear wiper, the rear spoiler is part of the purple livery as well.



At the moment I am reworking the car to be more 'CS' as you like. I am looking for a brake upgrade, as the M030 or similar.

The car is on the driveway, undergoing drivebelt and balanceshaft belt repairs. Next on the agenda is inspection of the camshafts and balance shaft belt replacements.



Next time, I hope to find some technical assistance among you guys, to solve some other defects the car is suffering for some time now.



Greetz,



Martijn Dekker

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[94SilverCab]

Welcome, lots of help here..



Jay

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[Inkedupfatboy]

Greetings - Check out all the forums - lots of information here it just sometimes takes a couple tries to find it.

Good luck with your fine auto!



Ed

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[tamathumper]

Welcome! Good luck - you have lots of other 968'ers in the Netherlands to compare notes with, too.

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[***968CS93***]

Thanks guys, hope to be of help, too.



I owned a 928S for three years, also a beautiful car! But had too many technical problems with it, which were very costly.



I am missing the V8 sound, though... Maybe an inox exhaust makes a difference..

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[tamathumper]

That, or no exhaust at all... <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[craigawoodman]

Welcome to the forum. It would be great to see some photo's of your car. The colour combination and specification makes it sound like it would be unique.



As per the posts above, lots of great information and very knowledgable people here to draw from.



Hopefully the 968 will be much more reliable and provide years of enjoyment.

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[Rap]

Welcome. Enjoy your ride and watch your wallet. Don't mind me I'm just bitter cuz I got zinged this week with an unexpected bill for my car. But it's worth it! Lol

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[kzem1]

Welcome! Would love to see some car pictures too. I spent 2 years in Wassanar, just outside of the Hague. Beautiful country.

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[***968CS93***]

Great to her from you again. I will dig up some pictures on my laptop.



And yes, the area around The Hague is very nice. I lived there aswell for some time. I was born in Gouda, famous for it's Dutch cheese!

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[tamathumper]

Yeah, that's some gouda stuff! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/icon_lol1.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[***968CS93***]

So, I found some pics. Had to reduce them first to the required specs, sorry it took some time..



Could somebody give a small intro how to attach pictures to this reply? I tried copy/paste, but did not work.

When I press the image icon, it is asking for a URL, which I do not really understand..how does it work the easy way guys?

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[Langley968]

I don't think you can add pictures to the "Intro" area of the Forum. You will need to place it in anothe rarea and AFTER you have reached the appropriate level of postins (read the Forum Rules).



Welcome to the Forum!

Both my parents and and my wife's parents were born in Holland and immigrated to Canada in the early 50's. We have both been in Holland several times (last time was two years ago), and enjoyed it very much.

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[DaveN]

Hey, will you Dutch people stop clogging this thread? I kill myself. Welcome and yes, no pictures in the intro topic.

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[vliegwielolaf1234]

Welkom .



Uit midden ned

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[***968CS93***]

Hahaha, nice Dave! The Dutch are everywhere! You should know this, hahaha.



That a pitty, I will await membership then to show you the pictures.



Always nice to hear Canadians and Americans love to come to Holland. I have been many times to Canada and the States for either work or holiday.

I am a aircraft avionics technician for Bombardier. They are based in Toronto, as you might know.



Good to hear Dutch 968 owners are welcome on the site, eventhough the are clogging the chat..haha

Greetz Olaf!

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[tamathumper]

I've been in Amsterdam twice in the last couple months, but I never get to stay long <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/sad.png" class="smilie" alt="" /> And I've got some friends and employees there, so you'd think I'd take some time to hang around!

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[unknown4u]

you're welcome. and yes indead. there are in Holland 89 coupe's and a handfull of cabrio's as well. quite a lot for such a small country :-) but still a unique car!

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[***968CS93***]

You should indeed stay longer Tama, lots to see in Amsterdam!



Hey Utrecht! Do you visit the Franchorchamps Porsche days aswell each year? Great to drive on the F1 track during trials or just for the annual record attempt to get as many Porsches on the track.

I do see some of you guys from up North of our little country, but not many unfortunately. The gross is all 911's.

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[Bulti]

Too many Dutch indeed! ;-)



Martijn, I've just finished my camshaft- and balance belt change. The procedure being still fresh in my memory, you can allways contact me if you encounter any problems.

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