johndglynn Posted June 18, 2007 Posted June 18, 2007 You may remember we met a few years ago in Southam when I sold you a copy of Colin Mcrae Rally 5, you may have noticed I have a few copies of the new Colin Mcrae DiRT game in the for sale section Hi Rich, yes I do remember that, was good to meet you. Have to say was a bit disappointed with the game, it went straight on eBay Sorry mate! We will hook up for a coffee in Leamington one day, I get up there regularly and the roads from here to there are favourites of mine.
greggmay Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Here is a hello from me! Already introduced myself on the main board so I wont bore you with the details again!
albert911tg Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Hi all,only just joined,I've got an '86 Carrera Supersport Targa in GP White,140,000 miles and owned for 7 years- the best thing I've EVER bought! I got it as a divorce present to myself!
johndglynn Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Hi all,only just joined,I've got an '86 Carrera Supersport Targa in GP White,140,000 miles and owned for 7 years- the best thing I've EVER bought! I got it as a divorce present to myself! Congratulations Albert and welcome to IB
albert911tg Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Thanks-I've heard a lot about IB (all Good) and I'm looking forward to meeting up and meeting like minded enthusiasts who regard IB's as THE 911 derivative-NO QUESTION!
johndglynn Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 I'm looking forward to meeting up and meeting like minded enthusiasts who regard IB's as THE 911 derivative-NO QUESTION! Well, I wouldn't say that. We do love the cars but not to exclusion of all others. Cheers Albert
Guest db500 Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Good afternoon chaps/esses ....been lurking for some time now and thought I should say hello.... 1986 G50 coupe
Lesworth Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Good afternoon chaps/esses ....been lurking for some time now and thought I should say hello.... 1986 G50 coupe Hello db500. Welcome to the forum. Why dont you fill out your details so we can see where in the country you are from?
AirCooledExcellence Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Hello db500. Welcome to the forum. Why dont you fill out your details so we can see where in the country you are from? Pics of your car are mandatory db500
9hellheaven Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 Hello everyone.. Just thought I would say hello and introduce myself. I am fairly new to the world of Porsche and my first 911 was a new 997 2s in guards red with black wheels purchased last spring. I have always had a soft spot for older cars and I also run a very special 1966 MK2 Jaguar M.O.D. in British racing green. I am maybe having to sell the Jaguar to make room for my latest addition, a really nice 3.2 g50 in guards red with the linen interior. The car has almost a full serice history, and all but the first M.O.T. that makes the 56k miles all true and correct. I have only owned the car for a couple of weeks and have already done 500 fun miles, I have got somewhat carried away with the Porsche thing, so much so I managed to run my 3.2 dry due to all the excitement!..Anyway at least I know that from brim full to totaly empty I get 391 miles to a tank!! I am enjoying the two 911s and the difference is total, which is needless to say what I expected. The cars are at two ends of the spectrum and thats what I wanted, both highly enjoyable and very fine cars in their own ways. I read a lot about this is better than that etc etc etc..but how can you compare cars at 20 years apart? Its impossible so I just enjoy them both for what they are. Got the 3.2 booked in for a service early November themn I am going to get her in the garage and spend some time polishing/cleaning the wheel arches etc and draw up a plan for improvments/mods. I had the car checked out by John Holland at Unit 11 and he confirmed the car was a fine example having had about 4k spent on it at autofarm in 2003. I may get all the running gear stripped and stoved and put some new shocks on for next spring, but apart from that I just want to enjoy the car. Any help and advice always greatfully recieved and much appreiciated. Thanks all and happy porking to you all! :mad jg:
Lesworth Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 (edited) Welcome to the forum! Can we have some piccies please? Also, if you add your location to your details we can se where you are. We often have regular meets in different areas etc.... The best mod I made was to fit a Steve Wong performance chip. Changes the way the car drives IMO! Ilm sure others will chime in with a much more extensive list. If you look at some of the threads regarding mods and upgrades you will quickly realise that the sky is the limit and that it is a very slippery slope.... Edited October 24, 2007 by Lesworth
pete917 Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 HI 9hellandheavan - a very warm welcome. Look forwarding to seeing your posts..
Guest richard33 Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Well the story goes a bit like this. Back in 1997, I had a 1986 Carrera Coupe Sport. Kept it for a couple of years, putting about 60K miles on it and never had moments trouble with it. Very impressive car and nearly as quick (and definitely more enjoyable) than my previous car- a Sierra Cosworth (chipped to 300bhp). Back then, I’d been spending a lot of time and money putting a GT40 clone together- a GTD with all the right bits(Ford V8 302 etc.). Now, having run the GT40 for 9 years -very quick, but quite scary! - I decided, over the summer, to sell it. In early September, a guy came from France and bought it. It finally went yesterday and as I write, it’s being driven down the French Auto routes to its’ new owner in Marseilles. So lots of cash - but what to spend it on?!! Thought about a Ferrari 348 or a Porsche 911. I’m not a fan of the later 964 (I test drove one and thought it was more like my old Sierra – a bit sterile). A decent Ferrari was probably gonna take most of the GT40 cash, and they seemed very thin on the ground, so I started looking at the ‘83-‘89 911s and began getting excited! I found a very nice looking car on eBay, but thought that buying a 911 on eBay can’t be right. Also, it was 200 miles away so I couldn’t even get to see it. The seller sent me some pics (see below), and told me his reserve price, so eventually, I decided to bid a fair price. Sure enough, I won the car – but obviously still had reservations about it being as good as described. A one-way rail ticket was purchased, on the basis that if the car didn’t match his glowing description, then I’d get another one-way ticket home! In fact the car turned out to be an absolute cracker - actually better in the flesh than in the photos. It’s a black, late 1987, Carrera Coupe Sport with linen colour leather interior. My old car had some minor rust, but this one has none. It is spotless inside, underside and outside and drives perfectly. Drove it home a steady 80 mph and got nearly 30 mpg from it !! Other than a s/s exhaust, it is absolutely standard and the only thing I‘ve done to it is to change the steering wheel to a very nice Momo job – again picked up of eBay for £21!. It came complete with the correct Momo boss and a Porsche hornpush. I think the only reason I got it so cheap was that the seller wouldn’t post it, so no-one bid, but he was in Somerset and so was I. I’m quite surprised how much difference the Momo wheel has made to the overall driving pleasure of the car.
johndglynn Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Beautiful Richard, welcome to IB and big congratulations
GP911 Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Hi Richard, nice story, car looking good, I bet the old heart was going on that journey to pick the car up.
SP72 Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Looks great Richard, well done. Has the OSF wing been changed? An E plate should have the aerial integrated into the windscreen and not on the wing like yours Welcome along though, saw/heard some nice gt40's at the NEC last weekend Shirish
heckschleuderer Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Welcome to the forum. That's a great looking car you've got yourself
AirCooledExcellence Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Car looks great Richard, welcome to the forum
Lesworth Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Hello and well done for proving that you can still pick up a good car privately. However you are very lucky having bought such a great car without giving it a good look over first. Result!
Guest richard33 Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Looks great Richard, well done. Has the OSF wing been changed? An E plate should have the aerial integrated into the windscreen and not on the wing like yours Welcome along though, saw/heard some nice gt40's at the NEC last weekend Shirish Hi Shirish, Yeah, I can't explain the wing aerial, as the screen has got an integrated aerial! It could be that a previous owner was bit deaf because the car came with a ludicrously complex Pioneer radio/CD - mosfet driven, 200watts total! - and perhaps the intergrated aerial didn't meet his loony requirements. Anyway, it sounds great, so I'll live with it. Richard
REX Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 Welcome to the forum mate, I do love a happy ebay car story
BenC Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 hello everyone, i've just picked up my first IB it's a Guards red, 911 Carrera 3.2 Sport Targa - at least i think that is the right name for it! it's lovely - i can't quite beleive that i finally own the car that i dreamed of as a kid!!! i already have a few questions for you all, so i am going to try anf figure out where to post them and hopefully get the advice under way! so HELLO ben
BenC Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 (edited) I have some pics - will have a go at uploading them! also - how do i edit my profile - think i have managed to say what car i've got but i can't get the pic to turn up under my name!! Edited December 9, 2007 by benc
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