GT3 after a deep clean
 

I had my GT3 at Autofarm for some work to be done. Replaced a cracked front bumper and had it valeted. They took some lovely pictures...

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1961/GT301.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1961/GT302.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1961/GT303.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1961/GT304.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1961/GT305.jpg

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Dead jealous (sp?!), GT3 is my dream car :) One day she will be mine ...

TX.

Nice. :cool:

Dont you just hate getting a full valet and driving it home in the rain.

I reckon id go for a slightly more adventurous colour , if i could ever afford one lol


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This is the adventurous colour - this is not silver this is M&S Polar Silver - only 4 GT3s in this colour in the UK.

I dare you to spot the difference ;)

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I love that car!

One of my dream cars as well....in black.

Stunning

Lovely - but they cleaned it so hard the number plates fell off.

Hope they didn't miss "behind the ears?"

At least it's not black - mine's an almost daily job. Thank god for the new pressure washer - your wheels look a but fiddly to clean too.

Lovely motor.

wheels look quite retro -- remind me of the original rosepetal magnesium Minilites -- as fitted to the works minis of the sixties.

Hodgy - agreed but maybe a bit bigger?!

Evo tested all the Minis from original to latest Works Cooper S. They seem to like the original of both incarnations.

I love Minilites - true classics.

They wanted some promo pics as it is such a lovely car!! So they took the plates off which they prefer to photoshopped plates.

Didn't know you had a GT3 Fish Face? You kept that quiet. :wonder:

:D

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does a deep clean remove all the lard :confused:

No they just use deeper puddles....
:)

dunx

I absolutely love the pictures of that car!! yes yes yes..........I want one :D:p

No. He's still driving it. :D

Nice! Get the wheels done in a darker shade though, silver cars and silver wheels = boring to look at. That'd look so much better with anthracite rims :D

Believe it or not - if you get the wheels recoloured it will invalidate the OPC warranty! Even fitting black GT3 RS wheels are regarded as non-OEM!!

Has any of this been tested David? Some OPCs state that fitting your own new battery also invalidates your entitlement, but I wonder if anyone has actually been refused a new warranty because of it?

Unless you get them done by your OPC.
Problem is, it'll cost you 2-3 times as much and they only use the same company as you would if you had them done yourself.

There's a couple of threads running over on PH re warranty issues.
Seems like Porsche have a few get out clauses.

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a shame, but would look great on darker wheels :)

Porsche's customer policy guideline:

1. Pull customers trousers down.
2. Bend customer over.
3. Apply lube or not depending on how many cayennes sold this month.
4. **** customer on presentation of invoice.
5. Wait until they've left, and laugh hysterically.

Fairer than ford then :D

:notworthy One of these days I'll own something like that....

What's the running costs like?

i'm still waiting for Porsche to confirm the Build date and then delivery on my GT3 Version 2....
I'll need to call Porsche Leeds - updates have been non-existent in the last 2 months.... at this rate we'll be in summer by the time I get....

When I tried to buy the 996/2 GT3 from Leeds they never even called me back!

As for warranty - it depends. They carry out an inspection to renew a warranty. If it passes that inspection then you are covered. If you subsequently have some work done - for example change the stereo to the speakers you 'could' invalidate your warranty. Some OPCs are strict, some aren't.

So the only answer is, it depends!

This is well covered on Porsche Owners site.

Running costs are not too serious. Service intervals are 12k miles or two years, plus a brake service every two years. Maybe £3,000 a year including warranty costs, tyres and brakes.

Looks fantastic.