Fixed mine with a kit from LNengineering for a total cost of just shy of $4K. Money well spent both for my piece of mind and for future sales value.

Amen to that! Our 996 that we bought several years ago is far and away the most enjoyable car we have ever owned. Better than my 2nd Gen Miata, My Solstice, our 1977 Porsche 911, and every other automobile my wife and I have ever owned. Despite being 13 years old, it will still win 90% of stoplight Grand Prix’s. It…

Off the cuff, I would say the JFK assassination.

My 1962 TR3B had a typical English set-up on the emergency brake. I think it was called a “fly away”. Anyhow, you had to push the button on top in order to lock the emergency brake. If you just pulled on the handle w/o using the button all kinds of interesting tricks and track ideas were possible, to include the…

I found this sub-link while reading this article. http://buzzdrives.com/10-deathtrap-c… The article is incomprehensible. So too is the twit who wrote this hackneyed piece of revisionist crap.

I suffered through two years of this tail happy shit. Then I replaced the OEM tires with Pirelli P-Zero’s and the problem disappeared in seconds. Now my favourite twisties that I used to enjoy in my Miata are back with a vengeance. My Solstice is now a very entertaining car to drive as well as a very good looker in…

Thanks for the recommendation!

Thanks for the recommendation!

Thanks for the recommendation!

More southern than rich. http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/search-…

In 1979 I was stationed at Fort Ord, CA as a Surveyor. One day me and my survey team were out in the local training area doing “drivers training” which consisted primarily of driving up and down tank trails and brush covered miles of nothing. We were operating one M151A2 and two M561 Gamma Goats, that were touted as…

As a fellow 996 owner, I couldn’t agree more. Just scheduled my 30K miles service with IMS replacement. This will cost around $7K, but broken down over 12 years of ownership, it works out to around $600 per year for maintenance, not including the bi-annual oil changes every year. A bargain as far as I’m concerned.

This is the first NP that I have seen in quite awhile that leaves me wanting to buy it right now! If I weren’t 2500 miles from it, I would definitely be making a road trip.

I think it might be worth remembering that three and even four speed transmissions have been manually shifted from the steering column. This is particularly common with a great many European brands. One of the neatest little cars I ever owned was a 1971 Audi Avant 75 (station wagon) with four on the tree. Once…

I am an “old people” at age 70. I have absolutely no desire for such a contraption. I want my input to driving to be the primary if not only input.

Ref. autonomous vehicles; in the last six weeks there was a report that should very significantly on these vehicles, to wit road markings and signage. Here in Southeast Kansas we have good to very good roads but the markings are not repainted very often at all. It is 120 miles from my home to Wichita, KS, most of it…

Before you start your project, grab a bar of Lava soap and drag your fingernails across it to build up a layer under the nail. Go to work. When you’re done, wash your hands with a fingernail brush and you will come out sparkling everytime.

I’m kinda late to the party but one thing I learned as a Tech Writer was to determine in advance to the max extent possible the tools you will need for the project. Think about it in depth by steps. Then assemble all the tools in one tool bag or cart or whatever, preferably in the order you expect to use them. This…

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

During my many years in the military, we had a thing called “Motor Stables” which was an afternoon dedicated to performing maintenance, checks, etc. I trained all my soldiers to pick up any nut, bolt, fastener or weird piece of material and dump it into an ammo box. The ammo box(s) would then be taken on all field…