Popular Post Adam Green Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2020 Good afternoon all, I put a deposit on a Gen 2 2.9 at the weekend and will be collecting the car on Thursday. It's a basic spec but has low millage (34k) and a good history file. It's in Guards Red and I can not wait to pick it up. Cheers, Adam. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tozerman Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Love a Guards Red Cayman 😁 Welcome from me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Greetings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TritonII Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Another south west / south wales newbie...… congrats and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Nice mileage on that Adam. Hugely enjoy cracking them up a bit..... Mines fairly poverty spec. And i'm comfortable with that. Its the way to be imo (For my Sunday driver at least). I purchased for the involvement, feedback and sensations - not the amount of gadgets. Welcome to the fold 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Welcome Adam, Glad to see its a good one, thanks for asking my advice. Enjoy the drive home on Thursday. Remember Shell V Power is best for these. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windymiller Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Welcome to the COC matey - great looking car, hope she brings you many miles of motoring pleasure 🤩👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Wellcome to COC. Great colour choice. But I am bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted July 13, 2020 Founder Share Posted July 13, 2020 Lovely looking car! Congrats. Welcome to the OC Adam 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aaron Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2020 53 minutes ago, GlosRich said: Welcome Adam, Glad to see its a good one, thanks for asking my advice. Enjoy the drive home on Thursday. Remember Shell V Power is best for these. Rich You don't need to run the car on V Power. I have run Tesco Momentum for years (not just on the Cayman) and it's a fine fuel. Both meet the BS7800 spec for super unleaded and are 99 octane with 5% ethanol. You can argue additives but I doubt it makes much of a difference and is all marketing; you'd expect the engineers designing the standard to put them in if they were so beneficial... Stop wasting your money! 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Green Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Thank you for the warm welcome all 👍🏼 Can I ask two quick questions plesse... I could not see a coolant reservoir on the car. Is there an easy way to check coolant levels? I'm taking the car to Germany in September. At what miles to the gear cables normally go? Don't fancy being stranded in Germany 🙈 Cheers, Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 52 minutes ago, Adam Green said: Thank you for the warm welcome all 👍🏼 Can I ask two quick questions plesse... I could not see a coolant reservoir on the car. Is there an easy way to check coolant levels? I'm taking the car to Germany in September. At what miles to the gear cables normally go? Don't fancy being stranded in Germany 🙈 Cheers, Adam. Germany is fine Adam, there's a Porsche dealer on every corner! No seriously, there isn't much evidence about when they fail. Just have some decent breakdown cover. Or if it bothers you that much get them changed. Cables are around £400, plus fitting. Find your local Porsche independent specialist and get a quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GlosRich Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2020 Re the coolant - the tank is in the engine bay, but there is a top up cap in the boot along with the oil filler. The coolant is checked and topped at a service, so it shouldn't need any unless there is a leak. Of course there is a warning light for low level and temp guage might get high if it is low. Here is a good video for getting the engine cover off: The oil level is measured when the engine is warm on a level surface, by using the electronic guage in the trip computer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 If by any chance you do need a coolant top up - distilled water is ok for small amounts. But obviously the 'proper' antifreeze is best. And of course with a Porsche....the most expensive option also. When i last needed some; the official Porsche pink coolant was £18 a litre (For pre-mixed i think). And more than that i didn't / don't have an official Porsche centre anywhere near me so would have needed to add postage ontop too. So after some googling i discovered this is the exact same stuff that Porsche have re-bottled for them by Total: (This is the concentrate too - not pre-mix) which i managed to get locally 😎 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Total-Glacelf-Auto-Supra-Concentrated-Antifreeze-Coolant-1-Litre/151580156333?epid=249676760&hash=item234ae1a1ad:g:TLEAAOSwHNxaAXKs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Can anyone recommend a Porsche specialist in South Wales for Adam? Google shows these 2 in Cardiff: https://welshspecialistcars.co.uk/ http://theramproom.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Green Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Thanks all for the advice. I can't wait to pick the car up now 👍🏼 Rich - I've had a quick chat with a specialist not far from me called D9 Autotech so I think I will be using them to look after the car 👍🏼👍🏼 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Ah great you've found one excellent. Didnt want you getting ripped off at an Official Porsche Centre paying £100+vat per hour labour rate or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxheadroom Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Welcome Adam, some great newbie advice from all above, and yay ! another Guards Red Cayman, enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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