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Captain Slow Charging
I love the car too much to keep it in the '90s beater thread, and since it's far from a beater, it deserves its own thread.
Disclaimer: My polishing skills befuddle the camera and make hot red ketchup orange. Too tired to PS it right.
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Here we go. I traded my 1993 323 for a 1991 F on Saturday, and this four-door cover version of the Porsche 924 has the 1.6-litre 16-valve B-series engine with 66kW.
It weighs just under 1000kg, so it's a nice lightweight runabout. The car has done 94 500 km, it has a perfect logbook, rust-proofing documents and very good tires.
And the front panel is bent inwards, because somebody seems to have hit something with it. Damn.
http://img206.imageshack.**/img206/8513/323f6.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.**/img206/2355/323f7.jpg
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I washed and waxed the car today (TFX, then AutoGlym Extra Gloss), and it turned out great. I got the fade off it, and it shines very nicely now. I just wish I could source a new panel somewhere, preferably without the emblem.
Other thing to fix is a worn front seat (thinking of original sports seats all around). I'm keeping the original Philips radio-cassette because it's apparently very easy to break into these cars, and I don't want the hassle. The cassette adaptor is just fine for my mp3 needs.
http://img35.imageshack.**/img35/9793/323f9.jpg
The handling is nice even with the standard 175/70R13 tires (Nokian this time, so no cheapo ones), it's extremely chuckable and positive.
I also love how the engine pulls, being the bigger version of the 1.3-litre I had in the old one and that was very eager, too.
So, I love the car to bits. It needs a couple of things done, but it's so well-preserved it deserves to be made closer to perfect. I have wanted one as long as I can remember, and it feels great to finally have one.
I'm also thinking of calling her Tiffany, because of her registration (TFN). Is it creepy, extra creepy or the full Norman Bates?
Disclaimer: My polishing skills befuddle the camera and make hot red ketchup orange. Too tired to PS it right.
http://img507.imageshack.**/img507/4499/323f.jpg
Here we go. I traded my 1993 323 for a 1991 F on Saturday, and this four-door cover version of the Porsche 924 has the 1.6-litre 16-valve B-series engine with 66kW.
It weighs just under 1000kg, so it's a nice lightweight runabout. The car has done 94 500 km, it has a perfect logbook, rust-proofing documents and very good tires.
And the front panel is bent inwards, because somebody seems to have hit something with it. Damn.
http://img206.imageshack.**/img206/8513/323f6.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.**/img206/2355/323f7.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.**/img206/402/323f8.jpg
I washed and waxed the car today (TFX, then AutoGlym Extra Gloss), and it turned out great. I got the fade off it, and it shines very nicely now. I just wish I could source a new panel somewhere, preferably without the emblem.
Other thing to fix is a worn front seat (thinking of original sports seats all around). I'm keeping the original Philips radio-cassette because it's apparently very easy to break into these cars, and I don't want the hassle. The cassette adaptor is just fine for my mp3 needs.
http://img35.imageshack.**/img35/9793/323f9.jpg
The handling is nice even with the standard 175/70R13 tires (Nokian this time, so no cheapo ones), it's extremely chuckable and positive.
I also love how the engine pulls, being the bigger version of the 1.3-litre I had in the old one and that was very eager, too.
So, I love the car to bits. It needs a couple of things done, but it's so well-preserved it deserves to be made closer to perfect. I have wanted one as long as I can remember, and it feels great to finally have one.
I'm also thinking of calling her Tiffany, because of her registration (TFN). Is it creepy, extra creepy or the full Norman Bates?
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