JMS
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Thanks for all your patience with my relentless questions.
Special thanks to Dicky for taking time on the phone to talk me through key points to watch for when buying used from a private seller.
after one seller took his grey 2012 MC shift off the market the day before I was due to go and see it, I became a little fixated on getting one.
I then found a very local one at a dealer 2016 & out of budget, but I went for a nosy to see how much bigger than my previous 911 they are. (I’m 6’4”). I also had a drive and loved it. (MC Auto) - I then went back to check my 14yo daughter could fit in the back- thumbs up, one of these cars will fit into my life.
Paid for a mobile inspection on a black 2010 MC shift that I hadn’t seen- with new clutch,brakes etc but bad condition subframe & poor paint. The paint was one extra issue I didn’t want to deal with.
I then started to question if I definitely wanted MC shift, having never driven one. So I drove a white 2009 car an hour away from me.
It had the handling pack & full carbon exterior & interior packs, but 70% clutch wear and several niggles (gearbox often popped out of 5th).
It drove really nicely, so I was happy that I didn’t want to drive the older auto box. Also equally happy with skyhook or handling pack suspension.
I then spotted this on Autotrader- over budget but stunning.
it was MC shift & had the newer seats! Full leather too. The facelift bumper I could take or leave, but the colour and seats are what did it for me.
apparently Rosso Trionfale paint was a £7k option - can anybody confirm?
Tested it on Sunday, PPI at Nuvola on Wednesday, which identified cam cover gaskets as the main item requiring expense, with a few other minor things to sort.
I’ve just brought it back to the midlands from London got 26mpg on cruise control, which could be worse.
when I got off the M1 I went into sports mode and enjoyed the larini x-pipe.
thank goodness it fits in the garage. (Although the parking sensors go to a constant beep with over a foot of distance away, so I’ll have to fit some blocks to the floor or something
I’ll probably update this thread with my questions about how to sort the smaller issues.
Anyway have some more pics (from the ad), I’ll take some once I’ve started on the detailing journey, the paint needs a little love.
yes - it is subtly modified. Wing mirrors, wheels, boot lid strip, rear lights, and that Larini!
I don’t know how long I’m going to be able to resist doing some tunnel runs - but they’re about 20 miles away.
Special thanks to Dicky for taking time on the phone to talk me through key points to watch for when buying used from a private seller.
after one seller took his grey 2012 MC shift off the market the day before I was due to go and see it, I became a little fixated on getting one.
I then found a very local one at a dealer 2016 & out of budget, but I went for a nosy to see how much bigger than my previous 911 they are. (I’m 6’4”). I also had a drive and loved it. (MC Auto) - I then went back to check my 14yo daughter could fit in the back- thumbs up, one of these cars will fit into my life.
Paid for a mobile inspection on a black 2010 MC shift that I hadn’t seen- with new clutch,brakes etc but bad condition subframe & poor paint. The paint was one extra issue I didn’t want to deal with.
I then started to question if I definitely wanted MC shift, having never driven one. So I drove a white 2009 car an hour away from me.
It had the handling pack & full carbon exterior & interior packs, but 70% clutch wear and several niggles (gearbox often popped out of 5th).
It drove really nicely, so I was happy that I didn’t want to drive the older auto box. Also equally happy with skyhook or handling pack suspension.
I then spotted this on Autotrader- over budget but stunning.
it was MC shift & had the newer seats! Full leather too. The facelift bumper I could take or leave, but the colour and seats are what did it for me.
apparently Rosso Trionfale paint was a £7k option - can anybody confirm?
Tested it on Sunday, PPI at Nuvola on Wednesday, which identified cam cover gaskets as the main item requiring expense, with a few other minor things to sort.
I’ve just brought it back to the midlands from London got 26mpg on cruise control, which could be worse.
when I got off the M1 I went into sports mode and enjoyed the larini x-pipe.
thank goodness it fits in the garage. (Although the parking sensors go to a constant beep with over a foot of distance away, so I’ll have to fit some blocks to the floor or something
I’ll probably update this thread with my questions about how to sort the smaller issues.
Anyway have some more pics (from the ad), I’ll take some once I’ve started on the detailing journey, the paint needs a little love.
yes - it is subtly modified. Wing mirrors, wheels, boot lid strip, rear lights, and that Larini!
I don’t know how long I’m going to be able to resist doing some tunnel runs - but they’re about 20 miles away.
