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willroc7 posted:
Mine should be picked up tomorrow evening or Friday and start it's 2400+ mile journey across the country. edit: Well crap driver thinks the car is too low to load safely NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 11:56 on Jun 10, 2021 |
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Jun 9, 2021 21:44
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Nice looking 996! My 993 is getting picked up this weekend for a trip to our new home, the land of mountains, home of Pike's Peak and tacky home renovations. 
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Jun 9, 2021 22:15
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Needed to replace a coolant pipe to use the proper new updated hose (only one available) for mine and picked one up from a private guy in BC that did an engine swap. I'll give him credit for unique tube packing and Canada Post not destroying it. About 30" long for scale.  
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Jun 9, 2021 22:24
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Willroc, this guy crunched 996 pricing and verifies what you saw in the market. Fewer cars for sale and significant price increases https://youtu.be/UCo706godyM
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Jun 10, 2021 00:40
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Interesting. I didn't know the 996 and 997 had increased so much more than other, similar cars.
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Jun 10, 2021 02:50
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Do the '99 996 coupes not have a rear tether anchor for a rear car seat? After some substantial googling I found a single post stating that, while the '00-02 cars seem to have one underneath the rear deck carpet that you need to cut into to access. I'm thinking about calling up the dealer to see if they can add one...
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Jun 10, 2021 12:53
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Dude didn't include the owners manual? I'll take a look in mine for you. If there is one it should say. If not I'll look in my Bentley or Porsche PET if I can find anything.
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Jun 10, 2021 14:00
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slidebite posted:Dude didn't include the owners manual? I'll take a look in mine for you. If there is one it should say. I'll check the manual! Good thinking, lol.
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Jun 10, 2021 14:38
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willroc7 posted:Do the '99 996 coupes not have a rear tether anchor for a rear car seat? After some substantial googling I found a single post stating that, while the '00-02 cars seem to have one underneath the rear deck carpet that you need to cut into to access. I'm thinking about calling up the dealer to see if they can add one... Our local car seat installation expert swears by using belts instead of LATCH. Looking online, it seems like this is a pretty common stance, so I wouldn't go to any big trouble to try and get access to LATCH anchors when you have a locking belt.
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Jun 10, 2021 15:00
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wzm posted:Our local car seat installation expert swears by using belts instead of LATCH. Looking online, it seems like this is a pretty common stance, so I wouldn't go to any big trouble to try and get access to LATCH anchors when you have a locking belt. I'm talking about the rear tether point, not the LATCH connectors under the seat. The 996 does not have LATCH so I will be using the seat belt. My 5 year old is 42lbs and 43" tall, so he needs to be in front facing convertible seat or a booster, preferably with a 5 point harness still. As far as I understand it, both of those need a rear tether in addition to the seat belt. Edit: manual shows them but only for the Canadian coupe model. Guess I should have bought a Canadian car! gently caress lol. willroc7 fucked around with this message at 15:14 on Jun 10, 2021 |
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Jun 10, 2021 15:06
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Fitting anything beyond the thinnest booster won't work anyways. The only ones I'm aware of are the harmony and cosco wedge shaped boosters or their clones but even then you might have to thermoform the arms in a little.
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Jun 10, 2021 15:28
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At 46 lbs (I think you said Willroc) does the kid even need a booster in that seat? This has more to do with where the seatbelt falls across the shoulder than anything else. As those seats are near uselessly small, this may be their actual design size.
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Jun 10, 2021 15:35
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I have a radian R100 that will fit decently well enough but it needs the rear tether. At the very least he needs a backless booster to get the seat belt down from around his neck. I'm reaching out to the 2 local dealers to see if they can help with adding an anchor point. If not, I'll probably get a high back booster that uses just the seat belt.
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Jun 10, 2021 15:48
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This is more of an academic question, based on this discussion. Typically a 5 point harness is advised against for adults in regular cars because they're meant to be used with a HANS device (at a track) and can cause you neck injury if used alone. So why is ok for a small child?
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Jun 10, 2021 15:49
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My understanding is that anything 4 point or greater is not allowed to be used unless there is a roll bar present. It not about neck injuries per say and more that a 3 point lets you slide down in case of a roll-over.
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Jun 10, 2021 15:57
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Generally because car seats are closer to racing seats and the ones with 5pt harness come with some form of Hans.  Also, position of the child is important, from what I've seen the newborn ones have them pretty much laying down so in the event of a head on crash the force is down their spine rather than tilting the neck and head. Side impacts you have the additional padding holding their heads in line with their body. E: also why newborn seats are all rear facing, again to prevent the head from flopping about in a collision. Bajaha fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Jun 10, 2021 |
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Jun 10, 2021 16:03
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Motronic posted:At 46 lbs (I think you said Willroc) does the kid even need a booster in that seat? This has more to do with where the seatbelt falls across the shoulder than anything else. As those seats are near uselessly small, this may be their actual design size.  We use one of these and the little red guides are still doing some work in keeping the seat belt on the lap on my, I don't know, maybe 40 pound kid?: 
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Jun 10, 2021 16:34
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I love that the Porsche thread has become about car seats.
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Jun 10, 2021 17:51
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With the SUVs and Sedan they now make it was always going to happen.
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Jun 10, 2021 17:55
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kensei posted:I love that the Porsche thread has become about car seats. Yeah I realized i had really taken my making GBS threads up the thread to the next level. Sorry about that.
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Jun 10, 2021 17:57
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willroc7 posted:Yeah I realized i had really taken my making GBS threads up the thread to the next level. Sorry about that. No dude it's fine. I am legit sad that back in 1998 I sold my 1976 2.0 liter 914 when my wife got pregnant. If I could go back in time, I would tell younger kensei to keep that car. I am thisclose to pulling the trigger on a 2003-2007 Boxster S. I will post pix when I do.
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Jun 10, 2021 18:00
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kensei posted:I love that the Porsche thread has become about car seats. Porsche Thread: has a 5 point harness; for my child.
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Jun 10, 2021 18:56
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Residency Evil posted:Nice looking 996! Mt Evans is open again. Went up this morning.   Condition of the road at the top is... poor... but the view is amazing.
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Jun 10, 2021 19:15
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willroc7 posted:Yeah I realized i had really taken my making GBS threads up the thread to the next level. Sorry about that. Dude, this (in addition to other things) is what brand specific thread is for. Don't sweat it. Shoulda bought my  spec 996 after all now hey? 
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Jun 10, 2021 19:33
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kensei posted:I am thisclose to pulling the trigger on a 2003-2007 Boxster S. I will post pix when I do. Me too, me too. But I've been edging that close for a while so... Do y'all daily your cars? That's one thing giving me pause since I WFH (and the office and groceries are within walking range anyway) so it'd be down to occasion movie/restaurant visit, some weekend trips and maybe a few longer road trips in the 5 months or so when it's not absolutely miserable. So I just haven't convinced myself yet that it's be worth it to have it standing around most of the time. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Jun 10, 2021 |
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Jun 10, 2021 20:15
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im not gonna lie i find it kind of funny that willroc7 was fuckin the 911 chicken hard because he wanted rear seats to put the kid in and uhh now we are here but yeah that's what brand specific threads exist
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Jun 10, 2021 20:21
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mobby_6kl posted:Do y'all daily your cars? That's one thing giving me pause since I WFH (and the office and groceries are within walking range anyway) so it'd be down to occasion movie/restaurant visit, some weekend trips and maybe a few longer road trips in the 5 months or so when it's not absolutely miserable. So I just haven't convinced myself yet that it's be worth it to have it standing around most of the time. Mine will be the fourth car for the wife and I, so it will not be a daily driver. Weekends/nice weather only along with an occasional road trip most likely.
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Jun 10, 2021 20:27
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Oh I'm going to put a kid or two back there, I just didn't expect the no-rear-tether-canadian-cars-only-in-1999 curveball. It is a bit of a lmao, ngl.
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Jun 10, 2021 20:32
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mobby_6kl posted:Do y'all daily your cars? That's one thing giving me pause since I WFH (and the office and groceries are within walking range anyway) so it'd be down to occasion movie/restaurant visit, some weekend trips and maybe a few longer road trips in the 5 months or so when it's not absolutely miserable. So I just haven't convinced myself yet that it's be worth it to have it standing around most of the time. Closest I've gotten to a daily in recent years is my 924S in the winter, which works surprisingly well for that purpose. My wife has a normal car, but I just rotate between the 924S, 986, and my hot rod E28 whenever I need to go somewhere (which isn't a ton since I WFH a lot more now). I will say that the Boxster is very daily-able. Tons of trunk/frunk space, and comfortable for what it is. I don't like driving it in winter, but that's mostly because I couldn't find any winter tires that fit my spare wheels.
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Jun 10, 2021 20:34
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I drive my Boxster when I don’t plan on carrying a bunch of stuff and it is not surface of the sun hot outside. So most of the year apart from the middle of the day in June, July and August here.
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Jun 10, 2021 20:54
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I have a company vehicle so I don't "daily" it - but on weekends and evenings I drive it when its not apart I had to check on that seat thing and I see exactly what you mean. I am genuinely surprised they made them that different between Canada and US spec. I had to put the flash on, but you can definitely see the "cut out" for the tether points.
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Jun 10, 2021 21:42
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slidebite posted:I have a company vehicle so I don't "daily" it - but on weekends and evenings I drive it when its not apart Hopefully this is the only one weird thing I didn’t know to check when buying the car… So absurd though lol. I’m going to take it to the dealer for them to confirm it doesn’t have any and to see if they can possibly add some. The master tech can’t tell even with the VIN without looking at it.
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Jun 10, 2021 21:54
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I felt under it and there is a spot where the insulation/deadening material seems to be gone and I think I can feel it. Maybe grope around on yours and see if you notice anything under the carpet/deadening material. I don't know how eager they would be to "add" a child restraint tether point.
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Jun 10, 2021 22:02
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slidebite posted:I felt under it and there is a spot where the insulation/deadening material seems to be gone and I think I can feel it. Yeah I’m hoping for some grace from god on that front if that is the case. The dealer does have 4.9/5 stars on google! When I felt around I didn’t feel anything but I’ll try where you highlighted. Thanks for checking.
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Jun 10, 2021 22:39
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NitroSpazzz posted:Congratulations! Well then what will they do? At least they aren’t scraping the poo poo out of it.
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Jun 10, 2021 22:47
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willroc7 posted:Well then what will they do? At least they aren’t scraping the poo poo out of it. I'll be 'daily' driving mine for the one or two days a week I'm on site as well as using it for errands and anything else. Probably won't see many road trips more than a few hours because we have the Highlander for that.
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Jun 10, 2021 23:00
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dema posted:Mt Evans is open again. Went up this morning. Maybe next time...  ?
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Jun 10, 2021 23:13
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dema posted:Mt Evans is open again. Went up this morning. So rad. People in Colorado are about the only ones who can give me road envy. I really need to just suck it up and make the all day trip up to Lassen.
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Jun 11, 2021 00:26
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Toe Rag posted:So rad. People in Colorado are about the only ones who can give me road envy. I really need to just suck it up and make the all day trip up to Lassen. There’s ALWAYS someone doing 25 mph tops on anything remotely curvy. And that’s before the police get involved.
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Jun 11, 2021 00:31
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There are some roads on the east side of glacier park that are all sorts of twisty and a 70-75mph speed limit with very few drops. And you can never do it during june-sept because some jackass in a class A RV towing a boat with something like Florida plates is doing 20 and there are hardly any legal passing opportunities.
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