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by wilko
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Winters to Summers
Replies: 17
Views: 746

Re: Winters to Summers

End of first week in April.
Too many years we’ve had snow last week of march or first week of april. (Midlands)
by wilko
Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:43 am
Forum: News & Reviews
Topic: Macan ICE expiry
Replies: 24
Views: 2504

Re: Macan ICE expiry

Let’s see who can attack the motorist most, and what devisive mechanisms can we use. Haven’t Paris just voted to charge SUV,s parking there, 4 times the cost of a normal vehicle. If the lefties get their way, and vehicles are totally eradicated from the roads. Should they not stop to think where th...
by wilko
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Wheel query
Replies: 5
Views: 749

Re: Wheel query

I have a set of black 20” rs spyders on my gen 3, and they’re the exact same size and offset at winter wheels sold for the gen 3.
They’re off a gen one originally.
Check out the wheels available in the tech equipment catalogue for each generation. A lot of them fit all generations.
by wilko
Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Total cost of ownership -newbie
Replies: 123
Views: 8429

Re: Total cost of ownership -newbie

Are you saying you have bought one year old 911's, keep them three years and they have only depreciated £6K a year, as that is not what i am seeing iin the market place. Or are you saying excluding the depreciation they have cost £6K a year - if so why have you excluded the depreciation, it’s the b...
by wilko
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:41 am
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Total cost of ownership -newbie
Replies: 123
Views: 8429

Re: Total cost of ownership -newbie

In my mid 30s, I earnt the equivalent of 100k in todays money and went straight out and bought a 911 a year old for cash. Big mortgage, 2 kids in private school, but savvy with money. If you have no kids. And a 100k income then a used macan should be easy unless you’ve leveraged yourself beyond reas...
by wilko
Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:36 pm
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Is it better to run oil hotter or cooler?
Replies: 11
Views: 784

Re: Is it better to run oil hotter or cooler?

It’s only around 90c because you’re not loading the engine as they expect you to in sport. If you did it would be 100+.
Oil in all modern engines is designed to run over 100C, normally in the 103-107c range. This boils off any water and the oils good for 130C continuous running.
by wilko
Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Desperation is starting to show
Replies: 48
Views: 4404

Re: Desperation is starting to show

Mate of mine just got 17k discount not to cancel his wife’s £130k gts.
Told him he’d still take a bath on it even with that discount, but she wants it.
by wilko
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: Cars we have owned since passing test till present
Replies: 122
Views: 10851

Re: Cars we have owned since passing test till present

Mini 1400 Nova 1.2 (boot) Sierra 1.6 Montego 2.0l 205 GTI 1.6 205 GTI 1.9 Mondo 2.0 Ghia Alfa 155 2.0ts Alfa 156 2.0l ts Golf GTI BMW 330d touring BMW 330d touring 911 c2 (997.2) 911 c2s (991) Macan turbo Cayenne Bentley Continental gt Macan gts Mini cooper 911c2 (on order) So in 38 years 20 cars. L...
by wilko
Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:49 am
Forum: News & Reviews
Topic: eFuel
Replies: 35
Views: 5966

Re: eFuel

E-fuels are the answer to so many problems. But as with batteries etc they make zero difference until we have an excess of renewable energy. While we produce half our electricity from fossil fuels, electric cars make no difference to climate change. The only minor benefit they offer is reducing NOx ...
by wilko
Sun Feb 19, 2023 8:57 am
Forum: Issues & Technical
Topic: MY23 Comfort Entry
Replies: 133
Views: 12836

Re: MY23 Comfort Entry

Had comfort entry re added to mine a couple of weeks ago whilst in for the recalls. Asked about why coasting doesn’t work, but Solihull response was that the tech checked it and it’s the same as their demo. So works if you keep changing up, but not automatically. Same as the response for lane keep a...