I’ve had my car just over two months and today was the first time I’ve lifted the bonnet and looked at the engine.
Is this a record?
Anyway, thought I’d take a picture for those who have yet to do similar!!
Engine Picture
I think I also took around 2-3 months before opening the bonnet too!
Had a quick gaze and then shut it again. That was nearly a year ago.
Had a quick gaze and then shut it again. That was nearly a year ago.
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I asked for the bonnet to be opened at collection, just to check
2021 Turbo (Collected 11/21) | Dolomite Silver | Half Garnet Red Leather | Pano | 18 Way Seats | PASM + Air | PTVP | Sports Chrono | PSP | PSE | 21" 911 Turbo Wheels | Gloss Black Trims | Bose
Everytime I open the bonnet on my Macan I stare in amazement at how the Porsche Engineers squeezed so much into so little a space.
Col
Macan Turbo
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Macan Turbo
Air, 20” wheels, ACC, Pano, SurCam, 14w, LEDs, PS+, Int Light Pack, Heated seats and Steering, spare wheel, SC, Privacy glass, PDK gear, SD mirrors, Met Black, rear airbags
It just shows how things have changed over the years. I passed my driving test nearly 59 years ago and in those days it was a regular routine to lift the bonnet at least once a week. You needed to dip the oil, check the coolant level in the radiator and take the tops off the battery cells to check the acid level in each cell. Now, not only do things not need checking so often it's virtually impossible to see any levels just by looking under the bonnet.
Last edited by On-Track on Tue Jan 04, 2022 11:23 am, edited 1 time in total.
Peter
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Gone- 2015 Sapphire Blue Diesel
Gone -2013 Cayenne Diesel
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...and indeed, there’s very little of the actual engine on display any more!
Some great work by the plastics moulding industry though!
Some great work by the plastics moulding industry though!
Simon
Sold: 2016 Rhodium Silver Macan 2.0
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Sold: 2016 Rhodium Silver Macan 2.0
Sold: 2013 Platinum Silver 911 (991.1) C2
Sold: 2017 Carmine Red Panamera 4
Mine: 991.2 Carrera T Racing Yellow 06/04/2018
On-Track wrote: ↑Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:14 am It just shows how things have changed over the years. I passed my driving test nearly 59 years ago and in those days it was a regular routine to lift the bonnet at least once a week. You needed to dip the oil, check the coolant level in the radiator and take the tops of the battery cells to check the acid level in each cell. Now, not only do things not need checking so often it's virtually impossible to see any levels just by looking under the bonnet.
Agreed. And when my father taught me how to clean a car he stressed the need to clean under the bonnet thoroughly so that when you opened it any new leaks were immediately apparent!
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