Re: 951 swaps - back to reality

[AudiQtroCp@aol.com]

<< I heartily concur with Scott. And wait 'til you get to that 40K timing
 belt replacement, front end reseal, and water pump. We love 'em here at
 the shop 'cause it keeps my partner busy for 2 days (at $64/hr) and the
 parts are outrageous. Kiss 13 to 1500 bux good-bye, providing there
 aren't any complications. Just the tool to set the belt is close to
 $500.
 John >>      Two days?   wow, this guy needs a jump start.

     This is what I really like to hear.  Please scare away all potential 
buyers of the 951.  I want them all to go cheaply so I can have them all.  
This whole Timing belt thing is a bit of an urban legend.  Tonight after 
work, in less than a half hour My Porsche mechanic buddy and I had the belts 
exposed and inspected,  this job aint quite what its made out to be.  If the 
parts had been on my doorstep tonight we would have finished it up before 
dark.  The only truth of the myth is the tensioning tool.  It is expensive 
and single purpose.  But $500 it aint,  I have seen it repeatedly advertised 
in the Porsche publications for mid $300 range, not that this is cheap, but 
just shows how things get blown out of proportion.
    In closing, I advise strongly to avoid the Porsche like the plague, do 
not buy one under any circumstances or at any cost.  Not everyone should have 
this much fun with their clothes on.