Newbie in SE London

fattyw · Post by **fattyw** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:01 pm

Hello all, I'm Chris, a Septic now embarking on my 4th year in the UK and enjoying a much better driving world.

I'm nearing 40 and its high time I finally realised my driving destiny, since collecting 911 spreads from my father's car mags in the 70s/80s. I've no real need for cars living in SE London, so a 911 will become our primary car.

The search has been ongoing for a few months for a 70's 911 (preferably between 2.4-3.0 l). I'm looking forward to meets and drives and porsche anoraks.

Chris (aka fatty)

fattyw · Post by **fattyw** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:27 pm

No love?

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:32 pm

fattyw wrote:No love?

Of course we love you Chris, it's just we're slow to say it.

Welcome to DDK.

myatt1972 · Post by **myatt1972** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:57 pm

Hello Chris,
Sorry for the delayed welcome, I think at weekends everyone is doing events or cutting knuckles and getting oily.

fattyw · Post by **fattyw** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:45 pm

Cheers all. No worries, just didn't want to get lost in the noise. I was looking at a 2.7 Carrera up in Buxton on the day of the last meetup in fairmile. How do I find out about the next meetup?

Chris

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:27 am

Hi Fatty welcome to DDK.

sorry for the delay replying i've been busy buying cars and showing them of at Silverstone classic

sounds like it might be worth your while also registering with www.impactbumpers.com (it's sort of, our sister forum) for the slightly later 70's 911. good luck with the hunt and if theres anything we can help you with then please don't hesitate to ask.

fattyw · Post by **fattyw** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:46 pm

Helen-
Thanks. I've already been on IB and was referred here. Lovely overlapping communities, these Porsche nuts.

I'm regularly patrolling through the interwebs looking for carrera3.0s, but presumably so is everyone else. I guess if you hear of someone needing a good home for theirs (or a 2.7 MFI), I'd certainly appreciate it if you can put them in touch.

Cheers all,
Chris

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:00 am

Hi Chris,

I'm in Hither Green (although car lives 40 odd miles away

)

Where you

jb · Post by jb » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:03 pm

fattyw wrote:I was looking at a 2.7 Carrera up in Buxton on the day of the last meetup in fairmile. How do I find out about the next meetup?

Chris

3rd Wednesday of month

fattyw · Post by **fattyw** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:58 pm

left4dead wrote:Hi Chris,

I'm in Hither Green (although car lives 40 odd miles away )

Where you

left4: I'm packed into the Herne Hill area/West Dulwich area. I feel your pain. Although not 40 miles, I've got storage in Clapham.

How do you manage that?

jb: cheers. will it be the same location?

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:35 am

welcome to DDK

I wouldn't limit yourself just to 2.4-30 cars, as the smaller engines are great too

As is the usual advice, buy 1st based on condition

Any tidy car will give you huge amounts of fun .... any dog will put you of old cars for life

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:39 am

Welcome to DDK Chris !

Out of interest, what is your budget?

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:02 am

fattyw wrote: How do you manage that?

I see the car once a fortnight and spend way too many hours (for the girlfriend's liking) in the garage, with a beer or two, walking around it looking at it and smelling it...

That's after I've spanked it to within an inch of its life, obviously

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:02 am

Hi Chris and welcome

I was looking at a 2.7 Carrera up in Buxton

The brown one that sold for £30K? What did you think of it?

patrolling through the interwebs

Must be a Top Gear fan? That's one of Clarkson's sayings isn't it?
As Andy says, we need to know your budget to help out

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:37 am

Chris, You're 5 mins cycle ride from mine - I'm in Clapham.

Happy to hook up one eve/weekend: you can have a good look at my car so you know what a 2.4 looks like after an engine & gearbox rebuild, followed by a 5 star holiday at Canford Classics

PM me if interested.