Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13595
M3DPO wrote:
You don’t have to go back 20 years, just try a 10 year old Mini Cooper with a steering lock fault, it’s cost me nearly £1000 and 3 months of agro so far and it is still stood dead on my drive
If the steering lock fails(slow or sticks) an unknown number of times(2/3?) the complete system locks out, BMW claim it is for security, they do not sell the lock on its own as it is riveted onto the steering column and that costs £1200+ without fitting or being programmed to the system, when the Car Access System module throws a fault it cannot be reset it is a one shot format and has to be pre-programmed by rip off BMW for £500 who will not supply one without seeing the V5 reg document.
I can’t find a diagnostic tool for a BMW Mini that will reset the CAS counter on the steering lock without going into the super league of cost.
Makes D3/4 ownership along with its failings a real pleasure
Bloody he’ll mate , sounds a nightmare
Would this be of any use to u, lists some diagnostic readers , this one around £250.00
Whoah ! Interesting as I want to buy an older 911 at some point, but have done no homework.
Is there an IID equivalent that may do the job ?
GPS uses a 10-bit date format that rolls over every 19-and-a-bit years. Later kit had this coded in and allowed for it resetting to zero as a valid function, but older kit can't cope with that - unless there's a firmware patch (note not all kit will have been built to accept patching).
Next time this creates a problem is early October 2038.I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
29th Apr 2021 3:22 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6562
The third GPS week rollover will occur 20 November 2038.
Before that happens we’ve got plenty of other excitement - the original Unix epoch (seconds since 00:00:00 1.1.1970) will roll over early January 2038. Of course, most systems nowadays handle time as a 64 bit wide variable but there are implementations that still use 32 bits.
29th Apr 2021 8:49 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6562
NoDo$h wrote:
GPS uses a 10-bit date format that rolls over every 19-and-a-bit years.
The C/A (civilian) legacy navigation (LNAV) message contains a week number (WN), a counter, which is represented by a 10 bits wide field. This is what what rolls over every 19.6 years or so.
Member Since: 27 Jul 2020
Location: Bedford
Posts: 101
Got rid of my 996 C4 convertible in 2019 only because the daily (BMW) destroyed its engine. N47 chain snapped.
Liked the 911 but not as much as my Boxster so the 911 went. Annoyingly just after the 944 went too. Don’t recall having the date problem at all on mine, or on the Boxster. I did buy an updated nav disc off eBay for about £20 I think. They are all great cars, in fact all 3 I currently have are and having the disco 3 means I have a multiple of easily broken vehicles. Must be a glutton for punishment.
I’d certainly have another 996, or 997. The engine problems are mainly caused by people not letting the engine warm up first before thrashing them, by not trashing them, and by putting the engine under strain by driving to slowly in too higher gear.
Join your local TIPEC group for lots of good banter and events. Porsche ownership is loads of fun. Can’t say my 2000 Boxster has let me down at all in 4 years.
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2007 Discovery 3 HSE Lugano Teal
2011 BMW 520d Touring Sophisticato Grey
2000 Porsche Boxster 2.7 Arena Red
2002 Porsche 911 3.6 C4 Cabriolet Artic Silver - sold last year
1987 Porsche 944S Black - sold last year
2006 Discovery 3 HSE Buckingham Blue - sold last year
2012 Ford Grand CMax Panther Black (wife’s) wish we’d sold that instead!
I have to say that I have always been tempted by a 993, but I concur with what has been said about Boxsters & would add that the Cayman is well worth a look.
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2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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30th Apr 2021 9:12 am
matgriff
Member Since: 16 Sep 2019
Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffs
Posts: 171
I'm thinking of buying a Boxster, they seem to be a lot of car for reasonable money. Any top tips on buying... apart from IMS bearing failures ?
Thx2005 TDV6 SE Auto
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30th Apr 2021 9:18 am
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10355
Member Since: 27 Jul 2020
Location: Bedford
Posts: 101
matgriff wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a Boxster, they seem to be a lot of car for reasonable money. Any top tips on buying... apart from IMS bearing failures ?
Thx
Top tip is join www.Boxa.net and download or read the buyers guide on there. It is excellent and the best guide out there by a million miles.
2.7 is what I have and I have never found it lacking in power, although others love the 3.2. It has very good running costs too and you can get pretty good (near 40) mpg.
2.5 prices increasing. 3.2 is more expensive. For first one read up and do all the checks and ask all the right questions. Buying off a forum owner may save you a fortune.
Things to be aware of. Keys are expensive to replace/code - like a D3.
AC rads and Radiators get dirt and dust trapped and will rot. Cheap to fix just take the front bumper off and change or clean them.
Door speakers are good to have and difficult to retro fit.
There are some really good video buyers and owners guides - including one in French with subtitles that is also very useful.
The most important thing with them is getting the tracking done, preferably by a place using Hunter equip. In the wet they can be handful is the tracking is out and it will ruin the experience.
£5k will get you an absolute charmer like mine probably at around 2000 - 2003 model year with between 75 - 125,000 miles. Recent history is important, if not more than FSH.
Hope this helps2007 Discovery 3 HSE Lugano Teal
2011 BMW 520d Touring Sophisticato Grey
2000 Porsche Boxster 2.7 Arena Red
2002 Porsche 911 3.6 C4 Cabriolet Artic Silver - sold last year
1987 Porsche 944S Black - sold last year
2006 Discovery 3 HSE Buckingham Blue - sold last year
2012 Ford Grand CMax Panther Black (wife’s) wish we’d sold that instead!
30th Apr 2021 10:14 am
Marmoset
Member Since: 28 May 2007
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 281
The other thing to remember is that you can’t use a hammer as often on a Porsche, I’ve just replaced most of the suspension arms on my 996 and the temptation to free everything off with a few swift blows was strong, this would have resulted in the aluminium subframes being toast though!2011 D4 SDV6 HSE
2008 D3 TDV6 HSE
2005 D3 V8 SE - left in Oz..
30th Apr 2021 1:07 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23319
Not as good off road as a Disco but still very capable-
2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography
30th Apr 2021 1:35 pm
Marmoset
Member Since: 28 May 2007
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 281
That’ll be near 50/50 weight distribution now with all that ironmongery on the front 2011 D4 SDV6 HSE
2008 D3 TDV6 HSE
2005 D3 V8 SE - left in Oz..
30th Apr 2021 2:30 pm
matgriff
Member Since: 16 Sep 2019
Location: Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffs
Posts: 171
DWDG wrote:
matgriff wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a Boxster, they seem to be a lot of car for reasonable money. Any top tips on buying... apart from IMS bearing failures ?
Thx
Top tip is join www.Boxa.net and download or read the buyers guide on there. It is excellent and the best guide out there by a million miles.
2.7 is what I have and I have never found it lacking in power, although others love the 3.2. It has very good running costs too and you can get pretty good (near 40) mpg.
2.5 prices increasing. 3.2 is more expensive. For first one read up and do all the checks and ask all the right questions. Buying off a forum owner may save you a fortune.
Things to be aware of. Keys are expensive to replace/code - like a D3.
AC rads and Radiators get dirt and dust trapped and will rot. Cheap to fix just take the front bumper off and change or clean them.
Door speakers are good to have and difficult to retro fit.
There are some really good video buyers and owners guides - including one in French with subtitles that is also very useful.
The most important thing with them is getting the tracking done, preferably by a place using Hunter equip. In the wet they can be handful is the tracking is out and it will ruin the experience.
£5k will get you an absolute charmer like mine probably at around 2000 - 2003 model year with between 75 - 125,000 miles. Recent history is important, if not more than FSH.
Hope this helps
Yes, thanks.... basically the same advice as buying a D3 2005 TDV6 SE Auto
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30th Apr 2021 5:17 pm
DWDG
Member Since: 27 Jul 2020
Location: Bedford
Posts: 101
Pretty much! 2007 Discovery 3 HSE Lugano Teal
2011 BMW 520d Touring Sophisticato Grey
2000 Porsche Boxster 2.7 Arena Red
2002 Porsche 911 3.6 C4 Cabriolet Artic Silver - sold last year
1987 Porsche 944S Black - sold last year
2006 Discovery 3 HSE Buckingham Blue - sold last year
2012 Ford Grand CMax Panther Black (wife’s) wish we’d sold that instead!
30th Apr 2021 10:26 pm
gizze
Member Since: 20 Feb 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 36
They are superb bits of kit, I have a 2001 C4.
Just done a complete suspension refresh on it, every single arm, bush, track rods, dampers, top mounts, bump stops, the lot, and PS4 all round and a fast road geo set up.
Just so analogue feeling but still so useable too.
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to work on though, that combo of steel and alu mixed together along with 20 years of UK weather makes thing ...... tricky.
Worth it though.MY15 BMW 5 Series Touring
Porsche 996 C4 911
Need another Disco to fiddle with.
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Of course, most systems nowadays handle time as a 64 bit wide variable but there are implementations that still use 32 bits. 
to work on though, that combo of steel and alu mixed together along with 20 years of UK weather makes thing ...... tricky.
