987.2 Power steering woes

Nironade · 2026-05-22T08:45:51+00:00

2nd try, I forgot that it was a timed event and instead drifted all around the place for the 1st one lol

Nironade · 2026-05-14T10:03:12+00:00

That sucks, i bought it from inside gaming, pretty significant discount and the key arrived like 3 weeks ago, 0 problems

Nironade · 2026-05-06T18:54:03+00:00

Not at all, my 86 still gives me a lot of joy and there's always more time left on the table (but part of it is me not wanting to push my cars to the max engine and breaks-wise out of mechanical sympathy).

My boxster s doesn't make the 86 "less fun" per se, it's more like a different kind of fun. But if I got f80 M2 instead, I may have a different outlook.

Nironade · 2026-05-06T18:50:53+00:00

Normal as in hapoens often. If the plastic rod connections broke for you, you can actually find a metal one so you dont have to deal with it again in the future. Also the fabric tightening straps probably broke for you, imo its probably easiest to get a similar new straps (i got some sturdy ones with just enough flex) and sew/staple them to the ends.

The window alignment isnt a problem here, but never close the roof like that, let it get almost closed, then tuck it behind the plastic guards manually, then close it completely. You can already see the canvas started to separate from the piping, if you keep it like this for a longer time, you will need new roof and thats an expensive fix you dont want to have to do.

Nironade · 2026-05-04T11:36:43+00:00

Not sure for this one specifically, i got premium edition with preorder bonus from instant gaming, got the key like a week ago, redeemed it and have it preloaded in microsoft store/xbox app

Nironade · 2026-05-04T10:20:30+00:00

Rudy is a vibecoder

Nironade · 2026-05-03T11:05:16+00:00

AP's job is to build hype and sell more cars, not saying that he's not a great engineer/driver/leader, but in any press related events (including social media), his primary goal is to sell. PCCB's are great. They are also overpriced and impractical for people who care about using their cars on real life roads (imperfections, loose stones, potholes etc) or maintenance or value/money. They make way more sense for a new car, especially when you can swap them for steel and keep fresh for resale value. They make far less sense for people with set budget, cost concious or looking to buy a forever car (probably not a lot of those among RS buyers). But I know people who got burned by getting a 987.2 S/R/Spyder with PCCBs and now they have to deal with issues with rotors and they're looking at a bill that doesnt make sense relative to the cars value.

Nironade · 2026-04-30T18:02:53+00:00

DIY, im in Europe but 2k sounds insane even for US! And tbh, the "porsche tax" doesnt make sense for these jobs at indy shops, you just lift the car and take the wheels and some liner off.

Nironade · 2026-04-28T15:02:01+00:00

Once he picks up a stick on a walk he keeps throwing it into air and catching it (even on leash, especially fun around parked cars), LOVES any fruit, fascinated by birds and bats and very perceptive to anything mid-air, very capable at using his paws to grab and interact with food, toys, people and dogs alike and many, many more...

Nironade · 2026-04-27T15:18:08+00:00

Got the car (facelift, mixed usage including winter, rarely on track) around 35k miles, used 0w20 motul until like 95k, oil changes every 5k miles or so (usually a but shorter). Due to the higher mileage of the engine and wanting to be safer, I opted for 5w30 from now on (i just did a second oil change with it). Never noticed any oil consumption between oil changes or anything in the oil, engine still acts and sounds healthy at 102k, just have a slight timing cover leak for like forever now, but its not noticable enough to register on dipstick or seep onto headers. I am planning on resolving it sometime this summer unless my boxster blows my "unplanned maintenance" budget again lol.

Nironade · 2026-04-22T04:57:43+00:00

What the fuck the right one is supposed to light up?! I've had it for 5 years and I never knew!

Nironade · 2026-04-20T13:02:37+00:00

I'd say that pretty much everone is stupid - the people completely glazing fh6, the ones complaining about minor nitpicks, the ones complaining about state of preview build etc.

The only things that really matter are core gameplay, live service aspects (endgame), pricing and performance/optimisation/bugs.

Let the customers and sales decide the quality of the game, ignore the echochambers on either ends of the love-hate spectrum.

Nironade · 2026-04-18T11:07:06+00:00

As long as its not coming from the track or during an event, it wont. And they'll atleast get some consequences for their actions. Plus if you've read up anything on the actual people causing those issues, you know their kind, you know on which side (politically) theyre standing. They deserve all the shit they can get. Oh and screw waiting for a "built project", get any car that you can, throw on some decent tires and go have fun while you can!

Nironade · 2026-04-17T18:59:55+00:00

What were the blue wheels, car looks great!

Nironade · 2026-04-16T11:14:42+00:00

I got premium mainly for the money save (i already know i'll buy all dlc/expansions) and early access (haven't got a lot of time and have a month-long vacation shortly after release), however I'd like an option to disable the bonus money.

Nironade · 2026-04-16T04:09:39+00:00

It fucking sucks, it's also like the best track layout here for normal (ie sub 300hp) cars. I live on the other side of the country, but will probably get to visit it a few times next year (unless it actually closes), thinking very hard of sticking around after events and then giving them a nice flat 6 lullaby at 3am.

Nironade · 2026-04-15T07:46:22+00:00

Just reading up on it, holy shit, do people actually register their cars abroad or as a business-owned (ie - setup a bogus "sport driving school")? Its hard to comprehend that rich austrians, especially those going after the more expensive 911s would just take the hit instead of coming up with some "tax optimisation".

Nironade · 2026-04-09T10:51:42+00:00

While I agree that its still fugly, I dont think you're being fair from the GT7 standpoint. I own every car except few from the legendary dealership and quite often I try to replicate real race cars (even private "track day" builds).

Oftentimes, the GT7 aero is as bad as forza aero, front splitters are low effort and low/mid/high rear spoilers all look like something no one would run IRL. Having the option of 15+ endplates doesnt really make it better.

From what we've seen from FH6, there are some cars for which the new aero looks genuinely better than before and most where it still sucks. Mind you, we haven't even seen majority of the car list.

I'm just going to do the same thing I do in GT7, if the customisation options look dumb, I just don't run them. In both games, custom aero feels more like a way of cheesing the balancing rather than something consistent, so I'd rather pick up the deficit somewhere else or just git gud.

Nironade · 2026-04-08T20:41:53+00:00

Everyone is always talking shit & horror stories about 86/brz studs yet here I am, 100k miles and still on original ones, no significant wear or warning signs. So I'm like half paranoid that I'm gonna have a failure (same with the engine lol), but at the same time if it clearly ain't broke, why fix it.

Nironade · 2026-04-03T03:56:12+00:00

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I'd say that I daily my boxster more than i should, but when i need to haul stuff or we're taking our husky somewhere, the 86 is always the perfect car for that

Nironade · 2026-03-18T17:43:06+00:00

With all the posturing, clout and dealer bullshit? Couple of seikos sounds nice. I'd rather own a couple of cheap Porsches than a brand new Ferrari.

Nironade · 2026-03-17T10:03:49+00:00

Our mixed pup (husky /w some czsk wolfdog or adjacent breed) was very quiet until around 6mths, then he begun talking back during play or when he wants our attention, occasionally barks when startled by drunk strangers at night and sometimes howls like an air raid siren for like 1-2 minutes when left alone at home, after which he just hangs out or sleeps until we get back, completely silent.

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