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Aug 31st, 2018, 14:20 | #1 |
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I've got a 97 3.0 960 auto, it's led a tough life and Ive been planning a resto over the winter, thing is I started to cost up what needs done and its going to cost a small fortune, bushes for the rear end are nearly £900 alone! I had planned to buy a spares car for panels and trim etc and saw one last night, thing is I have realised it would make more sense to improve the doner car than save mine, it's in much better condition.
The doner is a 2.5 manual so I figured even better, bin the 2.5 and fit my 3.0, thing is I was completely underwhelmed on the test drive, it was completely gutless and after driving my auto for 6 years it seemed very unrefined. Manuals are obviously quite sought after however am I missing something, I thought a manuel 3.0 would be the best of both worlds but now I am not so sure. So, do I stick with the auto box in mine or convert the manual car to 3.0,has anyone else this swap, any advise would be welcome! |
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Aug 31st, 2018, 14:23 | #2 |
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Build your car to suit and sell the spares leftover to hopefully break even?
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Aug 31st, 2018, 15:16 | #3 |
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I suppose the point I am making is, considering how rare manual 960s are should I ditch the auto box because ultimately a 3.0 manual will be better car or not, money isn't too much of an issue, just want to ensure its spent on the right base, I reckon it would take 3k to get mine restored, the manual car would cost half that
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Aug 31st, 2018, 17:05 | #4 |
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How well looked after is the 2.5 engine - may need a service to give you back what little horses they had from stock.
I have a 2.5 960 manual, and ALL the power is at the top end. They start to actually pull at 4k rpm. Can't imagine that engine with an auto... Just my experience from a sample of 1 PP |
Sep 1st, 2018, 01:13 | #5 |
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Missing the point, I should have made it simpler, 3.0 auto or 3.0 manual, discuss
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Sep 1st, 2018, 07:45 | #6 | |
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Do you like automatics or manuals, that’s all that really matters. It’s not important what you read, it’s what you want as it’s your car. I would expect a 3.0 auto to be smoother than a 2.5 manual, I think that’s the whole point. |
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Would it not be a better idea to find yourself another 3.0 auto 960 and keep your current car as the spares mule?
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