Should you have a Porsche Vehicle Identification Label (VIL)?
Read almost any Porsche 911 buyers’ guide and you’ll be told to make sure that the Porsche Vehicle Identification Label (VIL to its friends) is present
Read almost any Porsche 911 buyers’ guide and you’ll be told to make sure that the Porsche Vehicle Identification Label (VIL to its friends) is present
I’m not convinced by the global warming argument. It seems that the goalposts move according to the current weather. When I was a boy, the
I’ve just spent the day at a very wet Chobham test track helping Classic Cars magazine with a photoshoot. The magazine is doing a feature
A customer popped in the other day and, chatting over a coffee, we both agreed the futility of buying brand-new ‘ordinary’ cars. He’s owned his
I never fails to surprise me the number of great enthusiast-run Porsche websites there are. For instance, have you seen Channel P101tv. This is a website
Porsche has just unveiled the 991 Targa with its all new roof system, at the Detroit Motor Show in the USA. It’s been long known
The new issue of GT Porsche magazine has just landed on my desk with a thud – all 164 pages of it, which makes it
The steering wheel is the interface between driver and vehicle so it has to feel just right. But what is the correct steering wheel for
I’m number 37 in the “100 car journalists to watch” list. Which is very nice but I never hold too much by such lists, especially
My friend Kevin Yeung has been in California for a few days and was lucky enough to grab an early morning drive in a Porsche
The Porsche Macan has arrived. OK, there are no surprises – inside and out it looks like a downsized Cayenne which, of course, it is.
The long-rumoured Porsche Macan SUV will be unveiled to the world at the Los Angeles Motor Show at 19.55 local time on 19th November 2013.
A conversation on Twitter reminded me of a feature I wrote some ten years ago on an amazing Porsche 964 Turbo. Here’s the text, I
A conversation on Twitter reminded me of a feature I wrote some 10 years ago, about a lightweight Porsche 964 Turbo which, I remember, was
I’ve just received an email from my local Porsche Centre in Portsmouth, promoting the Porsche Classic Tyre Pressure Gauge. This looks really cool. It’s based
This weighty tome landed on my desk with a thump the other day. It’s the new Bentley Porsche 993 Carrera Service Manual and I’m very
I was delighted to discover that my Twitter account is rated sixth out of 100 Most Influential Car Dealers on Twitter by Car Dealer magazine.
I can’t see why you’d want the numberplate “Cassera” but if you do, it’s yours for just £19,995. You could buy yourself a Carrera for
A friend in the USA just sent me a link to this advert for a Porsche 996 Carrera 4S The first thing that struck me
The great thing about this job, is that no two days are the same. But if there’s such a thing as a typical day, perhaps
The Porsche 911 is 50 years old this year and, as part of the celebrations, Porsche has created this clever video, which has seven generations
Once again, photos are floating around the internet of what is claimed to be the next Porsche 911 Targa. The images show a roof based
There’s a lot of talk about environmental issues these days, with manufacturers working hard to make their cars ‘cleaner’ in that they produce less exhaust
Porsche has just announced details of its latest incarnation of the 911 Turbo Cabriolet. Here’s what the company has to say about it: The dynamic
My friend Kevin Young loves his Porsche 964-model 911 Speedster and I’m pleased to report that, unlike many of these rare Porsches, his Speedster gets
I’m writing some buyers’ guides for GT Porsche magazine and we need some Porsche 996s for the photoshoot. Basically, we need every main variant of
Following yesterday’s post of Porsche’s ‘900’ type numbers, I had an email from photographer John Rampton (who’s set himself the ambitious task of photographing every
We offer Porsche servicing for Hampshire, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight. Please click here for details. When is a 911 not a 911?
I have a good friend in Hong Kong, Kevin Yeung, who is a huge Porsche fan. Among other cars, he owns the last off the
The UK has been basking in one of the best summers for years and it’s ideal weather for open-top Porsches. With Porsches, you have a
We’ve just sold two Porsche 964s this week and have people queuing up to buy good ones. For years, the Porsche 964 was the underdog
I’ve just returned from a great family holiday in Paris. On our return to England, through Eurotunnel, we turned on the car radio to hear
With the lovely summer weather we’ve been having in England, it’s nice to have a brace of 987 Boxsters in stock. One is a 3.2-litre
I did something silly yesterday. I looked the keys in the front luggage compartment of a 2005 Porsche Boxster S – the 987 model. And,
What colour Porsche would you choose? If you’re buying a used Porsche, you can’t be too choosy; you should choose the best car you can
To celebrate 50 years of the Porsche 911, there was a stunning sculpture at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. This video from Porsche explains
A friend on Twitter has just posted that his dream Porsche 991 Carrera 4S would cost him a total of £110,000 if he bought it
Most Porsche 911s (and some other models) come with a spacesaver spare wheel which is stored with the tyre deflated. To use it, then, you
Every wondered what’s involved in tearing down a Porsche 911 engine? This great video gives you a speeded up glimpse of the process. It’s well
I’ve been lucky enough to have driven some rare and valuable Porsches over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever felt so responsible for
Philip Raby is teaming up with Porsche service specialist AW Motor Sport and opening their doors to Porsche owners and enthusiasts on Sunday 11th August.
Big excitement today, as we had a helicopter on set to do some aerial shots of the Porsches driving through the dramatic landscape. The first
Today began with more in-car footage of presenter Frank Pereire, this time in the Cayman R with me dutifully overtaking from time to time in
You know those moments on Top Gear when Clarkson’s driving around, talking to a point somewhere in front of the passenger seat? Well, that’s what
Key to any car show is the sound of the cars and, here on Skye, the sound engineer has been working hard to capture the
Today the film crew disposed of the tracking vehicle in favour of ‘sticks’ – tripods. We revisited yesterday’s locations and reproduced the same sequences so
Filming started today here on the Isle of Skye. The forecast was for rain and I’d been warned there’d be a lot of hanging around,
After spending the morning with the sound engineer, I’ve had nothing to do this afternoon – the production crew went on a recce of the
Yesterday, I drove some 650 miles over 12 hours up to the Isle of Skye which, it has to said, is a long way. I
We’ve just sold a very nice Porsche 911 Targa, a 3.2 Carrera (above), within a week of getting it, and have recently sold two 964