YOLO

 The quote came back from the Porsche specialist and it's even worse than I thought - a new driveshaft is not a mere £500 - oh no - it's £1,200....!!! (I saw one advertised for £500 but out of stock - must have been a site just wanting attention).

I was writing the Auto Trader ad when some comments on a forum made me re-think - I don't have to use brand new parts; second-hand will do and are much cheaper (the labour isn't actually that bad - around £200). I've also found a local-ish guy who has set himself up after many years of Porsche tinkering and reckons he can do it for under £500 (just the driveshaft) fitted, which is bordering on affordable. Admittedly, he has to find a 2nd hand driveshaft of reasonable condition, might be tricky?

I had a great weekend in Zedster2 - took the wife to the coast with the dog and it went really well (apart from me scaring her when some bloke in a Seat dared to overtake me - must grow up). Interestingly, the dog loved it and happily sat on the wife's lap all the way (he is normally very restless in cars - I think he likes the roof down).

Combined with the find of a reasonable mechanic, I'm feeling happier and really want to keep Zedster2 - I still marvel at the smoothness and banshee wail of that flat six - wonderful. As the yoof say, YOLO (You Only Live Once)...

This is what the leaking driveshaft looks like (that green goo is the leak):

I would also like to get the gearbox mounts replaced - £528 from the specialist but I think he is quoting for the mount plus the supporting bracket - you can buy the mounts alone for £200 and just re-use the old brackets (according to a YT video) - I'll see if Paul (the mechanic - link to the right) can do that.

Other items on the to-do list:

1. Brake lines/fixings.
2. Panel scratches on both rear wings. I tried some scratch remover this weekend and it did nothing (maybe I should have rubbed for MUCH longer? Dunno).
3. Reversing camera - very difficult to reverse due to the low seat/high rear combination.
4. 12v socket in centre armrest doesn't seem to be working - maybe just a fuse...I wanted to set up a camera to film a few drives and my cheap (non-GoPro) camera eats through a battery in 30 minutes, so I prefer to have a permanent power feed.
5. Drivers side window switch a bit sticky - WD40 may be enough?
6. A decent clean - there is algae growing in the rear boot gutters.