PorscheCooled Podcast

In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael and Steve are back chatting about all things Porsche. What is it with modern day thinking and stressing over rising mileage. Steve reckons times have changed. There is no point burning your money if you hold back and don’t experience your car fully. Michael thinks mileage matters to some, but 911 demand may matter more. On hindsight, especially after being away from his 911, Michael has some regrets about not experiencing it fully. With rising 911 values would Steve or Michael consider taking a high offer and selling their prized 997’s. 

Welcome back to the Porsche Cooled Podcast.

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

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In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael presents episode 42 of owner stories with Jeremy from the Cotswolds in the UK. Jeremy’s Porsche journey started when he was around 10 years old when his uncle took him for a ride in a Guards Red 930 Turbo. Jeremy still has the photograph sitting in this iconic Porsche 911. An image he keeps a copy of under the sun visor in his 911 Carrera reminding him ‘where it all started and where he is now.’ Along with memories of the 930 turbo Jeremy fondly remembers a 924S owned by the local dentist his mother worked for.

Jeremys first Porsche didn’t come straight away. His first car at 17 was an Alfa Romeo Alfasud. A couple of Triumph Spitfires followed along with a Toyota MR2 and numerous Mercedes and BMWs. All part of Jeremys journey to his first Porsche. In 2016 his first Porsche became a reality when he ordered a new 718 Boxster. Jeremy loved his first Porsche putting 70,000 miles on it in 4 years. The Boxster was a ‘steppingstone’ as what he really wanted was a 911. In February 2020 Jeremy placed an order on a white 992 Porsche 911 and his childhood dream came true.

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Every Porsche tells a story and each owner has a different story to tell – that is what the PorscheCooled owner stories is all about. 

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

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In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael and Steve start talking about colour. Michael listened to an old SCR Podcast with Seinfeld during the week and now understands why 912 prices may have gone crazy – the Seinfeld Effect. Michael reckons he would never buy a VW beetle, Steve would as he sees it’s the beginning of the 911. Michael also said that about the Porsche 356 and is now a fan. As is Steve, who likes the purity of its form.

Continuing on, Michael and Steve ponder that maybe less GT3’s are sold than you think - well in Australia  anyway. Steve gets his wife’s Macan Turbo serviced – nothing exciting there. What was exciting is that whilst Steve was at Autohaus Hamilton in Sydney he spotted a very rare ’73 RS lightweight in iconic Porsche orange. Cool! So where does the Podcast end up? Michael and Steve dig deep on this one – ‘Once you buy a Porsche there is no other car.’ Hard to explain but so true. Steve ends the podcast by sharing his Porsche nightmare and his best Porsche dream in the world. Living and breathing Porsche, that’s what the podcast is all about

 

Welcome back to the PorscheCooled Podcast

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

Become a PorscheCooled Exclusive member https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled

Insta: @PorscheCooled @michael.bath @P997.1

The PorscheCooled Podcast is available everywhere you get your Podcasts.

In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael presents episode 41 of owner stories with Mark from North Carolina in the U.S. Growing Mark’s dad had (as he puts it) had “functional cars, not fancy cars”. Marks first memories of Porsche are those iconic scenes in the ‘80’s movie ‘Risky Business’ with the Porsche 928 S. Not to mention Prom night and seeing his friend take off in his dads ‘80s 911 Turbo. After this Mark was hooked. This was pre-Internet, so Mark started researching Porsche, fuelling his passion through car magazines.

Marks’s passion and desire to own a Porsche 911 one day made him set a goal. His dad was big on goals, so mark set one for himself. In the early 90’s Mark opened what he called his ‘Porsche account’. He saved what he could, not dipping into the funds until he could buy his first Porsche. Earlier this year that’s exactly what happened. Some twenty years or so later Mark used his Porsche account funds and bought himself his first 911; a 2008 997.1 Carrera 4s Cabriolet. A Goal and dream achieved and a great PorscheCooled owner story.

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Follow Mark on Instagram @911_cab_dreams

Every Porsche tells a story and each owner has a different story to tell – that is what the PorscheCooled owner stories is all about. 

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

PorscheCooled Exclusive member Become a member of PorscheCooled and help support the Podcast. It will keep us talking!https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled

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In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael and Steve chat about what’s been happening in the Porsche word over the last week. Well, the things that interest them at least. Michael still has Porsche maintenance on his mind and asks Steve what extra service items he would look at if /when the 911 engine must be dropped. How do you stop the ‘while you’re in there’ scenario from emptying your wallet. Back to the 996. It seems that other car enthusiasts are starting to look at the 966 generation 911. Does a 996/911 have it all over a performance sedan/coupe such as a BMW M3. Well, it depends. 

Welcome back to the PorscheCooled Podcast

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

Become a PorscheCooled Exclusive member https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled

Insta: @PorscheCooled @michael.bath @P997.1

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In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael presents episode 40 of owner stories with Stewart from Melbourne in Australia. Stewarts Porsche journey started late in life. As a kid in the early 2000’s he gained an appreciation of Porsche from playing the game “Need for Speed – Porsche Unlimited. It’s evident early in the podcast that Stewart has a passion for cars and “is into anything with wheels”.

His first car was his grandfathers ’74 Ford Transit which he got when he was 15, a car he will never part with. A 1974 XB Ford Falcon GT followed. An Australian Modern classic muscle car which he has owned since he was 19. Since 2010 Stewart started thinking about getting a Porsche 911. His brother helped him along by giving him the book the “History of the 911”. By 2014 it was serious. In 2015 he found his first 911 an Iris Blue 85 911 Carrera 3.2 coupe in California. That’s not the end of the story, Stewart and his brother travelled to the US and picked up the car before shipping back to Australia. This is where the Porsche journey begins.

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Follow Stewart on Instagram @stewartjp86

Every Porsche tells a story and each owner has a different story to tell – that is what the PorscheCooled owner stories is all about. 

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

PorscheCooled Exclusive member Become a member of PorscheCooled and help support the Podcast. It will keep us talking!https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled

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In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael and Steve chat about the new 992 GT3 with Touring Package. Before we start, Michael is thinking about a better steering wheel to cheer himself up. Steve is still waiting for his new knobs for his 997 GT3 and Michael has solved his servicing dilemma from last week. Back to the new GT3 Touring. Michael and Steve like it and want one. Although when it comes to the Australian Limited Edition GT3 Touring Michael is not sure about a couple of details. Steve doesn’t hate it either but reckons Porsche needs to hire a better graphics guy. By the way, Steve is willing and available Porsche! To end, Steve is sick of talking Porsche prices but the recent increase in 964s deserves a mention. Especially now with Singer entering the Australian market.

Welcome back to the PorscheCooled Podcast

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

Become a PorscheCooled Exclusive member https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled

Insta: @PorscheCooled @michael.bath @P997.1

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In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael presents episode 39 of owner stories with David from Auckland in New Zealand. David (like many of us) saw his first Porsche in a magazine when he was a kid. The first 911 David still remembers seeing in the flesh was a new silver 911 Carrera 3.0 optioned with tartan trim. David was blown away. Fast forward through practical and reliable cars, many European hot hatches, MX5s and BMWs before a 911 was added to David’s garage

At 39 David bought his first Porsche, a low mileage 993 Carrera coupe in Silver. A 964 followed. Both these cars are no longer in David’s garage. What is in his garage though, is 1970 911T in Signal Orange. A car that started off as a ‘bit of a wreck’ and has been transformed to a ‘Hot Rod’ 911T. A fully restored and custom ‘70’s 911 powered with a 3.2 Carrera engine. Alongside this is his ’83 911SC Sport, a UK car with the Pasha interior. Then there is the under the radar ’77 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 which fits perfectly alongside David’s 911s. Having owned 4 generations of air-cooled cars, David has a great story to tell. 

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Follow David on Instagram @david.burggraaf

Every Porsche tells a story and each owner has a different story to tell – that is what the PorscheCooled owner stories is all about. 

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

PorscheCooled Exclusive member Become a member of PorscheCooled and help support the Podcast. It will keep us talking!https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled

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In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Steve and Michael address the ‘911 Centric’ comment about the podcast. Are they really 911 elitist? Oh, Steve is ill, but we won’t get into that. Michael doesn’t understand the need for a GT4RS, Steve doesn’t necessarily agree. Michael puts Steve on the spot about front engine Porsches and he can’t believe Steve has bought another knob. Michael ends the podcast with chatting about his servicing stress.This leads into how to pick a good Porsche Indy mechanic and build a relationship. 

Welcome back to the PorscheCooled Podcast.

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

Become a PorscheCooled Exclusive member https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled

Insta: @PorscheCooled @michael.bath @P997.1

The PorscheCooled Podcast is available everywhere you get your Podcasts.

In today’s PorscheCooled Podcast Michael presents episode 38 of owner stories with Steven from Sydney Australia. Steven has always been a car guy even though growing up on an island in the Pacific where there were not many cars. Nonetheless, the cars that were imported there during the ‘70’s were special. As a kid Steven remembers seeing iconic Australian muscle cars been driven on the tiny mainly dirt roads on the island. This fuelled his passion. Fast forward a few years and Steven starting his career for Qantas in Sydney. During this time Steven regularly saw pilots’ cars parked including 930 turbos and Ferraris. This was love at first sight for Steven but like all of us at 17 it was always how do we get there?

Steven’s car journey includes performance cars and bikes, his first memorable car being a Mazda RX4 - a car he raced. A Datsun 1600 rally car he owned with a friend followed. This was a car which Steven honed his driving skills. First Porsche? Well, that was a Macan S a few years back followed by his first 911, a 1998 911 Cabriolet. Recently Steven added another Porsche to his garage a 1966 SWB 912. Not just any 912, a 912 that  was a 6 year labour of love for the previous owner. Steven is yet to see his ‘hot rod’  912 as it was without a working engine and is in the process of being rebuilt to something even better than before.

Welcome back to the PorscheCooled Podcast 

 

Every Porsche tells a story and each owner has a different story to tell – that is what the PorscheCooled owner stories is all about. 

Follow Steven on Instagram @66_912_6

Michael (@michael.bath) owns a first generation 997 Carrera, comes from Australia and currently resides in Bahrain. Steve (@gtst3ve) is a Porsche owner and enthusiast from Sydney, Australia.

This podcast is part of a series with Steve where two mates chat about all things Porsche. Thanks for listening.

PorscheCooled Exclusive member Become a member of PorscheCooled and help support the Podcast. It will keep us talking!https://www.patreon.com/porschecooled

The PorscheCooled Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts.