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I figured I should introduce myself. I just bought a 2011 Vantage roadster 6 speed (from a forum member who 4 years earlier bought it form another forum member). One way ticket to DC and drove it home over the course of a few days. This is replacing my Porsche 996 911 that I owned for 14 years and 87,000 miles. During the winter I drive a modified Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. Anyone else from the Milwaukee area here? I've got a few small things to sort out this fall/winter, but I'm hoping by next summer I can just drive it and enjoy it
Biggest issue is it sometimes has difficulty starting. Previous owner thought the key module in the dash needed to be replaced. Personally I'm thinking it's more likely a fueling issue. Possibly needs a new fuel pump. Seems to have issues more with hot starts, but it's intermittent. Annoying that it can take several attempts to start the car.
Other than that, the driver side parking light doesn't work. Not a huge deal, seems like that's probably related to condensation on the circuit board, low priority to figure out what to do there. The gears for the nav screen are shot, not sure yet if I want to upgrade to wireless carplay, or fix the screen in the down position. There's a little bit of corrosion on the mirror brackets and drivers door, I'll get that fixed eventually, also not a huge deal at the moment. Finally, there's a little oil leak. The shop where I had the PPI done thought it was oil pan, but it seems like that's kind of rare and timing cover is more common.
Once I get the starting issue figured out I'll feel a lot better. I'm a hands on type person (other than corrosion/paint/body) so I'm hoping to do most of the work myself, though it's definitely harder to find guides compared to the 911 or Wrangler!
Beautiful car, congrats! I'm not in the Milwaukee area but have family there, have spent a lot of time there in the past. Great city. Get everything sorted out so you can get up to Road America next season!
