Need a screwdriver for your Porsche?

[flying haggis]

someone is having a laugh............

1973.5 Porsche Chrom-Vanadium Reversible Screwdriver 911T/E/S/RS | eBay

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Well, I know someone who thinks he can renovate a 911T, and he's definitely having a laugh.

 

[DUFC]

Wow!

 

[Chrishazle]

That makes even Porsche Classic parts prices look cheap - which they're not! In 2000 I bought a new NS drivers light and indicator unit for my 968 coupe for £214 for both, now the drivers light alone is well over £400, and the indicator unit about £150!! Even worse, many parts ar no longer available - so for instance when I needed to change the fuel lines on the 92MY 968 cab, the flexi from the filter towards the fuel pump and from the filter to the hard line were NLA, so we had to change the whole lot ot 93->MY parts, so instead of about £50 for 2 flexis and an hour to change, it was about £350 in parts and 4 1/2 hours using a "southern engineered" method rather than the 8+ hours of the WSM method to change them!

 

[addbuyer]

Guys your not looking at the bigger picture here! It’s only expensive if you collect in person but if your out of town and have to have it delivered, factor in the postage and import charges and it’s a bargain

 

[flying haggis]

many years ago a friend needed to replace the brakes flexi hoses on the front of his fiesta 1.3.
he bought the parts from a local factor and on the box it stated "fits Ford fiesta1.1,1.3 etc AND it also said fits Porsche 924 (I think was the model) he paid £14 for the pair and as it had the porsche part no listed I rang the local porsche dealer and enquired as to the price of the listed part.The reply, "yes sir, we have them in stock£78 plus vat for a pair!!!!
rip off or what??

 

[markjay]

The best one is the black plastic handle screw driver with the reversible bit, supplied as part of the standard toolkit with Vauxhall and Opel cars for many years. I have a small collection of those, don't ask how

And the best part is that it cost just 10% of the Porsche price, so everyone can have one:

Vauxhall (Genuine OE) 6651539 for sale online | eBay

 

[flying haggis]

The best one is the black plastic handle screw driver with the reversible bit, supplied as part of the standard toolkit with Vauxhall and Opel cars for many years. I have a small collection of those, don't ask how

And the best part is that it cost just 10% of the Porsche price, so everyone can have one:

Vauxhall (Genuine OE) 6651539 for sale online | eBay

the vauxhall one is 1% of the porsche one!!!!!!

 

[markjay]

the vauxhall one is 1% of the porsche one!!!!!!

Yes it is....

 

[Benzmanc]

Most Vauxhall tool kits get worn out along with the hazard warning switch and the bonnet release.......

 

[Rich H]

I have had a Porsche in the past and although the parts weren't cheap they also didn't fail very often so the cost of ownership was no worse than the Audi that I had before it.
It's not as if MB parts are particularly cheap.

However that is a huge amount to pay for a screwdriver. It's not even gold.
I can only assume that it is very rare, or at least that is what the seller wants people to believe.

 

[markmifsud]

If you are interested the open ended spanner is much better value
1965-69 Porsche Drop Forged Steel Wrench 11X10 | eBay

 

[markjay]

Most Vauxhall tool kits get worn out along with the hazard warning switch and the bonnet release.......

My oldest screw driver in this set came from a 1991 Opel Vectra, and still says 'W. Germany". So it must have been made just before the unification of 1990. It still looks new

 

[219]

someone is having a laugh............

1973.5 Porsche Chrom-Vanadium Reversible Screwdriver 911T/E/S/RS | eBay

I'm sure VW used to include the exact same screwdriver in the toolkit for air-cooled Beetles

 

[grober]

I heard that vintage Porsches are fairly reliable but there is one hidden component that gets worn out on a regular basis - your bank account!
Does remind me of the tool roll you got with the 1980s/early90s Mercedes models. Its interesting that the screw driver is often missing- perhaps down to the fact its the tool to have frequent use away from the car on other domestic appliances/tasks and thus the most likely to walk?

 

[flying haggis]

If you are interested the open ended spanner is much better value
1965-69 Porsche Drop Forged Steel Wrench 11X10 | eBay

even better it has just been reduced in price by 10$

 

[Bellow]

Were years measured out in halves in the 70s? 1973.5?

My fault. I've only ever used 'car tools' as sacrificial - screwdrivers you can hit with a hammer. That'll be why they are rare now.

 

[Stratman]

My BMW R75/7 had the same toolkit in Grober's picture, in a navy blue roll with an additional box spanner for spark plugs. It's now in a cubby hole in the back of my car.