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removal process again. As I could hear the Porsche gods snickering
in the distance, I encountered the dreaded lock nut, which the folks back in Germany deemed necessary to put in the front bonnet. My bad luck was batting 1.000.
Now I was mad. I was not going to let this stop my rescue plan. Being skinny and with long arms, I deduced that I could reach in
Being skinny and with long arms, I deduced that I could reach in between the tire and the wheel well panel and remove the screws.
between the tire and the wheel well panel and remove the screws. Being in such close quarters, a screw driver was too long to use. So I inserted the screw bit, grabbed the bit with a pair of pliers, and gradually removed the screws.
At last, the promised land. Clinching a flashlight between my teeth and my trusty pliers in one hand, I peered up the dark hole towards the front of the car. There
it was; these 2 inches of steel cable protruding from the side wall of
the front trunk. Like Captain Ahab stalking the mighty Moby Dick,
I was not about to let this one get away. The pliers arrested the cable, I gave a strong tug, and eureka! Such a sweet sound, that little muffled pop.
A day later, with the battery receiving a nice recharge, my Cayman fired up willingly. This
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