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Old 09-01-2015, 04:48 PM
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When you have 6...and you continue to check websites for more that are for sale
Old 09-01-2015, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by super928
When you already have two and your wondering if your wife won't mind you buying another !
...or when she say's she'll divorce you if you don't sell one of them like you promised when you convinced her to let you buy another one to "flip."
Old 09-01-2015, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dr bob
You read literally thousands of postings here, almost exclusively about serious or annoying problems. Yet you still take advantage of a "deal" on a ten-year-stored car that "ran when it was parked". Then make your first investment for it in "upgraded" wheels and tires.
Hahahahaha. I shouldn't be laughing because I have 2 different sets of rims and tires waiting for my '84 to run again which hasn't seen the road since 2011. Can't pass up a good deal on Carrera IIIs and 2 piece GFG rims. Some day I'll see which I like better then save the other set for a 928 that I haven't bought yet. Hahaha...
Old 09-01-2015, 05:34 PM
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...when your friend tells you, "you'll never get laid with that car"
and 2 years later he's right, but you don't care !
Old 09-01-2015, 06:07 PM
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... when you start dating a new gal and show her pictures of your 928, and she says only half joking "Gee - that's kind of ugly. I guess we could go out in it after dark."

That was our last date...
Old 09-01-2015, 06:30 PM
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... your 928 takes up so much money it becomes your mistress.
Old 09-01-2015, 06:57 PM
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When you spend so much time in your garage working on it, and then driving it wherever you can that your wife announces to new friends that she is a "Porsche Widow".
Old 09-01-2015, 10:07 PM
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You know what a "RogerBox" is and that it is superior to a ****box 8>)
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Old 09-02-2015, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by euro trash
...when your friend tells you, "you'll never get laid with that car"
and 2 years later he's right, but you don't care !
Related but different...

Right after I got the car, I had it parked in the underground parking at my office in Pasadena. Rode down the elevator with a few of our other engineers, and as we walked out into the parking area, one stopped stopped, stared at the car, and gave me a lecture about how 'lucky' I would get if I had a car like that. I listened politely for a minute, then popped the rear hatch to drop my briefcase in. Then the driver's door and asked if he wanted to "try it on". Took him a few seconds to recover, but he did try it on.

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My finance VP at the time was a 30-ish "kid", with a new Mustang. He related that he'd been to the car wash on Saturday, and was miffed when some young hottie paid more attention to the dude in tennis whites driving an older Neon. Didn't she know that a guy with a new Mustang would be a better catch than a guy with a Neon? I shared with him that personal style is a better lure; anybody can buy a Mustang. He was a bit deflated. Same with a 928 or any other car -- Don't plan for it to be a ticket to sack time. Man makes the car, not the other way around.
Old 09-02-2015, 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by The Forgotten On
... your 928 takes up so much money it becomes your mistress.
That's the "name" of my 928, Mistress
Old 09-02-2015, 04:01 AM
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Default You know you are a 928 addict when:

When you tell your friends that:
Yes it is like dating an aging super model who also happens to be a drunk crack addict that's always looking for your wallet.
Old 09-02-2015, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by sstrickstein
When you tell your friends that:
Yes it is like dating an aging super model who also happens to be a drunk crack addict that's always looking for your wallet.
And this is a bad thing?
Old 09-02-2015, 11:11 AM
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when your browser favorites is all full with 928 DIY stuff
Old 09-02-2015, 11:39 AM
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you are about to do a routine oil change and decide it would be better just to pull the engine out completely and change all of the gaskets while you are "in there".
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When you are in denial about the multiples of the purchase price you have spent on restoration.


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