911 addiction
07-11-2012, 07:58 PM
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911 addiction
Found this website about a year and a half ago. Spent countless hours absorbing the vast wealth of information on this forum as an unregistered user. A bit mind boggling at 1st all the different forums and threads. After 6 months of mild addiction I became a registered user where I’ve been regularly reading and occasionally posting for the last year. Today I signed up as a paid member and thought I’d introduce myself.
4 years ago I bought a Boxster S that was a blast to drive but only drove it 1-2x per week as I tote around a bicycle frequently to group rides and races. I also realized I didn’t like all the attention that came with a red convertible. Everytime I had the top down it seemed like everyone stares at you. But I liked how the car drove and saw Porsche makes a bike rack so I thought I’d make it work by making it more practical... Should have listened when others said bike rack on the Boxster is LOUD. Top up it sounds like a hurricane. Top down looks super cool but ear plugs or going deaf before 40 are not my ideas of driving fun.
Did some research and heard rave reviews in car mags about the new Cayenne driving like a sports sedan. Plunked down my deposit on a six speed manual optioned just the way I wanted and had the longest 5 month wait of my life. Felt like a kid waiting for Christmas that never seemed to get closer. The wait was so long that convinced myself it was the perfect vehicle once it arrived. If I was into the luxury ride feel I probably would like it. After a month I was back online reading about cars.
It took a lot of trial and error until I realized 1. I don’t like convertibles 2. I don’t like SUV’s (if you don’t like a Porsche SUV you won’t like any SUV. 3. I don’t like owning a daily driver and a garage queen. 4. I love sports cars
Narrowed it down to M3 & Audi S4 and a 911 as a long shot. The wife liked the Cayenne and thought I was crazy to switch cars so soon. Thought she was going to kill me when I pulled into the driveway right behind her in an S4 overnight test drive. Even stuffed the bike in the boot with the rear wheel on to prove its practicality. She was mad initially but finally was OK with the idea of a sports sedan.
The next day I was ready to buy the S4 when I said I just need to test out that 997 back to back with the S4. The sound alone at start up had me giggling like a school boy, gave me goose bumps and made me want to run back into the dealership and hand them my wallet. I had every intension of just driving the 997 to rule it out so I would be sure I hadn’t made a mistake when I bought the S4. After 5 minutes with the car I finally “got it” about the 911. This car is in a completely different league as a sport sedan in terms of how it sounds and feels, I won’t get into performance arguments as that varies so much based on the year/model comparisons. I wasn’t prepared for how vast a difference these cars feel in terms of intimate but comfortable cabin size, shifter feel, brake feel, steering feedback, driving position & sound. In one short drive I learned more than I could reading a 100 car mag test articles about the 911. After the test drive I had no doubt the 911 was what I wanted.
The dealer only had one in stock. The test car was a 2012 c2S with a 104K sticker. The wife eventually said OK to the 911 but not at any price. This lead to a 8 day intensive search of CPO’d 997’s. A 5 hour road trip to NYC to look at 3 prospective cars . I Drove down in the Cayenne and drove back in automotive bliss all in the same day.
8 months later I still smile each time I turn the key.
I keep turning to Rennlist whenever I have a question or just want to learn a little more about these wonderful cars. I thought it was about time to join as a paid member.
I’m off now to the DE forum to learn more about helmets as I need one for the October DE at Watkins Glen.
Oh...I've spend enough time here to learn that any post about a car is useless without pics so here are a few
The old Boxster now in the hands of a friend
let the wife drive the car and eventually she says yes to new ones
short stint in a Cayenne
S4 has a nice big boot
Driving bliss
4 years ago I bought a Boxster S that was a blast to drive but only drove it 1-2x per week as I tote around a bicycle frequently to group rides and races. I also realized I didn’t like all the attention that came with a red convertible. Everytime I had the top down it seemed like everyone stares at you. But I liked how the car drove and saw Porsche makes a bike rack so I thought I’d make it work by making it more practical... Should have listened when others said bike rack on the Boxster is LOUD. Top up it sounds like a hurricane. Top down looks super cool but ear plugs or going deaf before 40 are not my ideas of driving fun.
Did some research and heard rave reviews in car mags about the new Cayenne driving like a sports sedan. Plunked down my deposit on a six speed manual optioned just the way I wanted and had the longest 5 month wait of my life. Felt like a kid waiting for Christmas that never seemed to get closer. The wait was so long that convinced myself it was the perfect vehicle once it arrived. If I was into the luxury ride feel I probably would like it. After a month I was back online reading about cars.
It took a lot of trial and error until I realized 1. I don’t like convertibles 2. I don’t like SUV’s (if you don’t like a Porsche SUV you won’t like any SUV. 3. I don’t like owning a daily driver and a garage queen. 4. I love sports cars
Narrowed it down to M3 & Audi S4 and a 911 as a long shot. The wife liked the Cayenne and thought I was crazy to switch cars so soon. Thought she was going to kill me when I pulled into the driveway right behind her in an S4 overnight test drive. Even stuffed the bike in the boot with the rear wheel on to prove its practicality. She was mad initially but finally was OK with the idea of a sports sedan.
The next day I was ready to buy the S4 when I said I just need to test out that 997 back to back with the S4. The sound alone at start up had me giggling like a school boy, gave me goose bumps and made me want to run back into the dealership and hand them my wallet. I had every intension of just driving the 997 to rule it out so I would be sure I hadn’t made a mistake when I bought the S4. After 5 minutes with the car I finally “got it” about the 911. This car is in a completely different league as a sport sedan in terms of how it sounds and feels, I won’t get into performance arguments as that varies so much based on the year/model comparisons. I wasn’t prepared for how vast a difference these cars feel in terms of intimate but comfortable cabin size, shifter feel, brake feel, steering feedback, driving position & sound. In one short drive I learned more than I could reading a 100 car mag test articles about the 911. After the test drive I had no doubt the 911 was what I wanted.
The dealer only had one in stock. The test car was a 2012 c2S with a 104K sticker. The wife eventually said OK to the 911 but not at any price. This lead to a 8 day intensive search of CPO’d 997’s. A 5 hour road trip to NYC to look at 3 prospective cars . I Drove down in the Cayenne and drove back in automotive bliss all in the same day.
8 months later I still smile each time I turn the key.
I keep turning to Rennlist whenever I have a question or just want to learn a little more about these wonderful cars. I thought it was about time to join as a paid member.
I’m off now to the DE forum to learn more about helmets as I need one for the October DE at Watkins Glen.
Oh...I've spend enough time here to learn that any post about a car is useless without pics so here are a few
The old Boxster now in the hands of a friend let the wife drive the car and eventually she says yes to new ones short stint in a Cayenne S4 has a nice big boot Driving bliss
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07-11-2012, 11:10 PM
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Great story. I drove my last 997.1 with my bike on from Kansas City to Galveston, TX and back to do a Tri last year.
Traded the .1 up to a .2 but kept the rack.
Love hauling a$$ with my bike strapped on.
Traded the .1 up to a .2 but kept the rack.
Love hauling a$$ with my bike strapped on.
07-11-2012, 11:33 PM
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07-11-2012, 11:53 PM
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Glad to see there are some local people on Rennlist. I've started getting involved with Niagara PCA. Went to a brake tech session, attended a DE as a guest a few months ago to sit in on the classroom portion and to see what it was all about. Planning to do a few autocross events later this year and registered for my 1st DE in October. The local PCA seems very well organized with a great group of people. Trying to get the wife interested but she afraid of hurting the car. I guess that is better than her throwing it into a ditch at an obscene speed or having to stop her from doing burnouts 
07-12-2012, 11:03 AM
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07-12-2012, 11:51 AM
#15
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Sorry to hijack. The car is lovely but what is the bike on the rack (brand)? Further, how about the wheels. They remind me of old Rolf's but what's intriguing is the alternating cross/parallel spoke pattern - I can't recall ever seeing that pattern.