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Old 02-26-2020, 10:57 AM
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From AutoWeek: It's Time To Make The Case for the Car - What pro-car arguments tend to miss is what makes cars so special in the first place.
https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/columns/a30123404/its-time-to-make-the-case-for-the-car/


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Great write up!

As I always say, “...just because the newer cars are faster and have higher performance figures in every quantifiable category, doesn’t make them better to drive...”

As it pertains to our beloved 911 Porsches; the 991 and newer cars are better in every measurable category of performance. Yet, the 997 GT3/RS (and yes I know I’m biased) are so much more fun and engaging to drive. Faster does not always equal better.

991 GT3/RSs are awesome, I’ve driven them and they are so capable it’s not even close to anything ever offered by Porsche as it relates to the 911. However, every time I drive a 997 GT3/RS-996 GT3/RS-993-964-911 it reminds me of why I love the 911 in a way the 991s simply don’t. Again, 991s and now 992s are undoubtedly and undeniably more capable but again, this doesn’t mean better.

The older cars are just more engaging, more interactive, more difficult to drive fast, and as such more rewarding. The feeling you get when you get a heel and toe done right and/or you reduce your lap time by a few ticks on the stop watch is just euphoric in a way (sadly) younger drivers may never know.

For my myself and many of my clients I build 4.15L Mezger engines for 996/997 GT cars, I re-gear them, change clutches, change shifters, put in better diffs (Guard), change brakes and pads, design and manufacture lighter wheels, make suspension and weight changes, and yet according to client feedback how awesome their cars feel is usually what I hear. My 4.15L have Turbo-like torque and rev to 9k RPMs and yet as much as we all love more power, it’s the overall feel of the car which is most intoxicating. I’m fully aware this feeling is reached through a comprehensive and well thought out plan which has been properly executed. The sum of its parts-kind of thing; every aspect of a car’s performance must be well balanced for it to feel great. And how a car feels or better said the feelings it gives you is what’s most important.

Remember some day, this (life) will all be over and so drive them like you stole them. Personalize them, modify them, and above all, enjoy them!
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Old 08-20-2020, 03:54 AM
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^ this is why I now parked my RS4.0 and drive 1973 hot rod
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hi! i love cars... i remember when i was given an assignment to write an essay on cars, and i didn't know what to do. i'm not creative, but i'm a great mechanic. how many of us are like that?
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cars guys, many of us, are romantics. it's why we love the older cars and how we engage with them. we interact more, we drive them. new cars may be superior in many ways, but my garage has nothing newer than nearly 20 years old. cars are like time-machines that can take us to a simpler time where it was easier to be delighted.

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