Ed Hughes

But the large majority of cars shipped to the US ended up in California...

Drive around LA, OC or SD and it is uncanny how many air-cooled 911's you spot going down the road. That is the point of this being the hub.

theiceman

it is the hub of weird dudes too., and endless sources of entertainment .. so what happend to Loren anyway ..

Ed Hughes

It looked like he got his a$$ handed to him. I took extreme pleasure in that. Can you believe that he posted the whole thing on the Pelican tour, then when Wayne weighed in, he reported the post as a problem? It all blew up in his face, and he finally lost his avatar with his logo.

I also like the comment he made about not getting any business from his sponsorship here. Is it any wonder the way he always rips and insults posters on tech threads?

theiceman

yeah but at least he was amusing ... to us who know him anyway .. maybe not so much for the new guys ..
okay we are going to have to close this thread or change the name .. seeing Victory Motors in bold every time is just wierding me out .. gees it's 1:00am

night all

whalebird

I will agree that there are a large number of cars in Cali. When I worked for Mercedes Benz, 1/3 of their cars produced were sold in the US, 1/3 of the US sales were Cali. Frankly they made cars for the California market. With CARB restrictions like they are, their ROW cars were made to meet cali. standards to simplify production.
Aside of sales figures, there is a large and healthy community of 911 enthusiast all over the US. The West Coast market is typically high priced compared to other regions, so a prudent search for a 911 could be nationwide.
I would love to go out to California and get my next 911, meet some of you guys, and drive in that dangerous wine tour rally. I can't think of anything I had rather do.

whalebird

Oh, in regards to the OP. I have seen some skillfully polished turds from Victory.

joey c

i think victory is the best,honest place to buy a car..very honest...NOT

ricster

I recently had a speedster come into our shop from victory. They seem to try and polish up the turds the best they can..then charge top dollar. This vehicle had the supposedly factory Fuch's...but I am looking at the wheels and saying..something doesn't seem right...well....I looked on the inside spokes..."MADE IN CHINA". I feel bad for this guy buying this turd and didn't have the heart to tell him that the Fuch's they said they replaced as the car had aftermarket wheels on it but he wanted Fuch's...they gave him Fuch's alright...they Fuched him up the butt lol.

theiceman

I still think they would have a better rep as a detailing shop rather than a car seller .. they detail cars magnificently..

whalebird

So ricster... was the speedster real? Somebody could have just scammed the wheels, but they also could have scammed the whole car just as easily. Were the rear flares welded on? You can look under the fenders and see seams.

Ed Hughes

Maybe not even that. I met a guy in the DFW area who bought a spectacular looking 911 from them. Until the clear they obviously sprayed over the original paint started peeling off in chunks about 4 or 5 months later.

theiceman

..dang that's ugly ...

ricster

So ricster... was the speedster real? Somebody could have just scammed the wheels, but they also could have scammed the whole car just as easily. Were the rear flares welded on? You can look under the fenders and see seams.

Hi Whalebird,
No it was a real car....but there where tell tail signs that this car was sitting in the hot texas sun..as the interior door material was pulling apart etc. Also the paint...though white if you looked close you can tell they buffed the hell out of it..there were areas where the paint wa sun faded...had to just catch it in the right light. It has 46k miles which for a speedster is alot. I heard he paid in the 50's for it....talk about getting it straight up you know what. Its amazing to me that there really is not alot of people that are very knowledgable about these cars....I worked for a porsche dealer off and on over my years in the business and was working for Porsche when these cars came out...I know the 80's series cars very well. Hard to get much past me on these cars.

Bull

Yep. Guess where the largest PCA Region, by membership, is? And the Second, third and fourth.....Cal is the Porsche hub of high mileage cars in the US.

theiceman

I don't think PCA member ship has ANYTHING to do with sales and ownership .More a reflection on the demographic and people feeling they need to belong.

just my .02c , flame away ...