Fan of F1

I wanted to introduce myself to this forum. I am a long time Porsche H20 guy (928, Boxster, 996 M1, 996 M2) and have decided to convert to what originally made a Porsche a Porsche. I just was not getting any real driver satisfaction out of my Mk2 996 and wanted something more. I drove a good friends 82 SC and was hooked. So, sold the 996 and bought a 1980 Weissach SC in great shape that I will be using as my daily driver.

Happy to be part of this group and looking forward to learning a bunch from all of you.

Regards,

Patric

Amber Gramps

For a second there I was thinking you were doing a motor swap.

Did you get the light or the dark Weissach?

Fan of F1

No motor swap. I just wanted a more pure driving experience, and the 996 as not cutting it. The 996 is really not that much different than driving any number of nice performance oriented new cars. I wanted something special again. After driving that 82' SC, I was hooked so I went looking.

The Weissach is the Black Metallic. It is the one I uploaded into my signature. I will get more pics and post them soon.

theiceman

and we bring yet another back into the fold .... congrats and welcome ..

Fan of F1

Thanks. Glad to be hear. I now am living in Newport Beach, CA and have been attending Cars & Coffee in Irvine the past month or so. Late models Porsches, as well as anything else you can thin of, are common out here. I find myself on Saturdays spending all my time looking at the great older models from Porsche, Alfa, BMW 2002tii, etc. So I decided that rather than remain just one in the sea of late model, nice cars that I would buy something that really is interesting and appealing to me for the reasons I stated in the earlier post.
I am planning to use this as a daily driver, rain or shine. Any advice that all of you would give me in order to make this transition from a late model car to a 1980 SC a smooth one. I am really looking forward to the change.

theiceman

no advice that you haven't learned from all your years of ownership. Just the old " don't lift" and make sure you know how to check and change your oil in these models . tonnes of do's and don't so sit back use the search function and read on . Lots of great guys here ..

whalebird

Well done. I think that is a superb choice of 911 models. May I suggest that if not already, join PCA (porsche club america). One of many good reasons is to get a feel for whom and where to get your particular 911 serviced. A good 996 shop may not be the best 911SC shop, and visa-versa.
I think you will see some really smart guys (guys who have made the same choice)chime in here in...3...2........

Fan of F1

Thanks Whalebird. I was a PCA member for a long time, but actually dropped off when I started driving 996s. Again, not really feeling that I was driving anything special or being tied to the brand was likely part of that decision. I do plan to re-join PCA and am actually planning to attend Hershey for the fist time in about 8 years.

Billm

Not to hijack the thread, but do you folks in California know of any Porsche or other car events in the Sonoma Valley area May 13-16 or so? my wife and I are heading that way for a few days of r&r and what better way to r&r than at a car event?

Bill

Fan of F1

Too far north for me Billm. Maybe someone up near San Fran can chime in to help out.

theiceman

Bill start a seperate thread as some may miss your question .

ivangene

came from 996... would not go back... the early cars are too much fun!

(might drive a late car if I had multiple cars, but not as my only one - right now)

ivangene

there is a question?

Fan of F1

No question. Just introducing myself. I appreciate your comments on going from a 996 back to an SC. The early cars are way more fun. The newer cars, at least the non-GT versions, are so civilized and refined that something is just lost in the process. The best way to describe it would be that when I was driving my 996, I felt like a passenger. With the SC, I again feel like a driver.

ivangene

one thing for sure, the newer cars can go fast without you realizing it...they cruise well and have nice big brakes. Overall a very good car, just not the direct in your face drive of an older unit. I drove an older car than mine a couple weeks ago and am really sure I will get an older car if/when I change again...maybe a SWB Longhood - my guess is it wont be a concorse car but will be plenty fun and get plenty of up fixen