CorsePerVita

10. If I'm going to drive a car that needs work, it may as well be one that I enjoy.
9. Generally when cars leak oil and other fluids, I assume something is wrong. When mine burns and leaks oil I simply know it has oil and it's working correctly.
8. Nothing is a more satisfying feeling after a crap day at work than when you hop in the car, turn it over, smell the Porsche smell and hear the engine run and have a relaxing drive home.
7. It gives me a good excuse to take the long way home.
6. I figure if I need a midlife crisis in my life, I may as well get it out of the way now in one that's suitable for such a point in my life, even though it's technically a quarter life crisis, not quite to the midlife part.
5. Since I like to do the work myself, it gives me a new level of frustration to call "normal" ... wait.. you mean the car has to be ON... AND at running temp to check the oil?
4. Now I can actually make antifreeze jokes.
3. I never have to worry about people eating and drinking in my car. I tell them Germans don't believe in doing stupid things and cars, to quit their whining and enjoy the drive.
2. Waking up and actually looking forward to driving somewhere.
1. It's more satisfying to drive the car you've wanted since you were a little kid, the ones you always saw on the posters... than to keep staring at a poster... so why not?

GothingNC

Perfect !!

GothingNC

I'll chime in with mine:

1) I hate roomy interiors
2) Setting off car alarms at the office parking deck
3) The ignition is on the proper side so I can use both hands to start and shift
4) Friends never ask me to haul pieces of furniture
5) The smell of the interior
6) No cup holders; drinking and eating is not permitted in the Porsche
7) Awesome brakes, saved my life more then once avoiding idiot drivers
8) I can drive it in the rain/snow and it won't melt compared to the Italian sports cars
9) A 3 hour drive feels like 15 minutes and I just want to keep going-need to plan a cross country trip soon.
10) It is the only vehicle that gives me a real connection between the car and driver, really hard to describe to the wife and she will never understand.

ivangene

10. - if you fart in the car, you appologise even if you are alone
9. - no more nose bleeds from picking a winner on the way to work
8. - children do not fight in the back... there isnt enough room to throw a punch
7. - you never have to drive the lunch group at work, although once we took 3 in the car...and NOW I never have to do that again.
6. - Everyone tells you thier "fast car" stories
5. - my wife knows who the mistress is
4. - litterally cannot get enough....like a drug addiction, only legal
3. - stangers talk to you at lights, gas stations, parks and almost anywhere else.
2. - SUV's tailgating you daily
1. - I cant imagine any worse tragety than to dream about something SO long and not actually achieve it.

Birol

Ten reasons to own & drive especially an AIRCOOLED 911:

Because

- a 911 is the coolest car on this planet

- it sorts out good drivers and shows how bad the bad really are

- no other car has this special engine sound (and door 'clank')

- even the most wonderful scenery comes second when a 911 is on the picture

- you don´t need to buy necessarily a sedan or station wagon when you become father

- it´s a timeless car and the older it is the better it gets

- you can drive it for years, have foolish fun and get at least the same money when you sell it

- you can use it as a daily driver and on track the same way without failures

- you will forget time and hurry when you see 9:11 on the digital clock

- it´s a delight to wash it with a sponge in the own hands

w00tPORSCHE

the timeless shape ... the bulletproof engine.... rock solid body ... the sound .... the smell .... the connection between car and driver .... the unadulterated joy you experience each time you take it for a spin... the history/iconic status behind the car ..... above all for me personally the great group of friends that I have come to know in RL 911 section this past 15 months. That alone is priceless.

GT9111

You only live once, so why settle for any car less than a Porsche.

500

Great lists everyone, but those two were particularly stellar (for me).

Here are my thoughts:

10. In a 911, you know every other car guy/gal on the planet respects your car, even if they are not a Porsche Person, I have never met anyone half-way car literate who does not see a 911 as something irrepressibly cool.

9. I love being able to casually reach over and operate the passenger side window (while hardly stretching).

8. Some parts are quirky, but nothing is cheap-o.

7. Five big, round gauges, NO sat-nav.

6. No, not just any monkey can drive this car…

5. 911 owners, on the whole, are a great, intelligent bunch.

4. My little guy loves this car as least as much as I do.

3. Pedals too far to the center, switches and controls placed haphazardly all around, shift linkage at floor level… How is it that an ergonomic nightmare can feel so perfect?

2. The sounds… door “thunk”, clicking on cool down, the whirr of the starter (why does it seem to sound different from any other car) and of course the motor, especially as it winds past 4K.

1. A perfect excuse to hang around on the 911 forum @ Rennlist!

dpoul34

1 The smile as you glance back knowing that you get to do it again

This was the best one.

Not a 911 owner yet - looking for the right one.

Caferacer

I just placed my first Pelican order (wiper blades, Swepco 503, reverse bulb and 101 Projects for your Porsche). Which leads me to another "best thing"...

- ordering stuff for my SUV feels like failure. Ordering stuff for my Porsche feels like Christmas!

theiceman

if you think ordering stuff for an SUV is a failure .. try owning an Audi .. better yet .. 2 ..

Arctic1

Am just finishing a 3000+ mile trip in the SC. My list of items include:

- I have to pack light since there isn't much room for anything else
- the antenna looks stupid when fully erect so why bother with any sound but the engine
- starting on the first crank
- mimicking Top Gear by stopping at the entrance to a mountain tunnel and opening the sunroof as I wind up through the gears
- being absolutely exhausted at the end of 300 miles of twisties, and waiting in anticipation of doing it all over again in the morning
- I get cool parking spaces (see photo)
- the back seat is perfect for a parrot in its cage as it won't tip over on the twisties
- knowing the car is smiling more than I am when it sees the sign in the photo
- fighting the car's autopilot as it knows it can drive itself better than some stupid human
- there's scenery beside the road?
- having too much legroom.

And my best is that this is the most comfortable car I have ever driven. I do lots of very long distance drives and this car is amazingly comfortable. Who would have thought a small sports car could be so comfortable.

500

I really like your car, Arctic...

Caferacer

And the license plate! What a great post on a great trip.

irobertson

That pic is awesome, I had to look twice to find the car!
So, does the parrot like the twisties?