It's been awhile!

 

Hi, my name's Jeff and I'm an alc. . . oh wait. . . Never mind. Wrong introduction.

Yea, I'm Jeff, age 34. Spoken for. No kids. No drugs.
Architect (still apprenticing technically, but working on that. . .)

non-P-car related interests include aviation (I've flown as an instructor and a commercial pilot in my former lives), distance running, camping or pretty much anything to do with the outdoors and appreciation for nature and its beauty, mountain biking, etc. Or just hanging around drinking with buddies. . .

Porsche genesis:

Geez. . . I think I've always LIKED them. One of my earliest car "toys" (really a metal scale model) that wasn't a Matchbox-type car was a 959. I absolutely love that car. I saw my first 944 while on the way to go ice skating at a pond in the town where I grew up (near Boston). Fell in love instantly. . . I was like "wow - that's a Porsche! Someone around here owns a Porsche! WICKED!!!" I've always loved the lines and look of the 924 / 944 / 968 as well as the 911 "whale tails". I hope to pick up one of those at some point also.

I went through my stint of owning crappy cars and not realizing that I really COULD HAVE owned a P-car earlier. My litany of former junk includes a '77 Camaro, a '78 Firebird, a '83 Mustang GT (actually kinda' liked that one), a Isuzu Impulse (forget the year), a Dodge Daytona (ditto), a GMC truck and I think one or two others that were "shared property".

Anyway upon moving to LA in 1999 I quickly realized that my GMC truck was highly inappropriate for the city and the urban lifestyle. I kind of wanted to get a CAR earlier but hardly ever drove at first (within cycling distance of my job) and my wife had a car so it was never a priority. I eventually did get a motorcycle (which I still have, fulfilling another long-term interest / dream) for around-town jaunts here. VERY good choice - immune to LA traffic. That alone is worth it!

Anyway I was looking around casually considering various cars one day after once again not being able to fit into a local parking garage because my effin' truck was too tall and it's difficult to carry groceries and stuff on a bike. I could not believe it when I was told I could buy a PORSCHE for under $3k. I was stunned. All my childhood memories of that first white 944 I saw and the occasional other ones afterwards (that ALWAYS got my attention) came back. I had to have it. I bought it unquestioningly and as they say, the rest is history. I got instantly hooked by the car, the "subculture" they have, the intellectual satisfaction of figuring them out and being able to work on them efficiently and understanding the engineering that makes them an example of "Porsche excellence". I still think that's my primary reason for being so addicted to these forums - they exemplify the whole "Porsche culture" and a lot of what the experience of owning one (and later TWO) is for me.

On that note, shortly after getting my first love (the '85 n/a) I HAD to figure out what options were to (1) make it truly unique and distinctive and (2) give it incredible performance - even more than it had to start with. The Callaway turbo conversion was just the ticket. I was shocked when I was actually able to find one and consider it a labor of love. I swear I'll never sell that car. It'll go to one of my nephews one day - if they prove their "Porsche-worthiness". The 951 I'm not so sure about. I love it and all, but consider it more of a fun daily driver and something that I have a little more "vehicle equity" in for an eventual trade up to maybe an S2 cab or a 911 of some sort. I do like it and it was a good find, but I absolutely love my early '85 - even more than the 951. Call me nuts.

I could write a huge essay on this (and I'm sort of famous for that on these boards too!) but I'll spare you. Suffice to say I now lament all the wasted years in other marquees! I'll never go back. Okay, MAYBE a BMW or Mercedes at some point, but that's it. I see myself as having a P-car - at least one - until they pry it from my cold, dead hands.

 

Dave Lillard , Winchester , VA
Age: 44/ Const. Proj. Mgr. Married, 3 kids , 2 dogs ,1 cat, 1 Minivan, 1 truck, 1 944- enjoy golf ,driving, guns, sports, wrenchin', etc.
I've owned several sportscars (73-240Z, 78- Spitfire,82 Scirocco) Muscle cars(64-Chevelle SS, 70 440 Roadrunner) but I've always liked the looks of the 944- timeless design.
Came across the Rennlist site while surfing for Porsche info. Decided to become a member- Thanks!

 

Andrew Pierce, Lennon, Michigan
Age: 20
job: working at a hardware store making my way through college, studying CAD ad design technology, drawing this kind of stuff.

my hobbies are hunting, fishing, camping, archery, my car , trying to get into photography, but the work/college thing is putting off my camera purchase, computers, games, and some other junk. i have fun doing a lot of stuff

Porsche story: well, a few years back my dad mentioned poor mans porsche, i looked at it, and it was a dream that seemed possible, worked hard, was able to find one and i bought it. (thats the quick story because its late and im too lazy to type it all out)

 

Name: Dan Smith
Age: 23
Occupation: I build spaceships, and spaceship accessories.

Hobbies: Making things and entreprenurial exploits, skiing, saxophoning, and most of all, DRIVING!

Porsche story: When my mom was pregnant with me my dad had a brightass red 356, and they had it till I was about a year old. When I was still in gradeschool he had a 911SC, and I loved everthing about the car. I didn't care for the front engine cars much (mostly because of 924 horror stories about the '78 my dad bought new) until I was in highschool and started reading about the 944s handling traits and improvements. The look grew on me very much, and I knew I had to have one some time. Fast forward till after college graduation, I was looking either for an e30 M3, and an S2. I saw a good deal on an S2 and pounced. I did some maintnance items and started driving it. Its a fun car.

 

Name: Dustin Cornelissen
Age: 15
Occupation: Soon Apprenticing for a heavy duty technician. Currently working for a pig farm.
Hobbies: Quading, Motocross, Snowmobiling, working on my porsche.
Porsche Genesis:I never really wanted a Porsche I liked them and dreamed about them as every kid does for the exotic cars. I was always a dodge nut and never seen myself driving anything but a dodge ram. But as the gas price sky rocketed I started looking for a sports car. I looked at the dodge stealth mostly and couldn’t find a nice one that I could really call "my car." So one day almost given up hope I start messing around on auto trader looking up car I never knew much about. Puma, Alfa Romaro, ACDC and then I looked at Porsche and a silver 944 in my price range popped up I quickly clicked on it and was in love with it I book marked it phoned the guy and it was still for sale. I asked my dad if we could go look at it and a 1998 dodge ram. He said sure this weekend we will go to Calgary and take a look. I went on the internet and looked at the car every day for hours, looked up information about it and found bill's 944 site which told me almost every thing I needed to know. I was amazed by every thing I read about "One of the best handling cars created" "best sports car of the 1980's" and learnt about the 356 911 912 914 924 928 and so on. But then the day came and I went on the internet to get the guys phone number to find out where he lived but the ad was expired told my dad the bad news and started phoning gas stations if they has the old issue of auto trader, none did ( I phoned at least 20). My dad told me to look in the local newspaper for a dodge ram or dodge stealth or a diff sports car. I looked in the paper every time we got a new one (something like 5 a week) and never in my life seen a Porsche or even a corvette in the paper, I started looking and under classic cars there was an ad for a 1986 PORSCHE 944 144,000 miles Red on Black $6800 (same price and mileage as the other one) I jumped up showed my dad and we headed to red deer. We showed up at the apartment they told us they would park it on the street but we never seen it so we when up to the building and I car cover caught my eye I jumped out of my dads pickup and ran over and lifted up the cover at the front wheel well and a silver 15" phone dial caught my eye I put down the cover and ran to my parents telling them that was it. The owner came out of the building and pulled back the cover showing off its bright red paint it was in very good condition I talked them down to $6000 (with my dads help of course) and gave them a Deposit. A week later they delivered the car and I had a PORSCHE!! And I couldent be happier!
Here’s couples pic of her.
EDIT: Changed to new pics.