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Old 01-12-2007 | 12:50 AM
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'what were you all thinking!
why didn't you ask kuhn to build this car?'


does this count as 2 q's? or will you let it slide?
Old 01-12-2007 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
So far what I have changed:
Seats
Power
Brakes (OB)
Wheels

Nothing major really - maybe kill the sunroof. Normally I like cars with sunroofs, but the 928 it takes way too much headroom.
Headroom always seems to be an issue. I am 6'4",230lbs. and have always thought there is plenty of room.
Old 01-12-2007 | 01:28 AM
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One question.

Want to play with my car?

*** Engineers only know one way to play, ie zoom zoom.
Old 01-12-2007 | 01:29 AM
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why so much complication and weight
Old 01-12-2007 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by heinrich
why so much complication and weight
because we are engineers... nothing comes easy with us
Old 01-12-2007 | 01:35 AM
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"Herr-Dude: AC vacuum actuators? WTF!"
Old 01-12-2007 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by heinrich
why so much complication and weight
Another easy one... They foresaw that buyers of vehicles in that price class would expect more luxury features in the coming years, so they had to figure out ways to integrate those features. But at the time they did not have those compact, reliable HAVC systems we see on today's cars, so they had to invent a system that did all the luxury functions with the meand of the time. Similar things are true for features other than the HVAC.

The weight overall lis not that bad - it might have been a lot for a sports car at the time, but today it would not be considered outrageious, I think. But they focused on weight balance, which is probably part of why the 928 handles so well - no?
Old 01-12-2007 | 01:42 AM
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I'll save Harvey some typing...

Originally Posted by Hughett
Why didn't you change the timing belt tensioner to a sprung/dampened unit, at the same time the 968 recieved one?
Old 01-12-2007 | 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Andrew Olson
"Herr-Dude: AC vacuum actuators? WTF!"
herr-dude would turbo actuate 'em for faster pick-up...and enhance their heat exchange,too
Old 01-12-2007 | 10:01 AM
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Why didn't you make the whole front end tip forward so we could reach everything, ie Jag E-type? Instead of making "Real Men" pull the engine when doing anything major............
Old 01-12-2007 | 10:31 AM
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Can't think of much - so I'll just ask why no rear hatch release on the first ones?
Old 01-12-2007 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ZEUS+
Headroom always seems to be an issue. I am 6'4",230lbs. and have always thought there is plenty of room.
Put on a helmet
Old 01-12-2007 | 11:19 AM
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How about a dipstick to check ATF. WTF!!!!
Old 01-12-2007 | 11:24 AM
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Herr-Dude, why no keyless entry? (I have it now, but I thought that was quite common by the 90's.)
Old 01-12-2007 | 11:29 AM
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I agree, no trans dipstick!!!


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