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Old 12-11-2007, 09:46 AM
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Default 928 Makes MSN Top 24 "Cool Cars We Miss" List

Came across this article this morning - interesting. Looks like 928s made the MSN Top 24 "Cool Cars We Miss" List:

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/artic...&topart=sports
Old 12-11-2007, 09:51 AM
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Nice find!
Old 12-11-2007, 11:03 AM
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Did I miss it? It doesn't say a thing about the 928 except in the list at the bottom as a 'future barn-find'?
Old 12-11-2007, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Sterling
Techically it wasn't listed as a favorite... it was listed as "barn deal" which usually indicates cars that are neglected to the point where they can be purchased for next to nothing...
...and then you pour obscene amounts of money bringing them back into acceptable condition.
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It's ONLY money!!
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Okay some I agree with...but the Dodge Ommi GLH....thats one ugly *** machine....sure it performed decent for its day......but come one....the list is about cars that are COOL....cars that people still want to drive today!!

I also want to note that MSN's rating scale of MY 928's puts the 1988 as the highest with a rating of 9.1.....:>)
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hehe no 951.....
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Originally Posted by Sterling
Techically it wasn't listed as a favorite... it was listed as "barn deal" which usually indicates cars that are neglected to the point where they can be purchased for next to nothing...

I agree. Jason
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Originally Posted by bd0nalds0n
...and then you pour obscene amounts of money bringing them back into acceptable condition.
I also agree here

Jason
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I must take issue with the Pontiac Fierror. Even at it's best ('88) it was a pathetic car.
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Originally Posted by soontobered84
It's ONLY money!!
yep, get more on friday, right?
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I must take issue with the Pontiac Fierror. Even at it's best ('88) it was a pathetic car.

Hey, I learned to drive on an '88 Fiero GT. I can still hear the drivers ed instructor yelling "slow down son, do you want a ticket your first time on the road?". Hehe loved that car...
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Originally Posted by IcemanG17
the list is about cars that are COOL....cars that people still want to drive today!!
Technically, it's about cool cars that are missed and we have fond memories of, and wonder why they aren't still produced. Which doesn't necessarily mean we'd want to drive what exists of them today. By that standard, it's a pretty good list. I'd have loved any of those cars in the day and considered them moderately to very, but would only consider them a few worth buying today.

And does anybody really believe the Ford GT is a future barn find? Maybe if that barn also includes an R8 and an F430, and I won the lottery.
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Listing the 928 alongside an Isuzu, Dodge, and a Mazda 3 series seems to diminish the status of the Porsche.
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Originally Posted by Panzer9
Listing the 928 alongside an Isuzu, Dodge, and a Mazda 3 series seems to diminish the status of the Porsche.
Overall I like this list, it has a mix of semi-exotics, pocket rockets and Q-ships that had real character. They put the Jag XJ-S in there, which they technically still make, so I'd add the first gen Infiniti Q45. I'd replace the Alfa Spider with the GTV6 as well. It's not a list of cars that are equals, it's a list of cars with real character that weren't appreciated like they should have been.

And note that no derivative of that bastard 924 made it on the list.



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