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Old 08-18-2009, 08:25 PM
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But seriously try and keep the 928 (you will regret not having it!). As mentioned above find a way to make wife happy with any 911,993, boxster or ??? Nothing wrong having two Porsches...

I just read the Cayman S forum... Husband just picked up his GT3, wife goes out puts a deposit down and picks herself up a Cayman S. I'd love to have either of those in my garage.... If you pose the same question to the 911 guys they will likely tell you to dump the 928. So choose wisely.....

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Old 08-18-2009, 08:58 PM
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My wife is so excited after I finished my 85 euro she drags people out to the garage!
Old 08-18-2009, 09:08 PM
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Same "problem." I am keeping all three (928, 997 C2SC, and the wife). It's easier for us since both cars have a stick, and in addition she can play with mine.
Old 08-18-2009, 09:16 PM
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You must post photos of both the car and the wife. Then we can give you an informed decision.
Old 08-18-2009, 09:28 PM
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I think the 928 AT is boring too, try a 5 spd 928.

When my wife and I want a convertible, we rent one for a week or a weekend, usually combined with a trip out of town. Just my opinion, but a convertible is a convertible, Mustang or whatever, as long as they are functional, I get about the same experience regardless of the brand.
Old 08-18-2009, 09:58 PM
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Tell her to stay in the kitchen, she has no wisdom when it comes to cars.
Old 08-18-2009, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom. M
Buy a 911..give her the garage spot.. and then tell her since she got the 911..you'll need to add on to the house and add the extra garage/shop to the property
+928

OTOH, open cars are the berries.
Old 08-18-2009, 10:06 PM
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I'm assuming here that your wife likes your home. Cuz in my observation, wives are generally the primary spouse when it comes to choosing a home.

If my assumption is correct, why don't you go find a house that she doesn't like and see if she'll agree to switch homes because, after all, a house is a house.
Old 08-18-2009, 10:09 PM
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Bigs I like that one! Very good!

OT: Missed you at OCIC! How is the eye?! I hope you are fully healed up by now...Roger too! Man a bad spate of eye problems for the 928 family!
Old 08-18-2009, 10:40 PM
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Apples and oranges.

The 911 isn't the machine the 928 is... nor is the 928 the machine the 911 is.

But, you need to have them both, not one or the other.
Old 08-18-2009, 11:01 PM
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I too have both. Be glad you have a wife who wants a 911. They are fun.
Old 08-18-2009, 11:05 PM
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I look forward to having both at some point... My 911 will be a 996/997 TT though! Anything else in 911 land just does not come close to a GTS (ok, the new 997's are damn fast and I have not driven a PDK one yet, so that might be good too, but as long as there is a TT...I am going that way!)
Old 08-18-2009, 11:14 PM
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Rule # 1. Women are to be " OBSCENE" and not heard! Rule # 2. Tell her that there are a lot of wive's out of work. When she wants to know what that meens. Tell her she can be an "X".
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Let's see - a 911 that scares you when you drive just a little faster than normal, or a 928 that is boring at a lot faster than normal...

Perhaps she would find it more exciting if she really tried to find the limits on the 928. It's sometimes too easy to find them on the 911...
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Originally Posted by pcar928fan
Bigs I like that one! Very good!

OT: Missed you at OCIC! How is the eye?! I hope you are fully healed up by now...Roger too! Man a bad spate of eye problems for the 928 family!
The eye is doing good! One last check-up next Monday.

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