Dear John,
As silly as it sounds I did not write this book for money I did it simply because it was needed and I wanted to (after some prodding). The price reflects affordability. I did not want a book which was too highly priced taking it out of reach of many people. For a prospective 964 owner this will be the best 70 bucks spent. For current 964 owners I believe it is value for money. For general Porsche enthusiasts I also believe it is great value for money.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4

 

The book is on my Christmas wish list. Many thanks for the effort. I can't wait!

 

Ordered mine - and I answered the questionair on the check out screen for free shipping -
can't wait to get it (that and my "new" copy of excellence was expected
Should be fun reading while my car is being repaired

 

Damn, missed Riccardo's loop by the sound of it. I'll PM you to ask about a second bite, R, if you have forgiven me for my previous comments about Italian build quality, that is!

Conversely, Adrian, you have probably considered selling a batch of special editions signed by the author, at a premium? Of course the extra goes to Natalie's fund. I get the feeling that there are some customers out there who would like the excuse to pay a bit extra..?

 

Dear Johnny,
As I have said before books have been donated to the cause as prizes. These will be signed by myself and my friend Derek Bell.
I cannot get into the actual selling of books even my own. It creates a whole bunch of legal and visa problems.
We have a lot of things planned including book signings so I could not purchase extra books from Bentley then turn around and sell them for a higher price being signed by myself and then go and sign other people for free. It would not be seen as fair by some people.
I do plan to get a book signed by up by a bunch of famous people and auction it off for the charities.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4

 

Okay guys. I got the big heave ho today. My last day is friday. On saturday I become just another struggling author. So please buy my book and help keep me off the streets.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4

 

Dear Adrian,

sorry to hear, but rest assured (and I believe I express the good intention of everyone on the forums) that we are by your side, and not just by buying your book(s).

In greek we say "Every downside also has an upside". It could be for the better.

Whatever makes you happy.

All the best in your new career.

 

Thanks Emilios. At least for the first time in my life I will be doing something I really want to do. Now it is off to the 911SC,
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4

 

Adrian, have you actualy bought an SC?

 

Nope I have one next door to play with and another one down in Berneck if I need it. The one in Berneck has been for sale for 7 years now and the owner is more than happy for me to borrow it. It is a 1982 and the other one is a 79. Luckily in this situation I do not have to purchase one.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4

 

Adrian, thats the best way then! All the fun with no bills.

For sale 7 years?? I think thats just an old wife's tale... clearly he has no intention to sell anything.

 

Adrian - sorry to hear your news; though your 'doing something I enjoy' comment sounds like you are on the way to accepting and moving on.

Good luck with the book sales

Rob

 

Dear Riccardo,
He is a Volvo car dealer and he advertises it every month in the local auto trader paper. The price has slowly come down but he still cannot get rid of it. This is C4 territory (3 of in my village) not SC territory.
Dear Rob,
I am as happy as a pig in pooh about finishing up with Austrian Airlines. They are a big bunch of losers. One of the worst operations in the world. They bought and then trashed our company. The only one which was making money. They deserve everything coming to them and I am really relieved to be out of the picture.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4

 

Well done Adrian to be doing what you want!!

Most things in life turm out for the best!

Sayings go's "It ain't no rehesal" come to mind

Cheers
Pierre

 

P.S sorry my typing skills are crap. Stii we are part of the computer age.

You know you're living in 2003 when...
> >
> >1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
> >2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
> >3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
> >4. You e-mail your mate who works at the desk next to you.
> >5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends is that they
> > do not have e-mail addresses.
> >6. When you go home after a long day at work you still answer
> > the phone in a business manner.
> >7. When you make phone calls from home, you accidentally
> > do 9" to get an outside line.
> >8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for
> > three different companies.
> >10. Your CV is on a disk in your pocket.
> >11. You learn about your redundancy on the 11 o'clock news.
> >12. Your biggest loss from a system crash was when you lost
> > all of your best jokes.
> >13. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.
> >14. Contractors outnumber permanent staff and are more likely
> > to get long-service awards.
> >15. Board members salaries are higher than all the Third World
> > countries' annual budgets combined.
> >16. Interviewees, despite not having the relevant knowledge or
> > experience, terminate the interview when told of the starting
> >salary.1
> > 7. Free food left over from meetings is your staple diet.
> >18. Your boss gets a brand-new state-of-the-art laptop with all
> > the latest features, but you have time to go for lunch while yours
> > boots up.
> >19. Being sick is defined as you can't walk or you're in hospital.
> >20. There's no money in the budget for the five permanent staff
> > your department desperately needs, but they can afford four
> >full-time
> >management consultants advising your boss's boss on strategy.
> >21. Your relatives and family describe your job as "works with computers".
> >
> >
> >
> > AND THE CLINCHERS ARE...
> >
> >
> >22. You read this entire list, and kept nodding and smiling.
> >
> > 23. As you read this list, you think about forwarding it to your
> >"friends"
> >2
> > 4. You got this email from a friend that never talks to you any
> > more, except to send you jokes from the net. (hehehe)
> >25. You are too busy to notice there was no no. 9.
> >
> >26. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a No.9!?
> >
> >