cobalt

Braking I don't think so. Physics can only be taken to a point and these cars stop incredibly well. Might not be the brakes but the size of the contact patch or rubber compound on your car but if you look at the specs the newer cars don't appear to stop much better.

I didn't see them pull away from me above 120 in fact I was gaining on them so long as I was on boost although handling is an issue but with some tweaks these cars can hold there own. There were no issues through some of the twisty roads if anything they seemed to back off a little. Most of them were straight line speed junkies although they had all this equipment.

I would say in the right hands these cars can do better but with the small mods i have a 6.9:1 pound to hp ratio and higher torque my car moves quite nicely even off the line now that I eliminated the cat. Where I would fall short is probably speeds above 150 when the rear flairs drag these cars down.

911addict

Hi Anthony,
I hear you, however I am talking about my experience on an airfield track with quite extreme speed, not on the road where none of these cars should push it.

It was noticeable that when we were at high speed say 160mph plus, and had to brake and turn sharp (due to running out of straight track!) I would have to use the run-off while braking very hard, whereas 996turbos, GT3's etc would simply turn off....

Or possibly, my ***** were simply not quite big enough...

cobalt

I agree the street is no place for these speeds although I have spent extensive time on the autobahn at these speeds for sustained periods of time US roads are not adequate for high speed driving. This was a unique situation where we had the roads semi closed and 185 cars taking over a major highway. We were at our own risk but there weren't other cars to speak of with us. I refrained from the higher speeds for the most part but had to play a little.

Never had the opportunity to drive on an airfield like that so I have to rely on your experience although I have been on some road courses in my C2 and found their times to be not much better than mine. I also found my C2 to brake as well with big reds although I will agree you reach a point where the Gt3's 996TT's and these cars will have better turn in as I have to 4 wheel drift through the same turns to keep up.

Although i don't track my turbo because I could never risk damaging it I feel the handling at higher speeds is superior to that of my C2 with similar suspension upgrades. i would be curious to know how they actually compare at speed on a road course but IMO it would be closer than you would think.

911addict

PS:
So sorry to the OP. This thread has gone way OT.
Back to the lovely slate grey. Any progress on the sale/viewings etc?

kimo964

No worries, any bump on my tread is good for me.

I've had a lot of inquires, mostly from consignment dealers, a few trade offers (speed boats, art, statues, championship dogs, vintage gun collections, etc...just your average stuff ) I've had one party take a look but nothing solid. One guy emailed me the KBB which had the 3.6 Turbo in excellent condition for $29k and offered $25K due to the economy, LOL. KBB is worse than Bruce Anderson's assessment on our cars. Anyway, time is on my side.

dholling13

+1 for time and bump for you...

racelance

No doubt, time is on your side. The price is right & the color is awesome - bump again for ya'.

Lance

cobalt

I hope you asked him if it was a joke. The nerve of some people. LOL

David in LA

...if only I had room in the garage....

Chulo

Gorgeous car, Ray. 3.6T is on my list of cars to own someday. Love the color!

tlarocque

Just browsing the forums... is this thing still for sale? Goodness, gorgeous car!

PTurbo965

Jeez. I would have emailed him back a pic of a retard running at full speed.

964TURBOCHAS

Thats a stunning car!

DP1220

Is this car still for sale??? It is very nice

TT Gasman

Still for sale?