Designated Bickering Thread
08-15-2018, 10:13 AM
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The 4.0 NA flat six and PDK-S are truly incredible, but $150k plus for a glorified NA 911 and we all trip over ourselves to buy them and fight over ADM’s, flipping, etc. Really??
Think about it, what if Ford or GM or heck, even BMW, MB, would throw $10-15k of hard cost into an NA Ford Voodoo engine, GM smallblock, BMW straight six, or an MB 4.0 NA V8 and make more than 125 hp/ltr and rev it up. It’s all easily doable for probably way less than 10-15k/car more including a fancy transmission.
Yet, we all think Porshe is magical and can do things no other manufacturer can do and we are all willing to pay 2-3 times as much happily for the privilege.
i think the new mid-engine Vette is going to definitely affect long term prices of other sports cars in the $100-200k category. That said, people continue to buy fancy watches even though they keep worse time than any Casio, Seiko, or Apple Watch, etc.
Think about it, what if Ford or GM or heck, even BMW, MB, would throw $10-15k of hard cost into an NA Ford Voodoo engine, GM smallblock, BMW straight six, or an MB 4.0 NA V8 and make more than 125 hp/ltr and rev it up. It’s all easily doable for probably way less than 10-15k/car more including a fancy transmission.
Yet, we all think Porshe is magical and can do things no other manufacturer can do and we are all willing to pay 2-3 times as much happily for the privilege.
i think the new mid-engine Vette is going to definitely affect long term prices of other sports cars in the $100-200k category. That said, people continue to buy fancy watches even though they keep worse time than any Casio, Seiko, or Apple Watch, etc.
08-15-2018, 10:29 AM
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It was written.
08-15-2018, 10:32 AM
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08-15-2018, 10:32 AM
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Going straight for the jugular, C.J. I am an Oakland A’s fan.
08-15-2018, 10:34 AM
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Dogs are trustworthy
Dogs appreciate and deserve their allocations (of food) as we do (of cars and other things)
I think CJ was brilliant with this discussion thread.
08-15-2018, 10:47 AM
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The 992 is a flop already, not even original, it looks like any other 911, even the chassis designation is not creative (next to 991).
Porsche needs to push the envelope and build beautiful cars, not the same thing over and over.
I'm sick and tired of explaining the difference between the S, Base, Targa, GT and how to differentiate them. And between 991 and 991.2, seriously 3D tail lights ? that's it ?
Porsche needs to push the envelope and build beautiful cars, not the same thing over and over.
I'm sick and tired of explaining the difference between the S, Base, Targa, GT and how to differentiate them. And between 991 and 991.2, seriously 3D tail lights ? that's it ?
08-15-2018, 10:48 AM
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Why do we call the baseball championship " The WORLD series " and the winning team a " WORLD champ " ? Is it because baseball is only played in the US or because we think America is the World? 
08-15-2018, 10:50 AM
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several years ago , I decided to go on a journey trying as many " sport cars" as possible , so I can judge for myself rather than read reviewers' opinion online
so I basically I have owned/tried a whole bunch of cars
average ownership is 10 months, average mileage used before sale is few thousand miles , two cars sold after one thousand miles of driving , shortest duration was 10 days
so does this qualify me as a FLIPPER
Should I be banned from RL
so I basically I have owned/tried a whole bunch of cars
average ownership is 10 months, average mileage used before sale is few thousand miles , two cars sold after one thousand miles of driving , shortest duration was 10 days
so does this qualify me as a FLIPPER
Should I be banned from RL
08-15-2018, 11:05 AM
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08-15-2018, 11:05 AM
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several years ago , I decided to go on a journey trying as many " sport cars" as possible , so I can judge for myself rather than read reviewers' opinion online
so I basically I have owned/tried a whole bunch of cars
average ownership is 10 months, average mileage used before sale is few thousand miles , two cars sold after one thousand miles of driving , shortest duration was 10 days
so does this qualify me as a FLIPPER
Should I be banned from RL
so I basically I have owned/tried a whole bunch of cars
average ownership is 10 months, average mileage used before sale is few thousand miles , two cars sold after one thousand miles of driving , shortest duration was 10 days
so does this qualify me as a FLIPPER
Should I be banned from RL
08-15-2018, 11:06 AM
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08-15-2018, 11:37 AM
#43
Anybody who starts a thread to complain about the scrape to the underside of their front spoiler (in an area not even visible to casual inspection), should be relegated to a special place on RL...maybe the 'bickering thread'!
08-15-2018, 12:26 PM
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