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View Poll Results: How old are you and what engine do you prefer?
I’m under 35 and I love the .1 NA engines
31
7.42%
I’m under 35 and I am neutral between the .1 and .2 engines
8
1.91%
I’m under 35 and I love the .2 turbo engines
13
3.11%
I’m between 35 and 50 and I love the .1 NA engines
84
20.10%
I’m between 35 and 50 and I am neutral between the .1 and .2 engines
39
9.33%
I’m between 35 and 50 and I love the .2 turbo engines
61
14.59%
I’m between 50 and 70 and I love the .1 NA engines
80
19.14%
I’m between 50 and 70 and I am neutral between the .1 and .2 engines
31
7.42%
I’m between 50 and 70 and I love the .2 turbo engines
48
11.48%
I’m 70+ and I love the .1 NA engines
9
2.15%
I’m 70+ and I am neutral between the .1 and .2 engines
3
0.72%
I’m 70+ and I love the .2 turbo engines
11
2.63%
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Your Age vs .1 or .2 Preference

Old 08-29-2017 | 10:43 AM
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Curious if there is an obvious age bias between the .1 NA engines and the .2 turbo engines in our Rennlist community.
Old 08-29-2017 | 10:48 AM
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Funny I was thinking the same thing.

I would bet .2 are slightly younger and .1 are slightly older. I would give reasons, but it would start another NA vs turbo war. Nooooooo!
Old 08-29-2017 | 10:48 AM
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Are you thinking old dinosaur like me NA, young pups turbo ? Well my Macan has 2 turbos and my 3 911s have none. Age 53.
Old 08-29-2017 | 10:56 AM
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72. For me, all my favorite cars had low end stump pulling torque. That's why I love the .2.
Old 08-29-2017 | 11:02 AM
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51 for me. I love the low end torque of the .2 but the growl of the .1 so I voted neutral.
Old 08-29-2017 | 11:08 AM
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Under 35 here and I love NA engines. They're a dying breed and I want to enjoy the wailing of a wound out engine before they get phased out. Turbos are great but I don't like too much low end torque and prefer linearity.
Old 08-29-2017 | 11:10 AM
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You didn't make it obvious how to vote in the verbiage if you're exactly 35 or 50.
Old 08-29-2017 | 11:40 AM
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We just replaced our Boxster GTS with a 991.2 GTS for a couple of reasons:

1. Two seater became impractical for our needs.
2. No low-end torque. You've got stomp on that thing to get any power & for our commuting needs, that wasn't really working. In auto, the PDK upshifted too quickly, so you had to either drive in manual mode or downshift to accelerate. That's great for fun drives, but it got a bit annoying for daily driving.

The GTS has plenty of power across the whole band & it's amazing as a daily driver.

Moi - late 40s. Hubster - early 60s.
Old 08-29-2017 | 11:46 AM
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They should rename Rennlist, TrollList or ****DisturberList.
Old 08-29-2017 | 12:11 PM
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In my late 20s, love both of my NA engine cars. BMW e90 328i & 911.1 c4 base.
Old 08-29-2017 | 12:19 PM
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Ever since I was breathing I wanted a Porsche of some kind.

The CPO'ed 911.1 C4S was the right car at the right time.

Not a purest so any engine will do..... even hybrid if they ever do that and maintain current performance numbers.

Old 08-29-2017 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Archimedes
They should rename Rennlist, TrollList or ****DisturberList.
Yet you still opened the thread and have over 5k posts :hmm:
Old 08-29-2017 | 01:21 PM
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36 - NA. Thought the same when I was 35.
Old 08-29-2017 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Airandwater
Are you thinking old dinosaur like me NA, young pups turbo ? Well my Macan has 2 turbos and my 3 911s have none. Age 53.
Torque is for trucks and SUVs!
Old 08-29-2017 | 01:28 PM
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Now the next question I would be interested in is for the people that went with a 991.2,....what was their last 911 if indeed they actually owned one, or was their 991.2 actually their first 911.

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