"Just a 911" (Rant)
#46
Sadly, and by sadly I mean fortunately, only a WIS or someone from Japan will know about a grand seiko. Have wanted one for some time know. Figured it will attract less morons. I swear ugly women should wear rolexes and drive porsches because they attract men like flys on ****.
#47
Haha, I can relate to this. Used to have this all the time in my Boxster. "Aaaaah matey, I would have gotten a 911 if I were you". Now I'm waiting for my 991 to get delivered and it has allready started and I'm not even driving it yet. "Aaaah matey, I would have gotten a GT3 if I were you" And you should see the cars they drive themselves :-)
#48
Haha, I can relate to this. Used to have this all the time in my Boxster. "Aaaaah matey, I would have gotten a 911 if I were you". Now I'm waiting for my 991 to get delivered and it has allready started and I'm not even driving it yet. "Aaaah matey, I would have gotten a GT3 if I were you" And you should see the cars they drive themselves :-)
And... It may make me an outlier, butI happened to prefer the look of the smaller rims and the fact that the tires are a bit less likely to go flat over a pothole, didn't need the extra 50 hp (no tracking or autobahn), and actually didn't particularly want PASM after driving a MT with standard suspension and really liking the ride. I'm certainly not out setting any 'ring lap records but get a lot of enjoyment out of the basic driving feel and rowing the gears myself.
To the comment above about 'how can anyone not spend the extra bit and get the S', I guess it's sort of like wondering how anyone can get the S and then not get the X51 kit. Or PDCC. Or GT3. Or... It's all a slippery slope and just depends on what a person is interested in.
Anyway, these cars are all fast, handle beautifully, and you just have to decide what you want. I'm happy that Porsche has options so people can get what they like - as long as they never have a Porsche named the Porsche 'DerPorsche'. I definitely draw the line there.
#49
Rennlist Member
You think you guys have it bad, come over to the lowly 993 Forum and jump in the middle of the narrowbody v. widebody skirmishes...................and ALL of those (normally aspirated) have the same engine!
#50
Three Wheelin'
My car is white, so I really need darker colored wheels, thus I opted to get the 19" powdercoated after delivery. But after reading up on powdercoating, I decided against powdercoating for technical and esthetic reasons. And from factory I can't get the 19" in darker color, so I was forced to take the 20" in platinum silk gloss, but I wouldn't have otherwise.
#51
Instructor
coming from 18" wheels and buying off the lot, my C2SC came with 20" wheels. I discovered why I truly love them. It's because......when I clean them, I can fit my hand between the spokes. It's so much easier to clean that damn break dust. I never would have optioned the 20", but I'm sure glad they came with the S.
#52
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#53
Sadly, and by sadly I mean fortunately, only a WIS or someone from Japan will know about a grand seiko. Have wanted one for some time now. Figured it will attract less morons. I swear ugly women should wear rolexes and drive porsches because they attract men like flys on ****.
#55
Racer
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Sadly, and by sadly I mean fortunately, only a WIS or someone from Japan will know about a grand seiko. Have wanted one for some time now. Figured it will attract less morons. I swear ugly women should wear rolexes and drive porsches because they attract men like flys on ****.
#56
Isn't that the truth. I am actually a little concerned that I will not be able to drive another lesser vehicle again. In one swoop I redefined what I thought was a well balanced and well crafted machine. Oh well its just numbers on a bank computer I suppose.
#57
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I hear that "oh" all the time when I say I have a Boxster. I'm good with that. I love everything about the car and wouldn't trade it for anything else.
Enjoy what you have, it's not everyone that gets to experience such a fantastic sports car.
Enjoy what you have, it's not everyone that gets to experience such a fantastic sports car.
#58
Rennlist Member
Who cares what other "trolls" think or say-its for you. You liked plain 911, you got one..IMHO most of folks here who buy 911 have pockets to spend a little more and get the highest end beast..but it's not that...it's what you like...I put $50K worth of options because I wanted to and I could on 4S...with that money I could've gotten Turbo S...but I didn't ...why...I don't want turbo or turboS...I want naturally aspirated awd 911...to each his own!! Cheers!
#59
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For me it's about usable power. Driving a base 911, its a blast. I don't feel like I need extra power on the road, the vast majority of it I can't use anyway. And it's more fun to push a car closer to the limits (within reason on the street) with less power than something with a ton. B/c something like a turbo or Ferrari, you can't even remotely touch high rpms without exceeding the speed limit excessively. I feel the same about the base Boxster. It's the experience.
But some of us are power junkies so I understand.
But some of us are power junkies so I understand.
In 3 days, I will take delivery of my first Porsche, 991 4S PDK ... I hope over the time, it wont be too boring to drive ...
#60
Right because they haven't a clue what a 993 is. Most people don't even know that there are different versions of 911's other than Turbo and not Turbo, and that's a stretch.
I'll never forget in senior year of high school we were on a field trip to NYC and we saw a silver 993 Turbo (this was spring of '97) parked near Chelsea Pier and I made a comment about how fast they were. One of the girls I was with was originally from Germany (her family owns the really huge abrasives company that is German), and she was like "isn't the Carerra faster?" Now this was coming from a girl who was very bright, spoke German and English fluently, was drop dead gorgeous (that's irrelevant to the story but dead on accurate...haha), but more importantly who's dad owned a 993 Turbo!!
So while the differences between 911 models may seem like childs play to most of us, for the rest of the population it's not even on their radar. You're lucky if they know that your Porsche is a 911 imo.
I'll never forget in senior year of high school we were on a field trip to NYC and we saw a silver 993 Turbo (this was spring of '97) parked near Chelsea Pier and I made a comment about how fast they were. One of the girls I was with was originally from Germany (her family owns the really huge abrasives company that is German), and she was like "isn't the Carerra faster?" Now this was coming from a girl who was very bright, spoke German and English fluently, was drop dead gorgeous (that's irrelevant to the story but dead on accurate...haha), but more importantly who's dad owned a 993 Turbo!!
So while the differences between 911 models may seem like childs play to most of us, for the rest of the population it's not even on their radar. You're lucky if they know that your Porsche is a 911 imo.