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Old 04-07-2016 | 10:26 AM
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So I saw my first 991.2 poser car this morning... A base carrera with a turbo badge.... Sheesh

My OCD gets inflamed when I see AMG/M on a standard car. Brace yourself!
Why don't we have some" NA" badges made up and attach them to our cars to celebrate the illustrious past? LOL
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Old 04-07-2016 | 10:46 AM
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a half second to 60 is an eternity...
It's really not actually. Think about what you just said.
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Old 04-07-2016 | 12:21 PM
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It's really not actually. Think about what you just said.
Doesn't time slow down the closer you get to the speed of light? I think he's onto something.
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Old 04-07-2016 | 12:23 PM
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Doesn't time slow down the closer you get to the speed of light? I think he's onto something.


My point is, too often we get caught up in the numbers. Count to 1. Opps, that was twice as much time as separates the 997.1 TT and 991.2 base in a zero to 60 run.
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Old 04-07-2016 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Key Left
Why don't we have some" NA" badges made up and attach them to our cars to celebrate the illustrious past? LOL
Will get this instead!

http://www.yournutz.com/products/8-b...-original-nuts
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Old 04-07-2016 | 02:36 PM
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I saw a big black pickup in the lot of hooters recently rocking these truck nuts. Methinks the driver is trying to hard to prove his masculinity. Or, he's just an idiot..
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Old 04-07-2016 | 02:47 PM
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I saw a big black pickup in the lot of hooters recently rocking these truck nuts. Methinks the driver is trying to hard to prove his masculinity. Or, he's just an idiot..
isn't that the same as putting a badge of a higher spec model on your car?
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Old 04-07-2016 | 02:56 PM
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I was being mildly sarcastic.
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Old 04-07-2016 | 03:41 PM
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I was being mildly sarcastic.
We know. It's just the Internet talking.
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Old 04-08-2016 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by R_Rated
The "turbo" badge is the same phony sentiment, you got that right. We NA people "don't need no stinking badges!"
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