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Ive owned my 993 c4s for about 5 months now. As I'm sure others do, I not infrequently get complimentary comments about the car. However a couple of days ago, a guy who watched me park said " nice car man, I bet that keeps your blood pumping". I didn't think much of it at the time, but after pondering over his enthusiastic comment, I have concluded that he pretty much hit the nail on the head. That's exactly what I love about it- it makes my blood pump!
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There is just something about the soul of a rear engine Porsche. Non driver's can't seem to comprehend it.and others simply don't care. I have owned 3 rear engine Porsches and while they are each unique, there is a common feel to them, even though the 3 I owned are generations apart, 68 912, 80 911SC Targa, and my current 96 993.
I have never driven a F-Car, but those owners talk the same way, particularly some of the older cars. At the C&C in PV earlier this month, I spoke with a 348 owner. He raved about how enjoyable the car was to experience even at street legal speeds, he didn't need to go fast to have a driving experience.
Commuting to work I will usually take a different car, and there is simply no comparison between the driving experience of the Porsche to my other cars.
I have never driven a F-Car, but those owners talk the same way, particularly some of the older cars. At the C&C in PV earlier this month, I spoke with a 348 owner. He raved about how enjoyable the car was to experience even at street legal speeds, he didn't need to go fast to have a driving experience.
Commuting to work I will usually take a different car, and there is simply no comparison between the driving experience of the Porsche to my other cars.
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I don't get many comments...loading groceries a couple weeks after I bought it, I got the obligatory perplexed, "Where is the engine?!" The last one however was, "Nice car. What is it? Is it electric?"
Actually my favorite was from a new colleague that I was giving a ride to happy hour. Finds out I have a Porsche and gets excited...walks up, gets in, sits down and, presumably expecting a modern interior, says "...oh." Not another word, until inquiring about gas mileage about a half mile down the road.
If I had bought this car for attention, I would have been sorely disappointed!
Actually my favorite was from a new colleague that I was giving a ride to happy hour. Finds out I have a Porsche and gets excited...walks up, gets in, sits down and, presumably expecting a modern interior, says "...oh." Not another word, until inquiring about gas mileage about a half mile down the road.
If I had bought this car for attention, I would have been sorely disappointed!
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I actually got more attention and comments in my Jeep than in the Porsche. The comments I got were normally from co-workers who would say something about how expensive it must have been, etc. There was one time a girl started talking to me at the gas station while I was filling the tank. She was chatting, I saw her glance in the backseat and saw my son sitting there in his carseat and she just shut up and walked away. I laughed...
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This happen to me when I was pulling out of a parking stall at the Redmond Town Center after the weekly Saturday morning exotic car gathering where a very attractive woman jabs her male companion and says "i've got to get one of those"! as she looked directly at me. But more frequently people are surprised that the car is a 98 where I get many "thumbs-up" at red ights.
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I've had a few people almost run off the road staring .. but mostly, passengers physical language is the most amusing. The expectation is FAR greater than the experience when they first get in ... then a lot of flailing looking for grab handles ..
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There are a LOT of Porsches in Vancouver but the old 993 gets more looks than the newer 911's I get to drive. It will be a different story with the 991 but 997's are everywhere. For people who don't know the different models cannot believe that it is 15 years old, they think it is new. Agreed that the interior shows the vintage of the car, more 1960s than 1990s.
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From: Toronto
So true - the interior experience for non-aficionados of the 993 is often disappointing. They love the idea of a Porsche and love the body shape but being a passenger at city speeds on poor roads does burst the expectation bubble for most passengers.
If only they could experience the car from the drivers seat :-)
If only they could experience the car from the drivers seat :-)
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There are now multi-generations of people who are completely clueless about cars. I used to engage in conversation with people ALL THE TIME up until about 10 years ago. Casual conversations turned into owners on a couple of occasions--back in the olden days when you'd give someone your landline phone number at home and you'd get a followup call. Even got a few dates and one girlfriend out of a chance meeting at a parking lot..........
I'm not sure if it's because cars have turned into wheeled computers (as opposed to the wheeled living room sofas of yesteryear), or that a "sports car" isn't that aspirational anymore in our harried, no-fun lives today.
What I CAN say is that for the first time in my life that I really don't care to drive the 4S out and about on business today--no matter that it's worth about what a new 4-cylinder Accord costs. Maybe it's that I'm pushing 50 and have a car like that, versus when I was 22 and had what looked to the world like a 3-4 year old 930.
Last comment I can remember though was maybe 2 months ago when I had to go get a furnace part down in the bowels of Oakland. Couple of kids walking past commented on the car. Maybe 11-12 years old. Told them I got my first one when I was 18. After the "wow" I talked to them for a couple of minutes--the generic do good in school/learn what you can/hang around car guys talk. .0000000001% (or less) chance it sunk in, but you never know.
I'm not sure if it's because cars have turned into wheeled computers (as opposed to the wheeled living room sofas of yesteryear), or that a "sports car" isn't that aspirational anymore in our harried, no-fun lives today.
What I CAN say is that for the first time in my life that I really don't care to drive the 4S out and about on business today--no matter that it's worth about what a new 4-cylinder Accord costs. Maybe it's that I'm pushing 50 and have a car like that, versus when I was 22 and had what looked to the world like a 3-4 year old 930.
Last comment I can remember though was maybe 2 months ago when I had to go get a furnace part down in the bowels of Oakland. Couple of kids walking past commented on the car. Maybe 11-12 years old. Told them I got my first one when I was 18. After the "wow" I talked to them for a couple of minutes--the generic do good in school/learn what you can/hang around car guys talk. .0000000001% (or less) chance it sunk in, but you never know.