and if the sound the door made when you closed it was super important, we'd all drive g-wagens.

yes, the sound of the 993 door is cool and very mechanical.

The driving experience of the 991 is nothing like a toyota. silly comment there.

 

Wow, did not see or get that poster

Totally agree, I thrashed it around in 'Sport' mode and for sure the 991 is an extreme performance sports car. PDK in manual mode, shifting near redline, I was at 120mph so fast it was scary. The handling was even better, bring on the corners. I have just as much 'fun' driving my 993, but it seems to me that given the same professional driver, it would be several seconds a lap slower. I would not give up my 993, I can still feel a direct connection to old Dr. Ferdinand and his son when I drive it! All their new models are amazing but that connection is long gone, nothing wrong with that

 

Cool pix! It is cool that some Rennlister got asked to display their cars at these events.

 

I'd only heard about the Stevens Creek one a few weeks ago. (Not that I'd ever be on any invite list from a Porsche dealer for anything...........) Great to see your car in there. Oh, and at least a little bit of one of mine (as I glance out the door into the yard and see the carcass of the RSA it came from). Puts the new cars to shame, especially when you factor in price. 5-7 years from now it will be interesting to see what the '12s go for. Or will we avoid them because of an engine du jour issue??????

Friend of mine got his perfect '80 SC in the Scottsdale "show" a few weeks ago. Dealer down there didn't even know where they could get a longhood to show--he had to find one for them!

 

Thanks Darin, I gave them your name if I couldn't make it that weekend, another beautiful example of a 993 in the area

I thought of you Ken as I was parking next to the 964 RSA in the showroom

 

Guards red is bloody lovely! Prefer it to my midnight. The black and red contrast is ace. Liking the black exhaust tips too, nice touch!

 

Paul - your car looks superb in the showroom... Must have received more than its fair share of attention from admiring eyes.

With the same type of events happening at dealerships across the country, I wonder how many people saw and studied the 993 in detail for the first time & left wanting one.

 

Thanks for the kind words!

Hey Nick! Yes, it was funny, the 993 got the lion's share of the attention all night. Several people asked if the 'red one' was for sale Cheers...Paul

 

My '97 993 Targa represented one era the 911 series in the Motor City Porsche 991 event last week.
They also had a Porsche driver from the Porsche Driving School in Alabama speak.

 

very nice, Ray!

great photos too

 

Ray, very nice! Was that Lavery or another dealer? What a great showing of Porshces.

 

Great thread! Wish I'd gone to the local event now...

Very true.

 

Thanks. Lavery had their own showing but I did not attend that one, even though I live in Birmingham. This was from Porsche of the Motor City in Eastpointe, MI, a brand new dealership built last June.

 

Superb pics!

 

Nice pics Ray, I like the way they had the owners cars roped off. I spent most of the night making sure that little ones with soda and cookies only 'looked' at my car