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Old 01-18-2013, 07:53 AM
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The cost of these cars is off-putting, but if you put it in the realm of art, they could be considered a bargain. I would love to own one.
Old 01-18-2013, 08:01 AM
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I particularly liked the part when Harris mentions to Dickinson the "hundreds of thousands" in development costs just for the body. The look on Rob's face was priceless!
Old 01-18-2013, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by CamsPorsche
Wait a second are those wheels pictured on a 993?
Whoa!!!
Someone's got some 'splainin to do!
Old 01-18-2013, 08:53 AM
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Money is all scale...many people who could never afford a 993 think the same of us..."how much for an old car?"...If I had the kind of money that could buy this without rocking my boat it would be near the top of my list...a dream, hand-built bespoke 911.
Great video, Chris is always fun to watch and feels like just one of the guys.
Old 01-18-2013, 11:17 AM
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The Singers are great cars alright but so is a 993, just throw some thoughtfully applied dollars at your cars and would be as happy as a Singer owner.
Old 01-18-2013, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill Verburg
The Singers are great cars alright but so is a 993, just throw some thoughtfully applied dollars at your cars and would be as happy as a Singer owner.
Agree especially at the low $300's-$500,000. I love the interior and would love that in my car. I like to go on long trips with the A/C on, iPod playing through the stereo, and still be relatively quiet on the highway.
Old 01-18-2013, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CAHRERA
Yo Chad! What's going on.
Chad, time to fess up! What were you doing at Singer?
Do some engine work?
Old 01-18-2013, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Falcondrivr
Whoa!!!
Someone's got some 'splainin to do!
Here...

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Old 01-18-2013, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Twin Screw
Here...
Very nice.

Those look just so.....right.

Twin screw, way to take a good thread and make it....BETTER!
Old 01-18-2013, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Twin Screw
Here...
Those look pretty nice!
Old 01-18-2013, 05:00 PM
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Oh sweet baby Jesus... Those wheels... That car... Soooooo haaaaaawwwwtttt
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Originally Posted by Bill Verburg
The Singers are great cars alright but so is a 993, just throw some thoughtfully applied dollars at your cars and would be as happy as a Singer owner.
Agreed. I know I'm in the minority but I wouldn't trade my 993 (the 95) for a Singer (with the assumption I couldn't sell whichever car I picked). Singer is nice, but it's not a 993.......
Old 01-18-2013, 05:22 PM
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I do wonder about the claim that the Singer starts with the best 911 chassis.......
Old 01-18-2013, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JM993
I do wonder about the claim that the Singer starts with the best 911 chassis.......
They start w/ the best air cooled chassis for their purpose, which is an updated 911RSR look, w/ modern amenities.

I have fallen in love w/ various 911s over the years
first was the '73 RS and RSR(Singer is right there in the looks dept) updated in '84 SC/RS, 993RS/RSR, and gen 2 997GT3

these all look right to me.

But I'll stick w/ my 993 especially if I could get the 360hp Singer engine in it.

The guys that buy Singers are looking for something else though, Maybe exclusivity or Jonesin their peers, You see that a lot in the yacht market place too where people pay exorbitantly for custom work which while extremely nice is not really significantly functionally better than more production stuff.
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A year ago Singers were going between $200-300k. Now all of the sudden they are $400-500k when they realize big bloated fat cats would pay that. That is just ridiculous money. But hey, who am I to argue with free market economics.


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