Bola964

We all have very specific things that we like on 993s.
For me, one of the most interesting characteristics of a 993 is its smell.
It is so unique. Very different from other 911s.
Every time I come inside my car, drive it, or am about to get out, I smell the scent of a 993!
Awesome.
What is it for you that it makes it special?
R.

nr1416

Not specific to just 993s but love the click every time I close the doors.

phoneyman

Strong mechanical door click when closing is mine also. It's the first thing I always remember when someone asks me what my favorite thing is, almost like word vomit.

Kika

Yes, unique sound for all 911s, same door design since 1965.

For me, I love the sound of the flat six at start up, something mystical and glorious that I never get tired of.

timothymoffat

The fact it's mine. And the door sound. And the engine sound. And the compactness. And the smell. And the way it looks. And.......

jcochran1

That click, those 5 gauges, that smell. The 993 has a unique smell but occasionally, if the car has been sitting, and I get in slowly, and without hurry, I will notice a familiar smell, one that takes me back to my moms old 72 911 as a young teenager. I can't help but smile.

race911

Unique seating/controls positions. Guess I've just grown into it over nearly 35 years. Nothing 993 specific, as once you have decent seats and steering wheel it's pretty much all the same over the generations. Yeah, shifter is different once you get into the 964/993. Never appreciated the contrast until I've now spent 3K miles over the past couple of months in the 996 Turbo.

curve lover

(Ken ^^ Just sent you a message.)
Her curves, &...
...her smell!
^^ Click here ^^

ble2011

The scent. My wife likes it as well because it reminds her of her grandpa's shop.

JDHertz11

So you're telling us that the final evolution of THE air cooled sports car smells like a mix of leaking hydraulic fluid, mildew, burnt oil and spent tires? Sounds about right, especially when you have either the heat or a/c on...

Dryfly57

Once I slide into the drivers seat... The feel of the leather steering wheel looking over the bonnet.

NC TRACKRAT

The smell inside our '95 is distinctly different from our '98. It smells more like the older 911's. Perhaps the seat bolsters used different material...maybe like the old horsehair. If they made a men's cologne with that smell, I'd buy it!

Zeichen 282

There are so many things... Here are some that spring to mind in no particular order:

1. The look - purposeful, restrained, no superfluous anything, no gimmicks.
2. The smell - reminds me of my family's Typ 1 and Typ 2 buses I got to ride in as a kid.
3. The satisfying door shut and click.
4. The upright seating position.
5. The upright windshield.
6. The five instruments.
7. The view out the windshield over trunk and the "Torpedorohre".
8. The airy yet intimate feel of the cabin.
9. The sound of the engine starting up.
10. The sound of the engine while driving.
11. The way it drives.
12. The striking similarities and dissimilarities to my gone but not forgotten '74 "Sparkäfer" bug (34 hp). I'm not at all offended when some Germans refer to the 911 as a "Rennkäfer" (basically Jeremy Clarkson's attitude toward 911s).
13. The fact that the car was engineered and built to an incredibly high standard in every way (OK, nobody's perfect, not even German engineers).
14. The fact that I know where this car was put together, by expert craftsmen who understood their role in the process and took pride in being part of it.
15. The knowledge that the car was engineered with one of the hallmark Porsche engineering principles, longevity, in mind - technically it can last forever.
16. To me the 993 represents one of the last shining examples of the German concept of "Wertigkeit" (~quality/value) in the automotive space, kind of like the W126 or W140 Mercedes and notwithstanding some Toyota Kai Zen production processes that helped streamline production.

P-daddy

Every time I enter the garage, the scent is the first thing that hits me.
Then, it's that wide a$$

nathan1

Some kids carry a blanket or a stuffed animal. It is referred to as their "transitional object". It helps them transition from dependance to independence. I got my 1st 911 at 16 years old and have never been without at least one in the garage ever since. My therapist tells me that I failed to progress past it and now my "transitional object" has become an "attachment object". So here I am..It's a sickness (a good one...)