HAHA 😂. THX!

 

Like this?:

 

What a strange thread.

Why would anyone lift a Sahara?

 

She owns a Targa. And a Jeep.

 

Quite honestly, I would say that, if anything, small leaks would cool the car down some. In all my experience in 100F+ weather in a convertible I never had a cooling issue, even with fairly weak 993 A/C in my own cars.

Air leaks in a winter would be more of an issue, but, again, they don't seem to be in my close to 20 years of daily driving.

 

 

Actually, I would. Here's the one I sold last year to buy my 993.

 

. "NINE9SIX...Less production #'s equate to what the dealers order, based upon what SELLS the best in their area/demographic. If less cab and/or targa numbers were produced, it means the demand was less. [B]Economics 101"



Not Economics 101 in cars. How many Ford GT's made... how many new Targa's made... how many 911R's? How many 429 corvettes? Sometimes they do limited runs.

The 993 Targa was a lot of work. They took a cab, and added the Targa unit. You could actually buy it as a kit for around $5k.

 

Most of this thread is purely subjective. What's the point of expending so much energy on it?

 

That, actually, is not the case. Dealers don't really drive allocation nor do they drive production numbers. That is not how it works. Partially because in automotive industry the manufacture doesn't control the channel and would never allow the chance to control their production.

The flip side of this is that dealers often are forced to take cars that are not sellable in order to also get an allocation of hot sellers. It's a deeply anachronistic and stupid business that is absolutely fascinating in its inefficiency.

 

BTW, I believe that production numbers of 993 coups and cabs were about the same, while Targa production was well less than 10%. I will be corrected if that's not close to reality, but I seem to remember the ballpark.

 

That first part was Nine9six... I agree with you.

 

Hard to tell by quote. But, yes, it's tough to figure what decisions are made, plus with parts that had to be ordered upfront and in some numbers, it would be difficult to estimate the need for Targas early enough to truly based production on demand. On the other hand, with hand assembly and money being very tight for Porsche in the 90s, I'm pretty sure they saw early what sells and what doesn't and in which market. That's why there were so many 993 cabs made unlike for any previous model of 911.

 

A perfect answer to the OP's question.

Thank you.

 

Shadow, do you have more pics of your car?