C4s Driving Impressions
11-25-2005, 09:07 PM
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Days have gone by and I'm still mulling over ronmart's garbage truck reference. It has stuck in my craw and I'm driving an 06 997 so it wasn't that it's personal. I guess when Porsche improves on or merely makes changes to the 997 in a newer 997 or the 998 someone can post that ronmart's P-car year and model drives like a 1950s oil tanker?
It's not too cool to make yourself feel good by making others feel bad.
Catch my drift?
It's not too cool to make yourself feel good by making others feel bad.
Catch my drift?
11-26-2005, 02:38 AM
#17
Originally Posted by dweiser
Days have gone by and I'm still mulling over ronmart's garbage truck reference. It has stuck in my craw and I'm driving an 06 997 so it wasn't that it's personal. I guess when Porsche improves on or merely makes changes to the 997 in a newer 997 or the 998 someone can post that ronmart's P-car year and model drives like a 1950s oil tanker?
It's not too cool to make yourself feel good by making others feel bad.
Catch my drift?
It's not too cool to make yourself feel good by making others feel bad.
Catch my drift?
11-26-2005, 03:14 AM
#18
Originally Posted by pcar964
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Hurley Haywood once said his favorite track car was a 996 TT with Tiptronic. If you believe that, I have some swampland I think you might be interested in
Hurley Haywood once said his favorite track car was a 996 TT with Tiptronic. If you believe that, I have some swampland I think you might be interested in
Now where is that swamp land located?
11-26-2005, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by dweiser
Days have gone by and I'm still mulling over ronmart's garbage truck reference. It has stuck in my craw and I'm driving an 06 997 so it wasn't that it's personal.
If it makes you feel better, I also drive a Lexus LX 470 which is full-time 4WD and it drives significantly worse than any AWD Porsche ever made.
My intent was only to point out that the difference between the 996 and 997 C4s slow speed steering is significant in my opinion.
Originally Posted by dweiser
I guess when Porsche improves on or merely makes changes to the 997 in a newer 997 or the 998 someone can post that ronmart's P-car year and model drives like a 1950s oil tanker?
It's not too cool to make yourself feel good by making others feel bad.
Catch my drift?
It's not too cool to make yourself feel good by making others feel bad.
Catch my drift?
11-26-2005, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by pcar964
Rohrl is a great driver. However, his "impressions" are determined by who pays him, PAG. Please don't tell me you believe the PR crap Porsche's test drivers are quoted as saying...
Hurley Haywood once said his favorite track car was a 996 TT with Tiptronic. If you believe that, I have some swampland I think you might be interested in
Hurley Haywood once said his favorite track car was a 996 TT with Tiptronic. If you believe that, I have some swampland I think you might be interested in
Well, why are you so certain that it was a marketing ploy regarding the c2 vs c4s. Even if you believe that awd makes it slower, it's only because of the added weight. But, the c4s is more than just the awd. Also, you may be aware that it's not just his statement, the c4s had the better time at the nurburgring than the c2.
You know what... may be, ....just, maybe it's all a scheme to get you....did you hear about the commies spying on all pre-996'ers via the air cooled motor's, and that's the real reason in porsche switching to water pumpers.
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11-26-2005, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ronmart
If Porsche makes the same level of improvement over the 997 to the 998 that they did from the 996 to 997, then I hope you'll be the first person to tell me that.
I never took you initial remark seriously, how could I....it's like someone seeing me in person and then calling me anything other than handsome...you know the person is either blind or has a grudge against me. Now if you believe this last statement of yours that there is any doubt that the 998 be an improvement (may be even revolutionary than a mear evolution) leads me to believe that you have fallen into the trap of 'mine is better than others',...which alas is easy to do and many do...I am sure your dad can beat up all our dads too...keep living in the wonderful bubble world of yours.
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11-26-2005, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by C4S Surgeon
My dumptruck with an X73 lapped many a 997S this yr at WGI, just 'lucky' I guess.
I had a friend lap mighty Porsches and Ferrari's at Laguna Seca while he was in a lowly stock Miata. At the end of the day the differences in steering, the 3 mph here and there and the 0.x seconds 0-60 don't make a bit of difference if you aren't better than the other drivers on the track.
11-27-2005, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jeeva
it's like someone seeing me in person and then calling me anything other than handsome...you know the person is either blind or has a grudge against me.
11-28-2005, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jeeva
Also, you may be aware that it's not just his statement, the c4s had the better time at the nurburgring than the c2.
Where are the nurburgring times posted? and what where they?
11-28-2005, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jeeva
Now if you believe this last statement of yours that there is any doubt that the 998 be an improvement (may be even revolutionary than a mear evolution) leads me to believe that you have fallen into the trap of 'mine is better than others',...which alas is easy to do and many do...
