Rear Lights
Banned
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: I'm not sell'n anythang... much..
It seems like for the better part of a decade (1970's to late 1980's) the Carrera changed in appearance very little. Maybe the foglight position in the front valance changed a little or the front/rear bumper changed a little, but you didn't see the significant changes to the car in such short periods of time that you see in the modern cars. I wish they would preserve more than just the silohuette.
but the reality is the Car business has created a monster with changing cars so quickly. Consumers have become ADD.
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
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From: Pacific Northwest
At first glance, I prefer the 997.1 version over the 997.2 version. I also prefer the bodies of the late 70's and early 80's variants to the current shapes. Past experience has shown me that I get over that aversion and eventually come to embrace the changes. The newest look, that's different, frequently seems to provoke a feeling of resistance and dislike as a first reaction, at least in me.
But at the end of the day, as I'll mostly be sitting on the inside of the 997.2, I vastly prefer the interior and options I chose for my 997.2 over what was in the 997.1 or in the cars from the late 70's and early 80's. and that makes the look of the tail-lights or the shape of the hood much more bearable.
But at the end of the day, as I'll mostly be sitting on the inside of the 997.2, I vastly prefer the interior and options I chose for my 997.2 over what was in the 997.1 or in the cars from the late 70's and early 80's. and that makes the look of the tail-lights or the shape of the hood much more bearable.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Davidsonville, MD
Apparently droopy taillights is the direction that Porsche is going with all their models. The Cayenne got them in 2008. I predict that the Boxster/Cayman will get them for 2010. I don't particularly like them either but I would be willing to live with them to also get the new 385 HP direct injection engine!
Race Car
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: 6th gear!
They don't look as good because they were never intended to look that way. They designed the car as a whole however many years ago and probably didn't think too hard about the mid-cycle face lift. A few years later it's time for a refresh and they had to do something...good, bad or ugly.
