^ you HAD 964. you experienced it.
some of us dumb bucks haven't had the pleasure to smell the oil yet. thus foolishly paying for relics....
but dont ruin my dream hahaah

i call it grass is greener on the other side.

i sold my 991gt3 to a great enthusiast who was an early car expert. he told me. early car ppfffff. whateer.. it ake GT3 over them anyday....

he can say that b/c he has had 10+ early cars.
i must bang my head on the wall myself no matter how much good warning you give me ;-)

 

Im with you. We both know the 07-2011 GT3 series was a great run of what could be considered the best 911 to date. And you cant beat the latest greatest for a fun experience either.
However, I too have become interested in the roots of the GT3 and have started dabbling in the relics.
The relics are in some sence just smelly old used cars. But they do offer unique experiences that quench our thirst in the search for different highs in the 911 world.

GT3 was my gateway drug. Now I experiment with all types of 911s to get my kicks...
Variety is the spice of life

 

964, especially RSA, is IMO the best of the air cooled 911's available in the USA that weren't Cup cars or something similar. Euro RS was a different animal - much lighter, better hardware.

I had a 993 after this one and it was "OK" but the RSA provided a better, crisper driving experience. Less weight, better seats, equally good A/C and the 5 speed G50 in the 964 didn't have the too-tall USA EPA gearing of the 993. Of the ones I no longer have, this is the one I'd most like to have back. It was a more street-friendly than my GT3 as well...which may explain why a clean RSA is worth more.

 

Is that pic taken on highway 348?

 

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. -Will Rogers

 

Yep, that's 348, the Brasstown Scenic Highway, pic taken a few weeks before I sold it.

I had no intention of selling the car the time. I was a member of the RS America forum and was contacted by a local fellow Porsche enthusiast who came by, looked at the car and made me a ridiculously high offer. I stupidly took it and have regretted it daily ever since.

The GT3 is great, it comes close but I still prefer the old school involvement and relative simplicity of the RSA. I don't need 415 HP to have fun where I drive.

I've always done my own wrenching since my teenage Corvair days. The RSA was a joy to work on. H&R springs, Bilstein HD shocks and Turbo front calipers made driving that thing a near-religious experience on a proper road - like 348.

 

That's my favorite road up there; I grew up in Blue Ridge and have exercised all of my toys up there at some point.

I stopped at that turn-around a few weeks ago to shoot the **** with a few buddies who tagged along on our last ride.

 

I should have my 964 back all restored this week.

 

tom, pls do not confused yourself with me. you are WAY WORSE. you have a pile of rust you call PROJECT

i had several 993, c2, c4s, c2s, TT. didn't like any of them. bought a high mile fugly paint 964, fell in love and bought 1/2 dozen of them. anyone with really nice C2, ping me. i dont think i can have enough. preferable NOT RED OR BLK. i have too many.

will rogers is wrong. i am the fourth. i pee on fence, electrocuted and wondering why....

i thought rodger got it done already?

 

[QUOTE=mooty; i thought rodger got it done already?[/QUOTE]

Every time I take it a day to Sebring I stop by there to change to track wheels we find something else to pretty up. Added RS decals and some other little things :-) Hot Rods need Hot Rodding..

 

I'd be interested - miss mine already and am very partial to white!

 

Thanks, I'll PM you tomorrow with the details.