981 Spyder!!!!
06-23-2016, 08:04 AM
#1741
Burning Brakes
Having just bought a Spyder I can quite understand how one would never wish to be without one. Mine is a second car and I planned to keep it at my place in the country, but it might end up moving to town...
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07-05-2016, 10:15 AM
#1746
2 Spyders or a GT4?
More seriously.....
After 50 cars, many RSs' and 959 my favorite car is my Polar Silver '94 964 Speedster. It is everything a Porsche should be. I picked it up in Zuffenhausen in Sept. '93 and remains with me to this day. I liked the car so much I purchased another with 400 miles on it a few years later. In those days the value of the cars, especially Speedsters, was not very high. I didn't buy the second car to collect and appreciate. I wanted it so that I someday 25 years down the road I could have the have the pleasure of driving a "new" one. It was also my "back up" should some catastrophe befell the Polar Silver car.
In 2010 I was forced to sell the 2nd Speedster. It still had under 1000 miles.
I have heard that the collector that purchased it has left it with under 1000 miles as well. It remains the only car I'm sorry I sold.
The Boxster Spyder is the true incarnation of the the 964 Speedster. It's light, fast, fun and the top works. What's even crazier is the same gentleman at the factory who delivered my '94 also delivered my Rhodium Silver 981 car this past April. I drove it 3500 miles in Europe and it's on its way here now. I really love it.
I like that car so much I bought another which remains in the wrapper. I also have a GT4 on the water. I will only keep 2 of the "small" cars. Any thoughts?
After 50 cars, many RSs' and 959 my favorite car is my Polar Silver '94 964 Speedster. It is everything a Porsche should be. I picked it up in Zuffenhausen in Sept. '93 and remains with me to this day. I liked the car so much I purchased another with 400 miles on it a few years later. In those days the value of the cars, especially Speedsters, was not very high. I didn't buy the second car to collect and appreciate. I wanted it so that I someday 25 years down the road I could have the have the pleasure of driving a "new" one. It was also my "back up" should some catastrophe befell the Polar Silver car.
In 2010 I was forced to sell the 2nd Speedster. It still had under 1000 miles.
I have heard that the collector that purchased it has left it with under 1000 miles as well. It remains the only car I'm sorry I sold.
The Boxster Spyder is the true incarnation of the the 964 Speedster. It's light, fast, fun and the top works. What's even crazier is the same gentleman at the factory who delivered my '94 also delivered my Rhodium Silver 981 car this past April. I drove it 3500 miles in Europe and it's on its way here now. I really love it.
I like that car so much I bought another which remains in the wrapper. I also have a GT4 on the water. I will only keep 2 of the "small" cars. Any thoughts?
07-05-2016, 10:26 AM
#1747
More seriously.....
After 50 cars, many RSs' and 959 my favorite car is my Polar Silver '94 964 Speedster. It is everything a Porsche should be. I picked it up in Zuffenhausen in Sept. '93 and remains with me to this day. I liked the car so much I purchased another with 400 miles on it a few years later. In those days the value of the cars, especially Speedsters, was not very high. I didn't buy the second car to collect and appreciate. I wanted it so that I someday 25 years down the road I could have the have the pleasure of driving a "new" one. It was also my "back up" should some catastrophe befell the Polar Silver car.
In 2010 I was forced to sell the 2nd Speedster. It still had under 1000 miles.
I have heard that the collector that purchased it has left it with under 1000 miles as well. It remains the only car I'm sorry I sold.
The Boxster Spyder is the true incarnation of the the 964 Speedster. It's light, fast, fun and the top works. What's even crazier is the same gentleman at the factory who delivered my '94 also delivered my Rhodium Silver 981 car this past April. I drove it 3500 miles in Europe and it's on its way here now. I really love it.
I like that car so much I bought another which remains in the wrapper. I also have a GT4 on the water. I will only keep 2 of the "small" cars. Any thoughts?
After 50 cars, many RSs' and 959 my favorite car is my Polar Silver '94 964 Speedster. It is everything a Porsche should be. I picked it up in Zuffenhausen in Sept. '93 and remains with me to this day. I liked the car so much I purchased another with 400 miles on it a few years later. In those days the value of the cars, especially Speedsters, was not very high. I didn't buy the second car to collect and appreciate. I wanted it so that I someday 25 years down the road I could have the have the pleasure of driving a "new" one. It was also my "back up" should some catastrophe befell the Polar Silver car.
In 2010 I was forced to sell the 2nd Speedster. It still had under 1000 miles.
I have heard that the collector that purchased it has left it with under 1000 miles as well. It remains the only car I'm sorry I sold.
The Boxster Spyder is the true incarnation of the the 964 Speedster. It's light, fast, fun and the top works. What's even crazier is the same gentleman at the factory who delivered my '94 also delivered my Rhodium Silver 981 car this past April. I drove it 3500 miles in Europe and it's on its way here now. I really love it.
I like that car so much I bought another which remains in the wrapper. I also have a GT4 on the water. I will only keep 2 of the "small" cars. Any thoughts?
07-05-2016, 02:01 PM
#1748
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More seriously.....
After 50 cars, many RSs' and 959 my favorite car is my Polar Silver '94 964 Speedster. It is everything a Porsche should be. I picked it up in Zuffenhausen in Sept. '93 and remains with me to this day. I liked the car so much I purchased another with 400 miles on it a few years later. In those days the value of the cars, especially Speedsters, was not very high. I didn't buy the second car to collect and appreciate. I wanted it so that I someday 25 years down the road I could have the have the pleasure of driving a "new" one. It was also my "back up" should some catastrophe befell the Polar Silver car.
In 2010 I was forced to sell the 2nd Speedster. It still had under 1000 miles.
I have heard that the collector that purchased it has left it with under 1000 miles as well. It remains the only car I'm sorry I sold.
The Boxster Spyder is the true incarnation of the the 964 Speedster. It's light, fast, fun and the top works. What's even crazier is the same gentleman at the factory who delivered my '94 also delivered my Rhodium Silver 981 car this past April. I drove it 3500 miles in Europe and it's on its way here now. I really love it.
I like that car so much I bought another which remains in the wrapper. I also have a GT4 on the water. I will only keep 2 of the "small" cars. Any thoughts?
After 50 cars, many RSs' and 959 my favorite car is my Polar Silver '94 964 Speedster. It is everything a Porsche should be. I picked it up in Zuffenhausen in Sept. '93 and remains with me to this day. I liked the car so much I purchased another with 400 miles on it a few years later. In those days the value of the cars, especially Speedsters, was not very high. I didn't buy the second car to collect and appreciate. I wanted it so that I someday 25 years down the road I could have the have the pleasure of driving a "new" one. It was also my "back up" should some catastrophe befell the Polar Silver car.
In 2010 I was forced to sell the 2nd Speedster. It still had under 1000 miles.
I have heard that the collector that purchased it has left it with under 1000 miles as well. It remains the only car I'm sorry I sold.
The Boxster Spyder is the true incarnation of the the 964 Speedster. It's light, fast, fun and the top works. What's even crazier is the same gentleman at the factory who delivered my '94 also delivered my Rhodium Silver 981 car this past April. I drove it 3500 miles in Europe and it's on its way here now. I really love it.
I like that car so much I bought another which remains in the wrapper. I also have a GT4 on the water. I will only keep 2 of the "small" cars. Any thoughts?
07-05-2016, 04:50 PM
#1750
Three Wheelin'
Here is a thought: keep that second Spyder in wraps. Pickup the 981.2 Spyder in about three years and offload the used 981.1. After 981.2, the picture is murky, for GT4 and Spyder in terms of engine choice. At least for 981.2, we will have NA (my prediction).
07-05-2016, 05:27 PM
#1751
Yeah, Spyder is a big deal for a driving enthusiast. Just enough power (I would actually go bit less!) and right ingredients. I would rate it perfect if not for the dumb gearing! Porsche really should have made the lower three gears shorter. Man, what a treat that would have been!
07-05-2016, 06:14 PM
#1752
Three Wheelin'
Hmm, interesting take, Dr. G! May not what I would take! :-) I see you are a big fan of the header mods you have done. How do they all impact the warranty? I get that if the mod doesn't contribute to the warranty issue, then the claim won't be disputed. But, is it a risk? And, you are now shifting less!
07-05-2016, 06:52 PM
#1753
Race Director
Originally Posted by the_rider
Hmm, interesting take, Dr. G! May not what I would take! :-) I see you are a big fan of the header mods you have done. How do they all impact the warranty? I get that if the mod doesn't contribute to the warranty issue, then the claim won't be disputed. But, is it a risk? And, you are now shifting less!
07-05-2016, 09:30 PM
#1754
Hmm, interesting take, Dr. G! May not what I would take! :-) I see you are a big fan of the header mods you have done. How do they all impact the warranty? I get that if the mod doesn't contribute to the warranty issue, then the claim won't be disputed. But, is it a risk? And, you are now shifting less!
Last edited by Dr. G; 07-06-2016 at 10:38 AM.
