Re: AutoWeek: Porsche Unleashed

Ohhhhhhhh....my AutoWeek came today...nothin like getting out of my truck after coming home from school, opening up the mailbox, and seeing what has to be the most beautiful Porsche I have ever seen...should I ever get $111,000 (preferably more so I can get the carbon brakes, mentioned only as being in the ballpark of the list price of a Camry) THAT is the car I will get...6 speed stick, the PSM is standard IIRC (and good...if you decide to push it too far it saves your Turbo-thrashing butt...), don't care much for that fancy display on the dash, a good stereo is fine for those rare moments when the song of a Porsche 3.6 liter turbocharged flat-six isn't enough... Now, if I could just get a job... -- Kirk Lane [email hidden] [email hidden] ICQ: 28171652 BRT #187 "Yeah you won't find me I'm going MIA Tonight I'm leaving Going MIA Getting lost in you again Is better than being known" -Foo Fighters, "MIA" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bgnvp$m3d$[email hidden]... > The March 27, 2000 issue of AutoWeek has a new yellow Porsche Turbo on > the cover -- it looks just like the car on the cover of the NFSPU box > and CD case. Coincidence? Could be. The caption on the cover: > > "TURBO - Why the new Porsche Turbo is the world's best over-the-road > machine" > > The article is titled "Absolute Power," and it's a good read -- AND a > great way to get pumped over NFSPU (possibly "the world's best > over-the-road simulator (to date)"?). > > Spend the $29.95 for NFSPU, then stop by the bookstore or newsstand > afterwards and drop a few extra bucks for the AutoWeek -- then you'll > have something to help keep the adrenaline flowing when you have to > take time off from NFSPU for the occasional "pit stop." <G> > > ;-) > > -- JB > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

The March 27, 2000 issue of AutoWeek has a new yellow Porsche Turbo on the cover -- it looks just like the car on the cover of the NFSPU box and CD case. Coincidence? Could be. The caption on the cover: "TURBO - Why the new Porsche Turbo is the world's best over-the-road machine" The article is titled "Absolute Power," and it's a good read -- AND a great way to get pumped over NFSPU (possibly "the world's best over-the-road simulator (to date)"?). Spend the $29.95 for NFSPU, then stop by the bookstore or newsstand afterwards and drop a few extra bucks for the AutoWeek -- then you'll have something to help keep the adrenaline flowing when you have to take time off from NFSPU for the occasional "pit stop." <G> ;-) -- JB Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Well, the newest Porsches are nice, no question about that, but what I have noticed is that there are a whole lot of late '70s, early '80s 911s available for the price of an average car. Considering the air cooled flat 6 is very dependable, given the proper care, and that the bodies are galvanised, this may be the overlooked bargain in sports cars. Certainly a few classic magazines urge people to look into them for a fun car with reltively low running costs, even though it's a Porsche. I've even seen people getting their old 911SCs up to the ski resorts of Davos (Switzerland) without problems, and that's an area that gets 3m of snow. Hmmm... year round use, the classic sound the air cooled boxer, timeless shape, decent luggage space for weekend trips, and all for the cost of a four-year old Golf. I think instead of dreaming about unobtainable Porsche Turbos, I'm going to be looking for a nice '81 911SC this spring. Stephen Kirk Lane <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bk1fb$n98$[email hidden]... > Ohhhhhhhh....my AutoWeek came today...nothin like getting out of my truck > after coming home from school, opening up the mailbox, and seeing what has > to be the most beautiful Porsche I have ever seen...should I ever get > $111,000 (preferably more so I can get the carbon brakes, mentioned onlyas > being in the ballpark of the list price of a Camry) THAT is the car I will > get...6 speed stick, the PSM is standard IIRC (and good...if you decide to > push it too far it saves your Turbo-thrashing butt...), don't care muchfor > that fancy display on the dash, a good stereo is fine for those raremoments

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> when the song of a Porsche 3.6 liter turbocharged flat-six isn't enough... > > Now, if I could just get a job... > > -- > Kirk Lane > [email hidden] > [email hidden] > ICQ: 28171652 > BRT #187 > > "Yeah you won't find me > I'm going MIA > Tonight I'm leaving > Going MIA > Getting lost in you again > Is better than being known" > -Foo Fighters, "MIA" > <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bgnvp$m3d$[email hidden]... > > The March 27, 2000 issue of AutoWeek has a new yellow Porsche Turbo on > > the cover -- it looks just like the car on the cover of the NFSPU box > > and CD case. Coincidence? Could be. The caption on the cover: > > > > "TURBO - Why the new Porsche Turbo is the world's best over-the-road > > machine" > > > > The article is titled "Absolute Power," and it's a good read -- AND a > > great way to get pumped over NFSPU (possibly "the world's best > > over-the-road simulator (to date)"?). > > > > Spend the $29.95 for NFSPU, then stop by the bookstore or newsstand > > afterwards and drop a few extra bucks for the AutoWeek -- then you'll > > have something to help keep the adrenaline flowing when you have to > > take time off from NFSPU for the occasional "pit stop." <G> > > > > ;-) > > > > -- JB > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > >

You know, I forgot to mention something... > Well, the newest Porsches are nice, no question about that, but what Ihave > noticed is that there are a whole lot of late '70s, early '80s 911s > available for the price of an average car. And they are quite nice. As long as I can remember, my dad has only had two different cars. The current one is a '94 Z28 he bought brand new. A very nice car indeed, and actually faster than his previous car - a 1973 Porsche 911S. Red, tan leather interior, great shape, good paint (it was new - the car caught fire once after he bought it, someone used the wrong oil fitting :( ) Don't know what he paid for it in '85...and right now I can't remember what he sold it for, but it was enough (combined with his GM card) to make the Z28 quite a cheap proposition. Then there's one of his friends - a family friend really, all of us kids call him Uncle Ron even though he's not really our uncle - who also, for as long as I can remember, has had only two cars. The first was a '72 911, a white one, and with him being a better driver, he kept laying the smackdown on my dad in SCCA Solo II slaloms until dad bought the Z. A few years ago, though, he drove that '72 to Maine or something, with his wife in the passenger seat and his daughter in the backseat (another thing the Z has over a 911 - a backseat that someone taller than Muggsy Bogues can fit in, tho me being 6'2" makes that Camaro pretty tight :) and came back with another white 911. '85 (I think) Turbo. Got a ride in it once - not too different than my dad's Z under 3000 RPMs, but once those turbos wind up, WHAM. He's an extremely good GPLer too - waay better than I am, and he has to work, I just have high school!! :) > I've even seen > people getting their old 911SCs up to the ski resorts of Davos(Switzerland) > without problems, and that's an area that gets 3m of snow. Snow? What's snow? Never seen snow in Phoenix, AZ!! :) > Hmmm... year round use, Not uncommon here - I could use a Cobra every day of the year, who needs air conditioning, just leave the top off and get up to 110 :) > the classic sound the air cooled boxer *drool* > timeless shape *extra drool* > decent luggage space for weekend trips My dad crammed a bag of golf clubs into his!!! Extremely often!! > and all for the cost of a four-year old > Golf. I think instead of dreaming about unobtainable Porsche Turbos, I'm > going to be looking for a nice '81 911SC this spring. Who needs the unobtainable Turbos? Why not the ones you can own? :) Time to look at Autotrader and start calling around for places that don't involve fast food yet hire 16-year-olds... -- Kirk Lane [email hidden] [email hidden] ICQ: 28171652 BRT #187 "Yeah you won't find me I'm going MIA Tonight I'm leaving Going MIA Getting lost in you again Is better than being known" -Foo Fighters, "MIA"

Kirk Lane <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bm2m2$qt1$[email hidden]... > > > and all for the cost of a four-year old > > Golf. I think instead of dreaming about unobtainable Porsche Turbos,I'm

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> > going to be looking for a nice '81 911SC this spring. > > Who needs the unobtainable Turbos? Why not the ones you can own? :) > > Time to look at Autotrader and start calling around for places that don't > involve fast food yet hire 16-year-olds... >

One can dream, right? Hopefully you can find an insurance company that will let you register it as a "Super Beetle". Unfortunately, most companies don't like 16 year olds and Porsches :-( A couple of years in insurance-friendly basic transportation should help a lot. The nice thing about the 911, though, is that there will still be rock-solid examples around years from now. Hopefully it won't take you as long to get yours as it will have taken me (16 yrs); the price I pay for graduate school, I guess. It's somehow sad (as a car enthusiast) to think that I have paid the equivalent of a very nice Porsche in tuition fees to various universities over the years... Stephen

In article <8bkrg9$575o3$[email hidden]>, "Stephen Ferguson" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Well, the newest Porsches are nice, no question about that, but whatI have > noticed is that there are a whole lot of late '70s, early '80s 911s > available for the price of an average car. Considering the air cooledflat > 6 is very dependable, given the proper care, and that the bodies are > galvanised, this may be the overlooked bargain in sports cars.Certainly a > few classic magazines urge people to look into them for a fun car with > reltively low running costs, even though it's a Porsche. I've evenseen > people getting their old 911SCs up to the ski resorts of Davos(Switzerland) > without problems, and that's an area that gets 3m of snow. Hmmm...year > round use, the classic sound the air cooled boxer, timeless shape,decent > luggage space for weekend trips, and all for the cost of a four-yearold > Golf. I think instead of dreaming about unobtainable Porsche Turbos,I'm > going to be looking for a nice '81 911SC this spring. > > Stephen > Good choice... I did the same thing 2 years ago and never looked back. For the price of a new honda civic (in the states) or a used golf (in europe), you can get even an 83 Sc or an early carrera. If you are careful about its mechanical condition, mileage is irrelevant. Best car I've ever owned. Recently, I drove it 800 miles round trip and raced on a track in the middle for a day. Not a hickup..oh yeah, it's got 130000 miles ;-) As I said, for the rpice of a used golf.... G. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.