>admits to loving a car because children have posters of it
>accuses me of not being an adult

does this mean you'll buy whatever i have up in my house for posters/decoration?

Currently the car has no tint on the windows but with it being pressed into service I think a super dark on the rear and barely legal on the side windows. This should help when the trucks with makeup mirror headlights pull in behind me.

Will look into a headlight upgrade as some of my driving is before the sunrise.

May have to get an actual cup holder instead of the roll of duct tape in the passenger seat.

The 3.2 Carrera is still faster than both. The Kia Soul does 0-60 in well over 8 seconds with the top engine. The V-6 Camry is over 6 seconds. In 1984 Car and Driver timed the then-new Carrera with the 915 at 5.4. The G50 cars should be a tick faster.

i would only do it if i had a safe, dedicated parking spot at work, for starters.

try mid to upper 5s for the camry depending on whos test you pick. factory stated times for the 911 was 6.3 for the US market 911 because of its increased emissions requirements.

an 80s 911 is not a fast car, with or without AC.

I miss-remembered. The 3.2 does 0-60 in 5.3. In my opinion, this is the single best article C&D ever published.

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15142185/1984-porsche-911-carrera-archived-road-test-review/

The Camry does it in 5.8. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a14517937/2018-toyota-camry-xse-v-6-test-review/

Very nice, but a half second slower than the Carrera. If the Carrera addressed any of the smog choking emissions issues, it one would be even quicker than the one in the 1984 review.

You would be surprised. I've seen heavily modified Souls. I'm sure those folks develop an attachment to their cars.

i have an idea, lets toodle around texas in 100 degree heat without AC in order to maybe, sometimes, be several tenths faster than a camry, that doesn't want to race you, that shouldnt race you, and is enjoying AC without hassle.

that seems like time well spent.

Tint isn't a bad idea, although the trucks may be shining over the roof. :D

upgraded cup holder? second roll of duct tape stacked and taped on top of the first roll?

EMEA lenses are an improvement. If you haven't already, a headlight relay is a GREAT idea. I'm sure you're aware of the weakness of the old 911s that route all of the power for the headlights through the headlight switch which can/may hasten headlight switch failure.

https://cdn.someecards.com/someecard...02_4771227.png

Yes, the newest camrys are in the 5s.

Yes, the factory stated times for the 3.2L cars were, I'm fairly certain in the 6s. I think it's a given that the factory times are conservative and most of the tests of the 3.2L

https://www.0-60specs.com/porsche/
Who knows how a race would actually go since most Porsche drivers are unlikely to perform a drag launch or speed shift their car. And a camry driver is unlikely to power-brake, but most will be automatic so they can probably just floor it. What it's going to come down to is probably more like 5-60 acceleration and the individual drivers. Most of the time you're unlikely to run into 911 and camry drivers that are interested in actually racing each other.

If that fails, maybe up the Abilify dosage...

is the Midol helping you java?

I tried it in 2017. Bay Area traffic, not as young as I used to be, stiff clutch, engine temps almost at the third white line (250F?)... nah. I suppose if traffic is reasonably moving it's not too bad. But stop and go, no thanks.

Speaking of tint, I was convinced by the tint man to install the 3M 's best on my travel. We travel in it and want kids and wife to be happy camper going across the Ca desert. I opted for the lightest color tint on both driver and passenger window as well as the windshield. It block so much of the sun's heat that I was shocked. You can feel the huge difference with window open and closed under direct sunlight. Get that installed. It may help you in the TX heat. I hate tint btw because it difficult to see in the evenings on dark roads. I could care less if other divers see me picking my nose or they should just take an other look at this pretty face of mine.

Drove my 930 for about 4 months in LA traffic with a 935 lighten flywheel. Kind of a pita, but gotten used to it. Want back to driving my other daily driver. No fun and having everyone asking if I am willing to sell.

biv, if you are commuting with windows down (no AC) I'll recommend you do so with some noise canceling ear buds. It detaches you a bit, but that can be a good thing on a commute.
like OMG, fer sure... like tot's! so new and modern... :rolleyes:

Of course you are wrong. Sure, you can get a camry that has 300hp, but the top speed is electronically limited at 135mph. whereas a 1988 911, is rev-limited at 149mph. And are those toyotas front wheel drive? Fun!

Imagine that camry on the track against a 911. - a decades old 911. That camry would turn to mush within a lap of hard driving. Perhaps you were envisioning a Well set up camry. :D

Agreed!! Absolutely pointless posts by cokerpunk

I took the 911 into work this morning. Cold A.M. temps. Sunroof open and heat blasting. Light traffic across the mountains on the open road. About a 20 mile commute with two-three traffic lights total.

I wouldn't want to do it in stop and go city traffic, but-

In the right conditions, the car is bliss.

In my quest to drive my 911 in all the lower 48 states I have been in a lot of different areas. LA traffic at 5:00 PM rush hour going from San Luis Obispo, to San Diego sucks big time, but going over the George Washington bridge into Manhattan was worse. The difference is from Manhattan to the open countryside of Connecticut is 30 minutes, and downtown LA is not 30 minutes from anything but more traffic.

U.S. Route 50 in Nevada is more my style for traffic. It is a road any Porsche owner should try.

This is where we parked to go on the ferry to Mackinac Island.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1624627458.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1624627711.JPG
And a Kia never attracts chicks like this!

Pssht. They do when I'm driving them! It's not the hammer, my friend... :cool: