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Stopped by the Porsche dealer today
Pacific Porsche in Torrance. Lots of nice 996s all over the place (I still dont like the headlights)... even in the service bay. Not a single 3.2L Carerra around (other than mine, which looked great sitting in the parking lot contrasted by these modern machines).
I wanted to buy some Guards Red touch up paint and see if they had something that I could spray on my Cab Top to protect it...but the parts dept. was closed. The showroom was littered with 996s and not a single Boxter in sight. I checked out a sweet red $92,000 Carrerra Cab (my car's great grandson). First thing I noticed was how cheap the door handles are. Seems as if they are using the same cheap Acura-style door handles...the type that flip up loosely and feel as if the are going to break. The rest of the car though, was very solid. I was impressed by the attention to detail in the interior, quality of leather etc. I also noticed that there is much more room in the +2 rear seats...than there is on my Carerra. The 996 has aparently become a family car...of sorts. I slid behind the wheel, but noticed that it was very tight fit between my thighs and the steering wheel. Im sure there was a tilt adjustment somewhere... I should have asked to take it out for a test drive, ala Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman"...but I didnt have $2000 on me and no sales person approached me anyway. Maybe I wasnt dressed well enough. I did however, overhear a conversation between a European salesperson talking financial terms with a perspective customer. Damn! Are these cars worth $92K? Maybe...if I had $92K to spend. For now however, Im perfectly happy behind the wheel of my 86 Carerra. 
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11-01-2003, 06:42 PM
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$92K for a cab? Must have been the Carrera 4S cab?
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No flares=no style? I think that owners of the 65-77 911's (like myself) might disagree with you. Does this car appear have no style?
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more curves, more better
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Point taken... you were referring to your avatar, right?
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Both pictures are nice. But one has real curves and the others look like implants.
So are curves still just as attractive, even if they are artificial implants?
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2007 Porsche Cayman S
The Viridian Falcon
SOLD! -- The Purple Pig
SOLD! -- Mighty Mouse
SOLD!! -- Alpine Wolf
1975 Porsche 911S
2001 Porsche 911 Carrera
1987 Porsche 924S
1969 Porsche 912
1972 Porsche 911T
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