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Do you ever wonder what the point is to owning a Porsche?
My thread on the value of my frankencar inspired me to ask the question. It seems my car's circumstances (salvage title, track mods) make my car most suitable for the track.
But there's another reason why my car should live on the track. Every time I drive it, I get stuck in traffic, or behind a slow car in the hills. I rarely get to put it through its paces. Whenever I'm stuck in slow traffic, I wonder why I'm driving the Porsche, if I can't drive it properly. The solution is to get up early on a Sunday morning and hit the twisties. But the rest of the time, what's the point? |
cuz its awesome!
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I would know. Mine has sat in a storage unit since I moved to MN 3 years ago.
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No, I never did.
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I often think it's funny that they sell fast cars in a country where the avg speed limit is 35.
But on the other hand, an older 911 is a lot of fun in 2nd gear. |
because of small wieners?
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Because its unlikely you will walk out to your garage on a Sunday morning and ruminate over a cup of coffee about your next track day looking at a Camry?
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1. FUN to drive
2. quicker and handles better than that pos your stuck behind (GO AROUND..) 3. CHICKS love them... ( u know this) ohhh yea TARGA!!! i could go on and on... |
it's a time machine
they make awesome track cars beyond that, there is no reason imho. You can't get anywhere near the limit on the street. |
Chicks!... pretty much sums it up for me...next question
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Yes,
If you drive a Porsche to impress people or think you will make money off it you are doing it wrong. |
They provide never ending projects, which could justify drinking beer in the garage for weeks upon end.
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Because even in traffic it's more pleasant to drive than your average rental car. (assuming your traffic is steadily moving traffic, stop and go might be another story) If you've got to sit in stop and go, you may as well be comfy with a great stereo and well isolated from the outside. I'm very rarely ever in real stop and go.
And that's besides the appreciation for the aesthetics and engineering excellence. When I had mine, I used it as a daily driver. Even for the year that the AC was out, I used it daily. It was still better than most other vehicles out there. |
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What's the point??
My Porsche is the highschool cheerleader. My Porsche is is the Concorde, and it is my first solo flight. My Porsche is a hot-tub on the balcony of a mountain cabin. My Porsche is everything that no other car can be. Whether sitting in traffic or sitting on grid, my Porsche is the point. |
NO, but my wife does.
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I was captivated by the technology, ( air cooled flat six), and the first time I looked at mfi stacks, I was hooked, and had to have one. Some of my buddies harass me and say that I got a porsche because of the image, that is the exact opposite of the truth. Sometimes , I hate the extra attention that I get when driving. I prefer to go shoot out some back roads, or drive at night. We have to own cars, and I am a car guy, so I might as well have one ( well several) that I enjoy.
Well put cashflyer! |
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The old E is a piece of history. A special memory of my youth. I cared enough about the car that the advertisements were carefully removed from magazines and fastened to the walls of my room. The automobile is different. A 911 is the opposite of the unidentifiable generic car. From the air-cooled timing chain cacophony emanating from the rear(!) of the beast to the fantastic shriek of the engine when it 'gets on cam', there is no mistaking this for any other car on the planet. Seldom do people come up to your 911 and assume it is a Mazda or Nissan. In stock form, the suspension (at least of my older example) is designed for real roads, with frost heaves, pot holes and cracks. The engine and gearing will allow you to leave it in high gear on most hills, if that's what you desire, or will goad you into downshifting, 'just because'. I fit into the car. I am 6'3" and, with the Recarro all the way back, can't get the clutch fully depressed. I have headroom, even with the sunroof, not something I could say about the MR2 and a Honda my wife used to have. The Old E is a car I can contribute to in terms of upkeep, not just by writing cheques, but by inspecting, wrenching and maintaining (with the help of this board) in my own garage. There is a fine sense of empowerment and accomplishment in being the sole provider to the needs of an automobile such as this over the span of nearly a decade. I like to look at this car. I have seen examples of 911s made ugly as the result of another's vision, but the car, as it came from the factory is a form of which I have yet to tire. How could you not want to posses one or at least be near it? Les |
because ..
would have .. could have.. wanted too..but.. is not going to be one of the things I mumble as I check out.. Rika |
...because stop and go traffic jams in a car with a very heavy clutch force you to seek out new routes through the countryside to find your way home. Throw the Garmin in the glovebox, get lost on the backroads and try to find your way home. Can't think of a better way to spend an hour on a Friday at 5pm.
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Because a bunch of yahoos crashed airliners into some towers full of Americans and made me realize that I had better do this now, because my later may never come.
Of all the cars I always wanted, I wanted this one most, and I haven't regretted it for one moment. |
Lots of great reasons to own a 911. Whenever I have a slow, frustrating drive home because of all the slow pokes in front of me, I park the car in the detached garage, then turn around and look at it as I walk to the house. Just the sight of it makes it worthwhile. I leave the garage door open so I can see it more often.
And as someone here said, 2nd gear can be fun. I need to wake up earlier on weekends and clear out the cobwebs. |
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Every time I drive mine I have a big smile on my face. Especially at the autocross.
Last year I drove to Charlotte NC for Porsche Parade. The first day of driving was boring interstate for 900 miles. The next day made up for it. I spent 8 hours driving back roads. There are some great roads in that part of the world. THAT is a big part of why I have a Porsche 911. |
No....everytime I drive it or look at it sitting in my garage answers that question.
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I bought mine after getting divorced,losing some weight, and getting promoted at work. It will always remind me of specific goals I had sety for myself. I intend to have mine it until I pass on and then my kids will take it over. |
BECOZ women like it
porscha is fantastic bird puller getting laid way too much since the porscha rolling wiv me rag top down, da girls get wet and there boyz get mad ohhh yeashhh I drives a porsche big up inint http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/dz.gif |
Indeed, what is the point of owning any true sports car? On the negative, it can be a waste of precious resources, takes up valuable garage space, can be wildly impractical, expensive vs return on value, and so on. Face it, it ain't an investment. Plenty of bad reasons so an argument can be made you shouldn't have one. The positives for me are that the car is a total blast to drive, and if you are a driver/car guy at heart, there is no substitute for that. Many cars are mere appliances(most Toyota sedans, Hondas, etc), like a refridgerator and have about as much passion contained within. The sports car serves as source of therapy, and taking care of a loyal friend out in the garage is its own satisfaction to me. I can spend many hours fiddling with it and making it perfect in my eyes. You also can gain a sense of community with other owners. I can spend hours ramming down rural byways. My 911 has spent near all of its life in a suburban setting on the edge of rural hills and valleys, so I never had to contend with much traffic in my way. My wife and kids have enjoyed it as well, and it is continuing bonding mechanism with my older son who also enjoys his Porsche-we get together at various meets around the East Coast, from Lime Rock to Brisol Motor Speedway(that was a crazy day).
I totally get your point about traffic spoiling the ride. Without an outlet to drive in spirited fashion it would be like owning a boat and not living on a lake, just a hassle getting there. |
I would own a 944 no matter what it said on the hood. Its an amazing piece of engineering wrapped in a very seductive body. Just so happens that to get those it has to be a Porsche... No I don't get to push as much as I would like... Which is why I autocross...
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Chicks only like the newer ones. Most of them dont even know what mt 71 is.
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what the point is to owning a Porsche?
days like this come to mind
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It represents the perfect form and function of an automobile it's simple, durable, fast, enjoyable to work on (relatively).
It provides performance that most newer cars will never achieve. It provides a raw driving experience that that can not be reproduced. It's a true performance machine that is also an iconic work of art. I could care less anymore what the chicks think. They are cheaper than chicks, unlike chicks they get sexier the older they get. :D |
Because : "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"
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Absolutely not!
The air cooled, torsion bar 911 is a piece of history, and has a "soul" that no other car can match. The steering feel, the brakes, the balance, the perfect size, the all business interior, the lightness, the sound and the smell, and the history all add up to pure automotive magic. With all the torsion bar normally aspirated 911s, you can use plenty of their capacity. Modern traffic on the fwy flies in most places (80 mph common, blasts to 100 no problem lots of time/places), and even in suburban driving, most cars accelerate pretty quickly from stoplights. Plenty of opp. to stretch a 911s legs. I've owned them all in the past 30 years, porsches, bmws, mercedes, ferraris. But the one constant is a torsion bar 911. There's simply nothing else quite like them. No matter what other cars I have, I've come to the acceptance that one will always be a torsion bar 911 (either an 87-89 G50 car, or a 72/73 early car, those are IMO the pinnacle years for the torsion bar 911s). |
For me a bad day at the office is soon forgotten after a spirited drive in the Targa:D
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I call it therapy, things in my life pretty much suck right now, I open the garage door, hit the key, pull out and the stress and drama fade as fast as the miles go up.
I have wanted one for as long as I can remember, My Dad worked for Porsche when I was just a kid, and I always told myself that I would have one. It was worth the wait. |
The particular form of mental illness that I have requires a Porsche 911 for therapy!
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