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Some here can't handle the truth?
Maybe this isn't new here, because it was written in 2013? Was new to me...
Avoidable Contact: Cayenne won't help ya, Cayenne won't do you no good. - The Truth About Cars
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
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I didn't read the whole article, but it was slightly amusing.
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I don't necessarily disagree with the authors point of view but his writing skills are about 8th grade if even that.
That is probably why it didn't get posted here...
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I'll be upset when Porsche starts taking their marque sports car and build a small civil V6 version specifically for secretaries, and prices them under $25k.
They'll call it a Mustang. 
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A little article on Henry Ford's chief Thug and Union buster:
http://www.autonews.com/article/20030616/SUB/306160746/harry-bennett:-henry-fords-chief-thug-targets-uaw-later-threatens
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I am about as emotionally tied to Porsche as it is to me, which is to say, not at all.
I will never understand why some people think a company should be what they want it to be. Your only control is to buy or not buy the product. Anything else is just getting yourself worked up over something over which you have almost infinitesimal input.
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Read this: The untold plight of Porsche’s forgotten founder | Driving I asked Don Malarkey if he remembered any special cars from the time he was in Zell-Am-Zee. He responded that he didn't recall any special cars, but that he and the other guys in Easy co. weren't too kind to the locals because only high ranking members of the Nazi Party were allowed to live there...
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I won't slam the article, because there may be a sliver of truth in it. Certainly the same thought crossed my mind when I read that Ferrari's strangely publicity hungry new CEO, Sergio Marchionne, is planning on making Ferrari a maker of household goods. I wonder if having a Ferrari appliance that is outperformend by a HotPoint from Sears will erode the brand?
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1974 Porsche 911S Targa
