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Have I just entered the relm of the porsche maniacs?
Today I went out to work on my car for what seemed like the umpteenth time , but the first time since it's been back on 4 wheels in a long while .I couldn't help but notice the original paint (I think), the lines of the early cars. I just stood and admired. What's worse is that I then sat in the car, rowed through the gears, sawed on the steering wheel and made engine noises?
I've got a question for all the SCWDPers out there: "Doctor, Am I insane?"
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I'm sorry son, but yes, you are a certified Porscheholic. You need to find a 12 step group immediately or you will start thinking you need a second 911 for no reason whatsoever. It's a disease...really.
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03-04-2003, 08:04 PM
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Tim, I sneak into the garage before I go to bed sometimes. I've owned the car for years. The worst thing a 911 owner can have is an attached garage, the pull is too strong
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Tim, I actually climb up into my tub on the dolly and sit on an orange crate and do that. It just wasn't good enough, which is why I bought the second car. Heed Mark's warning or you'll end up like me.
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I'm a doctor and I play one on TV. In my professional opinion you are infected with Carflewenza type-P, 911 variant. The good news is it can't be cured. The bad news is that maintenance therapy is expensive. The good news is this therapy can cure quite a few other diseases including terminal boredom, marriage, and constipation. The bad news is it can be expensive.
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03-04-2003, 08:17 PM
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An attached garage? I wish.. I live in an apartment with a garage, but i have to walk down 3 flights of stairs, and about 50 feet in the stupid PNW rain to get to my garage... and i still got down there before bed to get my fix. I just end up dusting or something. Sometimes i sit in the drivers seat and just space out. I am thinking about moving a cot in there.
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03-04-2003, 09:31 PM
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"What's worse is that I then sat in the car, rowed through the gears, sawed on the steering wheel and made engine noises? "
LOL - How often Do I find myself doing that !
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I have to stroke the roof before I leave for work in the morning...I can't wait until she goes with me every day.
Some diseases you don't want the cure for!! Bob
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03-04-2003, 10:15 PM
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yes Tim you are insane
 like me and the rest  Cheers, Ed
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Tim,
Not insane, but you ARE 8 years old. That is how old I feel when I touch/look at/drive my Porsche, i.e. the age I first saw a picture of one and fell incurably in love! It puts a silly grin on my face every time.... have fun, and don't worry. Mark, your comments do worry me, since I find myself drawn inexorably to the idea of owning another (perhaps a 993 or an early car!), but could not bring myself to sell my beloved Carrera... I am searching for ways! 
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Tim, you are a terminal case, incurable like the rest of us.
To study further symptoms:U know u r a Porschenut when.....
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03-05-2003, 03:59 AM
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No your not...some of us Canadians get to unwrap a present every spring. Pull the cover off the car and bask in the curvy glory. It takes a REAL Porsche lover to buy a car that has to sit for 5 months every year, but once spring comes you re-live your childhood allover again.
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haha.. ok so I'm crazy... at least I'm not alone
at least in another week my car should be running for the first time in 2 and a half years
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My wife called me a Liar this morning before she went to work.
Last night I told her I wanted to get to bed early. She announced betime, as some wives do, and see me upstairs! I turned off the Pelican BBS and went out to the garage just for a couple of minutes of meditation. I immediately remembered that the floor jack under the 911E needed to be drained. About 40 min later to bed! This morning I had to answer about why I wasn't in bed sooner! It's a burden. Good luck, David Duffield |
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I did that before I even had a P-car?, just looking at the model....
(had this model for 10 years B4) Vvvvrroooommmmm, Errrtchhhh 
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OOC for 2 1/2 YEARS? I'd be in a straight-jacket!!!!
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My wife says I would take my car to bed with us if I could. Thats the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I mean it leaks way to much oil.
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