Here lies the 911, R.I.P.

BlueSkyJaunte · 10-15-2003, 03:30 PM

http://www.autoextremist.com/page5.shtml#RoadKill

I couldn't have said it better.

85Gold · 10-15-2003, 03:39 PM

AMEN !!!

Bill Douglas · 10-15-2003, 03:41 PM

Well written.

widebody911 · widebody911's Garage

The 911 is dead. Long live the 911.

cassisrot · 10-15-2003, 03:56 PM

It brings a tear to your eye

jester911 · jester911's Garage

Wow,that is a great read. I could read that stuff all day

Danskman · 10-15-2003, 03:59 PM

Excellent.

You know, as I was reading, I couldn't help but think that some how, some way, the story was an analogy to life itself.

cowtown · 10-15-2003, 04:15 PM

That author really gets it. I'm sure many of us have sold cars that were as fast as (or faster than) our 911s because they didn't give us the right feeling. For me it was a 300zx twin turbo.

Now Porsche is building is own 300zx - an overpowered, overweight luxury sports car that some lust after but, when it comes right down to it, is just another car to be compared with all the other cars out there.

Of course, not everyone thinks like that...and I hope many people will keep buying the new Porsche cars.

BTW, did you guys see that the new Cadillac SUV beat the Cayenne in C&D's latest test? Even disregarding the results of the comparo, when was the last time a Porsche needed to be compared against a Caddy?

Early_S_Man · 10-15-2003, 04:20 PM

Well, it was good ... except for the part about a '75 model doing 145 mph! Down a mineshaft, maybe! I wonder if he really doesn't know that is 15 mph optomistic???

dd74 · 10-15-2003, 04:21 PM

Serves that hippie hitchiker right! Damn hippies!

Stanley · 10-15-2003, 04:27 PM

Great article, thanks for sharing! I don't think he could have summed it up any better

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Yes, the current 911 is better in every respect - at least Porsche says it is.

But in the process it has lost its essence - and it has lost its soul.

And that makes me sad.

Schrup · Schrup's Garage

Great article, & if you click back to the main page, great blonde.

Icemaster · Icemaster's Garage

He might have been trying to avoid waxing nostalgic, but I couldn't help thinking back to the allure that the 911's had for me back when I was a poor motorhead in high school. Setting the goal that I would one day own one was something that drove me on.

I wonder if I'd feel the same about the marque if I was in HS today looking at the modern version...doubt it.

Adam · Adam's Garage

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Originally posted by Early_S_Man:
except for the part about a '75 model doing 145 mph! Down a mineshaft, maybe!

Aww, you're a hard man, Mr Hall!

Good article, though... it's bookmarked.

lateapex911 · 10-15-2003, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by pschrup
Great article, & if you click back to the main page, great blonde.

As they say, "Theres a lot of 'there' there!"

......regarding the 911, am I the only one who digs the GT2 and GT3?

MOMO3.2 · 10-15-2003, 05:56 PM

A well written and interesting little read.

Mike

trj911 · trj911's Garage

That story is a keeper!

Paul Thomas · 10-15-2003, 06:28 PM

I think a correctly optioned 996 is MUCH better looking than some other model 911's that were built in the past. They have lost something over the years but not compared to some other 60-70's era cars.

PT

CamB · CamB's Garage

The GT3 (and GT2) are cool by me. Just a little (lot) pricey!

s2per · s2per's Garage

A great rant--I forwarded the heck out of it.

After instructing students in nearly every type of car that Porsche has built, the new cars always leave me with the same feeling--"Anybody can drive this thing fast. " Extraordinary competence, but dumbed down on the fun side.