U know u r a Porschenut when.....
 

You know you're a Porsche nut when……


You buy parts for an RS conversion when you don't have a suitable base car and you're not even looking for one

You name your first born child "Oscar"

Porsche dealers call you for help troubleshooting obscure problems

You can navigate around Europe and the USA using the locations of Porsche tuners as reference points

You have half-broken parts in your house that you refuse to throw away in the hope that you can someday fix them.

You spend time looking at performance products trying to devise methods for improvement

You advise your girlfriend when forced to take her shopping for clothes by picking the ones in colours that coordinate well with your car's paint and interior

You invariably use the numbers 9 and 11 on combination locks and when picking lottery numbers

You actually buy, read and enjoy Porsche technical books/ parts manuals.

You would like to see Zimmerman's "The used 911 story" made into a feature film.

You speculate on what the spaceships in starwars would be like if they had been built by Porsche.

Your girlfriend thinks Mobil 1 is your favourite aftershave

You feel nauseous when you see a dented or damaged Porsche

You believe adjusting the valves is a zen experience

You would like to see monthly updates to Bruce Andersons 911 Performance handbook.

You can calculate power to weight ratios in your head but can't balance your chequebook

You not only know what a short shift conversion is, but you designed one once, for fun.

Washing and polishing the 911 is part of your personal daily hygiene routine

You spend more on upgrades than buying your car

You have trouble grasping the concept that anyone might want a different car to a 911 by choice

You spend more time and money on your leather interior than your girlfriend does on make-up.

You believe a DME relay should be included on the Swiss army knife

You have a garage copy and a home copy of the Bentley manual

You are convinced the lack of pendulum effect on your wife's BMW is a major design flaw

You have complete sets of 911 World and Excellence in binders on your bedside table

You hired your secretary because she turned up for the interview in a 911E

You park at the empty, far end of the supermarket carpark regardless of what you're driving

You change your engine oil more often than your wife goes to the hairdresser.

If you see a prettygirl driving a 911 you will notice if the car's valves need adjusting before you notice her

You know what your tyre pressure is from the way the car is handling

You really do understand how 911 heating and ventilation works

You pick Xmas presents exclusively from Pelican Parts

You write stuff like this instead of e-mailing Xmas greetings to friends and clients.

Re: U know u r a Porschenut when.....
 

Too funny. I was at Parts Heaven Saturday, I always feel sad looking at their yard.

Tom

When ...You sit in the garage, just puffing a stogie and looking at the car you've owned for 28 years. :D

When... you risk losing your job by spending so much time on this damn board when you're should be working.

When you wonder if other drivers realize just how much better of a driver than them you really are :rolleyes:

Hot Rod..........
 

.....when you drive by a huge "hot rod" show and you don't even turn your head.........................

You laugh to yourself when you see someone who has just dumped 20 grand on a Mustang 5.0, and is showing it to everyone as if he bought something exclusive. When in fact the parking lot at any mall or supermarket is full of them and you think... what a shame.
for about ten grand less he could have bought a truly desirable little head turner like a used SC or any other 911. :rolleyes:

...the last thing you do at night before bed is peek out into the garage one last time before locking up...

...when you're out to dinner, the waiter recommends a 79 cab and the first thing you think of is if its a Slant nose or not :)

Hey Norm
 

Norm.....you are sooo right on that. These "hotrod" guy are as passionate as we are buutttt............., 650 HP on a straight line. BFD...... you have to beg one of them to burn a little rubber off their tyres. Ask a Porsche ( RGruppe) guy to do a "Canyon" run and if you don't whisper, you will have a line very quickly.

When you have 3 911's in the garage that don't run and the one that you are driving is under a cover in the yard.

Good luck,
David Duffield

Your a Porsche nut when the 9 o'clock hour is your favorite. At any time (almost) your clock displays your favorite car........911...912....917......935.....944.....9 51.... funny thing, it never makes it to 962....hmmmmm.



Chris

. . . when your wife begins describing herself as a Porsche Widow.

...when the two you are enjoying a beautiful sunset and you turn to her and say: "The sky is a lovely shade of arena red, oh and look at the arctic silver around those clouds."

....when your wife stashes shipments from Pcar sources for a day or two just in case she needs something to put you in a better frame of mind.
I hate it when she gets manipulative like that......well not in every case......

...when you look at a damaged Fuch and think what a nice office clock it would make.

When you have three in the garage that don't run? HA! I only have TWO 911s that don't run! I'm not a nut! I'm not!..... I'm not!..... Really!..... I'm NOT!

When you can look your father in-law (married 3 months) in the eye and say a 15 year old car is more reliable than a new Accord and makes financial sense...

...When you've got all the usual sockets...plus 27 and 32 mm


...when you're helping someone else with their car and thinking, MY GOD THESE ARE HEAVY LUGNUTS

You have more than one drawer in your tool chest dedicated to porsche specific tools....

Your wife can identify an '73 RS as a clone because it has the telltale passenger side oil filler door...

You have problem finding places to store all the extra parts you've acquired that don't fit any cars you own because they were a "good deal"....