|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Ornery Bastard
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: South Sound
Posts: 2,879
|
First longish trip in the 924S, things I've learned.
Drove the 924S back to Pitt (college) from home and I discovered a few things over the 250 miles.
1) Police really don't target a red Porsche any more than any other car, at least the Ohio Highway Patrol didn't bother me at my normal 74 mph. 2) Even if the police did want to target a red Porsche, they would be too busy with the rice-boys who seem to feel that flying by a Porsche at 95 mph will make their parts bigger. 3) People like to hang around your rear quarter panel no matter what your speed, which makes changing lanes a bit of a pain sometimes when that minivan just won't get out of the way. 4) Old men in Volvo station wagons will pull along side of you and gesture for you to put the hammer down. They will look confused when you refuse. They will be less confused after you pass the known speed trap a mile up the road. 5) The 924S is an amazingly comfortable freeway car, it puts miles behind it with astounding comfort. Aaron EDIT: After 300 miles (trip plus ancillary driving since last weekend), I used 12 gallons of gas, which comes out to 25 mpg. Not bad at all considering that I did drive about 20 miles or so on back roads wringing the car out. It sounds very nice all wound up in third gear.
__________________
--------- Silver 1998 Volvo S70 T5 <- Daily (Anja) Guards Red 1986 951 <- Seattle car (Gretchen) White 1976 914 2.0 F.I. <- Prodigal car, traded away then brought back again (Lorelei) Last edited by AaronM; 01-12-2003 at 09:44 AM.. |
||
01-11-2003, 06:51 PM
|
|
|
Registered
|
A set of well balanced tires and a good alignment and these cars are extremely driveable.
__________________
Hugh - So Cal 83 944 Driver Person NOT a 'real' Porsche -- Its Better!!!! When was the last time you changed your timing and balance belts and/or cam chain and tensioner? New Users please add your car's year and model to your signature line! Never break more than you fix! |
||
|
01-11-2003, 07:40 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Fairfield Ct
Posts: 81
|
Go Pitt!
I'm an alum.
__________________
86-944 |
||
|
01-11-2003, 07:53 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Lexington, KY, USA
Posts: 1,182
|
Re: First longish trip in the 924S, things I've learned.
Quote:
They are STILL living in the glory days of the 1980's ad campaign? Losers...... 
__________________
'85.5 944 Kalahari Beige/Brown 5-speed 76K miles color-matched fuchs SOLD |
||
|
01-11-2003, 08:19 PM
|
|
|
Ornery Bastard
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: South Sound
Posts: 2,879
|
Quote:
 Aaron
__________________
--------- Silver 1998 Volvo S70 T5 <- Daily (Anja) Guards Red 1986 951 <- Seattle car (Gretchen) White 1976 914 2.0 F.I. <- Prodigal car, traded away then brought back again (Lorelei) |
||
|
01-12-2003, 09:45 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Indy In.
Posts: 669
|
I was a Tony Dorsett fan! I loved how they always beat the Fighting Irish! ha ha...I was getting tired of having people tailgate me in the snow & icy conditions here a while back, so I noticed that breaking the rear end loose was a great way to GET THEM off my rear end! ha ha...A litle fishtailing and they get way back!
__________________
89 Porsche 944 Owner: AutoFreeFinders.com Online Auto Mall |
||
|
01-13-2003, 06:45 AM
|
|
|
1983 Porsche 944 2.5 liter
