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further, it has seemed over the years that whatever 911-type is undervalued becomes “discovered” & then overvalued. sometimes that segment plateaus & sometimes it retrenches (depending on external economic cycle). anyway, saw a recent article that 993s have flattened & are worth reconsideration. more were made, too. sure, they’re complex, but that’s modernity for ya.
Seahawk, while I concur w/ you in general about comparing quantitative perf of old & new 911s, I’d encourage all of us to delineate fast/speed from acceleration & dynamics. an old 911S would hit 140-150, a 964, a touch over 160. now, accel (quickness, as opposed to speed) is a different matter & we know how much quicker they are today, lopping off a few seconds in 0-60 times (& aren’t transient acel times more meaningful than stoplight drag-times?). many of us who’ve owned & enjoyed these cars for decades know what we really like about ‘em ... “dynamic oneness”, from tire patch to brain stem. I have no issues mixing it up w/ new sports cars on fun/empty country roads ... w/ an ‘87. sure, it doesn’t hit 175 & takes an extra moment to close a gap. it’s also lighter & more demanding of “skill & feel” in such real-world scenarios. anyway, I think we know all that, yet I suggest to those who go back to 356 days (when new!) to be thoughtful about how we critique & compare the attributes of those slow old Porsches. there’s a whole generation (or 2!) that haven’t direct acess to that experience when they are contemplating their first olden 911. cheers (& good luck w/ finding a deal on a decent 964, kids).