[Porsche-O-Phile]

Great cars but quirky and definitely need regular attention. Fun as heck to drive. My 951 was very hungry for attention (it had many things neglected by previous owners and was a cheap pick-up as a result). I put a lot into it before garbage ethanol gasoline destroyed the fuel lines from the inside out and the resulting engine fire destroyed it. All things considered it was still worth it. I was able to get it to 350+ at the rear wheels with pretty inexpensive (under $3k) bolt-on mods and it was exhilarating. I was sad when it burned up but I don’t miss spending hours of my life fiddling with it and taking things apart for the upteenth time to retrieve some dropped bolt or washer. That said they are very stout and well-made and unlike the domestic garbage from that era were fantastic examples of how cars could be rust-free and very tight feeling.

The n/a cars are WAY more user friendly IMO. They can just be driven with far less regular futzing... but are not fast. Fun, but not fast.

I’d love to pick up an S2 cab or maybe a decent 968 at some point if I had the time and inclination to get back into the “fun car” game. Sadly I think I’m past the point in my life where I enjoy driving. It’s expensive and burdensome and more of a chore than anything else - and I have an adventure bike for fun. Maybe someday though... gotta figure out what to do with my 911 first... that’s mothballed back on the mainland waiting for “someday”