So, confession time, I'd never even sat in a 911 before I bought this car, let alone driven one. This is literally my first time going on an extended drive tonight. Some impressions:
It kind of drives like a truck, with the air-cooled sound of the engine, the manual steering and the vague stirring of gears with the 915 transmission. Not unpleasant - in fact, kind of fun. Just very different from what I'm used to.
You really need to wind it up to get the most out of it. Kind of a dog below 3,000 in anything but first gear. I'm used to high torque American V8s that can rip your head off at idle.
One thing that was a bit shocking for a 44-year-old car that has some serious milage on it was how little wind noise there was at speed on the highway. And it felt very tight and precise even on the highway. The cornering is excellent, much better than anything I'm used to in the vintage realm. I bet it'll be even nicer once I take care of the worn items.
The sport seats really hold you in place but it's a good thing I'm not any bigger! Have to figure out the maneuver to get out of the damn car without pushing with my arms. Tight fit and I'm small!
I'm honestly a bit surprised at how much stuff does actually work in it, given it was basically all used up and then sat for a decade in a salvage yard. Clock works, odometer works (although the speedo won't read above 55?), gas gauge works. Oil level and tach don't, although the tach seems to randomly decide to work occasionally. Intermittent wipers work! Fogs don't. Mirrors work! I have no idea what that stalk on the right side of the column does.
It has a serious problem starting from cold, and when I was out it had a few hard times starting from warm! But once running it's fine. I guess that's job #1.
All in all a mostly positive experience for my first time.
