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Originally posted by daepp
Just out of curiosity - why do you maintain the sporto? Is it more fun tor drive?
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I guess when you're talking older/early cars, originality is important. The thing a lot of non-sporto owners don't appreciate is just how nice a car a sporto is when it is working well. They shift faster than a 915, you can drive them around town in one gear all day and they aren't that hard to maintain - it's just that they've been forgotten over the years and essential parts are very hard to find at resonable prices.
Like wm711 I dropped a 2.7 RS spec engine into my car and tracked it for some time before it gave up earlier this year (it wrecked a torque converter). Sportos are surprisingly quick around a track as you can cheat on gear changes and "left foot brake" very easily. I located a wrecked car with box, shifter and pedals and recently went to a manual... I'm still not sure it has made car 'better".