[Quicksilver]

I used to do almost nothing except racecar prep with my spare time without actually getting too much actual track time. One morning I woke up and realized I was dreading spending working on the cars so I gave it all up cold turkey for about ten years.
Then a friend bought a muscle car and we spent an afternoon blasting around the local freeways. As I was rolling around the passenger seat giggling I realized it felt good again and I needed a car.

I wanted something with some very serious cornering and handling capabilities that was reasonable in total cost. The 911 was immediately on the short list as I had raced with a number of people with 911s and had a few opportunities to drive them. I was a little reluctant to choose a $15k car with a $10k motor though. I also looked at Mini Coopers and Lotus Europa as I was fairly familiar with those.

The Mini Cooper can produce the performance I want but I really just don't get that warm fuzzy feeling from front wheel drive.

The Europa has startling performance from a 1600cc motor but parts availability is almost nil and reliability is questionable. (Are you sure that the rear main seal ever works?)

The 911 has a reputation for reliability but I really never expect anything to stand up to a truly serious regular pounding. I ran across a silver 911 for sale on the internet and it looked interesting. A week later it was still for sale and I kept looking at it everyday. A week later I called and asked a few questions. It had the G50 which I wanted and I started letting it peculate in the back of my brain. A couple weeks later they dropped the price and I went up and bought it.

After owning it for a while I discovered that the reputation for reliability was very well deserved. There is no other car that can be driven as hard as a 911, day in and day out and have the unbelievable level of reliability. Shift correctly and don't over rev and it just won't break... Period.