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The 930 is "timeless"?

Ah, no it's not. It screams late '70s to early '80s styling and is extremely dated at this point. It, and its racing variants, look like they were designed by plumbers and carpenters compared to the sleek cup cars of modern times. Everything added-on to a skinny car instead of designed to be wide in the first place.

I like them for what they are and I lusted for one when they were new, (and their performance numbers were impressive), but time has passed them by in styling and performance. They are as dated as a Buick GNX to me.

The photo of the 930 in the first post is as much of a glamour shot as you could get, (lowered, much wider wheels, etc.), and shot from an angle that would make a minivan look sexy. Also, even by air-cooled 911 standards, which are low, it is not a durable long-lasting car w/o expensive rebuilds at low mileage. Nearly every 930 that I've ever seen for sale has had a top end at least with much less than 100k miles. Between fuel, checkbook maintenance and upgrades to make them faster than a stock Miata at the track, they are like small yacht in terms of ownership costs.

I don't know much about Ferraris.
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