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I daily drove my sc, now I daily drive the 930. They are excellent cars, super reliable. The longer I have them the more I appreciate them. In heavy rain/sleet and poor traction I slow down, drive like a sane person, watch the grip and plan ahead. Just like a motorbike.
I don't understand the speed comparison stuff, and I bet kiteboarder agrees since he's got the wisdom and self esteem to drive miatas.
My SC was sort of slow, but rowing through the gears was just awesome. The feeling is in your bones along with the whine of the fan. The 930 is a little too fast to blast away on the street. Really gotta watch the traction in the rain, but its fun to be involved and take your driving seriously. I do miss the sc but don't regret moving to the 930. I really appreciate the experience of driving these cars.
Best example, I used to have a Honda superhawk, v-twin, ~100hp and lots of torque. Throttle felt like it was connected to the speedo, you turn the wrist and that's how fast you're going. After I got over the terror of the power I thought it was boring on the street, never had a chance to wring it. The acceleration is great fun but then you're doing 90-100 in 2nd before you can appreciate the speed, never get to bang through the gears or worry about rpm. Waay better I think to get something with a peaky little motor and appreciate your time wringing it out.
Good that your wife likes classics. Hope she likes the smell of oil.
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