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I've had my 912E for 20 years this year. In the meantime, I've had all sorts of other enthusiast cars including 911's. My current daily driver is a 526hp 2017 Shelby GT350. I've said it many times: the 912E hits a sweet spot of fun little momentum cars that you gotta wring out to enjoy and you can do so without drawing a lot of attention or requiring felony speed. It's not all that fast. But it's kinda "quick," and it's got great balance, great handling (better than contemporary 911's - and I've extensively autocrossed both) and nearly all of the other sensory and aesthetic input of a vintage 911, minus the unique 911 sound. Now, the 911 sound is important and shouldn't be overlooked. But my 912E now has custom equal length headers and a Burns muffler on it and it sounds great - different, but great.
Don't overlook a 912E. It's not a 911, and it wasn't intended to be. It's a different car with it's own qualities.
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Remember our friends: Warren, Ron, Grady, and Steve.
76 912E RS (i.e. "Real Slow"); 63 Volvo P1800 "S"; 71 Jaguar XJ6 Series 1; 05 GT3; 23 Cayman GTS 4.0; 97 Boxster
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