That is why you do all your breaking before the turn.... Does not matter what you are driving you should never ask your tires to do more then one thing at a time... :drink:

While you both are right, 911's can be different to drive compared to most cars, they are a very capable machine. I can and do regularly trailbrake my 911 deep into corners, these cars are great at it. Difficult? Maybe, but it's a skill that can be learned.

Parts are a piece of cake, and cheaper than most think. Anybody can work on an air cooled Porsche, they are about s simple as they come.

These cars aren't for everybody, but the guys that understand them (and can drive them!) love them.

RT: they are great cars. Just they have their foibles.



Wannabe

I won't disagree one iota with you on that one! But name one fun thing that doesn't? :drink:

Good info.
What about the 928s? Found some priced decent w low mileage.
Never driven one tho but like the looks.

And yes the GT3 is the shizzle but NOT selln da Cig for a car!!

944 Turbos are a hoot as well and a whole lot cheaper to initially buy (in general) than 911's. Working on them is a whole different ballgame. Complex engines. I think it had two thermostats, a small one for the turbo?

944 turbo/928/968 are all fine cars but are not a 911

Boxster S/ Cayman S are nice cars but also not a 911

Great cars. I still have my first Porsche, an 88 944 Turbo. It's very much not stock, but a solid 385-400 RWHP and 100% street car. Still has 10 way power seats and AC. One of my absolute favorite road cars. Way more maintenance than a 911, but way faster too. Completely different car in almost every respect, they were very advanced for their day, and still hold their own from a design and technology standpoint.

928's are fun too, but not without their issues. They are pretty heavy. They don't have the nimble feel of the others. On the interstate at 140 mph, the 928 is an excellent car.

None of these cars are "A 911" but to me, that's half the fun. While i prefer my 911 for track duty, my 44 turbo is so much fun to play with on the street. It will flat out embarrass a lot of hardware out there, even some very modern sports cars. Nothing like showing up a C5 z06 (I just can't quite hang with the C6 z :rolleyes:) or a 360 Modena on the highway with a 25 year old 4 cylinder Porsche.

The 996 / 997 Boxster and Cayman are all a ton of fun too. Early 996 have the dreaded rear main seal issues, and countershaft problems. Both can be fixed fairly easily if you catch it before total failure.


Quinlan: Go seek out examples of each if you're undecided, they are all very different animals.

I see you are in Tulsa. You need to look up Tom Charlesworth. He is pretty much Mr. Porsche. He has a Porsche specialty shop in town and is a wealth of info. You could probably see one of each at his shop. If you would like, I can pass his number along to you. He is a friend of mine.

Having driven and raced a number of Porsches, I can see a lot of valid points here, but you must remember it is the same thing as with a fast boat.......Buy it because it is what you love, not because you think it will make you cool. If you don't know about them, educate yourself and then make a decision.

I still have a 1987 930 Turbo that I bought new. It was the last year they made a 911 without a computer. It is a real driver's car, if you do lose it to TTO, then it wasn't the computer's fault.

My son had a 944 Turbo that was a very fast car and surprised a number of people on the street. I had a 928 for a while and that car had "long legs", so the comment about it being comfortable at 140 was correct....but it was a pain about town.

At one offshore race, Betty Cook, Jerry Jacoby and me all showed up at a race with 928s. It was the hot car when it first came out.

I had my 928 prepared to run in the last Cannonball, but in the end took a new 300SD Turbo Mercedes diesel. Couldn't face 3,000 miles in a 2 seater and no fuel cell.

They are all great cars and you can have a life long love affair, but you have to find the model that fits you personally. You will have a lot of fun in the search, good luck.