RE: Open Season: Porsche 911 Turbo
Discussion
tefranki68 said:
the rear seats really dont count,unless you have no legs they are unuseable for anyone over the age of 4.
Think that depends upon the size of the 4-yr old. My daughter is 6 and fits just nicely in the back of a 911. Which you can't do in an R8, however great it might be. Or in an Aston Martin DB9. I haven't bothered trying the Jag as that looks the same as the AM. So if you want a sports car that isn't huge, can be used everyday, has rear seats that can be used by your children and is good to drive then there aren't many real alternatives. At least, I keep looking but always end up with another 911. If anyone has a real alternative to suggest I'd be glad to hear it (Panamera too ugly, Rapide too big, Maserati GranTurismo lovely but also too big, Ferrari California..don't think the rear seats are useable but not driven one...) I think only alternative is the GT-R, which is undeniably brilliant but also has some shortcomings (for me at least).Riggers said:
Have to 'fess up on this one - Stuart took the statics and details. The only ones from me and my Fujifilm are the Fosse Way road sign ones...
...which were both taken within a few hundred yards of each other. 
Great stretch of road
. Used to commute from Swindon to Rugby and used it daily... M
For around the same money (albeit with a little less lunatic pace) you could have a DB9 Volante or a V8 Vantage cabrio. Both sound better and will still steer quite nicely...
That said, this has to be one of the ultimate 'all-rounders'*...
* OK, OK, you'd have to excuse the "trip to B&Q" bit of the All-Rounder definition.
That said, this has to be one of the ultimate 'all-rounders'*...
* OK, OK, you'd have to excuse the "trip to B&Q" bit of the All-Rounder definition.
Sivraj said:
On a slightly different note, what has happened to the 911 second hand values?
They seem to have fallen through the floor (particularly the cabriolets!)
They seem to have fallen through the floor (particularly the cabriolets!)
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2450365.htm
M666 EVO said:
Riggers said:
M666 EVO said:
WANT!
(yellow only works with a Delta EVO)
You really don't see that many anymore, which is a crying shame... (yellow only works with a Delta EVO)
Giallo Fly
When I was in the market for one, I was drooling over said hued one in Whalley's show room. I really... REALLY!... wanted it. But prices, for me, were prohibitive due to a buoyant UK market (only 220 Giallo Flys made - and at the time John said that at least 20 he knew of, were no longer...
)Ended up getting a Blu Madras one (another great, and rare, colour).
Edited by joz8968 on Friday 11th February 16:24
Motorrad said:
M666 EVO said:
You really don't see that many anymore, which is a crying shame...
See bloody loads of them here in Houston, mostly driven by 'douchy' looking sorts. They've got a fat arse (the cars) or a hump like quasimodo depending on how you look at it and they sound like a hairdryer compared to the competition.Epic.......car..........fail
I'd still love one though
Edited by joz8968 on Friday 11th February 16:14
joz8968 said:
Motorrad, I think M666 EVO was referring to the perfectly proportioned and pugnacious Integrale Evo... Not some fat assed cabrio Porker (see the previous post timed at 15:59 ^^^)
Aha- in that case I take it back, not only are Integrale Evos rarer than the awkward resident of Notre Dame they're more fun to drive.Edited by joz8968 on Friday 11th February 16:14
One of my greatest motoring regrets- buying a diesel Golf over an Evo II Integrale- what was I thinking???????
Motorrad said:
Aha- in that case I take it back, not only are Integrale Evos rarer than the awkward resident of Notre Dame they're more fun to drive.
One of my greatest motoring regrets- buying a diesel Golf over an Evo II Integrale- what was I thinking???????
Yes. What WERE you thinking! One of my greatest motoring regrets- buying a diesel Golf over an Evo II Integrale- what was I thinking???????
You really did 'miss out' (I speak from experience and fond, fond memories
).Part of the problem here is that of image, I'm sure. It doesn't matter how well a turbo cab drives, it still screams "I don't know anything about cars but I wanted a Porsche as a status symbol". Whether or not that is actually true is besides the point, as one poster pointed out "They seem to all be driven by douche-y types".
Amen.
I'd have a 911 turbo, but not a cab. If I absolutely positively had to have the open top experience, I'd go with a Targa. But I'd probably go with a tintop any day of the week.
Even then, I'd still look *slightly* "Douche-y" I reckon.
Amen.
I'd have a 911 turbo, but not a cab. If I absolutely positively had to have the open top experience, I'd go with a Targa. But I'd probably go with a tintop any day of the week.
Even then, I'd still look *slightly* "Douche-y" I reckon.
sjmoore said:
Think that depends upon the size of the 4-yr old. My daughter is 6 and fits just nicely in the back of a 911. Which you can't do in an R8, however great it might be. Or in an Aston Martin DB9. I haven't bothered trying the Jag as that looks the same as the AM. So if you want a sports car that isn't huge, can be used everyday, has rear seats that can be used by your children and is good to drive then there aren't many real alternatives. At least, I keep looking but always end up with another 911. If anyone has a real alternative to suggest I'd be glad to hear it (Panamera too ugly, Rapide too big, Maserati GranTurismo lovely but also too big, Ferrari California..don't think the rear seats are useable but not driven one...) I think only alternative is the GT-R, which is undeniably brilliant but also has some shortcomings (for me at least).
But your daughter won't fit in a year or two.Beefmeister said:
Sivraj said:
On a slightly different note, what has happened to the 911 second hand values?
They seem to have fallen through the floor (particularly the cabriolets!)
They seem to have fallen through the floor (particularly the cabriolets!)
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2450365.htm
Isn't Porsche missing a niche in not having a GT3 cabriolet? Whilst a bit of a mis-match, I think it could be done and would be more valid than much of the niche filling that the VAG group does!
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