What`s all the fuss with 911s?
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Bought my first 911 today. I hadn`t even driven this particular car and bought it unseen from the best `specialist dealer` I have ever dealt with and it was beyond immaculate. I drove it home from the south of England to the west of Scotland.
The traffic was horrendous (bad timing with holiday) and sitting nose to tail for what seemed like an eternity in a manual car wasn`t much fun and for the first 300 odd miles it was just another car.
Got off the motorway, leaving the traffic and had my last 80 miles on a virtually empty winding A road past midnight.
It was then I decided to actually `drive it`. Phenomenal. Totally blew away. I get it now.
bigkeeko said:
Bought my first 911 today. I hadn`t even driven this particular car and bought it unseen from the best `specialist dealer` I have ever dealt with and it was beyond immaculate. I drove it home from the south of England to the west of Scotland.
The traffic was horrendous (bad timing with holiday) and sitting nose to tail for what seemed like an eternity in a manual car wasn`t much fun and for the first 300 odd miles it was just another car.
Got off the motorway, leaving the traffic and had my last 80 miles on a virtually empty winding A road past midnight.
It was then I decided to actually `drive it`. Phenomenal. Totally blew away. I get it now.
I'm doing the very same thing on Weds.The traffic was horrendous (bad timing with holiday) and sitting nose to tail for what seemed like an eternity in a manual car wasn`t much fun and for the first 300 odd miles it was just another car.
Got off the motorway, leaving the traffic and had my last 80 miles on a virtually empty winding A road past midnight.
It was then I decided to actually `drive it`. Phenomenal. Totally blew away. I get it now.
London to Carlisle is my self-delivery/get-to-know drive.
I plan on coming off the M6 at Lancaster and enjoying the whole Lake District in my new toy, before parking at home and sleeping...
The_Doc said:
I'm doing the very same thing on Weds.
London to Carlisle is my self-delivery/get-to-know drive.
I plan on coming off the M6 at Lancaster and enjoying the whole Lake District in my new toy, before parking at home and sleeping...
Well, it wasn`t till I came off the M6 north of Carlisle until it `clicked`. I`ll give it a wash and fire up a couple of snaps.London to Carlisle is my self-delivery/get-to-know drive.
I plan on coming off the M6 at Lancaster and enjoying the whole Lake District in my new toy, before parking at home and sleeping...
Colonel Panic said:
Does the model really matter? They're all 911s and they're all great in their own way, no?
Agree that are all great - well very very good and some are properly great - but they are all different and on this level it's interesting to know - I can't see me ever driving anything else now 
Colonel Panic said:
Does the model really matter? They're all 911s and they're all great in their own way, no?
I think it does. '911' covers a multitude of models and variants over the last 50 years, and some hit the spot better than others. And, what ever the example, it has to be in A1 order throughout to deliver the best experience. Koln-RS said:
I think it does. '911' covers a multitude of models and variants over the last 50 years, and some hit the spot better than others. And, what ever the example, it has to be in A1 order throughout to deliver the best experience.
+1 Yes it does. We are here cause were petrol heads. "A 911" just won't do I'm afraid 
bigkeeko said:
Thanks. The drive was something else. In the last month I tried a Gen 1 C2 and C2S and a PDK Cayman R. All good cars but the 6 speed C4S won me over.
from car purchase date, how quickly did you get your plate assigned? It looks like it's all web based now, in past years I have queued with the motor dealers in a local DVLA office where it was done on the spot, but now/......?The_Doc said:
from car purchase date, how quickly did you get your plate assigned? It looks like it's all web based now, in past years I have queued with the motor dealers in a local DVLA office were it was done on the spot, but now/......?
Generally takes a week so technically I cannot use my car with that plate on it but it`s being garaged while I work for the week anyway.bigkeeko said:
Bought my first 911 today. I hadn`t even driven this particular car and bought it unseen from the best `specialist dealer` I have ever dealt with and it was beyond immaculate. I drove it home from the south of England to the west of Scotland.
The traffic was horrendous (bad timing with holiday) and sitting nose to tail for what seemed like an eternity in a manual car wasn`t much fun and for the first 300 odd miles it was just another car.
Got off the motorway, leaving the traffic and had my last 80 miles on a virtually empty winding A road past midnight.
It was then I decided to actually `drive it`. Phenomenal. Totally blew away. I get it now.
Can't beat Stirlings The traffic was horrendous (bad timing with holiday) and sitting nose to tail for what seemed like an eternity in a manual car wasn`t much fun and for the first 300 odd miles it was just another car.
Got off the motorway, leaving the traffic and had my last 80 miles on a virtually empty winding A road past midnight.
It was then I decided to actually `drive it`. Phenomenal. Totally blew away. I get it now.
He has got to be the best specialist dealer on the planet :-)
bigkeeko said:
Bought my first 911 today. I hadn`t even driven this particular car and bought it unseen from the best `specialist dealer` I have ever dealt with and it was beyond immaculate. I drove it home from the south of England to the west of Scotland.
The traffic was horrendous (bad timing with holiday) and sitting nose to tail for what seemed like an eternity in a manual car wasn`t much fun and for the first 300 odd miles it was just another car.
Got off the motorway, leaving the traffic and had my last 80 miles on a virtually empty winding A road past midnight.
It was then I decided to actually `drive it`. Phenomenal. Totally blew away. I get it now.
Can't beat Stirlings The traffic was horrendous (bad timing with holiday) and sitting nose to tail for what seemed like an eternity in a manual car wasn`t much fun and for the first 300 odd miles it was just another car.
Got off the motorway, leaving the traffic and had my last 80 miles on a virtually empty winding A road past midnight.
It was then I decided to actually `drive it`. Phenomenal. Totally blew away. I get it now.
He has got to be the best specialist dealer on the planet :-)
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