Early 911 Turbo's ?

[s,one]

Having decide that a 911 turbo 930 is going to be my next purchase ,what am I likely to learn about owning a car upto possibly twenty years old and am I likely to regret it.You know the scenario you convince yourself it's what you want and then you only start to learn once youv'e parted with the readies.Past findings with different cars as follows.Lotus Elise =Great handler low power.Lotus Exige=Great looker great handler ,still not enough grunt.V8 Esprit Great handler loads of grunt wired by a bloke in boxing gloves(flashing dash lights constantly).TVR Cerb=
Poor build quality Loads of power,but could not even dream of owning one without a warranty.Stories of engine rebuilds every 20k miles not good for the wallet .TVR Griff =A 300bhp tractor.Sorry but handling was always dodgy.Oh and one other thing will my other half find the 911 difficult to drive without PAS.

Cheers

Steve

[jodypress]

might want to rethink about the griff, on a track we had no problem keeping up with a f355. handling is predictable and a great car to drive, even trounced a 993tt on way back from le mans ( and he was trying on the twisties)
but thats just my honest opinion

[clubsport]

jodypress said:

might want to rethink about the griff, on a track we had no problem keeping up with a f355. handling is predictable and a great car to drive, even trounced a 993tt on way back from le mans ( and he was trying on the twisties) but thats just my honest opinion

What an astonishing Griffiths, quite unlike any I have encountered on a trackday!

[s,one]

jodypress said:

might want to rethink about the griff, on a track we had no problem keeping up with a f355. handling is predictable and a great car to drive, even trounced a 993tt on way back from le mans ( and he was trying on the twisties) but thats just my honest opinion

Perhaps the wrong choice of words for the Griff but I always think comparisons on road or track are difficult to call because of driver ability.I recall in my Elise lapping much quicker than M3's Evo 6's and that is with my limited driving ability,but I have experienced situations when both of these cars made me look like I was going backwards on the road.I also tailed a F40 on the way to Le Mans this year kept up with him in the Griff until he realised I was trying, he then dissapeard into the distance.

Steve

[MOD500]

jodypress said:

even trounced a 993tt on way back from le mans ( and he was trying on the twisties) opinion

The Griff is a great, super, awesome car, but wouldn't keep sight of a TT through the twisties in the dry let alone in the wet.

All said in the greatest of respect


MOD.

[gr4]

I owned a 1983 3.3 Turbo for 10 years, so clearly I liked it !
Like most Porsches extremely well built and reliable if properly maintained. Over time the maintenance costs of mine were very low, but when something breaks or wears out it generally costs loads more than the N/A counterpart.

Steering not too heavy - They are only 7" rims as standard and not too much weight up front.

Try and drive one before you buy - I have met lots of Porsche enthusiasts who cannot get on with them. In most day to day driving situations the N/A cars can be quicker. The combination of no boost below 3500 rpm and just 4 very long gear ratios means you are often caught out off boost. Even on track the same can apply when optimum corner speeds fall between 2 ratios. All of that said, the on boost driving experience is wonderful and it is probably worth owning one for a while just to experience that.

[infernored]

Steve,
You have mail (on your work mail account)

Regards
Rob

[iguana]

MOD500 said:

jodypress said: even trounced a 993tt on way back from le mans ( and he was trying on the twisties) opinion The Griff is a great, super, awesome car, but wouldn't keep sight of a TT through the twisties in the dry let alone in the wet. All said in the greatest of respect

I dunno MOD, maybe if the 993T was only running on 3 cylinders & had only 3 wheels it might be close

[johnny senna]

MOD500 said:

jodypress said: even trounced a 993tt on way back from le mans ( and he was trying on the twisties) opinion The Griff is a great, super, awesome car, but wouldn't keep sight of a TT through the twisties in the dry let alone in the wet. All said in the greatest of respect MOD.

Well I believe you Martyn, as you have owned a Chimaera 500.

[nonegreen]

jodypress said:

might want to rethink about the griff, on a track we had no problem keeping up with a f355. handling is predictable and a great car to drive, even trounced a 993tt on way back from le mans ( and he was trying on the twisties) but thats just my honest opinion

erm very little will trounce a tt on the road unless driven by a wuss it would need to be a really brave tvr man to get past in fact I rackon that is a really hard task in any tvr

[s,one]

infernored said:

Steve, You have mail (on your work mail account) Regards Rob

Hi Rob,

Work mail is buggered haven,t been able to send or recieve anything for 2 days now.Oh just to top it all my mobile has given up the ghost so it's like being in the middle ages.Be in touch soon.

Steve

[jodypress]

i can only speak from experience and that is, i expected a 993tt to be more of a challenge then it was. he tried, tried hard and couldn't shake me, and we only gained on him.
also coming back from le mans, the rest of out party had a f1 355, 360 spider and 456.
the 456 was the autobahn stormer, clocking over 180. and i have to say at 150 i couldn't keep up with it. but from 0-150 there wasn't much between all the cars.