RE: Porsche Carrera RS: Time for coffee
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fblm said:
Henry expressed his thoughts on the 64RS far more eloquently than what I could. I'll just say when the time came for one to go, it never even crossed my mind to sell the RS!
Nice to see the "orphaned" Alzen car has found a new home. Well done Sir !!I've had my eye on it for years, especially when Dom at the now defunct SVP looked after it. I was hoping next year's financial meltdown would see it's value reduced by a third or better still a half, and then I'd planned to swoop in with a cheeky bid.
I wanted to ditch the turbo motor and stick a 3.8 N/A RSR'esque lump in with throttle bodies etc etc, and get Southbound to trim the interior.
It's a cracking car
fblm said:
Henry expressed his thoughts on the 64RS far more eloquently than what I could. I'll just say when the time came for one to go, it never even crossed my mind to sell the RS!
Ok - first things first: that is an incredible pair for any one man to own (no smutty innuendo intended)I'll confess I've not driven a 993 GT2 but it is fascinating to hear that the 64RS trumps it in your affections.
Sometimes less really is more it seems.
This thread really isn't helping me. I see there's a leggy 964C2 at an H&H auction coming up. Low reserve too...
wish i still had my LHD black RS...mine was a daily in Central London, and it was fun any day, all day long (except for parallel parking) it felt special all the time, anytime.
Stolen unfortunately in bright day light around Sloane Square...who would have thought
I was days from fitting on brand new gold BBS E88 to save the magnesiums, had just received them a couple days ealier.
Miss it
Stolen unfortunately in bright day light around Sloane Square...who would have thought
I was days from fitting on brand new gold BBS E88 to save the magnesiums, had just received them a couple days ealier.
Miss it
The saddest thing is seeing the old photos of them all on track, knowing that is a very rare thing these days.
The last DN day, we were in the only 997.1RS, there were only two 997.2RS and one 996RS. NXI was there in his GT3 as always, but part from the ones mentioned there were no other GT3s or any aircooled RS' or standard Carreras. None.
Daft really, especially as there were loads of 991 RS and plenty of 991.2RS that are presumably worth more? I can't figure it out?
The last DN day, we were in the only 997.1RS, there were only two 997.2RS and one 996RS. NXI was there in his GT3 as always, but part from the ones mentioned there were no other GT3s or any aircooled RS' or standard Carreras. None.
Daft really, especially as there were loads of 991 RS and plenty of 991.2RS that are presumably worth more? I can't figure it out?
LaurasOtherHalf said:
The saddest thing is seeing the old photos of them all on track, knowing that is a very rare thing these days.
The last DN day, we were in the only 997.1RS, there were only two 997.2RS and one 996RS. NXI was there in his GT3 as always, but part from the ones mentioned there were no other GT3s or any aircooled RS' or standard Carreras. None.
Daft really, especially as there were loads of 991 RS and plenty of 991.2RS that are presumably worth more? I can't figure it out?
i guess because it's not so amusing anymore when the 991RS keep laping around you over and over: that's my last experience at Spa with the Challenge Stradale: i was having fun alone...everything else was circling around me, not so funThe last DN day, we were in the only 997.1RS, there were only two 997.2RS and one 996RS. NXI was there in his GT3 as always, but part from the ones mentioned there were no other GT3s or any aircooled RS' or standard Carreras. None.
Daft really, especially as there were loads of 991 RS and plenty of 991.2RS that are presumably worth more? I can't figure it out?
Edited by 911Thrasher on Friday 14th September 14:14
got mine back after engine rebuild a couple of months ago - did 1000 kms in it in a week to run it in - lovely tactile old thing to drive - and despite lhd - it's so narrow compared to modern stuff that it is quite easy to thread down narrow b roads. got a silly cargraphic ti system on it - sounds like the dogs b
ks!
ks!rossb said:
got mine back after engine rebuild a couple of months ago - did 1000 kms in it in a week to run it in - lovely tactile old thing to drive - and despite lhd - it's so narrow compared to modern stuff that it is quite easy to thread down narrow b roads. got a silly cargraphic ti system on it - sounds like the dogs bks!
Beautifulks!
love the 964; my favourite 911 (I've only previously owned a SC and a 997 unfortunately). Ever since I saw one of these in ruby stone red in 911 magazine as a younger man:
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Sensibleboy said:
Anybody remember the Autocar road test from 1991 or 1992? I think they described it as the most disappointing car of the year.
I do, it was utter nonsense. They panned the car on the basis that the ride was unyielding and that it didn’t have any toys. Also it was more expensive than a standard Carrera which they couldn’t understand. They completely missed the point of the car, as did several other motoring publications such as CAR. You could say Porsche were just ahead of the curve. Of course all the journos now rave about the car and it’s accepted as uber desirable. Often the way.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff