Bought a Touring...

[Cheib]

CarreraLightweightRacing said:

Fabulous car Cheib. As others have mentioned, don't be shy with pics. Great to see you out enjoying it

Thanks...it’s not going to get much use for the next two months for obvious reasons. Took advantage of a dry day and been a while since salt was on the roads.

If we can ever travel again IoM, West of Ireland (it did the Manx and some of the Irish tarmac rallies) and some continental trips are planned.

[Orangecurry]

Cheib said:

Fulfilled pretty much a lifelong dream



Have only had about three hours seat time so I’m still learning the car but it’s just bloody brilliant.

It's nice when you meet your heros that they don't disappoint. Nice one for being brave.

We'll keep that photo nice and large, but more please.

[ChrisW.]

Great to see .. I owned a '75 2.7 Carrera which was surprisingly sprightly and tactile ... sold as they all are.

But I have kept a 2.4S which is not matching numbers but is a very original car ... LHD which for me is not problem ... and a very drivable car ;-)

[Yellow491]

Sensible cheib,known the Car for years.
Keep the salt out of it
Need a lot more than 3 hours to get to know it intimately .
Enjoy

[Steve Rance]

Just fantastic..

Enjoy!

[Cheib]

Orangecurry said:

Nice one for being brave.

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Thanks ! I was talking to a mate who owned one about ten years ago....and he said something along the lines of “if you can afford it do you really want to look back in ten years time and think why the hell didn’t I do it”....when I asked myself that question the answer was “No” ! I took a while to get comfortable with it to be honest. Not with the idea of of driving a car worth that much but with committing that much cash to it...but I’ve worked hard and I want to enjoy life. Mrs Cheib was a bit surprised when I told her how much I wanted to spend on a car

Whether I own it for five or ten years who knows....but I’ll have ticked the box and created some lifelong memories along the way hopefully. Also think it’ll be pretty cool owning one when there’s the 50th anniversary in a couple of years... there should be some good events around that.

I also think it’s one of the few special Porsche’s that you can drive and not worry about mileage....anything 964 or later is very mileage sensitive. Nobody gives a damn whether one of these has got 75k miles or 125k miles. All about condition and history. There’s a lot to be said for that.

[Dinoboy]

Love it, look forward to seeing more photos.

[Fl0pp3r]

Cheib said:

Fulfilled pretty much a lifelong dream



Have only had about three hours seat time so I’m still learning the car but it’s just bloody brilliant.

Congratulations squire! That’s an excellent memory making machine

[SRT Hellcat]

fantastic choice. Enjoy it in good health. Not mad at all. Makes total sense to me. Personally I too would go for a usable 2.7RS over most other big number cars.

[gizlaroc]

Cheib said:

Fulfilled pretty much a lifelong dream



Have only had about three hours seat time so I’m still learning the car but it’s just bloody brilliant.

Well......that's not fookin lovely!!!

[Meeten-5dulx]

Best looking touring I’ve seen in ...... forever.
That is a lovely shade of blue.

Many congratulations!

[FredFlacht]

Beautiful car. Enjoy!

[Deansfield]

How refreshing to read all the positive views on PH for a change,
amazing car and a good end to a poor year.

CONGRATULATIONS

[BrotherMouzone]

Cheib said:

73 RS Touring in Dalmatian/Oxford Blue.

Original engine is in a crate....has a spare factory correct engine that was installed in the mid 80’s which adds to the usability.

That’s superb.

Sounds like a car that you can use and enjoy!

[Digga]

Cheib said:

Fulfilled pretty much a lifelong dream



Have only had about three hours seat time so I’m still learning the car but it’s just bloody brilliant.

Very, very pleased for you.

Nothing else can come close to recreating the glory of these past masterpieces. There are some truly great modern cars, of course, but they really don't tick the same boxes.

Enjoy!

[IMI A]

no brakes - almost wet myself wring one out in third to 7200rpm then having to slow down fast for a second gear corner

[Cheib]

Digga said:

Very, very pleased for you.

Nothing else can come close to recreating the glory of these past masterpieces. There are some truly great modern cars, of course, but they really don't tick the same boxes.

Enjoy!

Thanks Digga. The key to me is usability....whilst there are some truly great modern cars the key to me is how much use you can get out of them and then how much excitement they generate at legal(ish) road speeds. Once you start asking those questions the field narrows down pretty quickly.

[Fast Bug]

That's bloody lovely!

[seawise]

IMI A said:

no brakes - almost wet myself wring one out in third to 7200rpm then having to slow down fast for a second gear corner

yes, i remember that being the over-riding memory of the one aspect that betrays the cars age - that engine is extraordinary however, they feel like a proper little hot rods.

[Digga]

Cheib said:

Digga said:

Very, very pleased for you.

Nothing else can come close to recreating the glory of these past masterpieces. There are some truly great modern cars, of course, but they really don't tick the same boxes.

Enjoy!

Thanks Digga. The key to me is usability....whilst there are some truly great modern cars the key to me is how much use you can get out of them and then how much excitement they generate at legal(ish) road speeds. Once you start asking those questions the field narrows down pretty quickly.

Understand this completely. Speed in no means equates to fun.

Similar to my argument for sticking at 997 Gen 1 GT car is that buying a later car will not improve my skill, but merely increase the speed of any impending accident.

To an extent, this is also what keeps me going back to downhill mountain biking. You get that rawness of speed and feeling of being literally on (or even beyond) the limit, with very, very few rules or responsibilities.