996 is simply stunning, amazing and the muts nuts

[Irish]

Evening all,

Just returned from a 1000 mile tour of Ireland. WOW the 996 gets better and better........does everything asks of it..........can be a tourer, but drop a cog, listen to the sports exhaust and push it in the twisties........

OH MY GOD..........cannot praise the car enough.

My ideal garage is a 996 and a stripped out 964 for the track!

[magic torch]

Irish said:

My ideal garage is a 996 and a stripped out 964 for the track!

Coincidence, my ideal garage is a 996 and a stripper too.

I love all these positive threads, Ballcock is tempting me with talk of empty twisty Irish roads...

[DucatiGary]

if you know the right places, you dont need to go to ireland!

although last time I went was a beutiful place, even asked the taxi driver to take the scenic routes

[DucatiGary]

ohh and on the 996 note, got mine back yesterday after near 2 weeks, damn the suspension is hard, and the steering is heavy, and the new clutch, ALOT heavier than it ever was.

but ohh the sound, ohh the way she sticks to the road, and boy does she go!

(I overtook the local mitsubishi dealers evo 9 whilst he was on a test run with a potential customer, when returning back from the shops this morning, was fun, the guy must have been gutted )

I wont mention he rallys evos at the weekend for mitsubishi nor the fact I was a milimeter away from buying one from him before I got the pork

Edited by DucatiGary on Tuesday 26th September 21:47

[Wetwipe]

magic torch said:

Irish said:

My ideal garage is a 996 and a stripped out 964 for the track!

Coincidence, my ideal garage is a 996 and a stripper too.

I love all these positive threads, Ballcock is tempting me with talk of empty twisty Irish roads...

I am still firmly of the opinion we should reciprocate Ballcock's effort of getting over for the PU by arranging (no dont ask me I am too unreliable for such things) an Eirehoon........

[Wetwipe]

Irish said:

Evening all,

Just returned from a 1000 mile tour of Ireland. WOW the 996 gets better and better........does everything asks of it..........can be a tourer, but drop a cog, listen to the sports exhaust and push it in the twisties........

OH MY GOD..........cannot praise the car enough.

My ideal garage is a 996 and a stripped out 964 for the track!

A 996 he hastens to add with a x51 power kit

[Irish]

Wetwipe said:

Irish said:

Evening all,

Just returned from a 1000 mile tour of Ireland. WOW the 996 gets better and better........does everything asks of it..........can be a tourer, but drop a cog, listen to the sports exhaust and push it in the twisties........

OH MY GOD..........cannot praise the car enough.

My ideal garage is a 996 and a stripped out 964 for the track!

A 996 he hastens to add with a x51 power kit

[magic torch]

Wetwipe said:

I am still firmly of the opinion we should reciprocate Ballcock's effort of getting over for the PU by arranging (no dont ask me I am too unreliable for such things) an Eirehoon........

Eirehoon, sponsored by Wetwipe? Put me on the list.

[ballcock]

Gotta be done guys ...Of course, Irish and I may know one or two big dirty pint shops once the cars are in bed ..

(none of this mamby pamby bottle drinking over here!!)


There's a great run starting in Dublin and heading for the Wicklow mountains .. It takes about 2 hours (or more if pit stops are planned) .. It's a regular run for the Porsche club of Ireland.

[Gulliver911]

Irish said:

Wetwipe said:

Irish said:

Evening all,

Just returned from a 1000 mile tour of Ireland. WOW the 996 gets better and better........does everything asks of it..........can be a tourer, but drop a cog, listen to the sports exhaust and push it in the twisties........

OH MY GOD..........cannot praise the car enough.

My ideal garage is a 996 and a stripped out 964 for the track!

A 996 he hastens to add with a x51 power kit

Ha yes Irish, I think there are two of us in Eire with that kit

Nice to know....

[magic torch]

ballcock said:

Of course, Irish and I may know one or two big dirty pint shops once the cars are in bed ..

Do they have monkeys?

[ballcock]

Well ................ Some of the low life hanging around the tin tubs here could be classed as such..

[Wetwipe]

ballcock said:

Gotta be done guys ...Of course, Irish and I may know one or two big dirty pint shops once the cars are in bed ..

(none of this mamby pamby bottle drinking over here!!)


There's a great run starting in Dublin and heading for the Wicklow mountains .. It takes about 2 hours (or more if pit stops are planned) .. It's a regular run for the Porsche club of Ireland.

I can feel myself being backed into a corner here.

In principle who would be up for a long weekend driving hoon in the beautiful republic?

And yes monkey can come along

[framps]

Irish said:

Evening all,

Just returned from a 1000 mile tour of Ireland. WOW the 996 gets better and better........does everything asks of it..........can be a tourer, but drop a cog, listen to the sports exhaust and push it in the twisties........

OH MY GOD..........cannot praise the car enough.

My ideal garage is a 996 and a stripped out 964 for the track!

aw man what a trip, stop off for a Guiness at the end of the day and chat to those fantastic Irish girls..? God bless em!

[ballcock]

You on for this too , Framps? .. You seem to be over here quite alot.

[framps]

Cheers fellas, not this time round I'm afraid. Will just have to drink the sub standard English Guiness for now (I'ts true it tastes better in Ireland)