Drove the boss's '96 911 today.

[Bewolf]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

I'm not sure I understand what you were trying to say?

That having a car that is fun to drive and has "soul" does not nessecarily make it a better car.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by raaaid

oh i understand that mentality

on my 25 after a bicicle i got a ktm 500 cc with 50 horsepower

then i got a suzuki gs500 and destroyed my leg

thats like i put my life in risk but not others just for fun

then once you realize you may get paralized reason kicks in

my next bike will be a yamaha special 250cc

having fun playing but playing safe

unless theres a cheap car with no hood

anyone?

there you go, a cheap Porsche with no roof

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Bewolf

That having a car that is fun to drive and has "soul" does not nessecarily make it a better car.

Ah I see, so Baron Wasteland, you mean that the MG was not safe while Porsches are uh? You say that to Ryan Dunn..

[raaaid]

well gotta wonder what did you google to post that

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by raaaid

well gotta wonder what did you google to post that

what you asked for: "car with no roof"

[raaaid]

haha i learnt from playing poker i should distrust less

[ElAurens]

Oh that poor 356.

I love the 356 models. I'd dearly like to have an SC Cabrio. I have lots of time in them. My favorite Porsches by far.

But for now, and probably the rest of my life, my TR3 will do nicely.

Fear not Wastlan, if I were ever to build a "track car" it would be a decontented 911 SC.

[baronWastelan]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

Ah I see, so Baron Wasteland, you mean that the MG was not safe while Porsches are uh? You say that to Ryan Dunn..

Well, I know you're smart enough to know the answer, but for the benefit of any youngsters reading ...

any gasoline powered car can be driven to speeds beyond the capabilities of the driver and road surface. Active safety technology, such as Traction Control and All-Wheel-Drive, can entice some drivers to push the car beyond the drivers' capabilities. But the passive safety technology built into modern cars will prevent injury and death to those drivers who obey the traffic laws and get crashed into by other negligent drivers. For a driver who can't control himself to drive within the posted speed limit, an MG may have a slight lower chance of fatality to its driver since he will often get frightened before things get out of hand.

In the case of a mid-90's car like the Porsche 911 Carrera, you have the benefit of the passive safety of airbags, crumple zones, plastic fuel tank well protected deep within the front compartment, without the enticements of the electronic active safety features like Traction Control, PSM, PASM, SPASM (?) or whatever other acronyms they have these days.

I guess what I'm trying to explain is the concept of tailoring the features of the car to fit the characteristics of the driver, in order to maximise chances of survival.

[335th_GRAthos]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

there you go, a cheap Porsche with no roof

Hmmm.. from the red stains on the passenger seat I deduct that the photographer had HighGore=ON ?



@ElAurens sorry, I did not understand your initial post. You meant a 911 production year 1996 (model 993) or a 911 production year 2005 (model 996) ?

Either way, I will tend to agree to your comments.
But things changed radically with the 911S since the 997 generation II (year 2010)


~S~

[ElAurens]

I've not been in the latest generation of water cooled 911s yet.

One of our customers had the original version. It was, in a word, forgettable. Hence, he now drives a Boxter S, a car that I do indeed lust after.

About the best "modern" car I have driven, in terms of still having those subjective ideals of soul and passion, was the Ferrari 550 Maranello. It belonged to one of our vintage racing services customers so I had occaision to drive it. In his words it was "reliable as a Honda", but it still made the blood race and the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.
Of course it should for what it costs.

The only problem with it was that it put your driver's licensce in great peril at all times...