So you want a v8 and you want a 911?

JMS

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Have you driven a 911 and still feel that way?
The steering feel is sublime, and the challenge of balancing the weight to exploit cornering ability is intoxicating in my opinion.

I found the lack of weight over the front wheels really made stringing corners together rewarding, even at six tenths.

Life would be boring if we all liked the same things though.

- unfortunately gangly teenagers meant I had to sell my 997, but at least they fit in the Maser. Handling might not be 911-sharp, but every drive is certainly theatre.
 
allandwf

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JMS said:
@allandwf
@conaero
Have you driven a 911 and still feel that way?
The steering feel is sublime, and the challenge of balancing the weight to exploit cornering ability is intoxicating in my opinion.

I found the lack of weight over the front wheels really made stringing corners together rewarding, even at six tenths.

Life would be boring if we all liked the same things though.

- unfortunately gangly teenagers meant I had to sell my 997, but at least they fit in the Maser. Handling might not be 911-sharp, but every drive is certainly theatre.
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Absolutely not. It has to appeal visually first. Sorry not for me.
 
CatmanV2

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JMS said:
Have you driven a 911 and still feel that way?
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Yes. Turbo. Had it when my GT was scraped. Because it was on the list and why the **** wouldn't you? My feelings were on the forum at the time. £110k list (apparently)

Did absolutely nothing for me. Sounded like a bag of spanners when you started it. Didn't feel fast unless it was out of 'normal' mode (whatever it was called). When you actually pressed on it tried to lose my licence by doing triple digits without any sense of speed. And the key was just WTAF.

And no one let me out at junctions ;)

But life would be boring indeed.

C
 
conaero

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JMS said:
@allandwf
@conaero
Have you driven a 911 and still feel that way?
The steering feel is sublime, and the challenge of balancing the weight to exploit cornering ability is intoxicating in my opinion.

I found the lack of weight over the front wheels really made stringing corners together rewarding, even at six tenths.

Life would be boring if we all liked the same things though.

- unfortunately gangly teenagers meant I had to sell my 997, but at least they fit in the Maser. Handling might not be 911-sharp, but every drive is certainly theatre.
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No I won’t…just in case I like it :p
 
Andyk

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Driven a few 911’s and everyone has been a joy. I fully get why people buy these and never want anything else. A car that excites and can we be used daily which you can’t say about all in this category. Porsche do this so well. Great drivers cars. Some will never ever want, get or like the 911 and they are missing out on one of the all time greats.
 
philw696

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The 911 is what makes a Boxster so Good as you get 60% of it and a fair bit of the Power too.
Used mine all day yesterday such value for money without the 911 price tag.
 
Nibby

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My brother use turn up in them, RSGT3, GT3, standard 911’s, a couple of variants of the Boxster Spyder but all left me cold.
The Porsche I think looks the best now is the first Boxster, small and compact and no slouch, look great in dark blue.
 
Andyk

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Never got the left me cold bit. A car that goes that quick and handles like a dream and involves on road and track is anything but cold and that is what I took from ever 911 I have driven. Plus that view out of the windscreen with the two wing humps is so nostalgic.

Agree on the original Boxster. That seems to look better than ever and so cheap. Nearly bought a 50k mile 2.5 a few months back for 4.5k but unfortunately mortgage increase stopped that for a while but I think when it settles down I will get one as I think they will go up over the coming years. The 924 did the same. Cheap as chips but now good ones are 20k plus.
 
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I have driven several of the older Porkers 911 primarily, had a C2 for a short while and drove that in serious anger, even got to drive a 959 but not in anger sadly. Driving any Porker, you instantly understand they are a 'drivers' car and are meant to be pushed. It is great fun putting the back out several times on the same roundabout, it gives you the feeling you know how to drive really well. Very quickly however you also know that (even from the 80's & 90's) this new found skill is really just an awful lot of engineering trickery from Porsche to keep them pointing forward most of the time. I'm with the majority in being left cold by the lack of design evolution over the last 60 years.
 
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At least that is pulling in cold air to the intake! Looks fab Andy, someone has put the effort into that to keep it simple under the bonnet. I’d bet the arches and behind the dash there is a lot going on!
 
RodTungsten

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Never was bothered by 911’s and amused by a red one front sticking out of a hedge in Hook one frosty morning.

However…… after visiting Tuthill Porsche while delivering stuff to another entity, had the guided tour of what they do there. Absolutely amazing. Worth looking up what they do there. Then met an old chap in scruffy overalls outside wielding a 3ft torque wrench. Turned out to be Francis T!
 
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Like most modern cars IMHO they have all got a bit too fast, too much power and often less involving at non-license losing speeds.

I've driven a couple and have been tempted. I think if I had one it would be a 997 Carrera 2 S. Although I love the shape and blend of old and new style merged into a 964.
 
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