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Aug 10, 2011 - 1:33 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 9, '11 From Trenton, MO Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Anyone else?
I used to post on a forum called TheAutobahn.com before it went downhill. It was about Porsche and other German car makes. I've always had a fascination with this history of Porsche and the technology of a rear-engine car. The boxer engine also fascinates me, it has a sound like no other. Stories? |
Aug 11, 2011 - 12:13 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 8, '08 From Penn Valley,Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I've been around them my whole life so naturally I'm in love with them. My first car is/was a 72 914. Once I finish up my schooling and get settled down I want to acquire a pre smog 911.
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Aug 11, 2011 - 6:05 AM
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined May 9, '09 From Brisbane, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Big Porsche fan here. Here's my 6GC (pre JDM tails and lowering) sharing the garage with my mate's Cayman S.
![]() I've done a few track days with Porsche, including the Porsche Sport Driving School. Here's me getting out of the GT3 after a few laps. That is an awesome car on the track! ![]() -------------------- |
Aug 11, 2011 - 4:57 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 9, '11 From Trenton, MO Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Awesome. I'd like to own a Porsche of my own. I've been looking for the right one for quite some time.
Is it odd that we all like Porsche and all own red Celicas? Ha... |
Aug 12, 2011 - 12:30 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 8, '08 From Penn Valley,Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I'm incredibly jealous that you got to drive a gt3. i'd love to get the chance to rip around some of my local tracks(Laguna Seca, Infineon, thunderhill). Instead I attend track days in my civic...
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Aug 12, 2011 - 11:36 PM
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I`d love a Porsche 917. Theres a kit car version available in the US which looks spot on....expensive though. I`ll have to start saving now, maybe by the time I retire I `ll be able to afford one.
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Aug 13, 2011 - 12:16 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 9, '11 From Trenton, MO Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The 917 was so badass...way fast. There was a guy on TheAutobahn.com that had two 917s and a 956 too I think.
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Aug 13, 2011 - 8:52 AM
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Aug 13, 2011 - 9:50 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 13, '08 From Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
^ whats better than one screamer pipe? Two! Whats even better? Sticking right out the rear end of the car!
**** thats going to be loud!!! This post has been edited by whatthe: Aug 13, 2011 - 9:51 AM -------------------- |
Aug 13, 2011 - 10:58 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 9, '11 From Trenton, MO Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Love the 993.
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Aug 13, 2011 - 1:58 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 20, '08 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
I also love 993's! Love 911's and of course 917's as well!
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Aug 17, 2011 - 11:13 PM
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined May 31, '11 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
![]() I hope the front looks stock. That'd be a hilarious surprise when this thing blows past. "Your twin turbos are showing" Not going to lie, this thing looks freaking mean. This post has been edited by RabidTRD: Aug 17, 2011 - 11:14 PM -------------------- 1994 Toyota Celica GT-S 5S-FE 190k Miles. Project car 1992 Toyota Celica GT 5S-FE 170k Miles. Daily driver/beater 1999 Toyota Camry LE 5S-FE 216K Miles. RIP You will be missed. ![]() *ASE Certified General Manager |
Aug 19, 2011 - 1:56 PM
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 24, '07 From Tucson, Az Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
I'm actually surprised that doesn't Hydrolock... wait... what am I thinking? that car probably doesn't leave the bay except on the most perfect day for douche-baggery.
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Aug 19, 2011 - 3:51 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Mar 19, '07 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
^^^ Seems like that would be a bit more difficult with the mid engine. Unless they are driving in reverse through a large puddle lol
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Aug 20, 2011 - 2:06 AM
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 24, '07 From Tucson, Az Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
oh I donno, the wheels would rooster tail enough into those intakes right behind them....
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Aug 20, 2011 - 10:25 PM
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined May 9, '09 From Brisbane, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I'm incredibly jealous that you got to drive a gt3. i'd love to get the chance to rip around some of my local tracks(Laguna Seca, Infineon, thunderhill). Instead I attend track days in my civic... It's an awesome car, especially on the track where it belongs. I actually enjoyed the 997 Turbo more than the GT3. The power is insane, it launches you out of the corners like nothing else! -------------------- |
Aug 21, 2011 - 8:04 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 8, '08 From Penn Valley,Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
That's interesting. I'm used to having to make things work with little power(focusing more on the driving line), but the 997 does appeal to me. Either that or a GT2=new cars of my dream!
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Aug 22, 2011 - 11:09 AM
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined May 15, '05 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I'm suprised that no one has posted any of the Rauh-Welt Porches..
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Aug 23, 2011 - 12:08 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 8, '08 From Penn Valley,Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I like them, but at the same time I hate them...
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Aug 23, 2011 - 10:52 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 13, '08 From Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
^ feeling yah' Totally stripping the value of an old school Porsche to nothing. But who can blame them if i saw that on the road, a fcuking head turner!
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Aug 23, 2011 - 11:27 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 8, '08 From Penn Valley,Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I look at it this way, I love modifying whatever vehicles I own. I tend to hate people that want there car to be exactly how a vehicle came from the factory and are afraid to use it. Then I look at these and go damn that's sick, but there's something that I don't like and can't identity it.
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Aug 25, 2011 - 9:17 PM
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined May 31, '11 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
oh I donno, the wheels would rooster tail enough into those intakes right behind them.... Why would he drive it in the rain? It's a track car or a dry runner. Why do you hate so much? -------------------- 1994 Toyota Celica GT-S 5S-FE 190k Miles. Project car 1992 Toyota Celica GT 5S-FE 170k Miles. Daily driver/beater 1999 Toyota Camry LE 5S-FE 216K Miles. RIP You will be missed. ![]() *ASE Certified General Manager |
Aug 26, 2011 - 12:54 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 20, '08 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
oh I donno, the wheels would rooster tail enough into those intakes right behind them.... Why would he drive it in the rain? It's a track car or a dry runner. Why do you hate so much? Word. And if his rooster tail happened to hydrolock his motor, when he happened to be driving in the rain you know what he'd do? Rebuild it, because he is WINNING!!! So what's the point of hating... -------------------- 2006 BMW 330i - 6 Speed - Dinan Stage 1
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Aug 26, 2011 - 7:31 PM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jan 16, '07 From covington, KY Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (77%) |
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Sep 27, 2011 - 9:04 AM
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 13, '08 From Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
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