07-14-2005, 10:54 AM
I've been lurking on this site for several months and finally took the plunge this week. Porsche No. 6 is a 1994 968 coupe; 50k miles; black with black partial leather interior. Options include M030 sport suspension with 17" wheels, limited slip differential and 10 speaker stereo. The car has 17" RUF/Speedline wheels on it now as well as a fiberglass splitter. I drove it home from Alabama Tuesday night and am very pleased with the power and handling. I am a mechanical engineer in the Nashville, TN area. According to the e-mails I receive daily, I am overweight, bald, need a loan and have the sexual stamina of a gnat. Some of these are closer to the truth than I am willing to admit. My first Porsche was a new 1986 944 Turbo. I have also owned a 1986 911 cabriolet that I sold to buy a 1987 924S for club racing. Since then, I have had a 1988 944 which I overhauled at 153000 miles and sold with 223000 miles. I'm still racing the 924S in PCA Club Racing (although if I could pick up a few dents, the new car could tempt me.) While I am no master mechanic, economics of racing has forced me to become very familiar with the Porsche water cooled fours. I look forward to learning about this car and appreciate the help that many of you have already provided through this list. Hopefully, I will get to meet some of you in person someday.
