03-22-2012, 08:12 AM
City & Country: Kaarina, Finland
Car: 968 CS 1993
Hello All,
I used to have some really hard-hitting cars for my daily drivers, like Audi's RS6+ or BMW's E60 M5. Unfortunately these cars are really expensive to maintain and run as they get older, and finally I no longer saw the point in doing so.
So now I have a 2011 VW Golf GTI as my daily driver (capable but, well, boring...) and some cash left over for another car, the 'fun' one.
I have always seen myself as a Porsche man rather than a Ferrari man, in fact I used to own a basic 996 C2 a few years ago (but that's another story). And in addition the Porsche Club here in Finland is very active and welcoming, so the 'fun' car had to be a Porsche.
A recent 911 is too expensive for me as a second car, and good 90's 911's are not much cheaper. 944s look way too eighties to me, but the 968 looks miles better with hints from the 993-generation 911, which I love. To my understanding the Club Sport model is one of the most if not the most appreciated of the 'normal' mass-produced front-engined Porsches, so I thought so many people can't be wrong and the higher prices will pay back when it comes to resale.
For a few years I have been poundering the idea of a second car but now came the time to put my money where my mouth is, so here I am, a proud owner of a 1993 968 CS. In black, with silver wheels and most of the 'comfort' options, like regular seats and air-con. I would have liked the pared-back basic car, but this was just too good a car to be missed. It does have a recent M030 chassis and brake conversion with new genuine components installed and set-up by a qualified Porsche Supercup technician, so it rides incredibly well considering it is in full 'Club Racing' setup with minimal ground clearance and -2 deg camber... Handling seems to be peerless, though.
OK, so it is very different compared to my Golf, for example, and will need a lot getting used to, but I was hoping this forum and you guys can help me to get to know what I'm getting myself into. I hope I'm standing at the door of handling nirvana, and I have had some encouraging moments already.
But, when the cost of rectifying the worst that can go wrong will cost about the same as a M5's clutch, who can say no? :-)
Best Regards,
Jaakko.
Car: 968 CS 1993
Hello All,
I used to have some really hard-hitting cars for my daily drivers, like Audi's RS6+ or BMW's E60 M5. Unfortunately these cars are really expensive to maintain and run as they get older, and finally I no longer saw the point in doing so.
So now I have a 2011 VW Golf GTI as my daily driver (capable but, well, boring...) and some cash left over for another car, the 'fun' one.
I have always seen myself as a Porsche man rather than a Ferrari man, in fact I used to own a basic 996 C2 a few years ago (but that's another story). And in addition the Porsche Club here in Finland is very active and welcoming, so the 'fun' car had to be a Porsche.
A recent 911 is too expensive for me as a second car, and good 90's 911's are not much cheaper. 944s look way too eighties to me, but the 968 looks miles better with hints from the 993-generation 911, which I love. To my understanding the Club Sport model is one of the most if not the most appreciated of the 'normal' mass-produced front-engined Porsches, so I thought so many people can't be wrong and the higher prices will pay back when it comes to resale.
For a few years I have been poundering the idea of a second car but now came the time to put my money where my mouth is, so here I am, a proud owner of a 1993 968 CS. In black, with silver wheels and most of the 'comfort' options, like regular seats and air-con. I would have liked the pared-back basic car, but this was just too good a car to be missed. It does have a recent M030 chassis and brake conversion with new genuine components installed and set-up by a qualified Porsche Supercup technician, so it rides incredibly well considering it is in full 'Club Racing' setup with minimal ground clearance and -2 deg camber... Handling seems to be peerless, though.
OK, so it is very different compared to my Golf, for example, and will need a lot getting used to, but I was hoping this forum and you guys can help me to get to know what I'm getting myself into. I hope I'm standing at the door of handling nirvana, and I have had some encouraging moments already.
But, when the cost of rectifying the worst that can go wrong will cost about the same as a M5's clutch, who can say no? :-)
Best Regards,
Jaakko.
