07-07-2010, 09:28 AM
I have voted, I would buy another one. In fact, I am looking to buy another one anyway - don't tell my wife. THere were 8 manual 968 convertibles imported into Australia - I am waiting for one to come up.
If I totalled mine, I would buy it back as a wreck. I would then import one for competition purposes and refit all of the good bits and make a pure competition car. I would also like another one.
I like most here have spent WAY TOO MUCH on modifying my car. It is now an excellent track day car. I have people come up to me at events and enthuse about how planted and stable the car is compared to 911's. I love being able to hassle 996 Cup cars around Lakeside when the car has half the horsepower and is not on slick tyres.
I like the 968 as it is anti-Porsche establishment. I love the fact that a non-911 Porsche won our championship last year and pissed off all of the die hard 911 fanatics. The 968 is a thinking person's Porsche. It was built in limited numbers - around 11,000 over 3 years - more Boxsters were made each year of production. THere were only 112 imported into Australia in total - it is a rare car. It has 50/50 weight distribution, in its day it was hailed as the best handling car in the world - no contest. If you think - you would buy one over a 911 - if you like to look at your image in the mirror a 911 is for you.
There is alot going for the car - you can (like a 944) fit around 14 cases of beer in the back - it is immensely practical.
I really want more power. I lust after the 500hp Powerhaus engine - just to show those that think the only Porsche is a 911 - that a combination of handling, power and balance will always win. I love the underdog tag and how the car hits above its weight. People cannot belive that a car that puts out 240hp can do the times my car does - I love upsetting the establishment and the moneyed few.
At our last track day, I was the second slowest terminal speed on the main straight, but around the top third in lap times. Speed is not everything. The combination of brakes, stability and handling more than comprensate. I was racing with a new R35 Nissan GT-R and I can corner quicker - all I need is more power (and he was on twin groove slicks). My G-Box quotes that I can pull up to 1.3 lateral G's cornering.
THe 968 is an excellent car. It is a giant killer. It is like the Cayman - if developed to it's potential, it would topple the 911 as a drivers car.
For those that cannot look behind the image and their nose - I love the 968 for what it is - it is not a 911 with all of the snobbery that the car brings, it is emensely tunable and upgradable, and it is the underdog that will win and surprise those who think money wins all arguments. It is the David versus the Porsche establishment. Raise a middle finger to those who just do not know how good a 968 is and cannot see past their preconceived snobbery.
Would I buy another one - I would buy them all. If I could, I would have a standard one, a supercharged one, a convertible, a tarmac rally car and the ultimate track weapon - the 500hp turbo version.
I am off to buy a Lotto ticket to live my dream.
If I totalled mine, I would buy it back as a wreck. I would then import one for competition purposes and refit all of the good bits and make a pure competition car. I would also like another one.
I like most here have spent WAY TOO MUCH on modifying my car. It is now an excellent track day car. I have people come up to me at events and enthuse about how planted and stable the car is compared to 911's. I love being able to hassle 996 Cup cars around Lakeside when the car has half the horsepower and is not on slick tyres.
I like the 968 as it is anti-Porsche establishment. I love the fact that a non-911 Porsche won our championship last year and pissed off all of the die hard 911 fanatics. The 968 is a thinking person's Porsche. It was built in limited numbers - around 11,000 over 3 years - more Boxsters were made each year of production. THere were only 112 imported into Australia in total - it is a rare car. It has 50/50 weight distribution, in its day it was hailed as the best handling car in the world - no contest. If you think - you would buy one over a 911 - if you like to look at your image in the mirror a 911 is for you.
There is alot going for the car - you can (like a 944) fit around 14 cases of beer in the back - it is immensely practical.
I really want more power. I lust after the 500hp Powerhaus engine - just to show those that think the only Porsche is a 911 - that a combination of handling, power and balance will always win. I love the underdog tag and how the car hits above its weight. People cannot belive that a car that puts out 240hp can do the times my car does - I love upsetting the establishment and the moneyed few.
At our last track day, I was the second slowest terminal speed on the main straight, but around the top third in lap times. Speed is not everything. The combination of brakes, stability and handling more than comprensate. I was racing with a new R35 Nissan GT-R and I can corner quicker - all I need is more power (and he was on twin groove slicks). My G-Box quotes that I can pull up to 1.3 lateral G's cornering.
THe 968 is an excellent car. It is a giant killer. It is like the Cayman - if developed to it's potential, it would topple the 911 as a drivers car.
For those that cannot look behind the image and their nose - I love the 968 for what it is - it is not a 911 with all of the snobbery that the car brings, it is emensely tunable and upgradable, and it is the underdog that will win and surprise those who think money wins all arguments. It is the David versus the Porsche establishment. Raise a middle finger to those who just do not know how good a 968 is and cannot see past their preconceived snobbery.
Would I buy another one - I would buy them all. If I could, I would have a standard one, a supercharged one, a convertible, a tarmac rally car and the ultimate track weapon - the 500hp turbo version.
I am off to buy a Lotto ticket to live my dream.
