05-11-2016, 09:24 PM
Hello,
I've recently purchase the car that use to adorn my bedroom wall in my teen years - the Porsche 968! While I always thought the 911 series was a "cool" car, the 968s and 928s were the center of my desire. I loved the more modern, functional design that both these cars offered. The 968 was by far the car I wanted the most because of its wonderfully balanced handling and "attainable" price. Well, fast forward 20 years and I finally have one! A really clean, all stock 1994 968 with all service records since new. All paint is original and shinny and the interior looks like new. It even has that typical new Porsche smell (whatever chemicals Porsche used 22 years ago that still maintain their aroma is beyond me). I live in Miami and in a town with so many exotics, its amazing how many stares and thumbs-ups I get overtime I drive the car. It's jut spectacular. And I have the Tiptronic option which is perfect for the crazy stop-and-go traffic I live with. It's really uncanny how intuitive the Tiptronic is. I know it has 5 "shift map" programs based on my pedal inputs, steering angle and lateral accelerometers but it goes beyond that and just seems to "know" exactly the right gear I want to be in and knows exactly when I like to shift. It's nearly as good as my new DSG in my VW TDI - really amazing tech for a car that's approaching its 1/4 century mark.
At any rate, I just wanted to pop in to say hello to my fellow 968 aficionados and I look forward to reading more from you all.
Best,
Joe
I've recently purchase the car that use to adorn my bedroom wall in my teen years - the Porsche 968! While I always thought the 911 series was a "cool" car, the 968s and 928s were the center of my desire. I loved the more modern, functional design that both these cars offered. The 968 was by far the car I wanted the most because of its wonderfully balanced handling and "attainable" price. Well, fast forward 20 years and I finally have one! A really clean, all stock 1994 968 with all service records since new. All paint is original and shinny and the interior looks like new. It even has that typical new Porsche smell (whatever chemicals Porsche used 22 years ago that still maintain their aroma is beyond me). I live in Miami and in a town with so many exotics, its amazing how many stares and thumbs-ups I get overtime I drive the car. It's jut spectacular. And I have the Tiptronic option which is perfect for the crazy stop-and-go traffic I live with. It's really uncanny how intuitive the Tiptronic is. I know it has 5 "shift map" programs based on my pedal inputs, steering angle and lateral accelerometers but it goes beyond that and just seems to "know" exactly the right gear I want to be in and knows exactly when I like to shift. It's nearly as good as my new DSG in my VW TDI - really amazing tech for a car that's approaching its 1/4 century mark.
At any rate, I just wanted to pop in to say hello to my fellow 968 aficionados and I look forward to reading more from you all.
Best,
Joe
