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Ghostrider 310 · 10-28-2012, 04:50 AM

Was a gas pump jockey at 9, as such I got to see and be around every model of car; back when most had the fill behind a spring loaded license plate. One guy had a brown 911 automatic! I hated that it was automatic but I loved gassing it, looking at it up close and sitting in it. About seven years later my brother had a 911T, I got to drive it maybe three times but that's all it took. I liked the 944 and coveted one. Made the error of cheaping out and buying a 280ZX. This was about 1988, I looked at a Detomaso pantera I could have had for 15K!! If I had the gonads to buy that I would still have it. Anyhow, I liked the Z but realized it was a pig in sports car drag, a couple years later I sold it and got a guards red, 944 with 50K on the clock, optional sport seats, 911 fuchs wheels and a limited slip differential. After owning it, I knew I would keep a Porsche in the garage as long as it was a practical life decision.

10-28-2012, 04:50 AM	#14
Ghostrider 310 Ex Esso kid Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,605	Was a gas pump jockey at 9, as such I got to see and be around every model of car; back when most had the fill behind a spring loaded license plate. One guy had a brown 911 automatic! I hated that it was automatic but I loved gassing it, looking at it up close and sitting in it. About seven years later my brother had a 911T, I got to drive it maybe three times but that's all it took. I liked the 944 and coveted one. Made the error of cheaping out and buying a 280ZX. This was about 1988, I looked at a Detomaso pantera I could have had for 15K!! If I had the gonads to buy that I would still have it. Anyhow, I liked the Z but realized it was a pig in sports car drag, a couple years later I sold it and got a guards red, 944 with 50K on the clock, optional sport seats, 911 fuchs wheels and a limited slip differential. After owning it, I knew I would keep a Porsche in the garage as long as it was a practical life decision. Last edited by Ghostrider 310; 10-28-2012 at 05:00 AM.