04-10-2014, 08:12 AM
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Sport car design 101:
Steering wheel shall have 3 spokes.
Drive wheels shall have 5 spokes.
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04-10-2014, 09:44 AM
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what is this wake up the 2 year old threads day?
Four spoke kinda reminds me of an American car steering wheel from the 80's.
Or a Mercedes from the early 90's.
Three spoke is the best steering wheel put in a Boxster.
The newer round ones look too VW/Audi-like to me.
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04-10-2014, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark_T
4 spoke = dated and fugly
3 spoke = very cool, get more chicks
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Not sure this is completely accurate. . . 
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04-10-2014, 10:36 AM
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^ its been well proven that women are more attracted to three part assemblies.
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04-10-2014, 10:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by particlewave
As if a woman would know or even notice. All they see is that gold crest.
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Sigh . . .
You mean this gold crest?
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I would love to figure out how to install this one, but I have stupid flappy paddles on my current 3 spoke (below).
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04-10-2014, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
^ its been well proven that women are more attracted to three part assemblies.
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Sigh . . . I'm out . . .
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04-10-2014, 11:17 AM
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4 spoke are for women and men over 50.
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04-10-2014, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
^ its been well proven that women are more attracted to three part assemblies...
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Originally Posted by Porsche Chick
Sigh . . . I'm out . . .
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just ask any jeweler...
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04-10-2014, 12:02 PM
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4 spoke on a 2.5 is fitting as I see my 2.5 as my little quasi modern 914. If the boxster was newer like the 981 I'd want a 3. I like the idea of more power in a 986 but overall for me the 986 is best as a fun hobby low HP classics out dated kinda car... The S and the updated interior feels like it is halfway to new. I'd rather have new or old not half a** modern. 2 cents lay on your hate haha
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04-10-2014, 12:08 PM
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My beaters have 4 spokes- my Porsche has a 3.
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04-10-2014, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGJake111
4 spoke on a 2.5 is fitting as I see my 2.5 as my little quasi modern 914. If the boxster was newer like the 981 I'd want a 3. I like the idea of more power in a 986 but overall for me the 986 is best as a fun hobby low HP classics out dated kinda car... The S and the updated interior feels like it is halfway to new. I'd rather have new or old not half a** modern. 2 cents lay on your hate haha
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it will be quiet a long while before any 986 or 987 is considered 'retro'.
I still get people telling me that they think the car is only "five years old" or some other number nowhere near 14.
I really can't think of another Porsche that after 21 years still looks this current.
In other words the total opposite of 356,550,912/911 nostalgia.
When I added the 997 Turbo replica wheels and the PORSCHE door decals my neighbohr came out and asked if I "traded in the old car".
You've got to have a very timeless design to fool the average guy in such a way.
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04-10-2014, 12:51 PM
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Hmmmm... I would like to get more chicks...
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04-10-2014, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Porsche Chick
Sigh . . .
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T'was just shoptalk amongst us stupid boys 
Pay it no mind...
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04-10-2014, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
just ask any jeweler...
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Oh! Okay, I see what you meant . . . 
I think this is even better . . . 
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04-10-2014, 01:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Porsche Chick
Oh! Okay, I see what you meant . . .
I think this is even better . . .
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I see that the picture is from the private collection. 
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04-10-2014, 02:35 PM
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Sadly, no.  I got to try it on for an nth of a second before she took it back.
But I still didn't let her drive my car . . .
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04-10-2014, 05:36 PM
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^ I see women with those 8 carat monstrosities at this coffee shop near Wall Street. A colleague who is from a very old money family turns to me and says "flashy... how unfortunate". Her ring is maybe 2 carat, very understated. even though she could probably buy the whole building.
Those marketing guys in the diamond biz.... pure genius.
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04-11-2014, 10:24 AM
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Quote:
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^ I see women with those 8 carat monstrosities at this coffee shop near Wall Street. A colleague who is from a very old money family turns to me and says "flashy... how unfortunate". Her ring is maybe 2 carat, very understated. even though she could probably buy the whole building.
Those marketing guys in the diamond biz.... pure genius.
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Meanwhile his mistress is wearing the 8 carat honker, lol.
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04-11-2014, 04:49 PM
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Nice one, Porsche Chick!
Just laughin'....................
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04-12-2014, 07:55 AM
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I though the steering wheels were just evolving. Four were common on most cars late nineties early 2000s. Mercedes and other manufactures all seemed to swith over 03-04? Came across to me as a updated look. 4 seemed more practical but outdated.
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