911 Buyers remorse

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by BRAN

A sacrileg, what RUF did to the front...:ah:

Sure if you like your cars to be confused with VW's.

I love the rear styling of most any Carrera. But frankly I never thought there was anything original or dramatic about the front end and those round headlights. They look appropriate on an air-cooled car for sure but sports car design cant' deny evolution forever. The GT1 headlights of the last Porsche to win the overall at LeMans was striking and I'm glad they added them to the Carrera for at least three years.

[woodsman]

I can honestly sat I HATE all 911 slantnoses. When are those damn things going to die in the junk yards???? Talk about 'esthetically challenged'!
A 924 looks magnificent in comparison!

[trimer]

Both Boxsters...loved them but wasn't in love with them. I am not a fan of the back end on the 986 but love the back end of the 996. In the end, I wanted the brute power. My 89 944 Turbo is the best car I have ever driven...and it still isn't 100 percent as the motor mounts and tranny mounts need replaced. It is quick, when the turbo kicks in it is a whole different world and handles just as good as my box did. I made an offer on a 993 that wasn't accepted. Missed it by a couple grand. I would Personally buy a 911 over a boxster at this point. But again. I had two 986.

[j.fro]

I'm with thstone all the way. I bought my 986S in 2006 with the intention of eventually building a race car, and that's what happened. But a funny thing happened on the way to the race track. I discovered that my dream race car was a PITA to drive daily. I needed something that was more practical. It needed enough room to carry me and whatever stuff (even the dog!), good a/c and amenities, decent mpgs, DIY maintenance, AWD for rain and snow, and fun car enjoy-ability. I tried a BMW e90...snooze. I thought about a Subaru...fugly low mpgs. And landed a 1999 C4. My world is complete.

[j.fro]

Oh, yeah, I'm also in the slant nose-haters club. YUK!