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Old 11-11-2008, 05:50 PM   #1
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What's your Porsche Policy?

What do you find yourself most passionate, for lack of a better word, about when it comes to your posts on this board? Another way to ask this is, what is a subject you find yourself quick to defend/reply/comment/ridicule/praise?

Here are mine:
  1. Lighting & Optics (Litronics rule)
  2. Valentine One (is inferior to Escort)
  3. 996 Conversion (obviously)


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Old 11-12-2008, 03:26 AM   #2
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Using our cars as they were meant to be used.
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Old 11-12-2008, 05:18 AM   #3
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Anytime the collective power of the board results in an effective repair without a trip to a mechanic is gold to me. It's easy to know the strong and weak points of the car and effect preventative maintenance with such a wide sample of owners. The rest is great camaraderie among people who enjoy the gift of a spirited drive in their "top down safer motorcycle". I hate winter and being out of my car, being able to stop in here reminds me it just happens to be hibernating, it will be back.
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Old 11-12-2008, 05:55 AM   #4
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The IMS and RMS are issues that seem to be emotional for many.

Repair costs in general are of interest to folks.
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Old 11-12-2008, 07:26 AM   #5
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very well said EE3, I would echo that. Always looking to impart on the collective what I know and have learned. So as my knowledge and experience grows I find myself able to defend/reply/comment/ridicule/praise a wider range of topics.

What you may not notice is my passion to stay out of off-topic and politically related subjects, I'm just here for the cars.
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Old 11-12-2008, 07:29 AM   #6
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Technical/mechanical information is what I came here for. Comraderie is what kept me around.
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Old 11-12-2008, 07:59 AM   #7
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Technical/mechanical information is what I came here for. Comraderie is what kept me around.
How true; I can't explain how invaluable the collective knowledge is on this board, as well as some of the others I frequent. These cars have alot of twists to them, good and bad; you will never know what you're dealing with, if left to your our accord. Many here have tried various modifications and it's good to know which are worthy.
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Old 11-12-2008, 08:33 PM   #8
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I defend the "amber"!

I'm interested in any reasonable iPod solution for a 987 (haven't seen many)

Agree with the early post about driving the car the way they were meant to be driven - i've never driven a car anywhere near as hard as I do my box.
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Old 11-13-2008, 04:33 AM   #9
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Drive the box every day of the year. Even in a Canadian/Buffalo winter. It can do it, and it loves it ... and it never fails to put a smile on my face after work.

Hey, the way I see it, it's not like it will be my last p-car, so I'm going to enjoy it to the fullest! I'll defend winter driving 'till the day I die as long as I live in the north ... of course a C4S might be helpful ...
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Old 11-13-2008, 05:50 AM   #10
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V1 vs. everything else for me. After you use one for a couple of months, you'd see what all the hubbub is about. Otherwise, it's just a waste of time to argue with its merits compared to other windshield mounted models.

The other hot button I have is INCREDIBLY POOR PORSCHE PARTS QUALITY and STEALERSHIP PARTS PRICES. I swear, if I have to replace another control arm I'm gonna blow my head off... I don't even track my car for goodness sake!
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Drive the box every day of the year. Even in a Canadian/Buffalo winter. It can do it, and it loves it ... and it never fails to put a smile on my face after work.

Hey, the way I see it, it's not like it will be my last p-car, so I'm going to enjoy it to the fullest! I'll defend winter driving 'till the day I die as long as I live in the north ... of course a C4S might be helpful ...

I'm not interested in running mine in the annual salt bath, I don't know when I'll get another one or if I ever will. Other than the ground clearance I'll bet the traction is pretty good.

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