"Horsepower challenged"

[thstone]

I'll say if you have never driven a 911, you should! They are an interesting contrast to the Boxster. And as long as you're at it, drive both an air cooled AND a water cooled 911. Then drive a front engined car like a 944 or 928. You'll be amazed at the differences and the similarities.

[jb92563]

I just remember seeing many 911 switch ends at a track and it seems like 911 drivers really need to pay extra attention to the weight in the rear and car balance more so perhaps than a Boxster. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T3bWx94TOQ

I suppose having extra (too much?) power available and applying it at the wrong time is an issue for many newer drivers.

Looks like a little mistake can become a big one fast in a 911.

I suppose for experienced drivers that's not an issue and figure some day I may give it a try as well.

[NineEreven]

If anyone who hasn't driven a 911 is in the Cincinnati area, feel free to hit me up and we can stretch the legs. Just a NB 996 MKI

[husker boxster]

With nearly $100K invested in Porsches in my garage, I could have a 911 instead. Not my cup of tea.

2 yrs ago Woodhouse let me do an extended test drive with a 911 GTS that was AWD. This was the first 911 I'd ever driven. It felt clumsy until you stepped on it. Then it felt athletic. But definitely didn't ring my bell.

Back in Sep Woodhouse had an open house and if you test drove a car, they'd sign you up for a chance to win a race pkg at Barber. My friendly salesperson had a nice 991 S waiting for me. This one was a 6 spd (the GTS was PDK). The 991 was fun to drive (including the auto blip shift downshifts). Then he hit me with the sales pitch - ya know, if you traded in both your Porsches, you wouldn't be too far off on this one. Nice try, but my pair of Porsches fits my needs better than one 991. BTW... the salesperson covets my Cayman. I'm not ready to let her (yes, her, as in Sydney) go for a long time. She's too much fun.