Lost Love...
#16
01-07-2010 | 02:26 PM
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In 2001 I sold my '79 930 after about 10 years of ownership and missed it so much I bought it back about a year later! My kids have started in on who gets it when I die, so I guess it's with me for the long-haul now ( I hope! ).
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03-31-2010 | 08:27 PM
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Know how you feel 3 years ago sold mine. Bought 996 TT but, there was something about my '88 930 I miss. Olly and Blackburn of Indianapilos sold it to some guy in Phoneix. Anyone knows this car let me know I want to buy it back. thanks
#24
03-31-2010 | 09:07 PM
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A truly beautiful car. Like a prior post, I'm not a fan of teal and tan, but on this car it's fabulous. And I feel your pain for giving it up. But we all make mistakes and now you know what you'll want yet again.
I have been lurking and considering a collectible long-term 930 keeper for a year or two and finally found one. It's arriving tomorrow or Friday. I'm incredibly excited.
Like every other car I own, it's white/black. I have a very limited imagination
I have been lurking and considering a collectible long-term 930 keeper for a year or two and finally found one. It's arriving tomorrow or Friday. I'm incredibly excited.
Like every other car I own, it's white/black. I have a very limited imagination
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04-01-2010 | 02:28 PM
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I'll post as soon as it arrives, only after I wipe my drool off of it. (sorry, TMI).
For whatever reason, I have never been more excited getting a car. Perhaps it is the age of the vehicle and the challenge of keeping it in nearly-new condition.
Also, there's a sense that a few decades back there was more differentiation in auto design and the capabilities of different manufacturers than there are today.
In that era, the 930 was even more differentiated competitively than the TT is today. It was an out of the blue shock to produce a car with that power/weight ratio, the handling and edginess in the driving experience, and the sheer visual appeal of the car.
As much as I'm wild about my 997.1 and the sense that it is peerless as an industry leader, there are other cars that possess some of the virtues, in a different mix, that makes them equivalently appealing to the right demographic. Aston's, Corvette's, GT-R's and others are incredible cars for the right owner. I don't have the sense that there was such a level playing field 'back in the day'.
But I digress. I'm just excited. It should be here tomorrow. Still working on making room in the garage. I have a bit of extra time in that it's garage mate is off on an extended service visit:
http://www.discovery-automotive.com/...=projects_fade
It's an amazing shop all run by one man. No other individuals touch the cars.
V
For whatever reason, I have never been more excited getting a car. Perhaps it is the age of the vehicle and the challenge of keeping it in nearly-new condition.
Also, there's a sense that a few decades back there was more differentiation in auto design and the capabilities of different manufacturers than there are today.
In that era, the 930 was even more differentiated competitively than the TT is today. It was an out of the blue shock to produce a car with that power/weight ratio, the handling and edginess in the driving experience, and the sheer visual appeal of the car.
As much as I'm wild about my 997.1 and the sense that it is peerless as an industry leader, there are other cars that possess some of the virtues, in a different mix, that makes them equivalently appealing to the right demographic. Aston's, Corvette's, GT-R's and others are incredible cars for the right owner. I don't have the sense that there was such a level playing field 'back in the day'.
But I digress. I'm just excited. It should be here tomorrow. Still working on making room in the garage. I have a bit of extra time in that it's garage mate is off on an extended service visit:
http://www.discovery-automotive.com/...=projects_fade
It's an amazing shop all run by one man. No other individuals touch the cars.
V
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04-10-2010 | 04:02 PM
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The seats are made by Cerullo, I sent them a sample of my leather color and they matched it very well. Here's the link http://www.cerullo.com/