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Old 02-12-2013, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan
I should also say that 25 years ago, when my daughter was in a car seat, the 911 was the absolute best choice as far as I was concerned. Nice to see that we still take our little ones along and give them the thrill of a 911. Unfortunately, it didn't "take" in my case. Fast forward to today and my beautiful daughter thinks her Prius is a terrific car.
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Alan,

You have failed as a parent
+1.
 
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Originally Posted by gulrey22
How the car handles when driving on a track relative to the 911 isn't that important given that I, and most other drivers, may track the car maybe 1% of the time.
How unfortunate.
 
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Purely in the interest of an unbiased opinion if any member will loan me a new Cayman and a new 911 for a year I will rotate driving them and provide a clearly unbiased opinion. Absolutely no charge.
 
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Originally Posted by 998M
But if you have an Audi R8 V10 and 991 then you are still an exceptional person. How do they compare?

Marc
Sorry, not so "exceptional. I'm a (very) long time 911 owner (15 of them) who is without one now - tried something different with the R8, which I really like. I continue to participate on this board since I'll undoubtedly be back in the "fold" in the near future (i.e., when I get bored with the R8) - besides, there are alot of great guys on this board and interesting posts!
 
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Originally Posted by buckwheat986
How unfortunate.
I say 1% for track or performance driving because I drive my car maybe 4-5 times per week or 200 times per year.

I live in a populated area so I don't drive it particularly fast around corners (most of the time) during those 200 times per year.

I might (I haven't yet as I just broke-in the car) go to a track day a couple of times a year.

That is 1%.

I don't believe most (not all) 911 owners do much more.
 
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Originally Posted by buckwheat986
How unfortunate.
Judging by the low mileage on used Porsches for sale, most (not all) Porsche owners barely drive their cars at all.
 
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Too bad this 991 3.4 had so many Sunday drivers or he would have been pretty fast.

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Originally Posted by gulrey22
I say 1% for track or performance driving because I drive my car maybe 4-5 times per week or 200 times per year.

I live in a populated area so I don't drive it particularly fast around corners (most of the time) during those 200 times per year.

I might (I haven't yet as I just broke-in the car) go to a track day a couple of times a year.

That is 1%.

I don't believe most (not all) 911 owners do much more.

I agree..and it's unfortunate.
 
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Originally Posted by gulrey22
Judging by the low mileage on used Porsches for sale, most (not all) Porsche owners barely drive their cars at all.
good point...and that is even more unfortunate
 
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I've driven both cayman s and boxter s and enjoyed both of them.
I also enjoy passing them on the straightaways in my 991s
 
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I respect any person's decision with regards to picking their "dream car", be it a Boxster, Cayman or 911, and I am sure that all of them are thrilling rides, and it would be pretentious to say the contrary; but a fact is that Porsche is synonymous to 911. I will bet that 99.99% of people think about a 911 when hearing "Porsche". That is the definition of "dream car" for me.
 
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Originally Posted by Nico911
I respect any person's decision with regards to picking their "dream car", be it a Boxster, Cayman or 911, and I am sure that all of them are thrilling rides, and it would be pretentious to say the contrary; but a fact is that Porsche is synonymous to 911. I will bet that 99.99% of people think about a 911 when hearing "Porsche". That is the definition of "dream car" for me.
Agree.

Yet, 99% of those same people couldn't distinguish a 987 from a 911.
 
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Soon people will think about SUV when their hearing "Porsche"
 
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Originally Posted by iambon
Soon people will think about SUV when their hearing "Porsche"
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Agree.

Yet, 99% of those same people couldn't distinguish a 987 from a 911.
Iambon, ReconTrojan, totally agree on both counts! Sorry for being naive.
 
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Originally Posted by iambon
Soon people will think about SUV when their hearing "Porsche"
Doubtful
 


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