Official "It Happened to me Today" thread - Porsche Stories - good, bad, funny, sad

OK.. maybe this will inspire some fun - some laughter - and maybe a cringe or two. If you have a funny story, something happened you want to share, something you saw... or were seen doing - lets keep it about experiences with Pcars... though some OT is always fun too I will start cuz this is so wierd I wasnt sure even where to post it.. There are two 270 degree looping freeway interchanges I take going home from work. When I am lucky I get a free shot at one, and sometimes both... I have learned how to allow the cars ahead of me to get around if they are far enough ahead, and I know when it just isnt going to happen. (sad - but more than 70% of the time I just say... nope... not today, and let it wait till tomorrow) the one comes off a street with a 35 mph, loops to the freeway - 60 mph - I have worked hard to get better, smoother,and mods. This is my test spot cuz I hit it all the time and know it well and I am pretty dialed in on these two spots when they are open AND is safe (relatively, since it is a public place... I do not exceed the limit by more than 10 mph and only for a very short stretch - its a HARD corner...so 60+ is cruising - my rental car got loose at 40... 30 in the rain !!!) so tonight I am on the 35 zone and its open in front of me... i am getting ready and making sure no one is going to "last second" change lanes and take the entrance when the guy behind me litterally lays on the horn and does not stop - I mean holy jackass!! I am going the speed limit too... a look in the mirror at some punk *** driving a BMW ON MY *** ... Well I was ready to shoot the loop so I fire into it, pour on the fuel and start to pick up speed - a look back and this guy is on me........ more speed and drop into the inside..... a look in the mirror - he is litterally sideways.... smoke coming off all four tires.... I am concentrating cuz I know I am about to push it .... hit my exit point almost full throttle into the straight - look in the mirror and this guy is spinning in the opposite dirrection then he was sliding a second earlier - what a dumb *** - wreckless - scary dangerous pile of crap this guy is as I roll onto the freway at exactly 60mph (down from 68 on corner exit... not my fastest - but I have not been in the car for about a month and I was distracted) I am thinking this guy nearly wipes out his car and lord knows who else was behind him and had to stop to avoid him ----- anyhow he gets his car straight again and comes flying down the freeway (I am expecting some sort of altercation) and drives by me at about 100 in the car pool lane (alone) .........traffic slowed me up... never saw him again I am not sure how this makes me feel... a little bad for my "fun" and realize I have to play it very safe, a little scared for people driving with no sense.... and a little happy he didnt try and cause trouble - would have loved a video of him spinning behind me though tons of tire smoke - dumb ***! sorry for the long read - I was trying to be "engaging" - I would love to hear other stories... hopefully not all of them include dumb acts like mine - Ed

heh. I have an offramp which empties into a two lane with a hard median which, if the lights are just right, lets me punch it on a sweeping right hander before I slow down into a regular two lane road. One time, everything was perfect, letting me do a 9/10ths slide before slowing down for the rest of the ride home. Then, blue lights. After the usual license, registration, he asks, do you know why I stopped you? I said, I guess you saw me go around the corner. He said, yep, I saw you go around the corner. "Next time, make sure there isn't a cruiser on patrol sitting at the red light with all the other shmucks when you punch it with your $80-100k car." Funny, because the base price of my car was about 80k, and with options it was about 110k. I guess he knew what he was talking about. I said "sorry," he said "no problem." And off I went.

No stories like that to share today.... But, lately I've been taking my 5 and 3 year old boys out for rides in the 996. They love it and ask me to find the curviest road I can find. Then they ask me to "go fast" - and then "stop fast" (brake hard). Today, we're visiting family in Oregon, and were driving back from the coast to Portland in a Subaru along some curvy roads - my 5 year old says to my wife, who's driving, "I wish we were in the 911; this is too tippy!"

Saturday May 19th, 2007 Biltmore Estate NC. Not today, but funny. A girlfriend and I went to Biltmore on an "all day date". As we were leaving, I noticed a few Ferrari's starting to gather in the front parking area in front of the house. 360's, F-40, 355's, etc. Then a huge Ferrari tractor-trailer pulled up that read Atlanta Ferrari on the side. I asked around what was going on. I was told they were having a Ferrari gathering and picture opt. I told my girlfriend, "We gotta leave now! I'll be here all damn day if we don't". She understood why. As we were leaving the parking area, Of course I had to impress the few folks in the area with the 996. As we approached the part where you pass in front of the home, a "security-guard looking guy" stepped out in front stopping me. He got on his radio and was saying something about, "Yes I have him here, do you want me to direct him...blah blah blah..." I thought I was screwed. He told me to just pull up front with all the rest. Huh?! What?! Over there with all the rest of the Ferrari's. This ain't no Ferrari, it's a Porsche. Huh?! What?! He stepped back and took a look at my 996 and said he can't keep up with all these new sports car's. Sorry. We laughed...

I once exited a 180 degree highway on-ramp at 40 MPH in my Honda! Not impressed? Then you need to drive my POS Honda.

Similar event in San Diego back in late 80's - my favorite 2-lane connecting ramp after work - I'd done a million times in my little 75' 911 S. Anyway I'm hitailing thru the ramp and a little ricer burner p/u is on my a&&. So I run the car up to my known cornering speed and I look back for a sec in the rear view and he flew up on the angled jersey barriers and then came back downhard and went across both lanes in a screeching ball of smoke - was hilarious.

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Now that's cool.

Today, I woke up... it's raining again.... I drove my Saab to get coffee, looked longingly at Porsche(s) in the garage & driveway... Sat my butt on the couch and watched "wow wow wubzy" with my daughter and 2 dogs... oh well... maybe tomorrow. BUT yesterday! I drove my friend to pick up his new Lexus GS(yawn) and the dealer was about 30 minutes away, Drove the 996 and enjoyed scaring my friend silly! He is a rather mellow driver. We spanked a really sharp 80's 930 on the way there as well.

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Wow - me too!!! Wish I could give a story about my 911, but unfortunately that's what my new daughter wanted to watch (adopted from China 4 weeks ago)!

WOW - Congrats on your new daughter !!

Ok, well mine happened two days ago. I had a meeting in Downtown Detroit and I live about 20 miles North, so it was an interesting drive down there as the Roads all seemed to be underconstruction. (I am under what is called a restricted license these days as I don't always follow the rules. (I could have told them that, as you will see! lol ) I try never to listen to the radio or the CD player while driving as I prefer the sound of the Motor. Anyways I get on the freeways to drive home and I see a few "open" spots and I decide to take advantage of the open areas and all I can say is..........I now remember what one of the many reasons why I bought my 911 was!!! However, I played nicely and felt that I was being a bit reasonable.......of course this is a relative term......But all I can say is that I will always and I do love the sound of my 911, it not only handled like it should but it sounded like, well it sounded like a beautiful racing machine! Just absolutely wonderful!!!! All I can say is that I had a huge smile on my face by the time I got home and I am very happy that the Local LEO's were at a coffee shop or somewhere else! This was the first time in about 2 month that I have had the chance to "play" a little and as time goes by I will learn to play a little more reasonable, but once in a while it is fun to play like this, and of course this is why I bought the car!!! I would bet this is why most of us bought the car!

Maybe this group could help me figure out what kind of car pulled up next to me about a month ago. I was at a stoplight with my son and a smaller car pulled up next to us. We could not see any logos on the car. I believe it was a 4 door, but I would not swear to that. The spoiler was very tall. I looked at pictures of Lancers and Scions and they don't have a spoiler height close to this cars spoiler. The car seemed to have a wedge shape with the hood lower than the trunk. I know this is not much help, I wonder if this was a custom car of some sort. I had only had the car less than a week. I asked my son if the other guy looked like he wanted to 'play'. My son said "I don't think so". When the light turned green, he stomped on his gas pedal and I followed. My son (20 yrs old) was laughing and screaming in delight. I was about a half car length behind him and I never did catch up. The thing that delighted my son was how much this other car trembled and the engine screamed especially at each shift. My son said it looks like it is going to fall apart! He later said how smooth the Porsche was at shifting and how quiet the Porsche engine sounded. I did not do much as all this was going on but watch the tach and shift. Although it seemed like we were racing for a minute or more, I would guess it was about 10 seconds. At 83 mph in third gear I realized that I was almost 30 mph over the speed limit and was teaching my son what NOT to do in a car. I whipped off onto a side road while braking and looped back around to the main road. We tried to find the guy, but there was no sign of him. We wanted to ask him about his car. I got home with three impressions about the incident. His car rattled and had a high pitch whine - kind of like a vacuum cleaner that has sucked up a sock. ( That description would probably irritate the owner of the car :-) Somebody suggested he may have had a supercharger installed.) The Porsche held its own with an inexperienced driver (me) and was much quieter and smoother. Last, even 55 year old Dad's can do really dumb things in a car (but it was fun!) Mike

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Congrats!!!

my day sucked but then got better part that sucked i was meant to be going to the NH exotic car show, been looking forward to it for ages, weather was miserable though so the guys i was going with backed out, i ended up not going either good part spent most of the day in the garage touching up stone chips and then used scratch-b-gone and got rid of all of the scratches on my stainless door sills, really great stuff, already used it to get rid of all the scratches that my cleaner peppered my wolf range with so it has paid for itself several times over turned into a pretty good day hopefully tomorrow i can actually drive it

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Probably was supercharged or more likely, turbocharged. The little ricers get some ungodly power out of those little box cars - but I've talked to a guy that did one and he indicated that they don;t hold up very well, but when they run, they fly/. Note also that you would have taken him in a top speed race. They have 'short legs' mostly...

This happened to me a few days ago on my way to work in the morning and I was in my M3. I got off a tollroad and was in the left lane on the service road. I was at a stoplight behind a minivan. A guy in a 996 Mk2 was behind me; he wanted to make a u-turn and he was one impatient ****. He kept honking his horn to get me to edge forward so he could make the u-turn, but I was about 1.5' behind the minivan and I would have to plant myself into the minivan in order to give him enough space to make the u-turn. The dude appeared to get more and more upset w/ every second as I could see him shaking his head and hands. Finally, when the light turned green and traffic started moving, he threw out another honk. Ok, it's not really a funny story, but I've been wanting to vent about it since then. If it was any of you Dallas locals, then I just want to tell you that you're a big JACKASS and give Porsche owners a bad rep; and you're damn lucky that I did not catch your tags, otherwise, you would get a very nice NAMBLA subscription among all things. That is all. ///Michael

Not a driving story but... Washing my car last sat afternoon in the driveway when a man in his 60's walks over and tells me how much he loves Porsche and how he knows all about them and they were his dream car for the longest time... and then..." this is a v4 - right? " yup he did say 4

These stories are all great - I think like your story Michael I just wanted to sort of vent and wasnt sure where to put it... I hope more stories will fill the thread -

Years ago I exit a highway near where I used to live and the ramp (Eastbound Hwy 401@ Weston Rd. in Toronto) has a big S bend and turning into the second bend I come face to face with a guy coming UP the off ramp! I hit the brakes hard as my wife starts yelling OMG and the other guy stops right in front of me with about 4 feet to spare. We sit looking at each other for about 5 seconds and then he... HONKS at US! Here I am worried that other cars are going to hit us who come off the highway and this **** thinks I'm the one who has screwed up??? I throw my 4 ways on and both my wife and I are signaling him to back up and he HONKS again at us! It's dusk and I can see a couple of headlights coming up behind us and I'm praying they can stop which thankfully they did. We now have a couple of cars stopped behind ours and it was ONLY when there were other cars - did this guy *now* figure *he* was in the wrong. (&^$#@@! The next bit was funny. He simply couldn't back up straight if his life depended on it. He backs up and almost into the concrete ramp wall - then forward a bit then backwards - nope, not right, change angle, move forward etc, etc. I nailed it as soon as there was room and passed him as did all the others behind me some of whom were honking at him and giving him a 'salute'. I now wonder years later if he was drunk and maybe I should have checked? Although he did look like he was over 60 so it could have been age related, <shrugs>. My wife has her theory that so far (including this guy) is spot on. If someone is wearing a hat (he was) in a coupe while driving - LOOK OUT - 'Danger Will Robinson'! She thinks the hat bands reduce blood flow to the brain or something so she steers clear of them before they involve her in their coming at some point, wreak. Maybe she is on to something.

There's about a two minute stretch of my 4:30 in the morning commute that brings me joy every day... The offramp from SR 52 Westbound to I5 Northbound has a dip on the ramp leading to about a 10 incline on I5... gliding into the ramp at about 60 mph then hitting it at the apex for the jump to 80 and listening to the motor humming for more... and hyperspacing past the Camrys and Accords up the hill... Every day. Rudy

the first day i test drove a 996TT i was at a houston underpass with a unobstructed u turn waited looked for cars nothing open 4 lanes ahead and took off power shift 2nd and grab 3rd shut er down to speed limit and begin to merge onto the freeway and i notice there is 2000ish camaro like 5ft off my *** i look at the salesman and said theres a camaro all over my *** he says show em some porsche love. so i down shift grab another gear and run it out n upshift this put about 30car lengths between us i slow down to normal speeds he pulls up next to us we have huge **** eating grins on our faces, his girl is laughing at him and smiling looking at the silver 996TT he acts like he wants to go from a roll and i down shift and wait for him and then just do a pull and put about 8 car lengths on him almost instantly and hit the off ramp laughing. this is one of the expirences that led to me buying a porsche next week since this expirence was a week ago =) the sales then replies you know i thought after 4 months of selling these cars id get used to that feeling but it never gets old wanna test drive another>?

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Whataya mean you think you like my story? BTW Ed, your car looks very sharp. It reminds me why I love black so much. Quite entertaining, but lucky it ended up funny. A few people have died and a few people are screwed for life this summer from 2-3 separate instances of people driving the wrong way on the highway here. Down here, compact car means 3/4 ton truck and playin chicken at 80mph ends up real ugly. ///Michael

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I need to use comma's better - should have read I think, like your story Michael, I just wanted ..... Geesh - LOL and Thanks for the compliment

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Hilarious! Good on you!

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Wait a minute - I thought it had '6' cylinders?!?!

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Hey, I like that "hyperspacing" did you just make that up? I often come up behind LLB's (left-lane bandits) and pause to see if they might move over..... (I think most American drivers are just pretty clueless about the concept of a fast lane, or moving to the right.) Funny sometimes as I grab a gear to pass I often see them looking up in their rearview mirror as I "hyperspace" past them.....

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I do the same. maybe 1 out of 15 moves over... but 3 of 5 will get on the highway and merge at 45 mph and then cut 2 lanes of traffic to be in the fast lane ... still going 45mph.. NYC for ya. I high beamed a guy going 50 in the left lane with no traffic on the highway and he wouldn't move, past him and his passageway stuck his head out the window and yelled at me to slow down and respect other cars on the hightway

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Not sure... the image I had was back from the Star Wars movies, when they hit the button and all the stars become streaks and wham, they're in a whole 'nother galaxy... which is a good description of what I meant... driving up that hill all of those other cars are static lights... kick my ride in the ***... and those lights are only red streaks as I go by... Glad you liked the analogy... Rudy

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Very Nice! I had a similar incident about 4 months ago (getting on the freeway), except I ended up in handcuffs and a $600 ticket (for allegedly rolling thru a redlight). I used the Ticket Assasin website as a guide to contest my case by mail, and just found out I won. Promptly took that money and invested it in a Passport 9500ix.

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One factor has got to be literacy, well, at least in TX. We have signs posted that say "Slower Traffic Keep Right." I figure those left lane lucies think that because they are going faster than the middle and right lane that they can stay in the left lane. What they fail to realize is that the person behind them is actually travelling faster. But PasPar2 has just described one of my biggest pet peeves -- the nincompoops that, on a perfectly clear highway, will move over to the far left lane upon entering a highway and go S-L-O-W. And they always seem to end up in front of me. On a completely unrelated note, they silently increased the speed limit on the tollroads I travel to 70mph, yipee! Unfortunately, morning traffic still sucks now that school is back in session. ///Michael

One section of the highway near me has two lanes with a concrete island about � mile long on the right and then two more lanes. The third lane is to service the two exits and entrances onto the 4th lane, and to use as a "shortcut" when folks are poking up the slight incline on the two main lanes. One day I was working on jetting my PMOs. they had been running a little too rich. When I came to this section of highway there were two long lines of traffic poking up the incline with an 18 wheeler in the right lane. I moved to the "shortcut" lane and spooled it up to get past the long lines before the extra lanes ended. There was plenty of room if I hustled. As I popped out onto the highway the slow car in the left lane next to the truck turned out to be a State Trooper. OOPS! I let off the gas and coasted down trying to look innocent. NOT! The trooper�s eyes got real big and he almost cut the truck off to get behind me. When the lights came on I figured here we go� We pulled over and parked. He got out and started towards me. He was about 6 feet from the rear bumper when I figured this was going to take awhile and shut the car off. The car belched a mighty backfire with a bright orange flash; I think the flame was 3 feet long. He jumped towards the curb and I saw his hat land on the road. I thought Oh snakes now he's really mad, I bet his eyebrows are singed and my butt is going to be the same way. When he got to the window he was pretty calm all things considered. He asked "Do you know how fast you were going back there?" I replied "No" (I�m pretty sure it was a bit over 100) He said �Neither do I but it was over the speed limit!" He took my paperwork back to the cruiser and let me sit for a few minutes. He came back with a warning. I'm pretty sure he just wanted to get home to wipe the soot off his face and change his britches. Only the laundryman will know for sure.

hahaha - now thats a well writen and good get away story

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You are blessed my-son. I gently coasted thru a stop sign in our very own neighborhood one night after dinner with my wife. There was cop sitting exactly where they never sat. He followed us into our driveway and my wife went inside while he wrote me a warning. She stood behind the storm door with our two cats, one under each arm and they all were laughing. He thought it was funny - it was - in retrospect.

Not really an on the road Porsche story but yesterday we had a contractor visit us because we're looking at doing some back yard rennovations. In any case he brought his ten-year old son with him to help with measurements. He got there about 15 minutes before I did so my wife was out talking to him as I pulled into the driveway. As I got there this kid comes running towards me and I'm not even out of the car while he's asking, "Is that a Porsche???" I answered him and he just started peppering me with questions and asking about features and performance. He was amazed by the rear wing and even stared at the engine for quite some time. I would have taken him for a ride but didn't want to put the contractor in an uncomfortable position. But I was just amazed by how much this kid knew and how the car seemed to light up his day. As they were leaving he asked me, "What if we traded keys and we took the Porsche home instead?" I told him, "I don't think your dad could pull his boat around with my car, so it's probably best you keep the truck instead!" Fun time seeing someone so young being so interested in this car!

Some years ago, I dated a young woman, who on our first date, asked if my Porsche was a Karmann Ghia. I just smiled and said, I can see how it sort of looks like one, but nope, it's a Porsche. Later she revealed that I had "passed a test." If she went out with a guy with a Porsche and he got upset when she pretended to mistake his car for a Karmann Ghia, she knew he was too insecure/full of himself, and she'd dump him on the spot.

Coming home from work last week I was in the Audi and this bad boi POS lime green honda come on the highway. I was passing a couple cars at the time so he figured he'd show me how it's done and started weaving in and out hauling ***. I lost sight of him for about a minute but caught up when he was just getting pulled over.....Gotta love those incidences...

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now I know why James called my car a Volkswagen the first time we met - If I remember correctly I ran out the door crying - hahaha

Not quite happened to "me" today, but rather a collective "us" as jerks like this is going to ruin it for the rest of us. Anyway, a local BMW dealer here has been very gracious and started hosting Cars and Coffee. As always, there's a knucklehead (or two) that wants to chest thump: linky . The second car was a Cobra kit car that bit the curb and nearly crashed into the tollway wall. No video of it on the intraweb... yet. At least no European cars were involved. ///Michael

when I opened the link it was in the background - be fore seeing it I heard it - my first reaction was, OH its a joke video of someone farting - stupid sounding car - if he crashed it we would not be subject to that silly sound any more - sorry the jerks showed, we had a group of tuners come to a C&C but they acted like grown ups...

Not really a story so much as an observation, I'm amazed at the number of times I get passed by someone blasting along at high speed in a pos vehicle that is the Least safe to be travelling at those speeds. (jacked up pickup, econo box, etc.) Simply amazing.

I was driving to VT for skiing one Xmas. A guy in an older Chevy went blasting past me on snowy roads. I was cooking along, so I was amazed that he would drive that much faster. (Good luck with that.) About a half hour later, I saw the rear end of his car....stopped far ahead of me....but it just looked odd....it was at an odd angle. Slowed down, got closer to find that there had been an avalanche and he had driven at high speed into a 15' -20' snowbank across the roadway. His car was now about 10' in the air, sort of nose down in the snowbank. He was out of it, walking around, cursing. The little you could see, the front of the car looked crunched by the impact. In about 30 minutes, a road grader and other equipment showed up to clear the road. The guy in the road grader was PISSED that a car was blocking the road. He backed up the grader near the car, got out a long heavy chain, attached one end to the grader and the other to the differential of the Chevy. Then he put the grader in a much higher gear than I would have expected, considering there was full slack in the chain. At relatively high speed, the slack tightened and the car came Flying backward out of the snow drift....to the screams of the owner. Could have been a movie with the guy yelling as his car sailed past him onto the pavement. A tow truck hooked him up and he was gone in less than 2 minutes. In less than an hour, the road was clear. But the vision of the Flying Chevy stays with me. ok....it wasn't "Today" -- will keep with the focus of the thread.

<laughing> well it was funny! I had a 4x4 pass me going up Snoqualmie a few years back and just as he got up a ways he spun the thing...into the jersey barrier and as it rotated he hit all 4 corners....I was thinking "dumb a$$" as he came to a stop - facing the center of the highway, but still a little ways up the road... as I aproached his "playground" (with caution) he litterally drove his truck straight across the freeway about 30 feet in front of me - I almost tagged his a$$ and luckily was driving a car that was great in the snow - at a failry low speed (still about 35) - I think the guy was dazzed or something but "GEEZ what a stupid f^ck" was the second thought I had about him and his smashed up rig - and yes, on the I-405 motocross (as I like to call it) the big, lifted, crappy handling, poorly maintained are the ones doing all the tail gating, cell phone texting, lane hurkey jerky, dumb a$$ driving - I see it everyday..........thankfully they all look like cones to me.... just drive around them and "where's the next one"

my 11 year old has a friend who decided, after seeing my arctic silver C4, that he needed a picture of it to use as his wallpaper on his computer. my 11 year old saw it and asked him, "is that my dad's car?!". her friend replied, "yes", and smiled. i guess i'm paying forward my own lust for 911s when i was 11 years old. maybe i've inspired him to work hard and own one of his own someday. hopefully he won't wait as long as i did.

My 2001 996 Cab right rear window motor broke in the down position, and the brake pad wear indicator came on today. Ugh

I looked at my car at lunch and smiled like freeking crazy on the inside - It wasnt anything special - just the way it makes me feel all the time -

Okay - I finally get to post in this thread. it has been a while since this happened to me. We were driving back with my family from the Porsche get-together in Stamford, CT today - I was literally 3 miles from my home when this idiot in a new pimped out Corvette (black paint, black window tints and lots of chrome) comes flying up behind me on the by-pass. Obviously I didn't respond the way he wanted, so he pulled along side me and held constant speed with me. I still didn't respond or acknowledge him, so he started seriously revving the engine. It this point I'm seriously questioning if his ***** is so small that it needs an atomic force microscope to see it. I didn't bite, so he floored it - not seeing that 50 feet in front of him was a Subaru that didn't see him coming - he almost went flying straight into the back of the Subi - the poor Subaru didn't know where to go - it was nasty. When the Subaru moved over the dufus downshifted (with a scream of pain from the Corvette) and a floored it again, leaving behind a seriously blue cloud of smoke. I hope that he gets involved in a single vehicle accident. Honestly, what kind of pin-head wants to race a guy that has two infants sitting in the back of the car? ..and those idiots wonder why we look down on them? Fun stuff. I'm so glad that evolution takes those idiots out of the gene pool.

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I experience this ALL the time. typically, it s a G35 or altima coupe, and almost any car with a loud muffler and/or those horrible blue headlights... they all assume I want to carve up traffic with them and get annoyed when I dont and start tailgating or driving in my blind spot and then do a loud fly by.

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It's funny, as I've not had it happen in several years. I agree - usually, it's not a Corvette, but a souped up tin can of some sort. Older corvettes are usually driven by better (older and slower) drivers, but the newer ones (around here) tend to be driven by idiots. They see a Porsche and see a race without realizing that we don't need to race in order to feel smug and superior.

good call Mac - good story I had a car full of kids do this to me about a week ago..... some honda car that had not had all the upgrades, but did have the partial finished body kit, lowering spring (or no springs) and that great fart can of an exhaust.... when he hit the pedal that made it louder (I assumed it was supposed to be faster too??) the thing just made more noise and smoke and litteraly didnt gain any speed?? I was laughing so hard I almost had tears in my eyes - but like you I did not engage in a traffic dodging path of stupidity.... I am sure when they got where ever it was they were heading they had a great story about racing a Porsche and kicking it's a$$

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Actually, I was kinda hoping that they would feel like an *** for driving stupidly. ... probably not, but I can hope. He almost took out the Subaru with his dumb-*** behavior.

Yo, here is my story..So Today I am driving new phat azz Black corvette, with tints and lots of chrome, I pull up beside this tough guy in a Porsche and rev my engine but he wont play since he knows he iz outclassed, anyways dats when I hits the gas yo... and get this.... almost rear end some slo azz asian car... so than I down shift from 5th to 1st and zoom home to change my silk undies and change into some fresh gold chains. werd.

HAHAHAHA ^^^^^ Yea, i know what you mean about "hoping" they grow brains and learn,.... but some just wont or cant - like you, I have kids and find the same goes for parenting... some can and some wont even try... Like my first story where the guy is sliding sideways on the onramp, spins out and blocks traffic...you are thinking where the hell did you leave your brain at DUDE

Yup, that's exactly it. You hope that they realize how dumb they were, but the reality is that they take the first path and brag about the Porsche they blew off. Seriously, I'm astounded he didn't take out the Subaru - the poor guy probably needed clean underwear. I'd really love to have been able to ask him what was going through his tiny mind to try and race a car with two young kids in the back. Oh well. It would have been funny if it were not for how it almost went wrong. If he'd hit the Subaru he would probably have taken me out also, as I would have had no escape path from two cars colliding 50 feet in front of me.

Earlier this year I was cruising at my usual 80ish on our local highway in a spot where triple digits are a regular occurrence for me when I pulled up behind a green Saturn with chromed wheels (well, green except for the black rear bumper and white driver's side door) doing maybe 70 in the left lane. He spots me, a huge puff of black smoke billows out from underneath the black bumper, and a few minutes later he's 100 yards ahead doing maybe 90-95, barely keeping it in his lane as the suspension was obviously shot. At this point, he decides to roll down the window, stick his entire arm out, and wave goodbye to me. I was laughing hard enough to consider pulling over to the side of the road. Standard operating procedure in these parts, though it's usually an Audi, BMW, or (most often) Mustang. The Corvette drivers here are usually pretty cool.

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People never cease to amaze me with their stupidity. Though I love the my Aerokit is seems to attract more morons. "oh! its got wing, I have to race it!" geeez...

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That could be part of it. I must be a real disappointment to those that like to race, as I never take the bait and I always try to set a good example with my driving. It must amuse other drivers to see a Porsche using proper lane discipline and being overtaken by speeding minivans.

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the VW/Audi/BMW guys around here are very laid back. Its almost always an older honda, any civic and eclipse, or a new g coupe that wants to play. Some dont want to actually play, just "prove" they can stay with me (IE within 5 feet of my rear bumper at 70mph even in the rightmost lane) stupid and incredibly dangerous - I hate that....

I got cut off last night in the midle of three lanes (minding my own business) by a woman in a magic wagon with all these stick-on ribbons, such as breast cancer and a pink one which I think is an anti violence towards women (proof to the world how 'careing' she is?) and I had to hit the brakes hard so I didn't get my nose taken off my 996. So I honk at her. She sticks her finger out the window and tells me I'm number one. Now I'm pizzed. She weaves into the fast lane cutting another guy off so I hit it and warp up beside her and see a kid in a baby seat in the passenger seat, (of course with the seat the wrong way - back of baby seat against the airbag!) and her now dialing a cell phone. I didn't even bother after that and let her 'wander' (lane's are for other people I guess) down the highway while I shook my head wondering why some people are the way they are.

She was probably going through permanant "Menopause" I've had someone try to race me a few time (riced out 60hp Honda, youngster in a BMW or a Stang) and I just ignore them, not worth the risk. John

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I think so...no one ever tries to race me (no wing)...either that or I'm too oblivious to notice.

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you would notice - these guys are not subtle.

2 stories - I will be quick (promise) a couple days ago while driving the suburban with the kids and dogs a 996 was at a 4 way stop as I was approaching it. He/she crossed in front of me and I opened the passenger window so I could listen to the exhaust as it pulled away... as I stopped and heard the stupidest sounding rattle trap - WTF noise ever!!!... I turned to look and the noise was actually coming from a weedeater up the street that the guy had on like medium speed.... I chuckled and thought, man if that person knew what I thought of thier stock exhaust !! OK and today, I rode a lap in a Boxster S 09' and was really surprised!! (a very good driver, and very young ! ) - I then drove 3 of my hottest laps ever just to save face for the 911's !! the second trip must have been fun to watch because the lead instructor, another instuctor and a couple of students said...WOW, that looked awesome ! - I felt pretty good, but the new Boxster is really a nice driving machine and I will not make fun of them anymore. I mean if someone really wants a girls Porsche, then I wont say a thing Awe easy - you know I was joking... its not a "girls car" a woman's Porsche There

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They don't call it a Coxster for nothing.

As I was riding in a flatbed yesterday through the backwoods of South Carolina, my driver decided to stop at a convenience store to pick up some snacks. I stayed in the truck with the windows down as we were parked pretty close to the side of the road. A bunch of locals inside of a pickup truck yelled, "DEAD PORSCHE!" out of the window as they drove by laughing. I wanted to respond, "She's not dead, just injured..." but they were down the street quite a bit before I could even open my mouth.

drove by a new driving school that just opened up - I dont think they are a performance school as much as an "HELP ME NOW" school, still the sign caught my eye as it was shiny - my son took the pic on his phone... Kudos to him for a nice drive by shot!

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you sure it was not a bad car on the 996? Rattle...rattle...rattle...

My story is short, but definitely sweet for me. I just bought my first Porsche. You may have seen it for sale on the Rennline web site as it is the owner's car (it is still on the site www.rennline.com/996 .) Beautiful 2000 996 cab, silver, boxster red interior, GT3 wheels, lowered, 26K miles and Mille Miglia exhaust...music to my ears. Well, I'm turning 40 this month and happened to have a trip to Scotland to tour Scotch distilleries already planned when this Porsche popped up so this is how the last few weeks have gone for me. A week before my Scotland trip I found a, what is now my, beautiful Porsche on ebay and it was "the one". I was the high bidder, but did not meet the reserve. So I called the owner, also the owner of Rennline, and negotiated a price. Probably a little higher than market, but with all the extras, spousal unit's approval (a sure sign) and the way it struck me, I'm good to go with it. So I make plans to fly to VT from Charleston, SC to pick up the car the day after I get back from Scotland...what a deal. The day after I buy the ticket I find out that I'm being sent to Africa for 2 weeks for work, which I don't mind, but they want me to leave in the middle of picking up the car. I say I've got tickets purchased to be somewhere else and I'll catch up with the team a day later. Done deal. Spent 4 days in Scotland and one in London with 9 friends, fly back spend a day at home, fly to VT pick up the my first Porsche drive until about 1:30 AM and make it to Baltimore, drive the rest of the way to Charleston the next day, spend a day at home and take a 50 hour journey to Djibout, Djibouti on the Horn of Africa, which is where I sit and drink one of my 3 alloted beers and write this story. Can't wait to get home to the new Porshce...and the family. I guess that wasn't so short...sorry.

WELCOME - and yea, it was worth reading though.... hurry home and be safe!

Thanks!

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Great! welcome to Renlist!

Okay, so for a while, before the internet, a car sales friend and I would go to Orlando in March. He would buy caddies, I would buy one 944 to bring back to MN to sell. Fun deal, "you can own a Porsche for $10,000!!" YUP, I would say, and would not say you can own one just like this for $8,000, I do. FUN. So I am coming back from FL and into Iowa in the morning. I'm doing 90, hands in the 10 an 2 position, seat belt on, antennae out for Iowa's Finest (speed limit was 55 then) and I get passed!!! Not only passed, but the girl was obviously on her way to work and late as she was putting on make-up in her rearview mirror. It was a Sunbird with bad, bad shocks, too. If I'm lying, I'm dying. The clincher was her personalized plates ANITA P I swear. Now, I need to pee

Funny ! scary!

One more... The day I had at home between trips we took the new Porsche to dinner and for a cruise along the beach and into downtown. As we drove away from the gas station my 12 year old says, "this exhaust makes me laugh, when I hear it I smile too big to just smile I have to laugh." He's got it in his blood like his old man.

Drove all the way to work and never got fast enough to deploy the rear spoiler , plenty of open spots to safely sprint into the "fun zone" yet I just kept it under 70 ??? That was wierd - hope to not repeat that trip every again

I have to work hard to get the spoiler up every day... but I usually can! (No viagra jokes, please. )

I traded my C4S in for a Turbo last month. I get bored at night so I get on Autotrader to "window shop." Apparently, this Turbo had been listed for a while (at least 2 weeks), but it never showed up on my radar because it had 31k and I always search for 30k miles or less. It was for sale by a bank that sold their lease returns. Anyway, the price was unusually low, almost too good to be true. The pictures looked nice and the bank wasn't far from work so I went to check it out one day during lunch (I figured I needed to lose weight anyway and could afford to skip a lunch or two). It passed my visual test so I had a local dealer do a PPI (using the CPO checklist). The bad news was that it needed $3-4k worth of dealer-performed work to pass CPO; the good news was that some items were cosmetic & optional and the rest I could do myself. However, I used it as a bargaining chip to get the bank to lower the already too-good-to-be-true price by $3k. My fiancee did not want me to trade-in the C4S because it was the vehicle I used to propose to her. My project car buddy did not want me to trade-in the C4S because my C4S was literally Phil's twin, albeit w/ 18k miles -- Atlas Grey, CPO, clear bra, exhaust, built-in Escort SR7 radar -- just perfect! Since it passed PPI, I ended up buying it (obviously) and I even bought an extended warranty from the dealer that performed the PPI for peace of mind. However, since there was a lack of service history, there was an ever-so-small hint of doubt in the back of my mind. Very shortly after I bought it (like the same day!), I happen to stumble across an old thread on 6speed inquiring about 911 Turbos and it so happened that the OP looked at the same Turbo a couple of weeks prior to me. A PM later, we were comparing notes over email. He had a PPI performed by an indy shop and, for the most part, that shop found the same things my dealer found, which is definitely promising and put my mind at ease -- trust, but verify. The dealer had mentioned to me that they suspected the car had an ECU tune because of SOTP feel. The gentleman on 6speed informed me that it had a GIAC flash as evident by the GIAC flashloader in the glove box. Unfortunately, the bank threw it out or a tire kicker jacked it because it was not there when I bought it (lucky for me, I found a used one for $50 on 6speed so all is good now!). Fast forward a couple of weeks and I found a receipt for Discount Tire Co in the glove box while giving the Turbo a full detail. It had the name and number of the previous owner so I googled his name on a whim and found his email address. I took a blind shot in the dark and sent him an email and, to my surprise, he replied back where he informed me that it had an EVOMS SSK and EVOMS diverter valves. Long story short, I drove down to Houston this past Friday to pick up the dealer service records he had, which REALLY puts my mind at ease now, as well as buy the Milltek exhaust and EVOMS headers he had "collecting dust" in his garage (that he removed from the Turbo before unloading it)! My Turbo may not be as perfect as my old C4S (seems like the previous owner drove it daily) and it may have 2x the mileage, but I am ecstatic that I now know and have the full history on it. ///Michael (As far as the unusually low price of the Turbo being too good to be true, well... the bank listed my PERFECT CPO C4S at lower than I would have listed it and it sold in less than a week!)

Michael, Congrats on the Turbo! Enjoy!

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Thanks! It was not an easy decision to make as both my fiancee and project car bud had valid points. Ultimately, since the Turbo isn't as perfect as the C4S, I find myself driving and enjoying the Turbo more! This always happens to me... the cars I buy and drive more often are the less perfect cars. Back in the day, I had a 300ZX Twin Turbo that was as perfect as the C4S and it was a garage queen and when I got a 350z, I ended up driving/enjoying the 350z and selling the 300ZX. ///Michael

Michael.... you dog!!! I am jealous!!! Congrats on the Turbo!

Today I had to drive way the hell out on Long Island (Riverhead) so it's a nice day and I figure I will take the 996. On the why out I'm on the evil Cross Bronx expressway in stop and go traffic and this moron behind me driving a Lexus RX keeps blasting forward every time traffic moves and coming right up on my rear end, I am getting concerned that she will rear end me. Well I pull forward when traffic starts to move and some wise *** in an old E320 decides to pull his car in behind mine. Yup, she blasted right into the mercedes... Thats a shame.... Otherwise it was a nice trip and the ride home was light on traffic so it was fun.

WOW - Michael, Nice !!! good story with a great bit of luck and hard work! And Marc, I dont get why these dumb people do that.. right on your ***! I want to get out and show them a picture of my parking lot "scuff" and explain to them that it cost $5k to repair that stupid little scuff..... do you really want to hit me in the engine (please!) - I bet I could quadrople that repair bill for you... dumb ***!!

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Marc, that works even better than the Bumperettes for minimizing damage!

LoL are you suggesting the cure for tail gaters is to carry a Benz in you back pocket

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Inflatable Benz thats launched from behind the license plate!

Kind of like taking a sh^& and calling it a car - hey, that sounds about right for an MB

I guess I'm different from a lot of you folks. Whenever I see a couple of teenagers in a riced out old honda or something pull up next to me I think back to when I was a stupid teenager; I always wanted to see 911s ripping down the highway or flying away from stops, but never ever saw it because every 911 driver was just so damned responsible. So I think of that whenever somebody's egging me on...and I oblige.

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I have to say, especially growing up in a place like Maine, I always tried to get a good look at any European sports car. I never tried to egg them on (I think this is a product of too many Fast and Furious movies), but I did roll down the windows to hear the engine and go out of my way to follow them for a while. Now,I would certainly be polite to any young admirer and oblige with a nice launch, but would not entertain a stoplight race with a revving coffee can.

Yesterday at work I was stopped by one of the Sr. Managers in the hallway. He said to me that he was driving to work the other day at 65 mph (posted limit is 60) and passed a black Porsche.... looked over and saw it was me. Then he (jokingly) threatened to "expose the truth" if I didn't pay him off..... My reply was that ALL Porsche drivers are inconsiderate law breakers and the sole purpose for owning a Porsche was to race up and down public roads in an unsafe manner with reckless disregard for the idiots that are stuck in regular cars..... Naturally we both laughed, but the truth is, had he passed me in my Suburban the conversation would have NEVER happened.... (BTW - I normally don't drive exactly 60 but on 6speed there is a big posting regarding police activity in that area and they are targeting cars with no front plates... so by laying low, I have been able to slide by them several times so far, knock on wood)

someone test drove my car today (first one since I listed it FS over a month ago) - he loves it and is setting up a PPI for it <crossing my fingers> I have mixed feeling (obviously) about selling it

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Are you planning a replacement?

I guess the Honda and the motorcycle are are taken, is that baby stroller in the corner available? No replacement - it will be a couple years (is my guess) before I can

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yea, but then I am gonna get a 912 and put a GT2 wing on it !!!

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That I don't doubt!

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Ed, that would suck. Life without a Porsche sucks!

I saw a Panamera Turbo in the showroom yesterday. I looked for a few minutes. The pictures didnt give me a sense of size. its it really big and long. Sits high and is very luxurious inside. The price was WAY over what a GT3 costs ? That was not at all what I was expecting.. ($153k) Overall, I was impressed, but it is not something I would ever own so I didnt even sit in it. BTW - Huge front calipers and rotors! Worth a look if you get a chance. The lines reminded me of an RX8 though

I saw one as well, must be a "launch" car the dealers are getting because the one I saw was 153K as well. Was it Blue? It is big, I did sit in it and it was pretty awesome on the inside despite that fact that there was no third pedal. It's not ugly but it ain't pretty. That said, I'm sure it would be a nice car to haul the wife, kid and dog around in. I think I would be MUCH happier with the black 997.2 GT-3 that was next to it

Yea it was a wierd blue color - with a set of wires coming out the front goint to a little black box plugged into the wall a 2010 GT3 sold to a guy I see at the indy shop (dont really like him, but know him a little) That thing is un-freakin-real ! - I didnt know the 2010's were out? but it had a big ole' 2010GT3 Euro style front plate. White in color - amazing looking.

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No, I've never done any racing either, just when kids egg me on on the highway I'll give them a little spurt of speed and sound then back off. I saw a Panamera Turbo in the showroom too, and it had the same damn wires coming out to charge the battery...I wonder what's going on with that. Yes it is very big, but also has very elegant lines and looks a lot better in person, though my wife says the front end looks too much like a corvette (from a low viewpoint up front I absolutely agree, it is a corvette).

I've been meaning to get over to my dealer to take a look. I've had the feeling for a while that it would be way bigger than I'd like. Pity, as it's a great car for the target segment.

I was at the luxury car dealer on Saturday to check out the Porsche parts department and as I was stuffing my 2 boys in the back of the 911 and my wife slid in to the front seat this older woman walking in to the Maserati dealer gave me a condescending look so I told her this was the family car and the sports car was at home. Thus I have "NTPRTCL" license plate is on order. I don't want people to think that I really think this is practical transportation for 4! The 4 of us cram in to the 911 all the time to go places. My wife isn't uncomfortable and the boys just love being in the 911 no matter how cramped they are.

My guess is the "condescending look" was more of a "want and lust look" for your hot @ss driving around the main squeeze plus the proof of your relationship in your hot car !! She wanted you man !

That's a better version.

I bought a 1999 C4 yesterday!

Congrats!! Pictures please!

he posted pics on a new thread

an "informed" buyer inquired on my car and after a couple cursory emails asked if I had the expansion tank replaced yet as he knew these were known to cause coolant to leak into the cylinders is there a shake head smiley somewhere

I went to meet a potential client for lunch. As we were walking back to our cars she asked which one was mine. I pointed to my vehicle and she said, "Oh that's a hot car, is it an Audi?" Well technically speaking I could have said, "Yes!" but I told her what it was and she said she obviously didn't know much about cars. She was cute though so I forgive her...

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Forgive?? she should have gotten a spanking.... YES a spanking, you must spank her and you must spank her well.....

awe - I drove it like I stole it today... you know, somedays you just drive.... other days you remember what you are driving Let the back hang way out in the rainy wet slippery drift/slide woohoooo power on baby.......... hit the open road in 4th at about 70 and just going WOT into 5th at about 6800 - DD is rough on fun.. dont forget to have some when you can

Hi Ed, I hear you about the rain we been having up here makes for an entertaining drive! But could use a few dry days in between so that I can really drive it flat out on highway on-ramps and such.. crossing finger for some of those soon.. should be glad at least it ain't snowing it (yet!)

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Tim you must have some moment to share from your P-car

Ok, right arter I got my 996, I was on the way to an off site meeting so I had to wear a coat and tie. I stopped to get some coffee, and on my way out the door, two young guys about 25 are walking in the door and one of them asked me a question. Him: Is that your Porsch? Me: Yes, that is my Porsch-a. (he looks over at his buddy and gives him a strange look) Him: Is it a 911 or a Carrera Me: Yes! Him: HUH????? Me: A Carrera is a 911, but not all 911's are Carreras. (now I get a really strange look from him) Me: There are different types of 911's. There is a Carrera, a Carrera S, a Carrera 4, a Carrera 4S, a Targa, a Turbo, a GT3, and a GT2. All of them are 911's but each of them is different. (the guy looks over at his buddy, looks down at the floor, scratches the back of his neck and then looks up at me and says) Him: NICE CAR!!! (then he trrns away from me and is muttering something to his buddy while shaking his head) I had all I could do to keep from laughing before I got in the car.

Tim, Is that a Honda or an Accord?

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YES! All Accords are Hondas, but not all Hondas are Accords. BTW - I have the only POS Honda in North America! Ain't that just f**king ducky!

I saw a nice new dark gray GTI driving today. It was lowered, some nice aftermarket wheels, just looked really tight. Being nice warm weather today (sorry east coast), we both had our windows open, so I barked over "Hey, nice GTI" and he looked pretty surprised someone in a Porsche giving his V-dub a big thumbs up.

Met a good guy, had some talk, tea and seat time check out the sun against the car, cool colors, (poor camera) Driving up near the mtns as the sun went down - No animals were hurt in the filming and no laws were broken - I think a new video camera needs to be on the wish list for x-mas Thanks Ivan for the camera work (my son age 11)

Last winter I was a little PO'd at the service calls, and went to our local BMW dealer to shop around a little. The nice rep looked at my car and asked me "why would you want to trade that on a BMW?" Actually, kind of a good question . . .

NIIIICE!

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it is very nice, nicely turned out. me thinks, maybe I'm delusional, but in the long run the looks of the 996 will age much better then the current cars. maybe not for the snobs but the none prosche folks sure seem to love the look. the light in the pic is great as well, shows off the awesome lines.

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I agree. The only time my car shows it's age is when it's surrounded by newer cars at the dealership.

Yesterday I got a smog check on my 996, since it's 10 years old that needs to be done at a "test-only" station (non-repair shop). Well, they still need to make a visual check of the engine. Of course you know the guy first opened the front hood...and quickly closed it, ha.

It certainly was a pleasure to meet Ed yesterday! The colorful sunset really did look awesome on his car, much better against my sand colored one. Attach is a clip my gf took of his sweet sounding exhaust.. And oh yea, he spanked from the light (wicked fast and beautifully modded! Good job Ed!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZeXQK9c0sA

You let him open the hood? I would not, my car is black and I dont want some test pilot putting scraches in the paint or denting the hood by pressing down at the wrong area Call me a *****, but unless the guy is as **** about those things as me... dont touch the car! I had a guy look at my car a few weeks back (its semi-sort of for sale) and he rubbed his hand on the rear bumper to see how clean the paint was under the dirt from daily driving....I didnt say anything to him, but wanted to kick his teeth in......... did I go OT there ?

cool! fixed the link for ya spanked? I think NOT

thanks Ed, I couldn't figure out how to embedded it. Just copy/pasting from youtube embedded link didn't help. what tag do I have to put before and after?

[yt ] XZeXQK9c0sA [/ yt] all on one line.....that's it damn traffic... we did find some spots w/o any though

Thanks Ed! Also, please thank Ivan for the awesome camera work!!

Always nice to have someone to play with.... sounds sweet Ed.

My story is from a few years back and only involves a bit of a foot race. So I'm inside the local Batteries Plus, which sits directly across from an autoparts store, both with parking in front and not a lot of distance between. While inside talking to the sales person, I notice a white '02 Camry covered in marks and dings start to back out from the spot directly across from mine. All I can do is watch in horror as I see my car lurch forward upon impact as our rear bumpers meet. The Camry then pulls forward off of my car and backs up again, this time clearing my car and proceeds his forward progression. This is the point I realize he's not stopping to get out, as I expected. He's heading toward the parking lot exit! I immediately kick it into high gear and go flying out the front door of the store and place myself between his car and the exit onto the street. I Tell him to stop, which he does, and out steps a VERY geriatric (late 70's or 80's) frenchman with some of the thickest glasses I've ever seen. He's already spouting profanities and broken English at me. I am having trouble making out exactly what he is saying outside of the curse words. I explain to him that he backed into my car and he continues to curse at me, so I tell him we can exchange info or I can call the police. So he heads over with me to look at the damage to my car. There are cracks in the paint on the bumper and white marks from his Camry's paint. He is still cursing and all I can make out is that he "better not get a bill for more than 30 bucks." He then bends down to get a better look at the damage and this is where I nearly faint. He proceeds to spit into his hand and starts rubbing my bumper vigorously, over and over. I calmly tell him to stop touching my car, I can feel my fists clenching, but I remain calm. Finally we head inside and I have him write up what happened and we both sign it. Surprisingly, his writing skills are decent, although I still can't understand what he is saying. I'm not too worried about him denying things anyway, as both the Batteries Plus employees saw the whole thing and said they would gladly speak on my behalf if needed. That night when I get home, I give his insurance a preemptive call and tell them what happened. The agent calls me the next day chuckling, as she tells me she contacted the owner and couldn't understand what he was saying outside of a few profanities, but she was able to speak to his wife who translated his account of what happened for her and they would be taking care of everything.

Awe man, good thing you saw it! I can assure you it will cost more than $30 to fix, good luck with the repairs. In my case I also took pics so IF it shows up on the carfax I can say... here is your "accident" to the next owner... mine was more like a "scuff" ... still, once reported as an accident some buyers will shy away from it...thus why I took pictures

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Thanks Ferd - I never get to hear it because inside it soulds almost stock silent part of why we got together was so Herb could hear the exhaust and see the spacers since basicaly our cars are the same....showed the amberectomy as well which I think he liked.... I think there were some nice high rev runs w/o traffic, but we were having too much fun to think about recording those

Today I was behind a guy in a Silver 997 4S Coupe with a NJ Temp tag on it. I watched him blast through a nice turn and the car just broke loose, he sideswiped a guard rail pretty good and came to a stop. I pulled over to see if he was OK. Car was pretty banged up and the owner could not understand why the car did that. I had the be "that jerk" who pointed out that he had summer tires on the car, Conti's. There was also a pretty good amount on salt on the road as well. This guy had no clue they would not perform well in 18 degrees F. Oh well.... We cant all be Rennlisters.

Wow ! We need cards to hand out so they "can be" a Rennlister

Tell me how these guys, who don't have an ounce of common sense, can hold down a job that allows them to buy 100K cars! Now I certainly don't claim to be Einstein, but I am not Goofy either! Why couldn't I have been born rich instead of handsome, intelligent, witty, and humble?

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We used to have them! I kid you not!

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The cards should read: Hey, Dumb ****, log on the to following web site to learn something about your Porsche (pronounced Porsch-ah).

I would buy some bet you didnt see that coming

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Tim, We just weren't in the "lucky sperm club" and born rich.... You would have hoped that the dealer that sold him the car might have given the poor bastard a clue.... I think he was an MD. yikes.

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Hah!!

Astounding. How can someone not be aware of the tires on their car. How long had he owned the car?

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2 weeks.

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Oh jeeze, just keep piling it on. Did you get his name so you NEVER accidentally go to see him?

yup, you would think that the dealer would have given him a heads-up on the tires. Not cool.

I am thinking he has a new car with the chance to mod it right away I hope you told him about mods (not the waiting a year part though)

No Ed, the GT2 wing will not fit.

Yea, it is supposed to fit the 997S just fine

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I told him to buy your book

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hey hey, its bed time for you and that attitude MR. !

Drove down to the movies with my girl friend and we parked down central. When we parked it was still light outside, and when we came out of the cinema it was dark. I drove out of the parking lot, being a little bit too hulk hogan and didnt see how much of a slope I had to drive down from. I almost smashed the front to bits in the slope that the parking lot ended with. I have had my 996 (-99) for a month, that wasnt very fun. **** happens

this about sums up my day

Crappy day for sure

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Ed, sorry to see that, but don't feel bad. In my eyes, that is how my white Honda looks all the time, even when it is clean!

WOW - that bad huh

Oh NO!! I met a guy tonight about 1/4 mile from my house...bought some floor mats... from .... his GT3!! OMG! we talked at length and know many of the same people.... this is bad......my wallet cannot handle this.... we had like an instant friendship - BAD BAD BAD!! He has............... SPARE PARTS in the garage Someone stop me !!! Turns out we will be doing some track day together this year (I figure ) Much better than the bird crap I had yesterday!

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Stop you..no...BUT! Before you buy anything..... run it by us! and..uh...see if he has anything I can use ... heh

Yea, good idea I think he has a GT2 wing

The good news: I finally installed my rollbar! & the bad: I broke my windshield maneuvering the damn bar by myself! The other good news: my cd changer had completely stopped working a couple months ago. Even when I pressed the button for the sleeve to come out it gave no response & I never got around to fixing it. Well for some reason when I connected my battery again after finishing my rollbar install, it was working again. ... The other bad news, I don't have the damn security code for the radio & it's locked.

NICE OUCH NICE DOH!! Well you are 50-50 !!

today, I drug my son into the garage and made him flush the brakes on the P-car. Its started with a bit of moaning and whining, but when he realized I was going to let him do most of the work he shut up and took note. I jacked the car (he has done that before so the thrill is gone) and pulled the wheels, loosened the bleeders....he pretty much did the bleeding himself... I ran the light and the rag (which wasnt needed much) - he put 4 of the lugnuts on each wheel (I got the first one on) and got them snug....I torqued (he weighs less than the torque setting ) he's 11 we test drove the car and after warming up, a trip thru the tunnel (both ways) I gave him a bit of a thrill ride which he asked about since he doesnt come to the track....he hasnt seen 6500+ rpm's and what they can do for the car all the way thru 3rd brake bleed a success, I still have my cluck which I am downgrading to a vibration and am certain its rotors - this car is like a boat and boat stands for Break Out Another Thousand

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great way to spend the day with the kid for sure..... mine just want to cruise, wash the car? nope....

sometime last summer at a track day I had an heart attack when in a turn the starngest noise struck me...I stopped and searched the car high and low... it sounded like a bunck of metal items came loose somewhere and flew into another metal item... scared the **** out of me... after checkign and finding nothing I was able to repeat it?? then stopped and looked more... WTF could it be? Well what ever it was has been there and it stays quiet for weeks on end, then suddenly in a turn comes back. I have searched every nook and cranny looking for what became more and more the sound of a set of keys from under the passenger seat. Several failed searches with coat hangers and what not inside those little openings.... today, I tried again and here is what I found sliding inside one of those little holes under the seat - I am SOOOOO HAPPPY!!!! dont know who's they are, but no one I know. Must have been the PO or maybe an instructor at the track ? I will post them as found at our regional chapter - damn things have been driving me crazy !!

Thats too funny... For some reason it reminds me of this guy who used to work for me (we are still good friends), I put some change in the hub caps of his Saturn, Drove him quite mad for MONTHS!! I'm a bad man.

OMG thats funny, I had a friend put a rubber glove on the exhaust of my car (many years ago) - the thought it would blow up and pop, BOOM it didn't... it melted.... the car had the worst rubber smell and I couldnt find it, got scared and sold the car really quick and cheap before it broke down... When he asked where the car was I told him the story... Yea, we laughed, and still do to this day!

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so it finally came out of your head? BTW check your PM, torque wrench sold!

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no the damn marbles are still rolling around under the drivers seat but at least I know where they are now (they were lost for SO long)

stopped in my indy this morning on the way to work... a little BS'ing and I noticed a 996 motor all torn apart on the table... he is going to Jakes class soon and will be using LME's new case and ect on this build. We pointed out some of the things in the motor and I was excited to hear they have been offering the LME IMS upgrade for a while and have done several already... Couple things that caught my eye were how ugly the piston tops were... he said that the car was a Tip and they dont see as high of RPM as often which "could" be the cause of that. I would suggest to everyone, get your RPM's up at least once in a while...... also talked about the cam chain guides and had a good bit of discussion about that job. I might yet one day tackle that one. For those of you that dont stop off at your local shop and shoot the breeze a little...this can be a great way to get to see the things we often discuss on this board... (they like donuts too )

A couple of early 20s chicks asked me for my number on my way back home from work stopped at a light in the downtown area. Gold diggers.

Aren't the official rules the have to write their numbers in lipstick on your windshield?

The driver side window on my M3 stopped rolling down a couple of months ago and my window tag has been flaky w/ getting me in the parking garage at work (I hate to be that guy at the parking garage) so I've been daily driving the Turbo. I've got a new window motor and regulator for the BMW, but I've been too lazy and playing too much MW2 to do anything automotive related. Well, the poor Turbo has had to endure rain last week and it will get wet again this week. I'm in a state of shock right now. I think I'm going to go to Twin Peaks tonight and watch the bikini contest to take my mind off the Turbo. ///Michael

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Be careful, it's scam! Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends. Here's how the scam works: Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' and instead ask you for a ride to McDonalds. You agree and they get into the back seat. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen January 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th & 29th. Also February 1st & 4th, Twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th & 30th, three times last Monday and very likely again this upcoming weekend. So tell your friends to be careful. P.S. Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for 2.99 each. I found cheaper ones for $1.99 at K-Mart and bought them out. Also, you never will get to eat at McDonalds. I've already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth to Home Depot. ///Michael

BAWHAHAHAHAHA!!! Good one Michael!

Oh shoot - I am laughing hard at that scam!

(yesterday) We decided to go to this little pizza place about an hours drive away (well worth the drive IMO) - my wife normally doesnt like the p-car, but I asked.... which car? and she said....we can take it So the kids squeeze in the back and she gets in - OOOPS !! Sorry hunny!!! I forgot you dont know how to sit in it!! (shoot she sat her cute little fanny right on the edge of the seat....OUCH !!) OK - drive normal.... wait, drive "wife in car normal" enough of this, I have to run the horses.... she gives me the "be safe" talk It was a nice day, we had a good drive (in traffic) and a great lunch... return home and for the second time today I get to watch her struggle to get her cute little a$$ out of the seat..... Took the kids to thier freinds house right away!!! For anyone wondering if they should get better seats..... the answer is HELL YES!

Geez Ed, you have to get your wife involved w/ your driving and perhaps she'll be less apprehensive about it! I always tell my g/f to let me know if she sees any cops around and it becomes a challenge/game for her. But ever since I got her that dang B&N Nook, she's been reading it while I do the driving (i.e. get your wife something to distract her from your driving). ///Michael

LOL My wife gets dizzy in the car - the road noise, bumps, and general feeling of being low to the ground make her feel sick. My "driving" isn't the issue I tried for 2 years to get her "interested" and discovered its not HER dream and it means nothing to her. The occational 1 hour ride is all she wants out of it AND it better not be a very spirited ride Still, she understands and let's me have my fun. (PS when she gets dizzy she is easy prey )

I will bring this thread back with a not so nice story from last weekend... Was getting Coffee in the 996 and as I was getting into my car there was a 9-10 year old boy getting out of his Dad's 90's or so LeBaron convertible. Kid looks at me a with a smile says, Sir, that is a really nice Porsche, he even pronounced Porsche with 2 syllables. I said Thank you very much and than his father grunts and says "Ferrari's are better" I just moved on.. I guess Captain insecure has a few issues but at least it seems his kid is respectful and well mannered.

LMAO @ Captain incesure! I am very surprised how many poeple wave and stop to ask about the p-car ... comeing back from DE ground school there was a car that pulled out near me (some sedan, didnt notice because the drivers action made me stare at him) but he honks and did a peace sing and bumpped his chest 2 times and waved??? I was like.... wierd....

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Porsche gots the Gansta greeting? yo

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Maybe your tires were still smoking....?

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Last Saturday at the local Porsche Club breakfast, a Cayman driver accidentally locked his keys in his trunk. He eventually produced a valet key, but set off the alarm trying to open the trunk with it, which locked him out from even starting the car. His keys were visible in the trunk, tantalizing but inaccessible despite repeated attempts... until I sent my 7-year old daughter in, who effortlessly climbed back, grabbed the keys, and went "Here they are." Left a fat ole dirty footprint on the back of his seat (subtlety is not one of her skills), but he was very happy to trade a footprint for his keys I let my wife start autocrossing my 986S; she rarely complains about my seemingly very aggressive driving now because she's comfortable with the car and knows that I'm not even close to pushing it.

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+1 on that note! not even close to the limits, just having a spot of fun

I enjoyed putting off work for the past hour to read the stories, has been a very entertaining read! My story isn't in a P-car (although one does come into play near the end) but hopefully you find it entertaining! Background: My roommate and I were signed up for the Marshalling course at Mosport raceway last weekend... and our plan was to camp overnight at the track and work on my car ('99 Jetta) while there (needed to replace the catylitic converter, already had new parts and borrowed ramps from a friend). We were looking forward to working under the car in the paddock with all the race teams. So Friday evening we get to Mosport and decide a good spot to be is the other end of the paddock, because there are 2 new GT3 Cup cars over there. Since it's not raining, we decide to start working on my car. We setup the ramps and across from us is a Versace-sponsored team, decked out with all the equipment/trailers/tents etc and 2 nice looking WRX race cars. As we were pulling my car onto the ramps the wheels slipped a bit (no biggie, just spun on the metal from the tires being a bit wet) and they started laughing. I just thought to myself "don't let it bother you". At this point they had stopped to watch what we were doing. Anyway, get the car up on the ramps. To change the cat, we have to take the old one off which is 6 nuts up near the engine (not fun to get to let alone try using a wrench) and then 2 bolts right under the car for a sleeve clamp. I didn't even consider those 2 at first thinking they'd be easy, it was the 6 near the engine I was worried about as I expected them to be really rusted from 10 years being on there. They were. Having said that, the first 3 I tried loosened with only a decent amount of effort. So at this point, I'm pumped thinking the whole job is going to take an hour. It didn't. The next nut started stripping, so I got a different sized socket which fit better (ya, different sized nuts on the same part... ). I gave it 110%, it doesn't budge. My friend gave it his all... doesn't budge. At this point, its also getting dark, so we borrow a flashlight from a race team and keep going. Then it starts to rain, but not bad and we're under the car. So we figure we'll heat up the bolts with a propane torch I bought. I'm lying on my back under the car, and my friend lights the torch and passes it to me under the car, and I navigate the blue flame across my chest, overtop of me and up into the car's components to the bolts. After awhile I try again, and finally get all 6 bolts loosened. At this point I'm pumped, because to me that was the only speedbump I saw happening, and we had gotten around it. It's now pouring rain but we're into it and don't care. There's also a mini stream of water flowing right under the car wehre I'm lying. Comfy. So I ask my friend to work on the other 2 bolts at the middle of the car while I take off the 6 I've loosened. Well, those other 2 are much much worse than the first 6, so corroded you can't even tell that they're bolts. No matter how much heat and WD-40 chris used, they wouldn't budge. One ended up fracturing after awhile, which wasn't a bad thing because we can get new bolts, but the other one had no chance. So now the one side of the exhaust is off (the side coming from the engine) and the other doesn't have a chance, and I knock over the flashlight and it burns out. Great, it's now pitch black and cold and we're both soaked and have a half-finished job. We got out from under the car and it looked like I had gone swimming. We decided that we couldn't do anything more that night and I changed into my only remaining set of dry clothing. (Minus 1 shirt I had worn for work that day). We then sprinted to my car, pushed it off the ramps, got inside and cracked open a couple of beers. 20 minutes later, with nothing else to do my friend went to his car, I stayed in mine, and we slept in our cars that night. I froze! I was out of dry socks at this point, and had my sleeping bag and pillow on my reclined front seat. I think I slept from about 9 to 12:30 solid, and then it was on-off the rest of the night. I just couldn't get warm. Anyway, woke up around 6:30 to the sound of racecars starting and my god, what a gorgeous sound to wake up to! I was immediately happy. So after the course on Saturday it was time to decide what to do about my poor car. I had to get back to Toronto that night because I had promised my girlfriend I'd go to her birthday party. Well, it was sunny so we decided to keep going with the work. I ran into a guy I had met at the Porsche swap in Hershey this year and he was there with a race team, so I talked to him a bit, and it turns out he was there with a friend, who owned the goregous GT3 Cup we had been oggling the day before. So he showed me around the car a bit, and then his friend leant me a hacksaw (my plan was to cut off the part we couldn't undo). I started the car (to get it back up on the ramps) and my first impression was "let's just remove the entire exhaust"! it was great, it sounded like a race car at idle (something my Jetta isn't known for). Anyway, sure enough, I just start cutting and the rain starts. So I said forget it and I reversed the process and put the bolts back in that I had taken off previously. By the time I'm done, yup, I'm soaked again! I was so uncomfortable. I then drove back to Toronto and had the greatest shower of my life. You don't appreciate being clean and dry and warm until you've spent 24 hours wet, cold, and dirty! The best part is, on Sunday the GT3 Cup absolutely obliterated the Subaru team.

That is a funny story - well written.... I enjoyed reading it! I can remember several times when things went just about as well. Fun indeed!

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"Yeah, but neither is as nice as a LeBaron!" A week ago I was in the parking lot at the golf course, and I ask an old guy I've known for years for a ride in his cart up to the clubhouse. He looks at my badge and asks "Is that a Corolla? A Porsche Corolla?"

haha - yea, when the throttle sticks on this puppy, get outta the way!!

I was at the gas station... Nice looking girl says nice car.. I said , Yeah its a bit dirty... She said "I'll help you wash it" As she smiled real big.

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Nice!!! Ive gotten similiar responses a couple of times...BUT..... I cant get the image of waking up in a pool of my own blood out of my head though....my 5ft nothing wife is the reason they came up with the qoute "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"

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I didnt say I took her up on it. although..... it was tempting to continue that conversation

I will admit - NOTHING like that has ever happened to me I seem to attract large women (see Tims post), old women, and oddly nice looking guys WTF is that about

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Now that you mention it I have found you to be strangely attractive. Are you metrosexual?

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Maniac. You sound like your crazy enough to be a blue flagger! When you've got a year under your belt and enough events, talk to me next year...

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probably... what is it?

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Is this you?

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That ranks up there with the cop that wrote me a ticket and called my car a Camaro!

My nephews friend asked me If my car was a GT2. I replied yes, yes it is

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Now he's going to buy something faster than your car and invite you to the track. It's going to hurt real bad.

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OMG where did you find my yearbook pic seriously... I'm pretty ugly, and dont were white clothes unless they are T-shirts... He's cute ! and for real, my wife finds great humor in my misfortune... really makes her happy!

It couldn't have been set up better. My neighbor and I were in the garage last evening....he is kinda of a car guy. We're talking, scratching, spitting, you know, guy stuff. I had gotten back from a 300 mile trip down the Mississippi and back to see my daughter and had cleaned up my 03 C4S, yesterday. (BTW, no IMS/RMS problems this time, either. I guess I dodged another bullet.) "So," he says, while standing in FRONT of the car. "Lemme see the engine." Ya know, God help me, but when I have been set up like this, like the planets are in alighn, I just can't help myself. "Sure," I says, as I opened the door to hit the trunk swit ch. "There has been a problem here in St. Paul with guys STEALING Porsche engines" I added. He, let's call him Billy, because, well, that's his name. So, Billy hits the safety latch, opens the frunk while we talk about people stealing Porsche engines. I watch the "man points" drain from his eyes when he gets it open and ............ I am not a mean guy.....and he can tell some stories about me. But, it was JUST TO GOOD OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO PASS UP!! Now I am going to my room to think about what I did

Pretty funny you mention that as yesterday I was getting out of my kickboxing class and as I'm putting my gym bag in the trunk one of the new students asks "if everything is okay?" I respond, "Sure, just putting my bag away!" Then I got the same look you probably got from your friend where he immediately realized what had happened!

Stu, that was COLD.... but funny!!! Wish I could have seen the look on his face! Good story.

Some light hearted stuff is in order this week ehhh... I was heading into work yesterday and a yellow 86' came up behind me on the freeway and pulled up along side... we both gave each other a big ole' It reminded me of the day in the 996 when there were 3 of us side by side (one with a pre-teen boy on the edge of his seat) all smiling and giving each other a Be happy you are lucky enough to drive such an awsome car. Very capable, powerful, beautiful and well adapted for real driving! - lets go drive before the rain comes (too late in Seattle, its here) go drive anyhow

This did not happen to me but wanted to share......So I did a DE this past weekend. I have learned to make sure your lugs are torqued before I leave for the track each day. Its something we all need to do and has become to be a natural reaction for me in getting ready in the morning. Anyways mid afternoon a rich kid who had been driving his brand new Audi A5 came of the track with a rattle in his left rear tire. He drove up the paddock and back down and could not figure out what it was. He grabbed his instructor thinking he would know. They drove a little further and the left rear started to turn at a 30 degree angle away from the car. They stopped the car and initially thought the axle had snapped....but no fluid was seen. After closer inspection the lugs came loose and the tire was about to have a mind of its own. The Audi's have a wheel cover to go over the lugs so it was not obvious to the driver. But I gotta tell you..that is a prime example why to torque your lugs (yourself). This averted a huge disaster.

Love the new avatar Pete !! yea, I find that one side of my car tends to "loosen" up after a couple sessions. I have thought about switching to steel nuts (on the 86' they are ALUMINUM !!) but as long as I keep an eye on it I feel OK.. never had one become actually "loose" but just not fully torqued? (maybe 5-10 lbs light) I spent last night changing the oil, felt good to get that done. I have to get some new shocks and...... you know the list goes on

Thanks Ed! This was taken during some heavy braking over the weekend. Had a great time dueling with a early 2000's M3. I remember the alum lugs on my '86 too. They sure can get scratched up fast if your not careful.

Man I am pissed... last Thursday was our last DE of the year... its been cold and rainy and I said... "I am not spending my DE money on a "rain out" so I opted to not sign up.... then it turned out to be sunny and near 80 so to make up for it - an am very happy to report that today I get to drive a 911. so many days like this I cant wait to get in the car and head to work. Seems to never get old, in fact I feel better everyday. The thrill of owning a Porsche is only met with one negative......I didnt do it sooner !! For those of you driving today - for those of you still waiting, you will be kicking yourself later for waiting so long.... DO IT !! ENJOY !

Keep these facts in mind: I am 19 y/o, I have an 01 Boxster S, and I bought it in Feb. Last month I was meeting some friends at Applebees for dinner. I parked my car right next to the building and right next to a yellow Cayman S that had been modded a bit. I go inside an we end up sitting right next to a window where we have a perfect view of my Boxster and the Cayman. My friends and I were talking about and looking at the Porsches when our waiter comes up and says "Why are you looking at those cars? They're a waste of money!". Obviously we all knew one was my car so my friends were like "uhhhhhhhh, um" and I started laughing. The waiter goes "Are those your cars?", I say " Yeah the black one is mine. What do YOU drive?". Stunned, he says " Oh sorry, I drive an old blahblahblah(nothing special)" I asked him why they're a waste of money and how much he thinks my car costs. He says because they're not that cool/fast and that you could spend the money on a much better car. I ask him again how much he thinks it costs. "Um, probably around $150,000". Everyone at my table started laughing and I felt like a boss. And no, I didn't bother to correct him.

hahaha, sell you it right now for 1/2 price !! WTG.. great story

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I agree that the perception is that these cars are worth big money. I think if word got out that you can get into a 996 for around $20K, demand from the general public would go up. Hey, maybe that would drive the price up

Agreed. Unless you are active on various Porsche forums, you might not know of the current pricing and deals that are out there. As mentioned, the general public would most likely over value our 911s(which would be nice if we were selling).

I could not take it any longer.. the sun is out in Seattle, the air is warm and the fall colors are begining to show... I sat here at work looking outside and said B.S.!! jumped in my car and put about 100 miles of mountain roads on her for lunch.... DAYAM I Love it when we have nice days......hope some of you got out and drove today !

effin rain all week in Jersey..... its like PNW here, but without the sun.

Rain in SoCal too... I've been driving the Nissan

we had a very cool and wet summer... never really did anything so this is a nice treat... the 8 months of non-stop rain are surely only a month away or less...I think I will drive the new car if it snows this year so I can compare the 996 and the 86' handling... need to find a set of snow tires/wheels always something sucking my money !!

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its going to be nicer tom! im taking mine out!!

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ME TOO can you believe the questions like "should I drive my car?" ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

I had a kid lean out of a school bus window at a stoplight the other day and shout "Nice car!" As to the Seattle rain- these cars are fun rain or shine, why would a little water matter? Sure, it's nicer with the top down, but it's not like it will melt in the rain!

true, I actually think of porsche as a great weapon to drive in adverse conditions.. the weather is no match for these great cars... but the sun feels good, i almost dried out

I drove mine last night in the rain...it didn't melt as far as I know.

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I have to say.. its pretty funnny that you drive your car in the rain.. but use waterless carwash! by the way.. i stopped by that newish porsche shop in issaquah today.. motoring unlimited http://www.experiencemu.com/ they seemed really cool and had some really nice rides including a carrera gt that they were doing a clutch job on. You should check the place out.

I see Jason Tang pics... have you met him... drives a blue turbo lic# ATOMIC - really really nice guy, hangs out on 6 speed in the NW region... that looks like a shop those guys would use...not really my cup of tea

The other day at the gas station, I was filling up and some guy asks, "Wow! Beautiful car - what's the retail on that?" I say, "Now, or when it was new?" He says, "It's not new?" I reply laughing, "No, it's a '99 - but eleven years ago, it was $80k; now it's somewhere in the high teens." He says, "I think that's a good deal!" I leave him with, "I thought so too."

no one thinks my car is new

My 7yo was busy counting his savings last night. When he was done, he came downstairs and announced "I have 133 dollars and 77 cents - how much more do I need to buy your Porsche?" - I guess he noticed the for-sale ad. Looks like he is on the right track

My 8yo is doing the same thing... except he really really wants my old '94 V6 Camaro. He's helped me quite a bit replacing the headgasket and doing other work on it, so I think he's got legitimate dibs, but I was only fixing it up to sell it and there's no way I'm going to hang onto it another 8 years. He doesn't realize I'm doing him a favor by selling it... That said, I think it would be a great car for a kid, though- good safety, fast looking, enough power to just about get out of its own way, but underpowered enough to keep him out of trouble. He loves Porsches and has lately been enfatuated with a GT-R he saw at a local autocross, but his dream car is a Corvette. He's at least realistic about not being able to afford one until he's grown up, though. And he knows I'll never let him get one, even if he CAN afford it when he's 16! But if the promise of salary enough to afford fast cars is what it takes to get him through school and into college, I'll continue to encourage him.

WHEW! I saw a 996 in front of me close to my house and thought it was Jack911 as I just saw him at the shop.... I "hurried up" to see (its a 25 zone so maybe I did 30-33ish) anyhow I caught him at a light and it was Mark (they guy I posted who is selling his car for $15k on craigslist) Anyhow a friendly wave out the windows and off we went our own ways when I notced a COP right on my a$$ - AWE CRAP! another 25 zone so I am cool and about 25... (you know these old cras are tough to be super accurate), stop, turn to a 30 zone, still riding me... almost home.... turn down my dead end street - he follows, to my culisack where I do a 180 so I can back in to the garage - he's right in front of me.... I back into the drive and get out he drives off.... WHEW!! Not sure if I really did anything he saw or it was just suspissous that we opened our windows and waved, sort of drove almost side by side as I turned right and he went straight... but happy I didnt have to deal with that today!! Hope everyone is having good stories, thought it would be fun to re-visit these

LOL @ this one,.... I stopped off for some scones on the way to work, a nice French bakery near my home. There was a new "kid" behind the counter I had not seen before after he had my order packed, and is ringing me up he says (in a very heavy accent) " iz two toughsand" I wasnt expecting what he asked and gave a look of "what" so he repeated himself - iz two thoughsand...." "or two toughsand five maybe" I finally get he is asking a date... but for what - he then points and says "your Porsche, iz two toughsand?" OMG I smiled and told him a no it is 1986 he compliments the car and says it looks like new. - As I drove off I saw him in the window waving and talking to the other gal....I think he might be one of the truely afflicted and his date of ownership is only a decade or two away sorry, it was kinda a 996 story

I can't think of a bigger compliment!

Pretty cool! You know he'll remember you for a long time.

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Are you sure he was not just asking how many spare parts you had in your garage?

So, Drive the 996 to work today.. I am heading up Route 17 in NJ on my way to the office and get stuck behind van with ladders on top of it.... Yes as you can guess one of the ladders comes off. This thing sails over my car, over the center divider and BANG right onto the other side of the road, I am unsure if anyone hit it. All I can say is I think I lost 10lbs.... all of it brown. I guess the 996 saved my life, If I had been in the Cayenne it probably would have hit me. Not the first time something like this has happened.

WOW Marc!! glad it missed you BTW I dug up a pile of old Pcar books and will drop them off at the bakery this week... gotta feed the young

Wow! Glad that it missed you! I've always been afraid of that and always drive a ways back from any vehicle that has anything that might come loose.

today a really nice RL member sent me a new mount for my sh!tty camera!!! Thanks (you know who!!)

You kids...Nice spot for your camera Ed.

Hey Ed I thought you were mounting this on the rear facing forwards?

I want it closer to the exhaust... I think I'll put it under the rear deck lid and close it up...

Ed - If I would have the same set up, you wouldn't be able to see anything worth while due to the **** roads we have here! Way to bumpy!

Tonite on the way home from work and heading to my local barley pop store for some medicine. I'm on a local state road highway. I come up to a 80' Monte Carlo. Get next to him. The Monte his sitting kinda funny...than I find out why. The car has hydraulics on his car and he starts to hop the car to the point where the front is a foot and half off the ground. This was at 60 MPH!!! We looked at each other and both us had some big grins going.

holy sheeat, I never saw anything like that... scary and cool all at once...I am guessing you didnt drive along side him too long out of fear that something might fly off his car and burst into flames!! :roflamo: I bet that was some sight to see though

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The more he hopped it the more noise there was of stuff coming off his car. And I did nor stick around long. It was pretty cool though.

And speaking of things flying off cars, This morning my drivers side headlamp washer cover (Round chromie thingie is the tech term) launched itself into oblovion.... hello suncoast?

OK Marc...... how fast

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Just a relaxing 90 or so.... I was..uh... enjoying the fine weather..

oh... so 3rd gear

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Of course.... Fister D's screaming!

can you believe how nice those are compared to the stock (read: silent) exhaust I am working on getting some note on the 3.2...something that wont break the bank....

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The Fisters really do rock, thay make driving the car so much more fun. I never changed the exhaust on my 86 but always wanted to, I have to say I always thought the engine noise on the 3.2 is just music!

being at the shop way too much I hear all these early cars with wicked exhausts and man... I gotta have me some more cowbell !!!

bored? https://rennlist.com/forums/911-foru...one-other.html maybe this isnt a cure, but there ARE pics

yesterday Seattle had SUN!! It just happened to be a track day too So first lap, first session a 997 left coolant from turn 3 all the way to turn 9 - took them 45 minutes to clean up (not only that but he knew he was leaking and drove "the line") Anyways **** happens... so I was Solo in my car for the first time. Logged 170 miles ON TRACK! During all of that my POS camera (which is now being offered on craigslist FOR SALE) captured 32 videos of 0:03 and one 4:00 vid... this is a clip I cut from it....first lap, first session, first time solo... head left in pits, foot seriously shaking with fear/addenelin ? - hands all over the place, tires cold and remnants of coolant in turn 3.... I learned a lot from the day and in session 2 had my line finally pretty tight. Started to move the wheel a lot less (which was part of this vid angle - teach me to stop steering so much) started to open up the track and drive smoother. By session 3 I forgot everything and reverted back to NooB status and then I went out for an epic double session.... 45 minutes!!!! where I felt incredible...by far my best driving ever. It really started to click, get consistant and relaxed. I drove till they made me get off...(special day by invite, small group...no real run groups or sessions.... just drive all you want) - so at 170 miles, I figure I put 2.25 hours on track (remember I am slow) At the end of the day - I was very prouod of my progress...the best day EVER!! hope you guys dont get bored with these NooB vids - as stated, first lap, first session, first time solo.. I got better !

Great video, I should have walked over with my Lab and checked it out. Glad you had fun.

have you gone yet? (DE or other) check out this car that was running circles around me.... 570HP to the ground checked the day before....He's the original owner, it has about 8k miles on it and a "few mods"

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Video or it didn't happen. (Kidding!) Looks like great fun, thanks for sharing.

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I'm hoping to do the DE at Pacific June 11th Fantastic looking car...

I'm already signed up for the 11th... hope to see you there....(i'm the slow red car #454 )

today... I met up with a fellow RL member for a nice long coffee break around lunch time... got to say, good people around here! after work I was at the shop and saw him again...imagine that. Topped off my transmission (wasnt able to get it topped off at home because I was too lazy to put it on stands, used a ramp) - Met one of the other instructors and chatted about tomorrow's DE....tonight it's check the bags, load the car, prep the coffee and hit the water bottle.... these cars have a way of making life full of good times...... and good people

Right there with you Ed! I have a DE this weekend too. At tech I met fellow RLster BobbyBaily and his wife. I saw this guy with the sunglasses he has in has in his avatar..I say "are you Bobby Baily?" He says yup and asks me who I am. I say Pete and his wife goes "Sneaky Pete?"! Didn't talk long but great folks. Just got done bleeding brakes and packing up. And get pumped with water. Gonna be 90's here. Let's compare notes tomorrow nite. Be safe and flat out!

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Ouch..

wait.... ouch? hell that's the best forecast I have seen this year

Wakes up from her recession slumber. Been sleeping since November 2008. Nice to see you again, sweetie!

gutted the car, had a roll bar made, harness installed, with sparco evos. No radio, no ac, no heater, still "street legal" Suddenly I have no self control

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Well at least she had good company with the skis and motorcycle in your garage Gretch

Saturday - checkride and Solo sign off the vid is pretty raw - boring, but more as a tool so I can look at the loose nut connecting the steering wheel, brake and gas pedal comments welcome - good and bad

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is this your car

Looking pretty smooth from this angle. Pay attention to how much "mid-corner steering correction" you do... this is usually an indicator that you're not looking ahead, through the corner enough. Overall it looks like you're doing a pretty good job - but pay attention to it in the future, especially as you run solo more frequently.

thanks Van, I see a lot of room for improvement and the sea-saw steering has been geatly improved, but not emiminated. You are absolutely right about looking ahead. Another issue seems to be tilting the head, amazing how much of that you can do even when you know you shouldnt. This is a tough thing to do and it have given me quite a few things to pay better attention too. i also am having it reviewed by the old PCA CDI and we are talking about it. it hurts to see the truth but unless we look right at the problem we dont always see it so clearly. and NO that is not my car, its nicer than mine....sits lower and wider rear tires too, plus I am in Washington not CA

nice smooth shifting Ed, I need more practice on the 915 tranny, the 996 has spoiled me. What steering wheel do you have, I like it!

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Picture was taken by lynnwood mercedes benz in seattle so I thought of you when I saw it.

cool penguin! - not me though... here Ferd https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...l-i-meant.html Momo Jet Black 350 mm I would recommend the MonteCarlo

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just got a confirmation email on the sign off....so naturally I signed up for another DE right away!!!! - looks like the 13th special session for solo drivers....5pm till dusk - open lappin..... $75 !!! in the meantime I am confirmed for the 2nd of July at the baby track

Driving back from Quebec yesterday and refueled in MA. A lady asked if my 996 is a hybrid because she has never seen a fuel tank in the front of the car. I confused her more by saying that the engine is in the back...

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Just tell her thieves stole the engine so you just coast from location to location.

I love that one! I had a co-worker the other day at work do the same thing... I opened the truck and he walked by and looked real puzzled...I said "I left the motor at the shop today to get some work done on it" then laughed

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I put fuel in the car because I like to "PUMP IT UP."

so I put together a handful of clips onto one quick video regarding the differences in where to shift on one section of the track and the price you pay for messing around too much....and the rewards of being able to compare apples to apples. as usual comments welcome

I have never seen an uglier model in my life, but the car looks OK.

^^^ haha

His name was David too....(I think something wrong with people with that name) err did you mean the stud at the wheel

Here's my best one yet. I was running errands in my 911 TT. At one of my stops. I was pulling in just behind a new SLK AMG. The are two spots up front, and the SLK AMG pulls into one and I pull into the other. I look over ath the driver of the SLK is a mature gentleman like myself, and his companion is a not so mature young woman who was quite attractive. We all get out and she starts oohing and aahing over my car. Then she starts rubbing my arm and the like. I could see the steam coming out of the other old farts ears. I almost asked her if she wanted a ride, but then thought better of it. At my age, I could break a tooth or something. It was pretty funny though.

lol @@ break a tooth

a little Long winded. started on Sunday. Oldest daughter needed a ride back to Kelowna, approximately 400km from Vancouver. Started on the north shore at the Chevron station on the parkway for the locals that know. Filled up with 94 octane like always, reset the trip like always, reset the average fuel consumption and the average speed. On to highway one east bound up to highway 5 then on to the okanogan connector east bound. We wanted to make some time so thats why the trip on the highway, very nice road btw, couple of spots pretty rough from winter. Made it outskirts of Kelowna 3hrs 20min. average fuel consumption 9.3liters / 100 kilometers. average speed 126 kph. Left Ktown 08:30 Monday morning, again topped up with 94 at the Chevron ran the car through a touch-less car wash and headed home. This time down highway five to Princeton then through manning park, nice twisty road highway 5 is, very nice in fact. Again returned 9.7 liters per 100k with a 107kph average. Thought the fuel mileage was pretty darn good, I drive pretty conservative but don't entirely ***** foot it. No hassles from the constabulary, mostly clear roads. then... nothing happened....aside from a smile on my face and a bug splattered front bumper.

nothing but a smile....thats how I like my cars and my women

Thursday afternoon; 4:30 pm, Interstate 90, I'm headed eastbound from Seattle (so....traffic is mostly 75 mph in a 60 zone, comprised of commuters trying to escape Seattle before the heaviest traffic begins....aggressive traffic; lots of sudden lane changes....) On the east bridge of Mercer Island, I'm in the right lane, heading for an exit when the car in front of me fish tails, brake lights on, almost comes to a complete stop in the middle of 75mph traffic. I'm waiting for the giant crash behind me and whiplash....but the car behind has screeched and avoided the rear of the 996. As cars swerve to get around the obstruction, in the right lane doing 45 mph (not an exaggeration)...is an Asian family in an 80's-something Honda Accord. All seats in the car are filled. In the rear window, driver's side, obstructing most of the rear vision is a sign, made from a laser/ink jet printer that says, "Student Driver." As I pass, seems like a young teen in the driver's seat; Dad sitting in the front passenger seat; Mom, grandmother & young sibling in back. Really made me think about how much we know and what we think is right depends on our reference group. Emphathized with the young driver. So many things wrong with this picture. I assume they survived the training event they created....but not by much, given the traffic. Yet....another perfect driver being taught by equally talented drivers with high skills. Just puts the PCA's Drivers Skills/DE events to shame.

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Love the student driver thing: While returning from bringing my son some furniture it suddenly starts to down pour, I am not at all familiar with the road, I am driving my 1988 Ford Van that I had since new but is affectionately referred to as the junk truck. Visibility is really poor but I can see the traffic light is green in front of me until all of a sudden a see an old mini van with a young girl in the back, notbrake lights but the thing is stopped dead. I instintively do all I can do to avoid a square rear end collission, I see this girl looking out the back window of the mini van and I am totally panic stricken, BUT somehow I stop and just kiss the rear bumper of the mini van in front of me. As I am leaning over my steering wheel to confirm that there is zero damage and feel a huge relief - BAM - I get hit from behind and in my sideview mirror I see the entire front fascia of the car behind me laying in the road. The rain lightens up, I step out of my van and almost fall because the roadway is like ice. The woman who hit me is stumbling out of her car, both air bags deployed and windshield near shattered. In my mind I am trying to figure out all kinds of stuff, why was the mini van stopped at a green light? Why no brake lights? How did I manage to bring the junk truck to a stop on the same roadway where the woman in the late model could not or did not? When the police arrive the driver of the mini van, a young kid, and his father approach me. The father thanks me for not damaging the mini-van, explains to the cop that it is his son's first day driving and he thought it would be a great experience to let him drive in the rain! The kid says he knew the light was green and he took his foot of the brake, but he was afraid to use the gas in the rain. He tells the cop he felt my bumper "touch" his bumper but he thought I was just an aggressive driver wanting him to get going! The womand admits she saw my van - it is huge you can't miss the thing - she saw my brakelights, she saw veering left - but she just couldn't stop. The topper was the cop - he is absolutely calm and says "oh yeah, really bad surface here, I am called out here at least a half dozen times when it rains" My head was spinning hearing all of this and knowing that my van is so old any insurance claim will total it and my step bumper is suddenly no longer a step at all. As for the 996? As I am on the phone venting to my wife about this and how unbelievable that a Father would swap drivers with his kid IN THE RAIN, how I managed to stop but the woman couldn't and hit me so hard, and the cop with the "oh yeah" attitude - she stops me and tells me to think about it. The van is the oldest of all our vehichles, it is THE junk truck. No one was hurt, I didn't receive a ticket, I didn't harm the other vehichle - and as I am sighing deeply wanting to tell her to just STFU - she says "and oh, your Porsche is in the garage right"? That's all it took - Pcar safe - it is not such a bad day afterall.

we have seen some strange things...this week a gal got out of her car on the freeway to try and help some baby ducks, caused a 4 hours traffic jams after several vehicles crashed and killed 2 of the ducks? and one of my peeves is that people's cars die and they just stop in the middle of the road....most times a cars wheels will still roll even if the motor explodes or what have you...roll it off the side...many times they stop on hills and get out to evaluate the car while causing serious dangers to themselfs and others. A tragic case a short time ago was some kids late at night, car "broke down" forget if it was a tire or what, but they stopped on the interstate at 1 am and got out of the car, stood behind it...well a guy plowed into them killing at least one (forgot because its been a story I dont like) now the guy who plowed into them was legally drunk and they are hanging him out to dry..he is in deep crap, prison ect...I know alcohol was involved but as of yet no one has said how stupid these poor boys were that stood on the freeway at 1 am contemplating their cars problem...traggic..I tell my kids all the time... your car WILL ROLL..roll it out of the road as far as you can and always think someone is going to smash into it at any moment...yes someone in this case was legally drunk but it could have just as easlily been anyone..litterally anyone who drives a car....a momentary lapse of concentration and people standing in front of you as you hurl down the roadway..... for over 2 years I was the "human target" in the PCADS accident avoidence excersises....I have seen reactions of drivers that would make your eyes pop out, and I have seen some that would make something else pop out...there is no substitute for training for these things and the state drivers licence testing is a ridiculous joke of a skills test.... was that a little random?

Fairly late in life I started dirt biking with my son, that led me to wanting a street bike so I took the state motorcycle safety training and received my motorcycle license. That training was perhaps the best thing I ever did as it has made me an even more aware driver. Simply paying attention and being aware of everything going on around me has saved me from a few potential accidents. I preach to my kids all of the time to assume that drivers around them are going to make a mistake. Not everyone stops at stops signs or red lights, people do change lanes with out thinking, few people take your turn signal as a clue to allow you to change lanes, and many people don't turn when their signal is on. It drives me insane when I check my rear view mirror and see someone looking down at their phone or putting on make up. The other day a driver behind me in traffic had me really worried because she had some kind of ice cream drink or something and not only was she tipping her head back to get the last of it, she was actually taking her hand off of the wheel to tap the bottom of the cup! I often exit the interstate or pull over on the street to let a car behind me simply go around, that's how nervous I get about someone running into me for lack of paying attention. (Probably also has something to do with getting rear ended by a commercial truck and my car being totalled many years ago) It was one of those times that I saw it coming and couldn't do a thing to avoid it. One thing I appreciate about the Pcar - similar to the bike - we have some acceleration and braking advantages to help us out when we need it. And sometimes to enjoy even when we don't need it.

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I didn't get that close did I??

Haha no, I actually have never had a "close call" but when handing over the torch Igor had one really damn scary

My "Today" story is about meeting a future Porsche owner... maybe 20 to 30 years from now! I volunteered to help with Vacation Bible School at church - and as I am leaving walking to my C4 parked at the end of the row of Soccer Mom SUVs ... just ahead is a mom and three kids in tow. One of them, a young lady about 3 feet tall, stops in front of the C4 and points at at the hood badge and says, "It's a Porsche Car mom!". Well as I got closer I said, "do you like Porsches" to this little gal. She turned and looked at me - then at mom without saying a word. Mom replied to me and said yes she does. I said would you like to see inside... she looked at mom - mom said "go ahead Sara take a look". I opened the door for her and she looked inside for a minute. As she did I knelt next to her and asked "would you like to own one some day?" He reply was priceless - a quick nod of the head and a precious smile of a 6 year old - then she walk over to mom, looked back at the Carrera, and climbed into the SUV.

Many many years ago I picked up a 944. On my way home from West LA, I took Laurel Canyon back to Studio City. It just rained and I was feeling no worries but, my buddy that took me in his old Camery was trying to keep up. HAHA. I saw him to a 360 just after Mulholland

Just happened. I parked my car in a CVS lot. There are about 25 empty spaces in a row. I choose space number 5 which is on the far end, away from the entrance. As I'm walking away, a 20-ish, 85 pound woman driving an 8,000 lb SUV/Urban Assault Vehicle pulls into space number 6, about 12 inches from my car. I run back between the cars and put up my hand. Me - "Don't open the door, you're too close. I'll move mine. Her - "What are you worried about?" Me. "Just wait a second while I move my car" Her - "F*ck you, old man!" Me - "Just wait!" (I start backing out) Her - "Enjoy your midlife crisis, fat-***!" Me - "Don't forget your Maxi-pads, you f*cking bitch!" Just another day in my life.

People never fail to disappoint me.

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So many stupid people, so few asteroids.

Another example why it is sad that we can't administer permanent solutions to temporary problems. Maybe its CVS - after picking up a Sunday paper I am walking back to the Porsche and suddenly some nut in a running piece of junk hollers "Oh, of course he can walk slow HE drives a Porsche (or maybe she said porch) and then speeds off so close to me, not my car, that I thought she was going to hit me. So I prayed for her in a not very good way.

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sorry, but that is f'n hilarious....

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For similar reasons, I feel that I should be allowed to carry torpedoes on my boat. I promise I would use them judiciously (but quite often).

OMG Bill - sorry about that happening but agree dayam funny! Glad she wasn't interested in helping you seal the deal on the mid-life

Makes me so happy to live in seattle. I lived in jersey before here. Stories like that happen daily there... Extreemly rare here. Ahhhhhhhh

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The new CVS on Long Beach Rd. near Mott? Oh, and in her defense you are a fat *** old man with a mid-life crisis. You going to OBI tomorrow? I might if the weather is OK.

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That is true, but I reserve the right to prevent a low-class, foul-mouthed, Jersey Shore-watching, bottle-blonde, know-nothing, self-important bag of estrogen from putting a dent in my door because she's too inconsiderate to leave enough space between me and her obnoxious, ozone layer-destroying, gas-guzzling, land-based aircraft carrier. CVS on Oceanside Ave and Merrick Road. Yes, I will be going to the OBI on Sunday. As I said at my last FAOMWMLCA meeting (Fat *** Old Men With Mid Life Crisis Anonymous): "Hi. My name is Bill, and I'm a Fat-*** old man with a midlife crisis."

Okay, I drive down to Iowa from the Twin Cities almost weekly and NEVER, EVER see other Porsches. Okay, I have, but always going the other way and very seldom. So today, wouldn't you know it, just as I was pulling on to I-35 a 996.1 slips by. :-) We had a two hour spirited drive up through southern MN. Nothing dangerous, mind you, just kinda spirited. I kept thinking of a "road ballet" nice smooth driving. Probably doesn't sound like much to you CA guys, but it will be one of my highlights of the summer. Oh, just to let you know, it was not this car in my avatar and NO speed limits were broken! Really, I swear...... that's my story an' I'm stickin' to it fun times!

Sounds like a nice trip. There are tons of Porsches (Porschi?) here but I still get excited whenever I see one.

"a 20-ish, 85 pound woman driving an 8,000 lb SUV/Urban Assault Vehicle" That sounds like the WereWife in her uber-humongous '89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer - except she knows to stay 3.7 miles away from the nearest car in any parking lot (the resulting long walks to/from the store explain how she stays in the sub-100 pound fighting class)

I just got smoked by a 95 Honda Civic hatchback with 5 guys in it. I was by myself And this was a freeway battle... Didn't even stand a chance... lost by 8 cars at 140mph Sad day for me... makes me wish I still had my ek hatch haha...

140? You will find a pedal under your right foot when you are in the driver's seat. Push down.

NO B.S. there is an older Honda civic that comes to the PCA DE's and he literally runs circles around us...even some of the GT3's - it's NUTZ! he used to run in a higher run group than me but I moved up and I think the higher group must have been full and he ran in a slower group because we ran together last time out....no shame, the thing blows my doors right off....

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Always a fine idea to do 140 on public roads.

fine idea indeed. I like racing!

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Isn't that going to jail speed if pulled over? I get nervous hitting 100 which doesn't happen very often except for a quick burst. Been 135 on at Mid Ohio though.

I was coming back from my parents a while back and had an EG hatch with a few people close to my age (early/mid 20's) in it fly up and start egging me on. I am very familiar with Honda's and helped a friend build a 600+whp EG hatch. I am expecting something like this and that I will be destroyed. However, I remember all the old guys with nice cars when I was younger that wouldnt race, so I decide to oblige and provide them with entertainment. They get on it and I followed, with the Honda having the major jump. I start catching the car and can hear the wastegate dumping. I have now proceeded to close the 3 car lead to my front fender at his door. We both slow down before we get going really fast, the guy rolls down the window so I give the guy a thumbs up, and the girl in the passenger seat proceeds to give me the thumbs down. I caught them and was driving an almost completely stock 996 with close to equal weight in luggage. Why did I get the thumbs down?

"Why did I get the thumbs down? " 1. Don't worry about what other people are thinking. 2. Don't let anyone bait you into doing something that might get you into trouble or worse. (Think "Back to the Future II")

I know what you mean about parking spaces. I went to Staples today to buy a new printer for our house. As usual, I parked far away from all other cars. This was for two reasons - to avoid door dings like I always do, but also because I knew I'd need to put the printer in the front seat. It wouldn't fit in the frunk. Sure enough, when I exited the store, there was a guy parked in the space right next to my car, on the passenger's side. He was sitting there with his window down smoking a cigarette. I didn't say anything - I just moved the car to another spot, loaded up my printer, and left. But I just kept thinking... of all the spots... why did he park there? What a knucklehead...

"of all the spots... why did he park there?" Just happened again. Parked the car in an empty supermarket lot to run in and grab some milk. I parked as far away from the entrance as possible. Came out 2-3 minutes later and found this...(but no confrontation this time)

Well, it appears to be another German car. And it looks like he left a space between the two cars. Could be worse...

looks like the trucks taking up 2 spaces..

Yes, thankfully he did leave about three feet, but I still don't get it.

Probably figured you were keeping HIS door safe. I often do the same.

I've had this happen several times so I started taking a different approach. I now try to park as close to the entrance of where I'm going as possible, sometimes taking up two spots or even parking illegally (quick trips). Some thoughts on human response to my behavior. Perhaps people think that because it is a Porsche the car has a "privileged" parking space, therefore requiring more care than a beater. Generally speaking I've found when returning to the car that more people are standing around looking at it. Perhaps because of this people are less likely to hit pedestrians looking at the car and would be more careful parking or opening their doors while parked adjacent to mine. The result? I feel like an a**hole sometimes doing this but it seems to have kept this strange phenomenon from occurring, and as a side benefit I'm getting less exercise than before. I can't tell you whether or not my car has had fewer dings than parking out in the boonies.

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Possibly. The Mercedes looked brand new.

I often do the same. Best situation - find a spot where no other cars can park - garages sometimes have these. Second best - corner spot; preferably with the other cars passenger door opening into your door (the driver side door will always open - there are less chances of the car having a passenger) last option - if you have to park between two spots - you will be better off parking next to nice cars than beaters. Logic - people with nice cars tend to care more about their cars and cars in general and therefore less likely to damage your car. Although, if you have a choice, sedans are better than coupe/verts since they have smaller doors.

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Gotta tell you in the NY/NJ area this is the best way to get your car keyed. especially taking up 2 spots near an entrance. It really ticks people off and rightfully so since parking spots can be hard to come by. I will take my chances out in the boonies. Sometimes I miss my old daily driver Saab, It was a nice car but I really did not care where I parked it. Sometimes I would squeeze it in next to the guy taking up 2 spots

Here's a story of my drive over our local mountain pass from the Willamette Valley into the high desert of Bend. I let my 20 year old son drive my 2001 C4 (H&R Springs, Porsche Cup Sway bars, 996 Turbo Break upgrade, Fabspeed Headers Dansk mufflers and TruFlow intake with Michelin Pilot "N" rated PS2's) from home to about 40 miles up to the pass over the cascades down into Bend, he has to drive the speed limit so figured he could enjoy the first part of our trip in the area which is heavily patrolled by State and County police. Once past most of the speed traps etc. I took over driving and proceeded at the speed of traffic for another 10 miles or so, at this point I look in the mirror and say to my son "I think we have a Ferrari behind us... cool". Then he looked casually over his shoulder and informed me it was "one of those new Porsches, a Panamera"? Yes, it was and something else new and shinny behind that. Next thing I know the Panamara S flew by us followed by what I then knew was a Carrara 4S both 2011 with California plates, reeling from this the next thing I see a red Cayman S pulling out to pass following the other two P cars at the speed of heat! Now I can't hold back anymore and drop to 3rd floor it to keep the red cayman in my sights. Behind me now pulling around slower traffic on this two lane mountain road is the fourth of the quartet of very new, very nice Porsches a Cayenne S. We proceeded at a very high rate of speed around the bends along the river pulling out to pass at appropriate places then blowing by all as mountain passing lanes provided two lanes up hill. We followed closely with my 10 year old C4 comfortable in handling and keeping pace even though I was out horse powered by these newer faster cars. What a beautiful sound as we all jump to full throttle to pass slower cars, I'd know several seconds ahead as the roar of the exhaust Panamera, the C4 and Cayman gave me a few valuable second to drop gears and time my acceleration, these were very good drivers pushing harder than I would have with out their lead, moving to the left lane of our two uphill lanes then clipping the apex of the right hand corner approaching four wheel drift. Silver Panamera, Blue C4S, Red Cayman S, My pewter Carrara 4 then the Cayenne, eventually catching us on the straights unable to keep up with our four faster cars though the corners. (We referred to the Cayenne as "Grumpy" knowing he didn't really want us in the line up.) Eventually and quite quickly we came into Bend slowed a bit by some Radar hits from county police outside of Bend. But probably the most fun I've ever had in a car, the 60 or so miles passed in an instant. We speculated about who these people were and knew with one new car from each step in the Porsche lineup it wasn't likely a group of friends driving together but maybe a photo shoot or maybe in was Jean Lindamood from Automobile Magazine! As we got into town we surveyed the drivers who all seemed to match their cars, coolest was the Cayman driver white hair mid 50's maybe and the only one to give us a head nod and wave after following them over this beautiful mountain pass at sunset. The driver of the Panamera was a younger guy maybe late 30's slick dude, and the driver of the C4S... as my son said it's a "chick"! The woman drove that C4s right up the Panamera tail pipe a couple times only relenting due to some pecking order we didn't understand... she could certainly hold her own behind the wheel. (Oh yeah, it was a Cabriolet.) Grumpy, we finally let around after he flashed his lights on the long straight between Sisters and Bend. The Cayenne driver seemed to again fit the car, mid 40's disheveled. As expected they all filed into the back lot of the Porsche dealership, we passed them by, feeling fortunate for "the drive"! Next day at the horse show, one of the reasons we were visiting Bend we noticed a Porsche banner and people walking around with "Porsche Driving Experience" badges (We had just had our "Driving Experience" the night before). We asked around and found out that Porsche was offering free test drives in four Porsche cars out at the airport on an autocross style course. Let me guess, a Panamera, Carrara 4s, Cayman S, and a Cayenne! So you ride with a Professional Porsche driver, (We heard the Red Cayman driver drove in LeMans at some point in his carer.) There was also a fifth car introduced to the line up a blue Cayman R that apparently drove down from Seattle. My son and I took the "Driving Experience" and took one hot lap around this course of cones in each of the cars we had followed over the pass the night before. We never acknowledged we had got to know them all the night before but I must say it added to the experience. Cayman S driver told me to keep my eyes on the next corner and never move my hands on the wheel, thumbs above the horizontal bar of the wheel at 3 and 9 o'clock. Very cool to have a 10 year old car that can run with the big boys at least trough the twisty mountain passes, what a blast!

Never happened before, to me - Yesterday I was hustling out of town for an appointment two hours away. I wasn't driving aggressively, just trying to stay in the left of three interstate lanes and make time. A M-B sedan was also on a similar routine. I kept having black pick-up trucks, one pulling a big landscape trailer, pull over in front of me just as I seeing open road, sometimes I got around them first, some times the M-B got around. We for sure running 10 to 15 mph above prevailing traffic when we were on clear road. At the last exit before the left lane ended and we went to two lanes, I'm in the right hand lane as the middle & left were full and the left lane end was fast approaching, I was back to average traffic speed at this time. I note coming down the entrance ramp two of the little Fast & Furious wannabe coupe/sedans really moving fast and very close together, the second car just a foot, no more than two, off the leaders bumper. They jink into the right lane from the entrance ramp for just a minute and then after less than 30 seconds they move, very sudden and with no indication to the left lane. After about 2 miles, my speed has carried me up to them as they were not speeding particularly and so I laid back about 3 to 4 car lengths, well pretty soon, after maybe 30 seconds, the second car, who I am behind starts brake-checking me, no severe but it got my attention. I'm far enough back that I don't need to brake, I just roll out of the throttle and maintain my 3 to 4 car gap, traffic has thinned some at this point from what it was. I get the brake-check about 4 times and I react the same way each time, roll out of the throttle and maintain my gap and speed up to the posted speed limit as they do, after about two miles of this the two cars in tandem, jink to the right lane, again very sudden & no signal, well, there was lot of clear road, I had an appointment two hours away so I dropped a couple of gears and cleared these clowns, as did the M-B sedan. I pulled back into the right lane and settled down to the speed limit + 5 after I had gapped these two cars. The M-B kept charging and exited after another mile or two. I got back in the left lane at the speed limit +5 when I came over a hill and saw a State Trooper sitting on the shoulder. I lifted slightly but kept on. When I saw him pull into traffic I merged right into a good size gap and kept an eye on him. Sure enough after about 30 more seconds he light it up and jumped on my bumper. I immediately put on my turn signal and slowed to speed limit - 5. There was an exit about 1/2 mile away and I wanted to pull off there, traffic was till pretty thick. Well, the trooper did not like this and pulled up very close and told me to pull over now! I pointed to the exit, which were at by now and pulled over. As the trooper approached the car I put the windows down and kept my hands on top of the wheel. He came to the passenger side door and said "Sir, we had a report phoned in of you racing." I don't know what caused it, but I exclaimed Strongly "No Sir Trooper, I was not!" "Well, you're the only blue Porsche on the road this afternoon, you were racing a sliver Mercedes." Again I denied this and replied that the M-B had been traveling faster than I was, but had exited at the previous exit. The Trooper then informs me that another Trooper, going Eastbound on the Interstate, had me on radar @ 95mph in a 60 mph zone. So, I started to explain the F&F clowns, when they exited via the exit where we were pulled over and hollered at us and flipped me off. I did not hear or see this, just saw the cars come by and told the Trooper, "There are your racers Trooper, those are guys I trying to clear." He asks me, did I hear them or see them just now and I replied No, only to note it was the same two cars. So the Trooper tells me, they flipped you off and hollered at us. The he asks for my license, which I give him, and go to pull my Registration and Proof-of-Insurance, but he's already stepping away from the car and says he'll be back. Which turns out to be about 2 to 3 minutes. Now, I've had bunchs of tickets, I drove 1,000 miles a week for about 20 years, and if you cover that much ground, you get the occasional ticket. And I have never had a cop return with a posted summons that fast. So, you can imagine my surprise when he handed me my citation saying "Sir, I have issued you a warning ticket, please do not drive 95 miles per hour on these roads." This has never happened to me before, a warning ticket, not mention going 95, the fastest I've ever been clocked on the street! WOW!!!

You, sir, were very lucky today... Enjoy it. FM

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There is a reason you feel that way when doing that.

Yes, I was, and am still astonished...

So you find a safe parking spot, waaaay off in the corner of the lot and who parks beside you? Yes, of course, the guy who has glued seashells all over his car .........

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I hate when that happens.

I have a good one that happened to me recently. I just purchased my C4S and went to have a smog check and during the smog check I heard a loud bang and saw my car shake violently on the dyno. When I asked what was that, the Technician asked if this was a 4WD vehicle. I said, "dude that's what C4S means." He said he didn't know and running the car on a 2 wheel dyno caused the viscous coupling, and other severe damage to the front differential assembly. The shop's insurance covered 100% of the bill and it was repaired at Hergesheimer Motorsports in Lake Forest, CA. http://www.hergesheimer.com/ Moral of the story - C4S drivers please ensure that our cars are only dynoed on a 4WD dyno system and not on a 2 wheel dyno.

Yikes.

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now that's funny!!

I actually laughed right out loud on the sea shells - man that's funny!

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What the Unfortunately, you find them everywhere...

I live in a city with a LOT of Porsche's which I love very much! today cruising in I see a 996 C4S about 1/4 mile ahead of me..as I work thru traffic to try and get closer I think..what...that's a Cayman not a C4S - how could I have mistaken....OHHHH there is the C4S in front of the Cayman...so I zip up on the Cayman who changes lanes and slows slightly..... hahaha - It's Mike (old owner of my 996 and 3.2) Nice Cayman! then in my mirror I see a 996 Cab pull in behind us....4 P-cars cruising to work....shortly together then everyone went their own ways, but I assume all have the same smile I have right now!!!

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Hey Ed, that is awesome. It is amazing how many P-cars there are here. You can always tell a 911 enthusiast by whether they wave back or not! I saw a beautiful GP White Boxter Spyder yesterday- what a gorgeous car!

I stop for a slice of pizza for lunch, there are a bunch of bikes blocking the sidewalk and entryway. Four kids, about 8-10 years old. Owner is telling them they have to put on shirts in the restaurant. I don't say a word but I want to smack them to learn a little respect. I eat and go to leave. They're in the parking lot, and as I drive off they tell me what a great car I have. I was sort of glad I wasn't the a-hole in the Porsche to the little bastards.

L O L ?

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Grouchy old bastard!

I pulled into the local Mobil gas station to fill up my 996. I saw a clean, Fly-yellow 355 Ferrari pulling up too. He cut my path and pulled to the other side of my intended pump. I thought he was going to yield. Oh well, we both get out and fill our respective cars. As I was leaving, a man in his mid-40’s, filling up his truck from another pump about 25 feet away, said in a loud voice to me, “. . .besides, I like yours better!” I guess he saw the “cut” and made the comment. I didn’t have a good come-back but gave him a thumbs-up and said, “Mine is also cheaper to maintain.”

For the first 10 years or so of my driving life, my cars were only cars in the technical sense. I learned to stay vigilant for strange sounds and smells. I have the ability to sense infinitely small vapors of antifreeze like a shark can discern a tiny drop of blood in the vast ocean. Today I get a whiff of antifreeze and feel my adrenaline building. All of the possible costly outcomes race through my mind until I realize that I'm not driving my Porsche, but riding my bicycle.

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Made me smile too Great story No worries I have that covert for ya, he it's a tuff job and someones gotto do it ! Just wish the trunk was a little bigger, bodies just don't fit very well You know... they got pills for that

LOL @ Bill !! your bike has INTERMIX !

I was also worrying about the Rear Main Sprocket.

is this a pedal bike or a motorized one

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Plenty of time for that! When I get asked about my car and I don't feel like engaging (99% of the time) and don't want to be a total d-bag, I keep the following remark chambered: "Geez, I don't know. It's my wife's car. I don't have a clue." This accomplishes 2 things 1) Kills the conversation immediately. 2) Leaves the guy wondering -- if that's his wife's car ....

So, would you be pissed of if city worker would use his grasstrimmer near you p-car. Cowering the right side of the car in smal pieces of grass, and some nice stone chips. I was... And now the city is paying for painting my car's right door and rearquarter. Just awsome.... Not...

Recently I was sitting at a traffic light and a guy got out of the passenger seat of some little sh*tbox and yelled "I LOVE YOUR CAR". He then kissed the rear fender. I raised the spoiler just then. His girlfriend (driving the sh*tbox) busted a gut laughing!

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That comment only happens on waterpumpers

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Yes now that's funny.

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What is it with uptight fools thinking that because we have a nice car that we are going threw a "mid life crisis" I just say no I've worked since I was 12 years old put myself and wife threw school got an above avg. education became a professional and now I'm reaping the rewards of hitting the lotto..

Well, I will share this... I usually daily drive my Cayenne because it just makes it easier to drop my 4 year old daughter off on the morning. But the wife's Audi has been in the shop so she has the Cayenne and has been doing all the "kid" picking up and dropping off so I have been driving the 996 all week, what a treat, the weather has been awesome and the sound of the FisterD's on the way to work has been putting me into a much better frame of mind. Yesterday I had to drive out to Long Island and on the way back while merging into traffic a guy would not let me in to the merge so I just dropped back, I really did not care or acknowledge him. a few minutes later I end up next to him and my window is down, I did not even realize it until I heard him yelling this: "Who's the man now you F*Ckin *Porsch* Douche?" So I looked at him, said nothing and looked backing thinking there no reason to get into it with this deranged person but I than see him take a swig out of what looked like a flask sized bottle of booze. I get into the Toll Plaza at the Throgs Neck Bridge first and alert the cop standing there, I suspect he was in cuffs shortly. Other than that, it was fun drive despite the traffic!

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I love it when on the rare occasions, the stars are aligned just right.

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Exactly. Why does it have to be a mid-life crisis? Could it possibly be that after working hard for 35 years to provide for my family and paying off the house, that I can finally treat myself to a long-delayed reward? That's what I should have said, but "F'cking bitch" seemed more appropriate at the time. When I see things like this from young people who think they know everything, a quote from one of my favorite movies comes to mind - "Life will find you."

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It's a one fat-***-powered, air-cooled, chain-drive, cruising machine.

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I would say that "F'cking bitch" is better, why? because you do not have to justify anything to this person or anyone else other than perhaps your family

Driving along the freeway, 20 somethin' pull alongside...passenger gave a thumbs down. Funny how kids will make a concerted effort to be rude.

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Like VW says, in life there are passengers and there are drivers. The Jr. AHol in the back seat will probable be there the rest of their lowly life. As a driver, I like to keep folks like that far behind in my rear view mirror. No place in my life for negative Karma.

Stopped at light today next to beautiful Lamborghini Gallardo, who waves at me with a thumb's up and yells over to me, "Wow, nice car, man!" Mouth open, I said something like, ya, but it's not a Lambo...."So what, you've got an awesome car there..." and proceeds to invite me to the next local sports car gathering with him and his friends. I guess it really is a very, very nice car. Of course, we knew that already, but it's nice to hear from the big boys once in a while.

OK well all the planets aligned last night I guess!! I had planned to hit the shop in celebration of me finishing machining a billet float bowl for a 67' solex set up..this car has been in restoration for "some time" and they had been looking for a bowl for a "long time" with no success...I made a beauty and beers were in order..... so I show up and there is the 356 Speedster with top down all polished up as I pull up...SWEET...Oh, the 86' Turbo Track car is getting its new motor put in....(love this car) Walk in and there is a very early 60's Super 90...and I am told it is "Number ONE!" as in the very first super 90 ever made, in flawless restored condition.... WOW, what a treat....two other beauties a 67' and a 74' that normally would be top eye candy got little of my attention Turns out this weekend is the biggest Northwest Concourse show so the special cars are coming out of the wood...along with the special owners! I talked extensively with someone for about 2 hours and we drank some beers, laughed, and were amazed by the stories. Later two more fellas showed up in the most amazing color combo 997 Turbo S I have ever seen and the place is busting with laughter and fun... I have to say, owning a Porsche is a real friendly, generational, money, gender bridging experience...no one cared or noticed I was "just a machinist" or a blue collar guy, the shop guys and I naturally get along, but these higher level owners are just as friendly and fun to hang out with as I could have imagined... now maybe its stupid to even say, but.... I thought it was pretty cool... If you have not hooked up with your fellow Porsche peeps in a while..get out there, you are apart of something pretty special and they want to talk with you and share good times...I wasnt planning to go to the concourse but after all the badgering to show up, I will be heading there tomorrow - I will take a few pics anyone else heading over?

Nice story and I agree about Porsche enthusiasts being friendly and approachable, no matter what their background. Blessed be the cheese makers.

Not that I'm a high level owner, but I am a white collar type. I really appreciate the skills of the guys that keep these cars running and even make them better. After all, the engineering aspects of these cars are half the fun of owning them. When I retire I hope I have time to develop some of the skills you have. The only way that will happen is if I hang with people like you. Good story and I wish you had snapped some pics of the eye candy.

Wow great perspective - pics tomorrow from the concouse with my cheesy camera

Nice story Ed. The common denominator is the interest in the Porsche brand and an appreciation of such a capable car regardless of which model you might own. Have a blast.

That's a great story, I am heading down to Rennsport Reunion in Oct, a little bigger gathering but hopefully just as much fun.

Periodically I go to the annual, PNWR (NW PCA) concours prep event to learn about the latest suggestions for waxes, cleaning solutions, etc. Very good information. I'm more of a drive it and just have it look presentable than a concours enthusiast. This was reinforced at one of the prep events when they claimed that a brand new, never driven Porsche, trucked to a concours event would score about 85 on their 100pt scale. Ugh. Haven't done much "Porsche" lately other than drive it to the hangar to: Make an open cockpit version of the glider. (Two Cabs!) And fit new canopies to the glider. (combined over 4 weeks of long hours each day) I need to do some PNWR events to regain some balance!

James, I saw a glider looking plane yesterday over the east of Renton about the south tip of M.I. thought it might be you because the thing had an enormous wingspan... it had the high wings and horizontal stabilizer on top of the vertical stabilizer...strange anyhow, thought of you and figured you would be out getting your thermals! Glad to see the weather giving us a break! E

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Hi Ed. I've seen it too. I think it's a Taifun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Taifun Actually, these bright clear, hazy days are motoring only days. Days with big puffy clouds on the verge of showers are great thermalling days. But hey....open cockpit, leather flying helmet & goggles -- pretty good. Just have to remember to take them off for the 996 so I don't get pulled over by the DUI patrols.

I had a good laugh - a few weeks ago I am in traffic, nice early evening with windows down and while stopped at a traffic light a white cadillac pulls up on my left. I notice an attractive young lady in the passenger seat and notice her window going down. She waves enthusiastically and asks how I am doing, I say I am doing good, and ask how she is doing. She says " I am doing just GREAT and I am loving your car, it's beautiful". I smile and tell her she should start saving so she can have one someday, she says "oh, I am thinking I would look fantastic driving yours" and I laugh - and then she says "your car would look even better if I was in the passenger seat". I chuckled and then the light turned green, she waved as they pulled away. I laughed almost the entire way home. I told two of my son's the story and they were both like "yeah right dad, in your dreams".

today...more to come

yes real 550 and yes the real James Bond Car

Great pics Ed , fantastic.

Awesome pics, Ed!

Very nice selection of cars! Thanks for sharing BTW... Where is a pic of your car?

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Go figure? I suspect I would get the same scepticism at home if that happened to me, but we know better. Great pics Ed, Thanks... Some great stuff there.

Awesome Ed, thanks! Quite a nice gathering of cars!

Thanks for the pics, Ed. It's nice when so many people, spend so much money -- just to entertain you.

about an hour ago I sold the drivers side front fender I bought for the 996 and never put on after my parking lot incident... the original was repaired so this has been in my garage for ? 2 years ? had listed it on craigslist for $300, then lower lower lower lower and longer longer longer till today when someone gave me $100 for it damn....it felt good to loose so much money on that...I really just am so happy to see it gone!! well, now to go to the classifieds and find something to fill the spot in the garage!

And again. Yesterday, beatufil afternoon and I am on a familiar country road heading to my house. Fantastic driving roads. Come to a 4 way stop, follow the rules of who goes next and as I proceed one of those tank like GM SUV's was next to go and ends up behind me. I typically top triple digits on this particular stretch... I am at 90 and this monstor truck is on my tail and it is obvious that the driver is going to show me they can stay with the Porsche. Here's the thing though, lot's of twisties and the challenging ones are on significant upgrades and they are dangerous. So rather than tempt the idiot behind me into doing something stupid I back mine down. The road comes to a split and you can go left or straight, either way you come to a stop sign and either way after the stop if you make a left you are on the same road. I guess the SUV thought they would show me, because even though I took the left at the split and they went straight they ended up barreling past me when I was at the second stop sign. For a moment I wished I would have made my usual experienced run and watched them lose it. But, safety first, pride second, I guess.

nothing more comforting than being on a "burst" and having a monster vehicle with poor tires and no ability to stop if needed AND an inattentive driver holding the wheel one handed with a cell phone or cheeseburger in the other hand, riding your ***! like you say, gonna show the sports car my Cummings Diesel 50000 is fast! good call to let it go, and although I don't condone speeding on public roads, I know we all have our spots where we burst for a few seconds in relative safe ways, but please be careful, and try to keep the higher speeds on closed circuits

So the good news for me is that my car got accepted to be on display at the Rennsport Reunion IV - History of the Porsche 911 display in October... And the bad news is that I want my car to look extra nice for that, so today I opened my wallet to get a new front wheel... as a nasty curb rash it got last week can't be refinished as the 40th Anniversary wheels have a special ball polished finish... (and if anyone is counting that was the last Anniversary model wheel in stock in the US and there's 279 left in Germany)....

Did you have to sell your left arm to get the wheel?

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OK, let me guess.... you bought a driver's side front fender and your parking lot incident was on the passenger's side??? Yes, I know the parking lot incident was on the driver's side. I'm just trying to enhance your "buying things that don't fit" reputation.

Thank goodness Tim is back to pick on Ed. Things were getting boring.

hey ! LOL I have a spare HVAC control box, a wing motor assy....and well... i think that's the last of the 996 parts - now the 86'.....it has an enormous pile of "goodies" and if I get some time I'm gonna be puttin those on MAYBE!

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Hahaha!... They have a "kidney for wheel" exchange promo going on so I did that today instead... Next time.... yes it will be the arm for sure... At least I didn't have to sell the car to buy the wheel...

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Only tangentially related, but a friend of mine had a '68 Camaro way back when. In the early 70's someone slid into it when it was parked and destroyed the rear quarter panel and tail light. He decided to order the parts and have the shop class at a local high school do the work. He had the crated OEM panel, and complete tail light assembly in his father's garage, but never got around to having the car repaired. 30 years later, his father calls him and tells him to get rid of them. He puts an ad in the local paper for the amount he paid ...$125. The guy who picked them up acted like he was robbing a bank and couldn't wait to get out of there with the parts.

funny how we hold onto something for 30 years, then one day give it away for $100!! I bought a shotgun from the 20's or 30's last weekend for $25...it was "Grandpa's" and like you said, I felt like I was robbing the bank and ran out the door with a big grin....till I got home and my wife ask me WTF I bought another gun for

Was on a test run this afternoon, just finished installing new Zimmerman front rotors and new pads,and dampeners driving on a 2 lane country road and 3 Harleys pull up pretty close behind me before turning at a stoplight. Up ahead are 3 or 4 cars and a large dump truck, so doing the 35 mph speed limit is almost impossible. Finally after several miles the coast is clear with no traffic to slow us down, so I wind out 2nd gear, grab 3rd and the bikers were quite a bit behind me, but finally catch up. Then more traffic, but we were able to have spurts of speed. Finally no more cars ahead, 1 Harely passes me on a double yellow line, I downshift and stay right with him while his pals are behind me for a final 2 miles or so, then I had to make a left turn, so I stuck my arm out the window with a thumbs up, and 1 of the bikers yelled "you did okay, nice". I may have gone slightly over the posted speed, but my car and new front brakes allowed me to enjoy my ride today.

Steve, Nice story! That sounded like it was a lot of fun.

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Ed, I go shooting off of I 90 quite a bit. Let me know if you ever want to go.

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Tim, woud have been more fun in your newer Porsche.

OK Man... so my story for today was finding out my rear wheel bearing replacement job was also going to include a new rear hub...price tag for the hub $722 - I said the "F" work about 722 times today just bought a used one off fleabay for $100, called the seller, he offers a return if not satisfied deal...I said less "F" words after that, hope they dont come back.....I hope its a good hub anyhow - my baby is down for the count till I get her back on all 4

So I have an appointment for an oil change yesterday and wouldn't you know it, the car doesn't start. I roll the car out of the garage into the pouring rain (torrents!) and jump start it with my truck and get soaked. OK, I'm good to go. I get on the highway and there's a flashing sign "accident ahead, all lanes closed". #$@! I get off the highway and meander the small roads and then notice my gas gauge reads "---". Never seen that! Amazingly, I make it to the dealer on fumes and say goodbye to $600 (oil plus new battery). On the upside, better to have the battery crap out on the day I'm heading to the dealer than on a date or something....

600 for oil and a battery.... Ouch!

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That's what I was thinking.

nothing cheap - glad you got it fixed....might be time to learn a few wrenching operations if you like, but I totally get why people dont like/want to change their own oil...messy and maybe the mess aint worth the savings glad she is back to running smooth pics of the date

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I usually leave Harleys in the dust on back roads because they can't lean deep enough because of the foot rests.

I thought they put their feet up on the handle bars

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I do some of my own repairs but like to take it in once a year just to have a Porsche mechanic look over the car. They charge just over $250 for the oil change (it's around $450 in Vancouver so it feels like a real steal!) and for that price, they also check over the whole car - gives me peace of mind. Add a battery at $225 and then taxes, etc, etc, and suddenly it's $600. It was an ouch but sometimes you just have to roll with it.

are you taking it to Bellingham?

Yup, good people.

Ok, So I'm driving over to the Dealer to get a tech inspection for an upcoming DE event. On the way over, I start hearing this occasional "clunk" coming from behind me. I had just put the top up, so I'm thinking it's something with the top mechanism, but could it be the engine? Clunk is intermittent. Dealer inspects the car with no issues. Driving back to work, the car is running fine, but then I run into some stop-and-start traffic, and the clunk is more frequent, and louder. Really starting to worry. Now that it's frequent, I can pinpoint the location, and it's coming from the rear passenger area. Turns out my kids had left an aluminum water bottle on the rear floor area, and it was rolling around hitting the seat mounts. Problem solved.

Nice to hear about a cheap fix!

LOL @ Scott... Yup very good billy so last night I installed my new rear wheel bearing.. a semi-serious operation. I also had my new hub arrive in the mail (used) as a new hub was approaching the $800 mark!! (got the used one with 30 day money back for $120) this wheel bearing would be a $1500+ to have done...glad I know a little bit about cars. been down since Thursday...seems like forever but I am enjoying the working on it too. Might be on the road by mid-late week. That's my story of the day

Good luck with the re-assembly ivangene

thanks...I had the shakes after putting in the bearing, discovered I was nervous and on an adrenaline rush...have to heat the trailing arm and freeze the bearing then "go for it" kind of a do or die deal there.... felt good when it hit home, stopped for the night and will pick it up where I left off

$1500 for a wheel bearing and labor? That's crazy Ed. I think my wheel bearing replacement was under $400 for my 911(996).

Steve, the hub needs replacing...seriously damaged, strange deal, the bearing is OK (but requires replacing when replacing the hub) hub new is $800 for the part!! http://www.stuttgartclassicparts.com...9_p_77993.html

is that the original hub? is the other side OK?

I replaced the other side about a month after I bought the car...now all four are/will be done... today I found the part new for $367 at auto atlanta - best price I have seen..still I bought a used one since I am poor!!

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When I was working on the rear.... I thought I would replace the bearings, after looking at all the parts..... I thought, ehhh she should be alright. Gonna wait till it breaks, then replace.

when my other one went it made a real "bearing noise" this one made a grinding sound...very strange anyhow I was up early and drinking coffee, thought "to h&ll with it" went into the garage and finished it up, drove it to work as for the 400 foot pound torque, I will stop by the shop tonight and have them hit it with the BFTW..I got it as tight as I could with a 2.5 foot cheeter bar

I thought I'd share this. I had to go to the Staples to mail a package. I parked "far from the maddening crowd" as possible. When I came out 5 minutes later, this old hemi beater had selected the spot next to me. And yes, it did happen. More support for the A$$Hole magnet theory.

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This is a pic from last winter. I took it from far away to show how empty the parking lot was otherwise. Do you think that there is a page in the owner's manual of each pickup truck that instructs the driver to park next to a Porsche if at all possible? -q

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My opinion is that it looks like he's protecting your car more than being an ***. If you look at his right wheels they are almost on the white line, and it also looks lije he couldn't hit your car if he opened the doors all the way. IMHO

I agree he left huge room...but did choose to park right next to you in a big empty lot as an experiment I have tried this in my suburban too...just this week 3 times i found that when I went into a store and parked far out in the boonies, when I came back someone had parked right next to me... once I went in for lightbulbs (what 3 minutes?) and came out to find a car on each side of me...(both SUV/van types)

Agreed that it is very annoying, but we'll be hard-pressed to beat the seashell car a few pages back.

It happened to me? Today, went to fill 'er up and three seperate people told me how much they liked the car I always take time to talk. And, enjoy having a "turn around" car. (a car that I ALWAYS turn around and look at when I walk away brings a smile as I walk to it. And, no IMS/RMS issues so far today.

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Mine was replaced for $700.. $400, I was robbed!

My kid need braces, my wife's car need a water pump, timing belt, cam seals, crank seal and valve cover gaskets, the P-car just ate a wheel bearing and hub, property taxes due the end of the month.... my p-car experience for the day is reminiscent of PhilG...I sat in the garage and made car sounds till the window was wet with spit

48 degrees, raining, taking my son to school in the Suburban, thinking....maybe I will just take the Suburban to work today.... coming to my senses.....driving Porsche

Good man

Spent 400+ miles in my Pcar yesterday driving down to Baltimore and back. It is so easy to get up to "whoops" speeds..

Nice.... probably hums along like a new car after all that work you had done.

LOL @ "whoops speeds"

Lol whoops speeds

anyone tried the new "Porsche radio" ?? I clicked on it but they want all my info before I could proceed and well....i didnt proceed

Tues. night I went to a Breast Cancer fund raiser for a local hospital, it had rained hard for several days, the grounds were saturated with water. So I pull up to a parking volunteer who says,"I'm sorry, but you'll have to park that beautiful car across the field"(getting muddy), and I said that's okay. I drove another 50' or so and another parking volunteer stops me and says, "you can't park that car in the field, park it right here and I'll watch it for you". Now, my Porsche is a MY99 and had seen rain for a couple of days so it was not clean and pristine, but these 2 people thought I was in an exotic car. That has never happened to me before, even when my Porsche looked immaculate.

So this afternoon I stop at my dealer to check on a couple of things - work is nuts and I havn't slept in over 24 hours so I grab a cup of that free coffee and head to the shop to ask the mechanic a couple of questions. I stop and talk to the service manager and b.s. for awhile. Talked about how good my car has been and the rewards for timely and proper maintainence, how it pays off to stay on top of even minor repairs. I finally figure traffic should be light enough that in my tired and rather irritable state that I will head home, about a 12 mile ride or so. As soon as I pull out of the lot the car starts making this loud creaking sound from the passengers side. I am like, crap, you got to be kidding me, car was perfect when I parked it. I play with the remote mirror, reach for the A/C vent, it is driving me nuts. The wife calls and I am bitching about how I can't freakin' stand this freakin' rattle and how I won't drive the car again until it is fixed and I moan about it until she can't take it and tells me to call her when I get to the house. I hit the country roads and the rattle is worse and I am reaching across the car pushing on the door speaker, door compartment, anything and everything and I am truly out of my mind at this point. I pull in the garage, go around to the passenger side inspecting the exterior and then I open the passengers side door thinking it must be the a/c vent and as I go to sit on the passengers side seat I find the problem. Luckily I am quite mechanically adept and immediately sigh in relief because I just know I can fix this myself. And then I reach down and remove the styrofoam coffe cup that I must have wedged between the outer edge of the passenger side seat and door as I was leaving the dealer. But hey, to my credit, I didn't jump on line and ask about the IMS.

Whoa, you drink on your car? I don't even drink in it! Was grocery shopping today when I returned to the car and started it up. Gentleman in the car next to me came around, looked at me (and car) and said, "I just have to tell you how absolutely beautiful that sounded when you started it up." Big grins, said thanks, wished great day.

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And for that sir you have earned a gold star for the day!

The wife usually picks up our daughter from school in the afternoons but she was busy and I was working from home yesterday so I got nominated for duty. Pull up to the front of the school and of course all of the middle school boys have their jaws dropped and eyes wide opened. One of the teachers who is directing traffic yells really loudly, "Who's Porsche is this? Who rides in this Porsche???" My daughter is pretty shy but handles it with grace as she has all eyes on her while she walks to the car. The teacher then pokes his head in my car and says, "You know the closest I ever got to one of these was a Triumph TR4 that I used to have. I even took it up to 140 MPH while hanging on for dear life!" I responded by telling him, "Cool car - I bet at that speed it felt more like 200! This one hasn't been up to those speeds yet but maybe one day it'll happen." He then waves me by and my daughter says, "As usual you always find a new friend everywhere we go." I told her, "It's not me, it's the car!"

That never happens in the SUV? nice - its funny how many people feel the need to tell you how fast they once drove a car....I think the car gives them a chance to re-live that moment in their mind...which is kinda cool

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Happens in my SUV ... much to my surprise!

I am really starting to like the looks of the newer Cayenne's and now I know they are fast

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The new ones look good from the front, the back end looks like an Acura or a Hyundai. in any event, they look a hell of allot better than the old ones.

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Nope...The wife's SUV just blends right in with everything else around it. When driving that car I'm just "Mr. Anonymous." I like the new Cayennes too, especially those turbo models!

I got to borrow that '11 Cayenne Turbo last week. Wow, is it fast. I think 0-60 is 4 seconds.

They look hot, and go like heck too, I want one to do a DE

Yeah, I saw a black/black CS the other days with the 21" wheels from a Turbo and looked pretty mean. I originally did not liked them but they are starting to grow on me.

yesterday all day...and this morning's commute the stars aligned..... you know those days when the car starts right, no noises you thought "what was that" it goes right into first (every time, all day) smooth thru the gears and every downshift you nail the rev matching...she's tight and yet not harsh...nimble and agile...quick and perky, motor seems to love what ever it has in it - perfection thru and thru.... I dont mean to say its not always perfect, but some days its just SOOOO perfect well that has been my last two days.....even though the weather is not the best, I love it when my weapon of choice to battle the traffic, the weather and the road is such an awesome instrument...a precision instrument.... loving it! hope you drove yours and it gave you some lovin back

Yesterday picked up my CTT from the shop. Had the cardan shaft replaced (broken after 63k miles) and also did the coolant pipes upgrade as preventive. Motor mount replaced as it was cracked Drove car today and loving it! NO weird rattles with the new motor mount Now I ready for my next long trip with the family

coming to Seattle? (for a craigslist BUY )

You got it bud We have not taken any trips up north yet. Most of our trips have been to SoCal. SOO... hopefully sometime soon we will make it happen

Dropped my C2S off at the dealer today so they could install PSE. I will pick it up tomorrow. I can't wait!

The sound should be such an improvement....take the long way home tomorrow Tim.

Good spirited person: I stopped at a WaWa today and it was a little rainy and there was a spot right out front between two cars so I took it. Quick in and out, no worries. While I was opening the passenger side door to put my stuff in the car a woman comes running out and startled the hell out me as she loudly says "HEY - watch out that you don't hit my car with the door of your Porsche" - I turn and there she is leaning on the door of her dodge mini van like she is protecting it and she is smiling - then she says - "sorry - I meant to say watch out that you don't hurt your Porsche on my car". We had a brief conversation and I left with a smile.

^^ that's pretty cool ...

Pretty cool This thread has some great little stories.....I like that one

Last night, BBC America dusted off some older Top Gears -- and what do we see?....an Arctic Silver (probably) 996 C2 driven through the countryside and on a wide beach in Wales. What struck me is just how nice the car looks & sounds (headlights and all). I can think of no other car where staunch traditionalists would have made such a stink over headlights. The 996 really looked nice on the back roads. :-)

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I saw that, great eposde... The Hamster loves 911's My 4 year old daughter was watching and said, It's your Porsche daddy! (She pronounces it "Porsch-a")

Man I missed that episode. I would have loved to watch that one

Actually, it's fun when you see someone's face change when they "get it." It's not the fastest, loudest, biggest engine, loudest-styling....it's the balance of all the factors. I (almost shamefully) admit that I constantly peruse car reviews looking for my "next" car. I find others that would be acceptable. But none have such a nice combination of practicality, dependability, economy, performance, etc., etc. -- all at once. And while a new one would be nice, the combination isn't any better than what I have...so, I'm happy with the 996.

I do the same. I try my best not to stop by the dealer to test drive the newer cars Trust me, I have been tempted (very)...

Problem for me is.....o-o-o-o-o...shiny thing....must. take. home. (Must be part cat.) One of the things that help me rein in my mindless enthusiasm is asking, what will I be capable of doing after I get this thing that I can't do now? That doesn't mean it won't follow me home anyway, but gives me some perspective on what I'm getting for the money. Is it something that will genuinely expand my life, or just another way of doing what I'm doing now.

Was driving by the local dealer and saw this, the iPhone pic does not do it justice ... it's VERY pink! I have seen the car around town before

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I'm the same way as I would love to have a 997.2 C2S with full aero kit (sort of a GT3 look-alike) but then figure is it worth paying another $40k+ to purchase that vehicle when what I have now is so capable? So far the answer has been no but in the future who knows?

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Thats the Mary Kay's Porsche!

Happened a couple of weekends back but just remembered... Ready to head upstate I have all of my stuff packed and have the frunk lid open waiting for my wife to come out with her stuff. Half an hour later I go into the house and ask my wife what the hold up is. "You have the hood up, I thought you were working on the engine."

On Saturday, my wife and I were separately running some errands, and we met at a restaurant for lunch. I pulled into the lot and parked the car. As I was approaching the front door, two guys about 25 years old stopped me and said " Your Porsche sounds great! Is that stock exhaust or aftermarket ?" We talked about PSE for a couple of minutes and they left and I had lunch with my wife.

I nearly fell out of my chair last weekend when my wife said, "Maybe I should get you some storage cabinets for the garage. Then you could get the garage floor sealed or covered or whatever it is you guys do to garage floors." She gets it!

How does the 997.2 PSE sound compared to the 996 PSE.... I hear that the 6 sounds better... More bark. But never really heard the 7.2 PSE, would love to get them side by side and do a compare.

@ Bill - funny!! @ Ferd - I also heard the 996 headlights were better for me: I thought the season was kinda short and I could have used more track days...here is what I hit...somehow it left an empty feeling of wanting more

September slacker! I'm so jealous and depressed.

Sept was "supposed to be" an invite only private track day that I signed up for...(read $$$) and it got canceled due to conflicting schedules - I was BUMMED! LONG DRY SPELL I hit one of those early in the year (doesnt show on history) - it was amazing and worth every penny!! I hope to hit that again next year...I ran one session that was nearly an hour long!!! - about 6 cars total on track after lunch??? MAN!! i miss that!

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I envy you Ed, between work, family and just genreal crap I have not been to a track event in 2 years!

The wife and I were heading out this past weekend when the sun started shining in her eyes. Since she had forgotten her sunglasses she had to put the visor down to get some shade. She then tells me, "I now know why Porsche drivers appear to be stuck up." "Why?", I ask... "These visors are so small that you can't help but have your nose in the air when driving around!"

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dont worry Marc...someone has been covering for you and Thanks you for leaving a spot open I wasnt going to go this weekend being Halloween and all but this morning changed my mind and signed up...

Marc, on that same note...family is definantly more important.... I now make my kids run around and pick up cones at the track

I pulled up to a stoplight today in the front of a left hand lane of a 2 lane.Iin the right lane were a ZO6 a ford mustang and a dodge challenger. I felt good in my porsche. ( sorry no ferrari or lambos in central ohio in late oct.) i took off at the green light and the corvette jumped into the left hand lane and followed me on the country roads to the woodshed. douchebag 1 meathead 0

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LOL

drinking coffee, about to head to the track....its raining SO hard I can hear it pounding on my roof.... re-thinking clothing re-thinking why I am out of bed heading to the track.... SMILING

"I pulled up to a stoplight today in the front of a left hand lane of a 2 lane.Iin the right lane were a ZO6 a ford mustang and a dodge challenger. I felt good in my porsche. ( sorry no ferrari or lambos in central ohio in late oct.) i took off at the green light and the corvette jumped into the left hand lane and followed me on the country roads to the woodshed. douchebag 1 meathead 0" So....who's the douchebag and who's the meathead? I'm so confused.

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Jerry, come on, you've had a porsche long enough now to know that all Porsche owners are douchebags.

+1. Calling us douchebags meatheads is fightin' words.

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Damn Ed, that schedule is so sweet.... one day.

Ferd...most of those are at the "baby track" I only had 4 DE's with PCA and 1 with Private yesterday was very very wet and chilly...the day was quite good. My group was comprised of some very conservative drivers...it was hard work getting them out of their comfort zone...there were at least a couple that made some real progress...and a good time was had by all..... some changed to the program gave the instructors a LOT more time in the afternoon - we use to let students run till they wanted to go home, now we are sending them home to help avoid them going passed the point of tired. This allowed us out on the course much longer and a much smaller group (read more time on track) I ran till I had my fill - (read last guy standing, last car out ) cleaned up the track, shot the breeze a while and said our good byes till next year. I miss it already...next day must be about Jan 7th? for "winter skills" (calendar not posted yet) - maybe some snow on the ground, that would be a kick!!

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Good to see you're still around...and that you still have your fine-tuned wit.

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Come down and visit. We don't have an off season. We're at the track next weekend, other times in November and December as well. If you do make it down, you can track the 3. Just sayin. -td

<calling Jet Blue> yea...I gotta GOOOOOOO !!!! that would be SOOO fun, and I have a nephew that just moved there so I could visit and sell it to the wife

3 nervous days.... my car was running a tad "off" I took it in before my Sunday track day and got a thumbs up from the tech but it still felt about 5-10% like something was wrong. Decided to pull the injectors and clean them, ended up testing them in place and testing the electronics...all OK, no patter test but they all checked out as working... next was compression and leak down #'s 172 / 6% 175 / 4% 174 / 2% 178 / 42% ---- WHAT !!!! so after my heart started again.. I pulled the valve cover and checked adjustments.. all OK, from reading and talking it was thought maybe a piece of carbon got stuck in the valve during compression check...some work to un-stick it and went from 40 to 20 to 80 ! to 40 to 6... several retests and 6% it is!! whew! 175 / 6% 179 / 4% not bad for 180+k miles ehh.... turns out my plugs were SPENT! gap almost double. So new plugs and off we go. Ran strong, but not smooth to the shop...adjust the idle and CO%..... TADA!! smooth and crisp again all I can say is new plugs CAN make a difference, these had been in 1.5 years. if your plugs are older than that I would change them....at least if it is over a couple years for sure! man, that little flat 6 is purring SOOO sweet tonight I didnt want to even stop driving when i got home... cheers and hope everyone's cars made them smile today and the fears were all small, easy to fix issues

yeddaday I took my kiddo to the second hand store for some Binders for school (they are $0.99 vs $8-12ea at a "real store" while there I cruised the t-shirts (can always use good cotton shirts for work and our place has nice clean quailty items....sometimes) I stumbled onto a PIR (Portland Int Raceways) shirt sponsored by my Indy shop!! SCORE, its like brandy new and cost $2 !! cant wait to drive my car today, I wanted to drive this weekend but really didnt have a good excuse with all the errands and house stuff....so it sat in the garage....I am ready for today though hope you drive yours and smile -

Saw this dealer ad today .... how rare is the "mystery rear seating" option?!! http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/va...647805427.html

maybe they meant MISERY ?

How anyone is expected to sit back there is a mystery.

Either way, it's not a strong selling point ....

not this sh*t again.... I think this sez it all

at least you can be sure your forehead will get anointed with oil

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Snake oil ...

reminds me of a dog running across carpet .....while sitting down

found out there is a "test and tune" track day I might be able to hit before the end of the year...OR 2 if funds permit..... pretty stoked, gotta drum up some coin, anyone need a spoiler motor for like $35!!, maybe a HVAC control for $20 !! I am a desperate man !!

So... here is todays story.. Jump in the car this morning and take my Daughter to school, afterwards I crank up a live Rush album and get ready to enjoy my short commute to work. I come upon a Black Mk1 996 (A car near and dear to my heart) driver looks to be around late 30's early 40's. We have some fun heading up the highway (Nothing crazy), As I approached a few cars I slow down, the 996 catches up to me and I give him a friendly wave... and HE FLIPS ME OFF!! ??? Now I was not driving my 996 but a 6 Speed black CTS-V wagon that was loaned to me .. but that should not matter! It better not have been one of you guys! What the hell is that about?

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Karma Baby!! I flip people off..but ONLY if I know them and they know its me...as a joke...but would never flip off someone I dont know.....

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Hey, I'm from NYC, I have flipped plenty of people off but never someone who did not deserve it! There was nothing aggressive in the way we were driving. Bah... people are nuts

BTW Rush in Rio? great set.... I recently got the debut and caresses of steel...both also excellent

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I can only surmise it may be one of my pet peeves: ******* trucks that drive frustratingly slow in the corners (as compared to a Porsche), but then drive so fast in the straights that I can't pass without risking a massive speeding ticket. Next time, let the poor Porsche pass you! I'm sure you can relate.

I would be willing to bet Marc wasnt "holding up" the Porsche in the curves.... I have the same peeve as you...90 down the straights and 20 thru the interchanges....I have even noticed large trucks carrying steam rollers go faster around corners than most people do in their "sport sedan" - its crazy!!! but that isnt what happened here....no Marc clearly pissed off owners of black 996's and the word is out for him

I think the 996 guy completely misinterpreted the entire spirited drive, seriously -

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Well, I was not holding up anyone, I had a high power advantage to say the least but we appeared to be having fun. Ed,I have rush in rio but this was rush in Cleveland, just released. Good stuff!

Ohhhh got to buy new discs

I can't believe I'm late to the party to pick on Marc for driving like a nut/old lady.

Was driving to work this morning. As I am approaching a stop light, I hear a young voice say "I like your car!" I look to my left and a boy about 14 years old sitting in the passenger seat of a SUV and is staring out the open window with a huge smile on his face. I smile and reply "Thank you!" Then I glance over at the driver, who I assume is his mother, and I think to myself ".... and I like your Mom!" She was HOT! That little escapade made my day..... twice!

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Discs??? People still buy those? Seriously, it's a great album, but I am a sucker for any new Rush.

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I was a good boy, but 556HP corrupts one fast. Literally.

I'm not normally an aggressive driver. I merged onto a parkway and I was stuck behind a cluster of cars. I could see that a slowpoke in the left lane was keeping pace with someone in the middle lane, causing traffic to bunch up. Up ahead, traffic was completely clear. I sped up, did a couple of quick zigzag moves, and threaded my way through the jam. As soon as I cleared the mess, I pulled to the right lane and slowed down to the speed limit. One of the cars that I passed during that maneuver was a Lexus, who apparently felt slighted by my action. In my mirror, I could see him duplicating my moves, but when he cleared the jam he kept on going at high speed, blowing past me. I passed him again about a mile later as he was on the shoulder getting a ticket.

My wife let me drive her cab yesterday. I felt special... my vette is sleeping all covered up in the garage. Hard week at work mentally draining. Maybe something neat will happen to me soon. I've read about 70% of the threads. and found myself laughing at most of them.... great place to be right now..thanks guys..............

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I have ipod connection in the car but just prefer discs still... and yea...NEW RUSH...why the hell is it NO RADIOS STATIONS even know there is such a thing....I really hate that, then all the kids listen to crap because they dont want to hear the same old 40 year old music...there is new music ...GOOD new music!!!! <rant off>

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There are a couple of songs off the upcoming album on this plus plenty of old stuff. If it was not for all the Classic rock on Satellite radio I would not even have a radio. all the great old NYC classic rock stations are long dead. Kinda sad that most of my favorite groups/Artists have AARP cards or are just plain dead

I was watching some "new group" perform and they didnt even have a band? just cool dance moves and I guess "singing" though I didnt get it - and dont have my AARP card yet...can someone send me the online application site to keep this on topic...I dont listen to that in my CAR - makes the engine sounds to hard to diagnose rough running

So today had my oil changed by my local Indy and yearly check up. I have known John Valhalla in Lafayette for a over the years and great honest tech out there. He specializes in older "air cooled" but does amazing job with other years as well. Plus he is very reasonable. My car has not had the upgraded RMS/IMS done except some work done back in 2000 (per service history) on a leak. Anyway, he put car in lift to check everything and possible issues. Everything checked OK. He topped off the oil (9.5 qts), coolant and wiper fluids and checked everything else. He took car for a drive and he said my car was one of the nicest 99s he has seen with a great "pull" and great engine. Wow, this really put a very big smile on my face to hear that. Here are some pics underneath (sorry phone pics) and a clean filter!!! No debris. Probably will do the IMS upgrade next year if I don't upgrade to other P-car

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Ed - I don't have the url for the AARP site handy, but the very next renewal request that I get I can send your way. I let my membership expire - can't afford a Porshe and a membership to AARP.

Still amazed at this - I took a road trip, left PA Sunday afternoon with nowhere special to go - hooked up the GPS and landed in Virginia Beach - a few miles before I got to the Chesapeak bay bridge tunnel (had never been on that before) it is quite late and very dark - I see what I think is a shadow out of the corner of my right eye (the wife always said I am the only person that can see shadows in the dark) I instinctively slow hard - not a panic stop but good use of Porsche brakes on the C4S, I steer hard right and my headlights pick up a deer moving right to left and I immediately brace for impact with an "oh ****" thought. I am now moving in what feels like slow motion, I don't hit anything, I look left and there is the deer now facing left to right and I think PLEASE don't move - and it doesn't and I catch a breath and move on, very slowly, very attentively. I get to the bridge, pay the unbelievable $12 bucks toll (thus why I dropped my AARP membership) and continue on. I realize the bridge is deserted, high above the bay, can't possibly be any cops and sure as hell no need to worry about road kill. So I pick it up, and pick it up some more, and I am having a blast, it's 69 degrees, windows down, PSE singing across the concrete. And then I notice road kill on the pavement, fairly large road kill at that, and I am thinking IMPOSSIBLE, I am on a freaking huge bridge - and then I realize that some forms of road kill fly. So, I back it down and cautiously proceed to the nearest ocean front hotel and called it a night. Next leg was to western NC - love that Garmin I got for my anniversary. Lot's of fun. More moments to share later.

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I remember thinking last summer as I crossed that bridge that I'd never seen seagull roadkill before. They were everywhere! The birds must think like we do(no way I'll see any humans way out here in the bay!).

Today when I was coming home from work, I stopped small grocerystore to pick up some chow. When I was walking back to my car, there was this about 5y old kid and his grandma walking the same way in front of me. Kid: Look granny a Porsche GM: How do you know it's a Porsche? Kid: Well (look's up to granny) I KNOW THIS BRAND! I wonder who own's it... I kept smiling rest of the way to home

Filling up at a Mobil station today and a guy in a caddilac walks up to me and remarks "Geez - the new Porsche sure looks awesome! Looks like they modernized the headlights!" NO JOKE. So I said to him "This is a 9 year old car" and he replies "I know my caddilac's actually 8 years old..."

Posted this in OT but thought you guys might be amused by it: Need a couple of bulbs for my Cayenne to make the annoying beeps stop! So, I go over to my local dealer, literally 2 minutes from my office. This is a brand new facility they recently built and moved into, I go to what I assume is the cashier in the service department and ask for parts�she picks up the phone and calls someone.. rings 9 times, gets voicemail. Then she picks up an incoming call and spends 5 minutes booking an appointment while I stand there. After that she rings parts again� 9 rings and voicemail, She tries again. and Parts picks up, she says she has a customer for parts he tells her he is busy and will call her back �Click� I am just floored at this point. Me: Where is the parts counter? Her: It�s at a different building Me: Your old Location? Her: No near here. Me: Can I just go there? Her: No, customers are not allowed there Me: So how do I get parts? Her: They bring them here Me: Are you kidding? clearly that�s not working when they don�t talk to you and how long does that take? I just need a bulb! Her: Well that�s how they do it now. Me: And they think this is a good business model? Having your parts at an �undisclosed location� At that point the phones rings and she ignores me .. I just gave up and left. I guess dealers don�t even want parts business anymore, I have bought 2 cars from these jerks.

Surely that situation can't last long - that's really inefficient. Especially for a German car company!

Amazing! Customer service appears to be a long lost art - customers are just an inconvenience that get in the way of doing work.

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I hit stage 3!!!

I'd ask to speak to a manager. Both dealerships here would go out of their way to help.

It happened to me the other week... Top down, stuck in a 20 MPH school zone (where I'm going even slower because school is letting out) a big Dodge 2500 pulls up beside me. driver says, in a thick East Texas drawl "Wanna race?" I look up to see which one of my wise *** friends must have pulled up next to me - only to see a stranger. He just looked at me and smiled. 'Just kiddin man - beautiful car!" The last reason I bought the car was for compliments, but I'll take 'em

LOL @ race, that happened to me at a light....2 kids in a honda asked...I smiled and didnt say anything and he got mad and said dont doubt the honda! I then said, i am not doubting you or your car, I am sure you could beat me. light turned and so did he.... I still laugh at his comment !

My recent story was me being the kid. I was stopped at a light (Left Hand turn to get on Interstate On-Ramp). Next to me was a yellow S2000 with a license plate "S2K GUY". So I just knew this guy loved his car. Light turned green and then BOOM he takes off, well...I had to represent so now that he has quite a lead on me (he had inside line and took off) I have to show him what 450+hp will do...so I zoom buy him and that was that. To my surprise - it took me longer to catch him than I thought - and I had to use a bit of emergency lane to give him plenty of room. Kudo's to that S2000 - it was quick...but I couldn't go down like that.

Marc, Jack Daniels?.... Ive walked out on them before..... they think their sh^t don't stink over there. Last week Ive been driving the Mk1 in the country roads during the AM since its been really nice out.... Enjoying the twisty roads... I pass a cop, 50 yards later he bangs a huey and puts on his lights. For some reason I have a red sticker that usually flags a failed inspection but actually passed inspection, I happened to get a red one... fun. So, my guess is ts gotta be the no front plates.... He comes running at my window, asks for docs, looks at the sticker, looks at the front bumper.... "where's the plates", I say, "Its in the trunk". Grabs my papers and goes back to his car. 10min passes, comes back and starts to apologies... " I know a lot of these cars doesn't come with front brackets, but I put you down with a warning in the computer". Hands me my docs... and I drive off. Im good for another year for my next hassle.

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Yup.

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In all fairness I wanted to update this thread.. The folks at JD did get back to me and they were very apologetic, They have told me that in the future there will be a parts person available to to work with customers and they are making the changes to how parts will be handled at their Porsche location. they are delivering the parts I needed to me at my office. They made no excuses and just said they blew it, A good move.

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what a joke.... feast or famine. That bulb just cost them 100x more..... in the end, the customer will pay for it. Glad you got your bulbs though... and kudos for you that you complained.

Yesterday our PCA chapter had it's annual planning meeting for the 2012 calendar year... I was lucky enough to be invited, it was pretty fun to watch the different events within the club muscle over dates for events. Some had hard dates (contractual) like the DE and AutoX groups...(I represented the DE group) and the rest had to work around our dates.... overall I am finding my Porsche experience to be a LOT more than just owning a Porsche......If you are not hooked up with your local PCA, I would really encourage you to get plugged in, there is a LOT going on!! Tech Sessions (how to's with hands on!) Tours (long and short, 1-3 days!) Social Events (banquets and gatherings) Concourse (show and shine) Track (safety, competition, fun) Special Events (wine and chocolate tasting, art, golf) Community Events (like road clean up and food drives) I have also found that I can contribute some things to the group and in return I receive a pretty good feeling - and make/made some good friends along the way.... anyhow, get plugged in, they would love to have you and I bet you would be glad you did !!!

Since it's Christmas, many of us are getting goodies for our cars and many of our wives (mine included) are constantly giving us crap about our mods, I had to post this. The spoiler thread reminded me that my wife thinks wings look silly on street cars and even thinks the Turbo spoiler with the wing retracted looks silly. Women! Sunday my wife and I drove seperately to an open house since I had been out shopping and was running late. On the way home she is following me down the freeway. I hit 75 and the wing goes up. 5 seconds later my phone rings. Wife:" What did you do to that car now?" Me: "What are you talking about?" Wife: "That automatic wing thingy that just went up." LMAO! She never realized it went up. She's threatening not to ride in the car anymore.

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.... and the downside to that is..........?

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I won my car!

Last Thursday night some of us from work decided to hit BWWs for wings and adult refreshments. Saying i would go but could not stay. Well as luck would have it I started chatting it up with a hottie and it was going well so I stayed. Ended up working out for the best. Anyhow, slept through my alarm, woke up late for my frontguard install. Still having time to get there if I pick up the pace a bit, I throw on some clothes, and bolt out the door for my 1 hr drive to Annapolis. I have a few spots on my route that are a great place to really stretch the legs on the P-Car. I was really frustrated with all of the Sunday type drivers that were on the road. I finally got an opportunity to wind her up and i did. Rolling thru the secluded twisty somewhat hilly section I approach what "Could be" a very secluded spot for a LEO to sit and nail someone. Mind you I have not seen a LEO sit there in 7 years so, one would assume... I told myself to throttle back just in case. Just as I crest the last hill before my exit, I see the red and blues are already lit! I take a quick glance and see 119 indicated :-o (***** in Throat) feeling sets in and I say, "Looks like I'm going to jail today... Fack"! I pull over and shut her down and prepare the necessary documentation for presentation. The officer ask for everything including my insurance which is not the usual protocol. Of course he asked what my hurry was so I explained i was headed to the dealership to have my front plate installed professionally and have a clear bra installed on the car. He asked is your record clean? Yes Sir it is! I'll be right back. after 40 minutes he comes back and asked how I was able to get the MSP "Sheild" for my window? I explained I moved into my long time friends house when I was seperated and at which time he got accepted to attend the academy and I took care of his house, german shepard, grass and whatever else his wife and family needed help with. The LEO then said that is most def shield worthy in my book. back to business... Mr. 911, I have issued you a warning based on your honesty and good moral character and not making me chase you today, Do NOT let me see you at that speed thru here ever again! You got that? YES SIR I DO! BTW: Mr 911 that is one sweet looking ride you got there. Of course i told him thank You and to have a Happy New Year Can't ask for a better way to start off the new year than that... I did have contacts pulled up in case I got hauled off. I'm so glad I didn't!!! A

Time to buy a lottery ticket - Happy New Year

I have set the cruise control at not more than 6 MPH over since that day...

Our New Year's day was an unusually sunny, mild day for the Seattle area....a perfect day to go flying to start a new year. Not many people out yet. I'm cruising along in the right lane, about 6mph over, when a black 370Z comes screaming up in the left lane next to the 996. Heavily tinted windows; looked like 20" expensive rims. He guns his car several times wanting a foot race. I'm not interested. Even if I spank him/her/it...there's really no upside for me. I can go flying--he can't. Passenger window rolls down; lone asian driver displays a hand gesture, then blasts into the HOV lane to pass a couple of slower cars that were blocking the two regular lanes. A few car lengths in front of the slower cars, blue smoke starts to come up from the driver's side of the 370Z. Blue smoke gets thicker. Bits of something dark start to get scattered behind the car. Then the tread fully separates from the sidewalls on the driver's rear tire and rolls off the rim. I don't see sparks, but I assume that the pavement is making the narrow walls of the wheel thinner by the second. 370Z darts across three lanes, causing cars to dodge it....to end up at the side of the road....on New Year's day. As I continued on to the airport, I mused about the chance that he had a viable spare. Hm-m-m-m-m. His day was not as much fun as the flight.

Oh man... So I had to pick up my boys today from school. While I was in the car line, a kid rides his scooter up to my window and goes "Hi <myname>! I'm <kidsname>." I had no idea who this kid was. He said "I told my mom that there was someone driving a Porsche over there! She said <so and so's> parents have a Porsche. She said to tell you hi." I'm sure I interpreted that totally the wrong way but it was still pretty funny I don't have any idea who his parents are but this thread was the first thing I thought of. I don't think that would have happened in my Tacoma My boys are now well known at their school as the kids who's parents have a Porsche. There seems to be this perception that I spent $100k on my car. I guess the growling PSE while in the car line helps.

Drove by 986S to a local auto hobby shop today to change my oil on the lifts there (I love $3/hr lifts!) and realized I had grabbed one case of 0W40 and one case of 5W30, but not until I'd completely drained all the old oil Luckily my wife was kind enough to bring me the right case, though she seemed a bit pissed about it, heh. At least it was a really nice day (67 & sunny) so I had the top down. Traffic sucked, unfortunately. Then when I finally pass the worst of the congestion, !@#^@# 25mph school zone. I generally add 10mph to the speed limit, but I stayed below 30, right to the 50MPH zone that starts at the end of the school zone, and just punched it. Ahhhh, so cathartic! About 1.5 miles later, I'm in a left turn lane waiting for the light, and a full-size pickup pulls up beside me. Guy says out the window "That looked fun!" I smiled and replied "It sure is, it's a lot of fun!" He continues "I saw you gun it back there and tried to follow, but I wasn't even close to catching up!" At that point, the light turned and I wished him well... and punched it again, this time around the 90 degree corner

And so it goes....another night leaving the office later than I promised myself I would, stressful times in life...get on the interstate and call the wife to finally talk about the kids, and my mother, expecting it to be the first uninterupted conversation with her for the day. It's 8:00pm, should I still go see my Mother at the nursing home? No, she says, it's late, you push yourself too hard, take a break. Yeah, I really should, then me talking "oh J.C., I am Soooo tired of this crap" she says "what? what now?" Me - "here we go again, some ahole sees a Porsche and has to prove he can fly up my *ss, I am sick of this sh*t" I signal right, switch lanes to let the ahole blow by and keep talking to my wife. Except ahole doesn't blow by, he just rides to my left keeping perfect pace with me. I say to my wife "oh great, some punk in one of those retro Camero's and he wants to prove that he can beat a Porsche" I slow down, he slows down, and we end up under the speed limit. Finally he jumps on it (impressive I must say) then he changes lanes to be in front of me, slows down, takes off, slows down, then takes off. I say "f this, this punk wants to play so I'm gonna feed him, just wish I was in the C2" She says "okay, I'm going to hang up now so you can focus" (Got to love my wife, she knows me so well, no point in arguing, just let me go, and let me focus) Well - I hate to admit this, but what started off in my mind as bad ended up being a huge stress reliever. The guy was fast but conscious and safe, nothing stupid, just go when we could and be totally civil when we couldn't. Solid 10 miles. He pulled ahead around a curve at a buck 35 (I really did long for the C2 with it's N specs and M030 - the C4S just felt too squirrely for me so I let him go) But the rest of the ride, try as he might, the best he could do was stay with my tail lights, and he was trying, and that Camaro sounded good, really good - but the PSE was sounding pretty sweet too. I get home, pull up the drive and pop the garage door open, and in the right stall sits the C2 and I think I should have been driving you today, no way would I have backed down through that curve. I put the C4S to the left, walk down the drive to check for mail and as I am walking back up to the house the sight of two 996's side by side has me smiling even more. And then I notice, again, that the C4S just simply looks bad, like if I was riding behind it I too might want to show my stuff. The C2 looks less so, but I know it is quicker and handles like it is on rails. And when the other driver finally exited the interstate he did so with window down and a big thumbs up. So no, I don't recommend entertaining everyone who wants to play, but I must say I am smiling now, pain in my neck and shoulders completely gone. And the kicker is that when I was leaving the office a young guy was at his desk working away. I said "hey, why are you here so late, you trying to make management? Be careful kiddo or you'll end up like me." And he says yeah, be careful or else I'll end up driving a Porsche. I say that it's not all that it's cracked up to be. But then again, maybe it is, maybe it is...........

Nicely written, thanks for sharing.

I bought my 2001 TT in mid December... its been mostly in the shop since then... finally I have some time and a drive to myself, leaving purposefully late so that by 11 PM I'd have a lonely peice of highway to myself on a twisty mountaintop pass normally abandoned on a week night. There was a 15 mile strip I know like the back of my hand. Cruising around corners at 70 I normally take at 35, I kept the top speed low but was enjoying the twisties. Finally a pair of headlights in the rear view mirror but I was still going 75. Figuring I'd be the safe guy, cause what nut would be driving that fast, I pull over and wait to let that speed demon by and leave me my stretch of road, I signal right and pull over. To my surprise he pulls over also and flips on the cherries. He's pissed, his opening comment is that he's impounding my ride. I have no tags cause the car is new and its clear the highway patrolman was driving for his life for 10 or more miles trying to catch me and was running on adrenaline... Lucky he didn't just shoot at me. By the end he'd cooled down and laughed about how hard it was to catch me and that I'd found the only cop working that night. I still got the ticket of course. In retrospect I wondered what would have happened had I not been the safety guy and pulled over.... pretty sure he'd of never caught up to me. He probably knew it or he would have had his light rack blaring. (and I would have pulled over..... probably).

syncrofly - similar experience but it was in 1973 and a few years before my first Porsce 911 experience. 1970 Mustang Mach I - 351C - good old american v-8. Car was known as the "sleeper" in town on the circuit. Tail end hung low - stock wheels, stock exhaust - but ran like a banshee. Even the top Mopar guys would pull over after a run to "check it out" and shake their heads in disbelief - a stock Ford - couldn't be. Pulled over by the city cops one time too many, got the threat of an impound, threat to call my old man, I almost crap my pants, cop says to never ever let him see the car in the city limits again or I go to jail. Sooooo - being in school for auto mechanics, my instructor tells me to "build it up" make it a 1/4 mile car - so I get at it. It gets built for the 1/4 mile and built to travel it very quickly. Then late one friday night, ready for the track on saturday, Headers open, cool can ready for the dry ice, I decide to run the lift down and what the hell, roads are empty - "it's 1973 and you run forever on 3 bucks worth of gas." Yeah, the Mach I was a gallons per mile car back then, but who cared, it was pure fun. I go to the local "mile" straight, flat, and deserted after midnight. And I make my run - until at 107 MPH or so I notice headlights that are staying with me. Oh no, can't be good, shouldn't even be another car on the road. And like you, slow down, signal right, pull over - and so does the other car. No cherries popping, but unmistakable state police car in my rear view. Oh no, impounded for sure, call to the old man? No doubt. I am literally shaking, prepared to be arrested. Officer walks up to my drivers side window, does the license and registration thing, and with trembling hands I am fishing the stuff out of my wallet. Officer says, "you were going pretty fast, any idea how fast?" Yes sir, about 105MPH. Officer invites me to sit in his car, offers me a smoke, I accept, it's menthol and I hate them but didn't want to be rude. He checks the paper work, then asks me to show him the car. What's with the tires, illegal - do I know that? Yes sir, they are for the track. What's with the exhaust system, know you can't run open headers on the street? Yes sir, I was practicing for the track. Open the hood, yes sir. What's with the big yellow ignition coil, better spark sir, more complete ignition. What's this can? Cool can sir, dry ice, condenses the fuel. What's up with this radiator fan blade? Flex fan sir, blades flatten at high rpm's, less drag. By now I am thinking I am toast, he will take me to jail for sure, he is screwing with me. Then he starts to write in his book, I am silent, motionless, just waiting. And finally he tears off the ticket, hands it to me to sign and says "sorry, I must write you a citation, it is for a modified exhaust system, will cost you 10 bucks in a fine and 10 bucks in costs, can you handle that"? Yes sir. Then he says, "I am going to let you go with this for only one reason. You are a respectful young man, hell, I can't think of any other kid driving a car like this that would have pulled over and respected my safety". Yes sir, my parents taught me to respect the law. He leaves, I smoke cigarettes and try to calm down. I get in the car, fire that bad boy up and as I ease the clutch out I think to myself, I wonder what he would have done if I told him I was at top end and I pulled over because the car was as wound as it could be. He had already caught me, he just didn't know it.

Shot down to Iowa today on I-35. A Minnesota State Patrolman was shooting radar 50 miles south. No worries, 73 mph. Look up in the mirror and see him coming about 5 miles later and he flips on the lights. Pull over, way over, on the shoulder. "Sir, you have no front license plate." I keep it in the space between the passenger seat and console. "Yes sir, waiting for the front bracket," I said as I handed it to him....."Nice car" he says "How fast have you had it?" "Up to 75, once, on a deserted stretch of freeway in the dead of night," I says..."Well, actually 138, but that was...." "No ****," he says, "How fast will it go?" "I think 160 or so." "Man," he says. "I'm coming back through in a couple hours with a retro T Bird. I'll wave," says I. "See you then." There are some good cops. BTW this all happened in the state of MN (the state of scandanouvians, the state of nice, then)

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I do the same to garbage trucks. It drives them nuts

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You wouldn't do that if you had a cab. Just sayin'

I can out of Walmart and see a 5-7 year old with his whole arm down my Turbo side intake. His Mom totally not giving a Sh_t that her kid is violating my car. I walk towards my car in total disbelief. The Mom sees her kid doing this and nothing. I walked over calmly. The engine fan comes on....and the kid screamed Really loud.... "on my GOD did it just cut your fingers off?" The kid jumps back And Mom freaks out!!! Kid starts crying and grabs his hand.... Moms freaking out because the kids bleeding everywhere... Ok....... That didn't really happen but... I actually did catch a kid with his arm down my side air intake. Mom was beside him and said nothing. I calmly walked up and explained to mom that what her child was doing is very dangerous and that she should teach her child to respect other people's property. I really enjoyed the thought of my first story but would never wish that on any child. WTF are people teaching or not teaching their kids these days.

You should have said, "If the cooling fans kick on, it's like a garbage disposal. Your kid could have lost is hand." LOL!

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Crazy as it sounds .... This was the second time I saw this. Last time it was at the Toronto International car show. Just wait... With all the stupid people out there. You'll get the same experience. :-)

Leaving work yesterday I spotted a spanking new 997 GTS Cab in black. It is parked catty corner to my C4S so I walk over expecting it to be from out of state, a visitor or client. Then I notice it's in state car and from a nearby dealer, it looks fantastic, as I walk around it I notice the vanity plate (top dogs use vanity plates witht the stock symbol and a number - the higher the number the longer it took you to get your exotic) As I am appreciating the car and to be honest somewhat envious, some other guys start to head out for the day. Two guys stop by and said they were looking at it earlier and thought it was mine, but then they saw that mine was also there. As we are kabitzing I stupidly say, man - this guy is paid way too much money - brand new GTS - big bucks - ridiculous. One guy looks at me and says it's funny, they were looking at my car earlier in the week and thought the same thing, especially when they realized I still have the other Porsche. I laughed and said no, I am not close to this guys pay grade, and point out that my cars don't wear the vanity plates. And hell, both of mine cost me less combined than this one. Then the guy, with a very serious look on face asks what year my C4S is, I tell him it's a 2004, he literally scratches his head and says "no way" - we all thought it was a brand new car and like I said, that you are paid way too much. So now I think I need to buy a Ford Focus or something - I think I detected a little resentment.

I picked my car up from the shop today after my alignment. I stopped for gas on the way home at a Shell station. As I was filling up, a car with four people inside stopped at the pump next to me. As they were walking into the gas station, they were looking at my car. I heard one of them say: "Is that a Ferrari?" It made me chuckle...

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From now on I will keep a clothes peg in the car just for that reason.. To slow up and keep pace side by side with a garbage truck with the clothes peg on my shnozzle haha. That would be a great laugh.

A couple of weeks ago, parked the car in a remote car park on the Welsh Coast. Got out and locked it then the wife and I headed off for a walk along the coast path. Had gone about 30 yards when a couple parked in a camper van came running up to us shouting and pointing - I could also hear a car alarm going off. Turned round to see my C4 rolling backwards across the car park gathering speed !! A quick sprint, fumbling in my pocket for keys, managed to unlock car, open the door and jump in and apply the parking brake.. Fortunately the car park was almost deserted so no damage done. My other car is an auto so I'm in the habit of just leaving it in Park and not applying the parking brake. I can only think I did the same thing out of habit - needless to say I double check that the parking brake is on before I get out of the car now!!

You're lucky there wasn't serious damage! FWIW, you should always set the parking brake when you park a car with an automatic transmission too. This is especially true when parking on a hill.

Yes definitely dodged a bullet there - and I know better re the parking brake but laziness catches on real quick!!

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Terrible gut feeling eh? The 1st day I brought the C2 home my wife pranked me by taking the car around the block, my first panic was that the car was gone. She parked it in the street when she came back. I get in the car, throw it in neutral but ah, no key in the ignition, I hop out, left the door open and thank God my wife was on the porch, laughing, but her laughter turned to shouts of "YOUR CAR, YOUR CAR" I turn and their she is, slowly rolling down the street with the door open. I didn't know I could run so fast, the wife hid in the house, and I have never made that mistake again.

You've heard the joke......guys pays the homeless guy to paint his porch....comes back a half hour later says he's done, but it wasn't a Porch but a Lexus? Okay, the other day I left the garage door open where my Porch was, as I was walking back 'n forth between it and my other garage. I am in the alley and my neighbors swing buy and say "We saw somebody in yer Porch, we waved and honked the horn, but he didn't wave". WHAT!! Well, there was some one sitting out in the front porch. (my heart really did skip a beat)

yesterday heading to the track I got behind a really slow car about a mile from my turn off - it was about 6:30am and I was running ahead of schedule so I just stuck it out to the exit. A fellow track buddy passed the car and took the off ramp ahead of me. on the road from the freeway to the track (45 zone) he was in front of me and we were being very good (obeying speed limits) when all of the sudden a deer jumped out of the trees and he hit it right in front of me the damage wasnt too bad, a headlight and some serious buffing and a new pair of shorts for the driver. I was glad I took the few extra seconds to stay behind that slow car on the freeway - holy crap!

this is an awesome thread...kinda like penthouse forum! this car without a doubt draws reactions...mostly positive but sometimes quite negative too. the positive reactions and general vibe is pretty cool and an aspect i hadnt counted upon when wanting to buy one of these babies, and the positive definitely outnumber the negative by a wide margin. and i can truly relate to most of the positive fun stories written already. except this one isnt one of the fun stories. where i live we have a rather large population of middle aged guys that drive really big hopped up trucks. big fuggin trucks. usually with truck nuts. theres almost always a day when one is trying to show up the pcar, or is pssed off at the dbag pcar owner so theyre gonna show em up somehow. its actually getting quite tiring and i really dont react anymore to it because its actually quite funny in a sad way. anyway...one beautiful morning a couple weeks back i was having a wonderful drive in to work. it was nice and sunny, but still a tad cool at 730am ,so i left the top up, because it can get cool going over the bridge, what with being over the cool water and also the fun speed i can attain! traffic was light and flowing well, the lights were mostly green and i was having a most enjoyable commute in to work. pull up to a red light where there are 4 lanes that go straight through and 2 left turn lanes. im near the front of the line to go straight through, at the far left hand side of the straight through lanes. beside me, on my left in the left turning lane, is one of them incredibly loud obnoxious older dodge ram truck thats freakn huge! did i mention it was also loud? for whatever reason i see hes looking back and down at my car, and hes slowly rolling backwards. im thinking wtf is he doing. finally while hes still looking back and down at my car he stops after rolling backwards maybe 5 feet. ok, great i thought, hes done looking and he realised that he was rolling while looking. light turns green for the turning lane, but mine is still red. the ****ing dbag then guns it, and i realise why he was looking at my car and rolling...he was lining up his exhaust pipe to line up with my open window. totally and completely gassed me with ****n black soot from the pos dodge. i fuking hate big trucks and the dbags that drive them!

On my way home from work the last few miles are winding country roads cutting through the hills of mostly farmland. I swear the roads were built for cars like the Porsche. I like to give the car a high rev run on those last few miles and it takes some agressive braking to make the left hand turn leading to my neighborhood. The other day as I am braking hard to make that left I see four or five landscape guys in the street with shovels and rakes in hand and as I am cutting to the opposing lane to safely pass these guys I am thinking what the F are they doing? After I pass I glance in my rear view and the guys are smiling and giving the thumbs up as they walk back to the property they were working on. What a relief, picture guys with rakes and shovels standing in the street, of course my first thought was that they were Porsche haters and probably had their deisel pick me up trucks idling nearby. It had to be the sound of the PSE howling, I have a neighbor that says her young son always says "John's coming home" because he can hear the car from quite a distance.

Someone at work gave me a 10 lb ABC extinguisher for my garage the other day. He also gave me a LED monitor and a kitchen size trash can. I put the extinguisher in the trash can and laid it on the front floor of the Porsche and left for home, on the way the pin must have fallen out and then on a fast acceleration from a light the extinguisher slid back into the front of the passenger seat and went off. Wow what a surprise and mess, took two hours to clean up after I got home. Would have been way worse if not in the garbage can that caught maybe half of the white/yellow crap.

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Thats sucks! In my hood you would get the $hit kicked out of you for that. or worse...

Yeah, the truck soot in the face story definitely deserves an *** kicking, or some other fun and creative way to screw with the douche canoe that would do that. Like a huge stinking load of manure delivered to his driveway on a long holiday weekend

After a nice evening out to dinner with my wife of 34 years, we are enjoying a pleasant and leisurely drive home in the 996. I notice the car behind me trailing a little too close. Tailgating is a favorite pastime her in the south, after all it is the home of NASCAR so I don’t think much of it. I figured it was some kid in a Honda wondering if he could keep up with the Porsche. This keeps up for a mile or so and I began to get annoyed. I was near home, on very familiar roads, where there are a couple of nice sharp banked 90 degree turns within about half a mile of the house. I drive this road all the time so I can really get it on in these turns, having had plenty of practice. I decide to lose this guy on my bumper and in the first turn, a right hander, I downshift into second at about four thousand RPM and give it all I’ve got into and out of the corner leaving this guy in the dust big time. I level off and start cruising at a normal speed again (my wife is a cautious driver and not big on my exhibitionist driving and gives me a scowl). Not long after this car is on my tail again. Were coming up on the real great corner, a lefty with a higher bank to it. I decide to have some more fun gearing down into second; and since there is no oncoming traffic I cut down and take the racing line into the other lane and really lay into it, blasting out of the corner and again leaving the guy so very far back in my dust. I am having some great fun and a big smile crosses my face. Life is great! I love my car. Then the flashing red lights come on. I now see that the car on my tail for the last mile is a county Sherriff. I pull over as I turn into the entrance to my neighborhood. I laugh as I KNOW I’m getting a real ticket this time. I look at my wife and she has a very satisfied smerk on her face, she says nothing. The officer comes to the window of the car, I can’t help but smile, “good evening officer” I say. He looks at me with his flashlight, bends down and peers into the car to see my wife. He’s not smiling. A young 30 something officer, he kind of shakes his head and asks for my license and proof of insurance. Oh ya, I think to myself, this is really gonna cost me. He heads back to his car to call it in. In the mean time neighbors are passing by, looky looing and smiling and waving. I can see them thinking “He finally got what he deserves, the way he drives that thing”. I know I’m getting a ticket, I just am wondering how bad it’s going to be. Exhibition of speed, speeding, reckless driving, etc. etc. “Driving school is an option, I haven’t done that for awhile” I think to myself. I look at my wife, she says nothing. I think of the hundreds of dollars in fines, and the possible insurance cost increases. I still have a smile on my face, but I’m thinking “I really screwed the pooch on this one”. The officer returns, hands me my license and insurance card, looks at me, smiles and says “There really is no substitute, is there? Drive carefully” I watch as he returns to his car and drives away. I kiss my steering wheel, praising my good fortune, drive slowly the rest of the way home and park her in the garage for the night, looking forward to tomorrow and more of life’s very interesting twists and turns.

an apt quote from the film Life of Brian "you lucky, lucky b....."

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Now turn the wents on and start the cleaning all ovet again.

Awesome day and I had to go to Long Island so I took the 996, on the way back I'm stopped at a light and all of a sudden hear this horrible metal on metal sounding engine noise so I instantly shut the motor down.... But I still hear it...look left in time to hear the engine on the Toyota Corolla next to me just let go and die.... I felt bad for the Corolla driver but I had to laugh at myself.

Was at a birthday party last Sat night, and was one of the last to arrive with my wife in my 99' Porsche. We parked next to lots of new Audis, Volvos, BMWs with my 13 year old Porsche. We went in to the party and one of the guys said,"I watched you drive in tonight and heard that wonderful sound (FisterD) from your Porsche, and thought what a nice car you are driving." I was taken back by that comment, because we were in the oldest vehicle there, yet all eyes were on the 911. Nice to still get an occasional positive comment.

+1 for 1999 996's!

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I had a bus load of tourists taking pics of my car in traffic yesterday, THAT really cracked me up.

Much as our cars are getting long in the tooth, our cars are still pretty cool and attract attention... I should remember that on the days that I'm annoyed at my car's ailments.

I just spent a few hours reading this entire thread knowing i have to wake up early for work. Reading these stories puts a big smile on my face and gets me looking forward to the next drive.

I dropped my kiddo off the other day at school after a track day and had not yet taken off the giant numbers from the car - as he got out I heard this young boy (maybe 5-6) yelling something and pointing at my car... he repeated it and again as I left the drop zone and rolled passed him I finally could make out what he was yelling RACE CAR LMAO!! He kept yelling it as I drove off, ever 5 seconds or so _ I smiled thinking...one of these days boy, it's gonna be you

Numbers off: Clark Kent

LOL James hard to hide in my superman outfit going down I-405!

at the gas station I was offered help to wash the car by a late 20 something female top less... There is more to the story but that was the end offer

So we get back in our 968 cab after a quick trip to the QFC and a fellow approaches... "So how long have they been making this model Porsche. I though I knew my Porsches but I have never seen one of these". " Beautiful car!"

Walking out of a restaurant to the parking lot across the street. My 997.2s cab was parked next to a BWW m4 convertible. These were the only 2 cars left in the parking lot. A group of kids were passing while I headed to my car. One said " hey look at that a BMW and a Porsche parked together." They saw me heading towards the cars and one exclaimed" hey so which one is yours?" I hit the unlock on the fob and the lights went flashing on the Porsche. The whoops and the fist pumps went up to the sound of the Oh Yeahhs!! Kids can be pretty smart.

Pulling out of a local strip mall parking lot in my (very dirty) 93 964. I see a kid, late teens or so, walking along the sidewalk, so I stop and wave him by. He stops, right next to my car and says "Cool ride! What year?" You already know the response, "Thanks. 1993." He stands there and says, "awesome!" This was <1 minute after I had seen a 991 in the same parking lot and chatted with the new owner. Have to say that the 964 looked a bit dowdy compared to the 991.(not that I want to change my Bella Negra Caliente)

Driving down a 2 lane road and slowly pass a minivan. A little girls in the passager seat see's me passing (she was maybe 8 years old) and puts her hand out the window It made me laugh

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as awesome as 991's are they will never be a 964...and visa verse If I was moving cars a 964 would be 1st choice - unless price was not an object - but the 991 would be WAY WAY WAY down on the list even if price was not an object

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Ed, sadly I tend to agree with you. A 991 is not high on my list right now. Porsche needs to put that porker on a diet and make it more user friendly in terms of maintenance.

I have to say that, as I was watching him drive out (and past my car), I thought "that car's a LOT bigger than mine! Wider and longer." Makes the 964 look like an old narrow body...

Two things happened in the last two days for me that are 996 related: - Just finished removing the track pads from my car and putting my street pads back on. Went to back the car out of the garage so I could wash it and forgot that for about the first 10 seconds or so after pushing back the calipers you essentially have no brakes. Usually this is no problem but the family SUV was parked closely behind and I had only a brief moment to yank on the emergency brake. Heart skipped a beat after that one but at least I realized it before disaster struck! - I've been hearing a faint clunk when backing out of the garage in the mornings. I've checked the suspension and I've had the car inspected but no luck finding the problem. After I managed to back the car out yesterday I was vacuuming and I found an empty Red Bull can under my driver's seat! You may not think this is a big discovery but I don't drink Red Bull and I don't know anyone who does who has been in my car! Plus I don't leave it with the top down or windows open and it hasn't been valeted for over a year. So who knows how it got there but no more clunk since then!

Yesterday I was at the Deere supply store to pick up some repair parts for my lawn tractor. As I am exiting there are two boys, maybe 12 or 13 years old, and just as I walk through the door one of them says "hey mister - that's your Porsche over there isn't it". I stopped dead and said, well, yes it is, how did you know? The boy says, "you just look like that would be your car". As I open the frunk to put the parts in they hustle over asking how big of a V-8 is in there and they look in the frunk and if you could have seen their faces - it was sort of a WTF look as they look at each other, look at me, and start to look all around the car. I took the time to show them the engine compartment and let them chat me up about a 2 million dollar car that goes 317 MPH and their friends sport bike that went 205 MPH. As I am leaving it hits me that mine was the only car in the lot, the rest were pick up trucks, and I was the only guy in the store not wearing kahki work clothes or a farm related baseball cap. Was a pretty easy guess to match the car to the driver after all. I noticed they were standing in the parking lot watching me pull on to the main road, so I let the PSE sing a bit for them. I got a good chuckle out of it, especially that look on their faces when they saw an empty "engine compartment" where they expected see a "big V-8".

Frenando - I have done that exact same thing swapping pads - seems every once in a while I "forget" and when I turn the car around that damn suburban is right there to say - HEY IDIOT...YOU'VE GOT NO BRAKES!! funny on the red bull - my car (996) had a wierd sound one day on track that caused me to shut it down - after much searching I found nothing - then every time at the track I would hear it again, esp when transitioning from hard left to hard right??? about 9 months of trying to figure it out and one day vacuuming I pulled out a whole set of keys on a key ring from somewhere under the seat - THAT drove me nuts trying to figure out what it was - like you...not my keys

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Just think if you would have posted the "symptom" of the jingling sound under your seat you might have received a diagnosis of an engine going bad! Always glad when it's a simple solution - still a mystery though!

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he didn't post because he knew everyone would just assume it was one of his spare parts for the GT3 RS floating around the back

DOH!! my duct tape came off holding my Cessna wing on !!

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Get better duct tape and a Lockheed U-2 wing.

I finally had time to figure these things out - I now have 964 brakes on my 86' and 993 wing

Was planning on doing an oil change today had oil and filter bought. Threw a check engine light ABS light and traction control light. was running rich as frack, missing etc. got codes P0102 for MAF (MAS of Volume air flow low), 2096 for O2 (said ring failure diagnose, scared the crap out of me) P0300 (multiple misfires), P0301 (cylinder 1 misfire), P0305 (Cylinder 5 Misfire) I was not impressed to say the least ha ha. I knew my maf was just about done from the K&N intake i put in, So got a new MAF, spark plugs, coil packs, and O2 sensors. I only really needed to clean my MAF but figured might as well do some basic maintenance and do everything anyways. Spark plugs were't terrible but could use replacing. The coil packs all work, but the plastic casing on them was all cracked, thought it was from the previous guy doing plugs over torquing the coil packs, but research this seems quite common, so I replaced them before corrosion became a real problem. O2 sensors tested fine, but I don't have any records for them being done so figured I would do them too. While I was down there I found that I had a small oil leak from what seemed to be a fitting on the passenger side of the motor, threw some dye into the oil to confirm what it was. Also found the axle seal leaks at the front diff, leak wasnt that bad yet, so steamed off, fluid level was fine. I ordered some axle seals, and will do them when I change over to my winter tires and confirm my oil leak.

On my 996ttx50 Cabrio, I was driving with the top down and all of a sudden, I got hit with a spray of some random stuff. No houses, bridges or lights nearby and it was mildly surprising. Lots of fragments and when I closely loosely at the debris, there were things that looked like vegetal matter. Don't you know it -- I got **** on by an overhead bird. I think that the Chinese folks consider that good luck!

today I pulled up to an innocent by strander and asked what year it was.. when she looked at me funny and said 2012 after confirming... "Did you say 2012????.... I screamed IT WORKS! with a big smile and drove away.

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You must have the flux capacitor option package.

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I had to read that like 5 times to understand what the hell you meant. Then I laughed

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Then I have the luckiest car in the world!

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"by Strander". Is that a sexually ambiguous rope maker?

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You have you're by and bi con fused. That line have enough typos in it for you? Ha ha

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There are pictures of a 928 parked next to a 991 and the 928 looks smaller.

I had a good one today.... went to my favorite gun shop/firing range to buy a new toy. While loading up in the parking lot an old guy comes over to compliment my car - positively raving about how great it looked and how he once drove (what I'm guessing was a 993 from his comments) and how amazing it was to drive - he even made the comment that a car like a 911 doesn't need cup holders because you're focused on driving. We must have chatted for 20 minutes or so. He was astounded to hear that my "amazing" car was 12 years old and had 73K miles on it - he said it looked like new. Even commented that he would be shocked if he could buy anything like it for less than $30K... I told him that I wished that were true, but he could probably pick one up in the $20-$25K range. Anyways, he follows me out of the parking lot to listen to my exhaust note for a while. When I returned to my neighborhood I wound down my window and as I pulled onto my street had two young skateboarding kids should "cool car!" as I passed by - I returned with a "Thanks!" and a wave. It's nice to have a day like today.

great that a stranger will talk to you for 20 minutes - I think these cars could actually create world peace inner peace if nothing else I had a DE Saturday of epic proportions: I had a rider to the track 1.5 hrs away. He is a photographer and suffered an injury so no driving - we talked all the way to the track, great guy - has done a lot of car things including some of those crazy road rallies like the gumball I drove in almost every session for the day either in my car with a passenger, a students car (997S) or in the passenger seat helping out - by lunch I was almost ill from motion sickness The track was being used by the World Rally guys as a staging ground and in the afternoon we gave 4 lap rides to the rally volunteers - there must have been a 1000 or more spectators so we were busy keeping tabs on everything I scored a poster signed to my kids and a picture with Ken Block He didnt see my car or I am sure he would have been impressed (LOL) the last rider of the day was a young guy sub 20 I would guess and I gave him a pretty spirited run because the track owner in his track rat 993 was on my tail...we played some cat and mouse and in the advance run group allow passing anywhere/any side so I pointed him by in a long sweeping left hander which meant we ran side by side with me in the marbles on the outside...really really FUN and that kid got out and thanked me like 10 times saying he always dreamed of being in a car going fast...and was surprised that the corner speeds were higher than he had ever gone even straight I had to reel him in a bit to keep his head from thinking about doing these things on the street and invited him back for some instruction to any of our events - hope he gets the hook sunk real deep,seemed like a cool kid anyhow on the way home by myself at 9:00 pm I was cruising the highway and just saying - this is the best car I have ever owned - I love this car - and I love driving it!!

Driving to the airport yesterday....nice sunny day. Came up on a triple black 996 CS4 cab, top down, temporary tag on the back. Guy & his girl tooling down the road....still in exalted honeymoon mode with the car. So for the moment, he looked liked he was King of the World. For a moment I thought of holding up a sigh with ims on it. nah. Let him enjoy the moment. :-)

the sign could have read "take her to the track, I did"

I pulled into the grocery store lot the other day just as a 2012 Cayman pulled in. He parked farther out in the lot (don't we all) and I pulled in next to him. He smiled and jumped out and started giving me compliments on my 99 cabrio. I bet we talked for 45 minutes. Exchanged contact info and will meet again on the track pretty soon. Great guy. Great camaraderie.

I flew to Detroit two days ago to pick up my new [to me] 2003 996 cab. Owner picks me up at luggage and he suggests I drive it over to the cell lot where we can do the paper work, he can jump in his wife's car and head home, I can jump in the P-car and head for Charlotte. I don't get 1/4 mile away from the airport and I get a speeding ticket!!! Owner's wife could see the cop in action from the cell lot. She witnessed four tickets...two Mercedes, one Lexus and me!! Guess we were feeding the local economy. And, by the way, no way in hell was I going 58 in a 45...

65? Nice cab dosie.

Regardless of what is said and read here and elsewhere, 996s still get love from the public. I had my car at Myrtle Beach for the past week so it's filthy with bugs, road grime, rain spots, and brake dust. But even so I had two comments today about how beautiful my car was - including one from a guy yelling across the street as I just started to drive away from a traffic signal that just turned green. So forget about the internal fighting regarding headlights or lack of bulging rear fenders, the public still appreciates these cars and even at 10 years old and 120k+ miles mine still gets the thumbs up from appreciative observers. Just figured I'd share since forums tend to only be filled with the negative experiences associated with ownership.

Just to add to love, the exact same thing happened, we had the top down driving through art prize and we here a guy shout out "love your car"

Porsches around here are a dime a dozen, but last night, I was out with the top down on the West Side of Phoenix stopped at a light. A guy my age pulls up to me driving an older honda with a friend in the car and rolls the window down, looks over and says, "Wanna go?". I said, "Excuse me?" He has this real serious look on his face and says, "Wanna go? Next light. Wanna Go?". I realize he wants to race. So I look up the road and say back to him, "Sure. Do you want to go?". He starts laughing and says, "No. Not really. But I love your car!" We all start laughing and as the light turned green, we both went our way (at a normal speed), but I made sure he stayed out front. Encounters like these are just another joy of Porsche ownership.

this happened yesterday - thought I would share a quick lap with those who would like to see

Ivangene the track looks pretty fun but wow.... Talk about zero space for error. I bet tonnes of cars get wrecked there every year.

up here in Elk Snort where it rains a lot and the track gets covered in moss - we learn to drive right on the edge - I hit every PCA DE this year - happy to report NO incidents! a couple mechanical's, a few cars plowing the fields, but no cars suffering any damage - if you read "excellence" my buddy Jeff Barstow took top ranked spot at the national Auto X - this track produces great driver - ever read "the art of racing in the rain" same track

Local high school put out a call for convertibles for their homecoming parade, and my wife volunteered us. She detailed our boxster s (never looked better!) and drove around the track with the sophomore king & queen. There was another boxster, but we were the only porsches there- the rest of the cars were a random smattering of far less sporty convertibles. Was amazing how many compliments we got about the car. And then while I was up in the stands with my kids, I heard quite a few people talking about "the porsches" May be mundane to us, but porsches are exotic to a lot of other people!

early this a.m sitting at the computer I decided to go out in the garage and install my new (to me) B&B muffler cant wait for the kids to wake up so I can fire it up!!

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We await the Video!

I am currently having some clunking, rough running during initial start up and then from clutch engagement on 1st gear. Many of you have offered great suggestion as to what may be happening (old thread here ). Yesterday as I was 30 mins in to a 2.5 hour trip - the CEL illuminated! "Yikes!" I thought - those guys on Rennlist told me that this may happen. Fortunately, I had stored away in the armrest, my trusty CEL reader. I pulled over, turned engine off, plugged the reader in, turn ignition on and viola! Code P0442 pops up. I quickly research the code on my smart phone and the "Evaporative Emission System Leak" detected turns out to be a simple fix. Apparently, I did not tighten quite enough, the gas cap when I filled up the night before. A quick tighten, a reset of the CEL from the code reader and I'm on my way again!! I think if I didn't have the Code Reader I would have stopped, and had the car towed. Who knows what costs would have ensued only to find a faulty wrist-turn by me. Red-faced would I have been!

UGG - well....as I was concerned the B&B on stock headers isnt the cat's meow sounds a little like the 996 by-pass pipes but quieter - time to think, more testing and opinions of other people on the sound, but most likely not the end result yet

I was stopped at a light, and I noticed the driver of the car immediately behind me fumbling with something above the steering wheel. Turned out to be his phone, and at first I assumed he was just texting at the light. Then the flash went off. Completely stock car, but hey, it's just that cool I guess.

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You'll love it! I have them on mine and they make a beautiful noise. Can't wait to hear the noise!

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I am deeply disappointed. You fire it up to wake up the kids!

muffler isnt what I am after - it is FOR SALE - on my car for 12 hours B&B - $450 shipped zero drone at any speed I tested - light, shiny, fits all 911's and 996's and 997's and GT3's and GT2's I think (fits 3.2 and SC)

we all know videos cant capture the real sound - but here is a parking lot clip - obviously it pegs my poor phones tiny speaker - this muffler has a center outlet so my valance and bumper guards are removed for the test

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WOW! 12 hours is a very short amount of time to keep a part installed! B&B won't take it back?

You know me better than that!! bought it second hand I knew in 30 seconds it wasnt was I was looking for - a little too quiet..really nice on the highway and wonderful feeling as it revs up to redline

think I will try no muffler

Ed, sorry to hear you didn't like your B&Bs. 12 hours has to be a record for you. Not sure how your differ from mine, but I love the sound of mine... a nice deep rumble and an occasional burble gives a nice distinctive sound. Here's mine. https://vimeo.com/51327798

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Try riding in a car behind yours. Had souped up camaro that was deafening inside with fister D's that came on it. Everyone said it wasn't bad outside and it turned out to be through the floorboard sounds from comp headers that ran back past y butt. Others on here have found the sound proofing missing from the engine compartment area which would add noise inside. Then again it might just be the exhaust. Exhaust for performance not sounds

thanks for the idea - it isnt what i am looking for at idle and low rpm - at speed its awesome Wayne, I have stock heat exchangers - i think is where this falls apart

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Ahh, now I see. That makes a difference. Yeah, I love winding down the window and listening to my exhaust note. The car is always getting complimented by people that drive behind us.

My today story: Today I headed to the Denny's about 30 minutes south of my place about 7:00am - met up with around 10 other PCA people and we had a nice breakfast - We traveled a few miles to the track but not to drive - we had our semi-annual Adopt a Hwy - little clean up...and we were the clean up crew! We cleaned up the hwy for about 4 hours and then headed to a Mexican joint for beers and burritos - made for a nice day Interesting items list: 3 dozen 24 towing violation notices spread all over the place (police issue) 1.5 dozen police issue CAUTION stickers $0.23 cash ! bag of fish heads (not kidding) black thong and **** dvd - someone took that home I think cuz I never saw it 2 cell phones starbucks gift card - unknown value - will be checked a crow - ewe pallet 2 tires peterbuilt semi truck diesel tank cap 10 mm craftsman socket 1/4" drive we stacked about 45 bags of trash and debris for the state trucks to pick up - I would say...there are more people smoking than you could imagine and a heck of a lot of them just toss them out the window - pretty scary - also a LOT of alcoholic beverage containers got picked up Hope you had fun today, I did!!!

I'm new to 996s but not new to Porsches. Anyway I told my lovely wife to drive the new-to-us 996 to church. We squeezed the little'ens in the back and off we went. Since my wife was driving I was dropped off with the kids to get them checked in. My wife parked the car. We met up at the coffee station to head into church. My wife had a smile on her face. I looked at her and said 'what?" She said she parked the car in a safe place. While parking she could hear another couple talking. The man was dragging his wife from their BMW to look at a new Mercedes SUV. "See honey this is a new one", he told her. The other lady shrugged her shoulders and pointed at my wife as she got out of our 996, and said "I'd rather have what she's driving." We laughed all the way to our seats.

Muffler sold next ................

dropped my car off this a.m. for a windshield seal replacement - the old one was not leaking all summer

gave my wrench a ride home from the shop to his house tonight - I love it when he says "this thing drives awesome" love my car - there is something special about a Porsche and you should smile everyday you have one - and if you have waited 10-20-30 or more years to get one - GET ONE !!! goodness gracious!

Gave up on the Seattle summer today and put the hardtop on for the winter. I'm always surprised at how much more room there is and how much quieter the cabin is with the hardtop. It becomes a different car. I enjoy the HT off season....and just as much enjoy taking it off in the Spring.

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Good story.

my car seems to make more noise in the winter because I have the windows UP and its quieter inside so I can hear all the little noises !

930 or M491 ? (big difference)

I dropped my son off at his pee-wee (11 & 12 year olds) hockey practice last night. He is new to the team this year so I don't know all the kids yet very well. When I walked into the locker room, every single one of his teammates started yelling 'Hey Mr. S' and proceeded to give me a big group hug and almost knock me over. It was actually somewhat uncomfortable. Turns out, someone saw me drop my son off in the 996 and they all want to go for a ride! They play a tournamet in Detroit this weekend and I promised the player with the best +/- for the weekend a ride. That about started a riot and alot of trash talk in the locker room. I'm sure I'll end up taking each one for a ride at some point. I love seeing all these kids that get dropped off in their BMW/Mercedes/Lexus etc. get all goo-goo over my $15K '99 996! They have good taste!

I get a good chuckle out of how what we drive creates a perception for people. My Mother has been back and forth between her nursing home and the hospital. She was taken to the ER today and I stopped to check on her, amazing how many people called me sir and held open doors because they saw me get out of a "Porsche" and I guess assumed that my security badge from work was a hospital badge and I was a Doctor. Happens at the nursing home too except people actually say to each other "her doctor is here again". They never say that when I show up in other than a Porsche and am wearing blue jeans - then I go pretty much unnoticed.

ivangene how do you like the PCA? Im farely new 911 owner and im only 22 years old. Im thinking to join the PCA but im just not sure how im going to like it. How do you like it? How often do you guys go for drives? Im located in Springfield, MO.

my region PCA is awesome - I have met MANY great people and we are very active - I hit 1 to 4 events / month or so and have gained a lot of experience as a result - Our region offers Drivers Skills days, AutoX and DE's I attended every one this year I think.....we also have tours and social events, hyw clean up, food drives, and monthly meetings (I am on the board, so I go to them all too) as a result of the PCA I have a much larger base of porsche friends and i consider some of them family. we converse through face book, emails and get togethers - my wife is completely un-interested, and that's fine, my kids do some volunteering and get to attend the workers parties with free food and fun. for ME - I get a lot out of it, but I also know people who get nothing out of it....you can try is and if it's not your thing....just dont renew- its cheap to try

I wondered if anyone remembers where the "a$$hole" switch is on older Porsche's somehow mine got flipped from A$$hole - TO - A$$hole MAGNET today WTF!! barely made it work alive..people are really crazy!

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It's on the left side of the driver foot well on newer cars. The spoiler also comes up when you press it. This forum is so helpful.

Got the "roll window down" motion from the car next to me the other day at a red light....new driver and his instructor had to make comments! kid wanted to race too........

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The ******* magnet on mine is currently not working thank god. Was getting real annoying there for a while. Usually the ******* magnet attracted the dude in the big *** truck that was heavily modified for 4x4 ing or some 50 something truck guy with a tuned truck. Saw more stupidity from these two groups of drivers this summer than i had in my entire life experience....

so this morning I was driving the 2011 GT3 RS (a friend) and we took about an hour little drive and some pictures - on the way back into town on a 40 mph stretch of road a guy in a Ford Flex came barreling up on my *** and tail gated me for about 1/2 mile till we came to a stop light and he turned I was thinking WTF idiot tailgates a $100K+ car in the fricken rain - on a 40 mph road no less??? I tell you, there are some real brainiacs out there - be careful

Just came back from an awesome season ending ride up the sea to sky highway to squamish. Low clouds, sunny breaks, lite traffic, around 12c...a beautiful fall day on the coast. magent is back on....hockey dad in a dodge van...and pretty much any vehicle with washington state plates! Are driving rules in washington the exact opposite of everywhere else? Is the left lane the slow lane in washington? Just curious

yes...I always drive right lane when I am passing otherwise you just sit behind a Prius (or 2, 3, 4 of them)

here are the pics of me driving the RS https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...ndulgence.html

I do my best to pass left and cruise right - since I am generally at passing speed and passing cars I stay left. A few days ago some idiot in an older bimmer must have decided to show me that he could go fast. I saw him coming, put my signal on to move to the right and thank god I kept watching him because he cut right and passed me on the right easily exceeding the triple digit mark. All I could think about was the potential disaster had I continued to move right. I kept my cool and let him go, but got really ticked 15 miles later when I hit the bottom of the exit ramp only to see the same idiot directly in front of me stopped waiting for a break in the traffic. Like put lives at risk all for what?

heres a vid from a previous trip up the Sea to Sky highway on a nice sunny day. i forgot my cam this last trip so no pics which is too bad because it was a beautiful day. thisll have to do... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbbug...ature=youtu.be

In Colorado, it's illegal to drive in the left lane unless you are passing if the posted speed limit is 65 mph or greater. Unfortunately, most people here are idiots and don't know that. I got my first speeding ticket in nearly 20 years a few weeks ago because I got stuck behind a Subaru going 52 mph in the left lane in a 65 mph zone. When the middle lane opened up, I went around him and unfortunately I did it right before the speed limit dropped to 55 mph. Waiting there to meet me in the slower speed limit zone was a motorcycle policeman. Ticketed for 72 in a 55. I still blame it on the knucklehead in the Subaru. I'm sure he laughed at me as he drove by at 52 mph...

Recently had a service performed on my 996. I asked the Indy to tighten the handbrake as it was not working unless I pulled it ALL the way up. So a few days after I picked it up (handbrake felt better), I was going out. My 7 year old is in the back. I back out the garage and pulled up the handbrake so I can get out and manually close the garage. As I get to the garage door I hear a loud "pop" noise and turn to see my car rolling backwards down the driveway, towards the street wih my 7 year old in the back!!! So I race to the car, got the door open on the second try, jump in and first press the clutch in a panic and finally get my hands on the handbrake and pull it up to stop the car. Luckily the car did not make it onto the road. And while I am panicking like a nut job trying to stop the car and my son from potential harm, my 7 year old is pissing himself laughing at me!!!! I must have looked really funny to him. Luckily no harm done, and my kid gets to have a laugh at my expense

what was the cause ? kid or indy

Used a phone book as a booster for my 8 yr old daughter to ride in the Turbo (yeah I know, but it fit perfectly in the butt pocket; SPARCO seats are mounted very low for helmet clearance) - creeped her out because she had to sit on an advertisement on the front cover for carpenter ants - vicious looking *cartoon* carpenter ants! That was a funny moment......

Yesterday I had a pretty full Porsche day: I met a track buddy who is an emerging 997 driver for breakfast - I then tossed him my keys and gave him a chance to try out my car. There were a couple of shifts that made my heart almost fall out but overall no problems. Not smooth but that is to a little expected on a first drive - a 915 takes some "learning" - he drove for about 1/2 hour. We stood outside the car in the parking lot and i could see the wheels turning - MAN, this thing is FUN to drive!! right! I think we will do that again - he seemed to really enjoy the heck out of it After that I had a meeting to go to: I am happy to report the 2013 season DE Planning meeting has been completed and we have a great season scheduled for you guys. All you North Westerners get ready, come out and see what's going on. We picked great dates (not official yet, so no posting of dates - but they are excellent) There has been a lot of talk about re-paving 7 through 9 at PR and we are putting the pressure on them. I wont go into the details but will tell you we are putting pressure on them. We are also making a couple changes to help "grow the sport" including opening up the "guest" function where you can bring a guest for a very very low price and they can get a ride with an instructor for a "taste" of the DE events - these will be limited in numbers and obviously first come first serve but a great chance to bring a friend who may be on the fence about "racing" (we all know DE's are about as far from racing as McDonalds is from "good food" but you know how people on the "outside" think) I will be working on the 2013 Tech form this month so that should be up on the website by mid/late Dec. Start thinking about that, our first track date will not be as early as last year though so no rush. other than that I think its a fairly normal season so the other changes will be more subtle and behind the scenes - (having to do with organizing events) I hope to see some new faces this year and see all my usual suspects out there!!

Tested out the "park far away in the lot" theory this morning at the store. Came back out and a monster GMC SUV tank was backed in right next to me! Plenty of other spaces...go figure!

love this one - coming into work, going through a school zone @ about 15mph following a very shined up and "tricked out" DUB vw Jetta, slammed, tinted everything, loud exhaust, wheels with rubberbands missing the fenders by a 1/64 of an inch (and later when I passed him i see the pink headlights, LED's all over the place and big yellow fogs) this kid on the sidelines spins around and grabs his mom to get her attention and then points straight at me car as I see him chattering and yanking on her arm while continuing to point with big bright eyes and a huge smile almost jumping up and down...it was very cute (err...um, is cute a good word for that?) HAHA - Kid has some potential - I kinda wished I could have offered him a ride on some saturday morning to really set the hook - but I figure about 10-40 years from now, he'll get one

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There are always plenty of idiots out there to do this... best just to chose an inconspicuous space that puts shields your passenger side door from another car - islands in the parking lot are your friend.

HA - one of those days - on my way home I pull onto the freeway with one car between me and another 3.2 Carrera (Cab) - as I worked my way over and up to him I see two heads pop up in the back seat trying to get a look at "the other guy driving a car like Dad" they all waved and we shuffled a couple times for leader before they turned off - seems like a kid kinda day for me -

Got to love the kids - dropped my 13 year old at his friends house - when I arrive the entire family is waiting in the driveway - my kid tells me he texted them to let them know he was coming in a Porsche. One of the kids had my son beg me to take him for a ride - I had to say no, it was dark and I was totally unfamiliar with the roads. I promise the kid "next time". Following day my son needs a ride again, waiting in the driveway is the other kid - he didn't say a word but I knew why he was waiting. So I put my window down and said "get in". Kids face lit up like it was Christmas - took him for a spirited but safe ride, answered all of his questions etc. etc. When I got back to his house his Mother was in the driveway and at first I thought she was going to grill me about being safe with her son in the car. Instead she scrambles to my side of the car and says oh my God - Thank you, Thank you, he wouldn't shut up since you were here yesterday, just kept telling us over and over that you promised him a ride, thank you for keeping your promise. Made me feel pretty good - a simple thing appeared to mean so much.

awesome!

Took my bother-in-law and two small boys for a ride. After about 10 min, to my surprise, the 7 year old (Zak) says “ Is this a manual”. He said he plays a Mario game and you can pick manual or automatic. LOL!!!

Decided not to sell my 996 the other day. The roads around Seattle have become so rough and so pebbled, that the tires just roar....so loudly, I can't listen to music at reasonable volumes. After researching, decided that a 3.0 supercharged A6 might be the ticket. Drove over some choppy, pebbled roadway in the 996 to get a baseline for the day. Went to a local dealer & test drove an A6 over the same roads. Nice car; responsive in ways my '99 A6 wasn't. Lots of buttons, menus & submenus. (Lots of stuff to break if you want to keep the car a long time....) It certainly rode smoother on rough/choppy roads than the 996...but the road noise was still intrusive (probably just speaks to how bad some of the roads are). Big disappointment was that after driving the 996 for years, the A6 just had little character to it. A good choice if you want a car like that--but not engaging. Just transportation. Got out a set of musician's ear plugs I bought when my son got into music (to protect me from the volume at his performances). Can still talk to someone next to you, but it screens out the loud stuff. Conclusion: the ear plugs & the 996 were quieter than the A6. With plugs in, if no one else is in the car, I guess I can always turn up the music. :-) A cheaper solution than a new car.

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Nah...just get a better amp and louder speakers!

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It sounds like you should be looking at a Lexus ES350 instead. Try that on the same road and you'll be shocked.

Maybe a GS350AWD would be sportier?

GOOD NEWS James!! happy to hear (no pun )

The flip side to parking far away and then having someone park next to is that sometimes, it's the safest place for someone else to park and protect at least one side of their car. Granted, a lot of times it's a FU move, but I know if I'm in my DD and see an exposed side of a P Car, I'll park there to protect it and me.

leave a note - I am blocking this side of your car from A-Holes! (I own P-car too)

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The saftest spot in the lot....

The Bad: Central locking system died again for the 2nd time in 1 month. The car previously had an aftermarket alarm with remote starter installed so figured this was the defective culprit. Took apart the interior to find the computer's brain and remove it. Car now doesn't start (don't hear the fuel pump priming when the car's turned on). The sad: There's absolutely no way i'm tackling undoing the rats nest of wiring under the dash so I called to have a flatbed take it to a well known audio shop who is familiar with removal of that unit. When the tow truck arrived, couldn't find the key to the car. Turned out I had left it in the trunk of my buddy's car when he dropped me off home and he was gone out to dinner one town over. So now the car sits, waiting for its tow to the shop on monday. The ugly: I have a feeling the central locking issue is not related to the aftermarket alarm at all, and that the OEM alarm box under the seat is on its way out. That doesn't sound cheap. Oh...and all these troubles are after dropping a metric farkton of cash on a clutch job and IMS retrofit install. The Rant: Who the hell decided that EVERY LOCK on a porsche needs to be controlled by a central system? Why is there a lock on the damned fuel filler door that can't be released with a button like every other car on the planet? Why can't I lock my passenger door independently of the driver's door, or at least have a door lock button so when the system dies I can still lock the passenger door. Why does the trunk release lever INSIDE the car, have lock on it? If someone wants to rob me, they've already broken into/smashed what I imagine is a 500-1000$ piece of glass to get in....At least that way if your locking system fails, you can still get into the trunk without having to remove a wheel and a friggin wheel arch lining! The Silver lining? After the shop removes the aftermarket system, everything should be fine and the car will be drivable again. They said they can get the system out relatively quickly too (i'm thinking under 300 bucks worth of labor time).

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Gonzo - You may need your AH magnet checked. Doesn't seem to be functioning properly.

Was in a Hyundai Elantra rental car all week since I was out of town. Just got home last night and got to my car that was parked at the airport and couldn't figure out how to open it. Had to insert the key in the driver's side door then the alarm goes off when I attempt to open the frunk! I was just waiting for security to come arrest the Hispanic guy trying to break into a Porsche. But once I got in I thought to myself, "damn this car is low!" After I started driving I thought, "Wow this thing is loud!" Then when I hit the exit ramp to get on to the highway I thought, "Wow this thing is fun!" and that's where the story ends with "Happily ever after..."

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Yours looks like its working just fine!

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Works too well I'm afraid. Happened again the other day at a Steak & Shake in Pearland TX. I stopped in and parked at far end of lot - no one in sight. I told my son about the magnet when asked why I was parking so far away. Sure enough, when we came out, bubba had parked his offroad pick'm up truck next to my 996. If nothing else, at least it's causing a few lost souls to walk a little further to reflect on their feelings of animosity.

hell of a Porsche weekend Saturday I hosted a track day with the help of some good friends. I put about 250 miles on track, 30 (ish) of which were in a 997.2 GT3, and 30 in a 996 MKI - while I enjoy my car it is a LOT harder to drive than the newer cars - A LOT!!! Anyhow the owner of the GT3 took some video and I thought I would share it with some of my online buddies please be gentle - this is the first time I have ever driven a GT3 - some spots I picked to high of gear because my little 3.2 wont rev up as high so I have muscle memory - legacy shifting.... still fun! after this I went to the annual awards banquet with about 100 other Porschephiles! LONG DAY!! left the house at 4:30 am, got home around 11:00 pm enjoy the footage

Cool video. Thanks for sharing. Looked like a lot of fun!

fun like SMACK! need another fix Thanks, glad you liked it...yes it was/is fun

well, because it really is all about MEEEEEE sharing pics of MEEEE!!! Hope you likey ! E LINKY chewing mustang tail.... (man those are HUGE tires...I am running street tires 6" and 7" 16's)

speaking of tail... what tail is that Ed... 993 aero? Nice driving Ed... Looks like fun in that vid.

What the...where did that come from, must be photoshopped

Nice Ed. Now, when will you be getting a GT3. I know it's water cooled, but Ed, when?

Well, I was planning to buy a lotto ticket but the things cost like $1 IDK if I can swing it...but if i save up - I have a good chance of getting one....and it better be a winner!

I chaparoned a 4th grade field trip to Colonial Williamsburg yesterday; one of the buses got in a minor accident (nobody was hurt) but between that and the traffic, a 90 minute bus trip turned into a 4 hour ordeal. We finally got back to the school, tired and sore, and what do I see as my daughter and I walk through the parking lot? A 4th grader excitedly taking a picture of my 986S

COOL! I like it when a kid's face lights up seeing a car - esp when its a Porsche! if the world wasnt so tuned to creepers you could offer kids a ride - but I think these days they send out the police just for suggesting such a thing

One of my daughter's friends (11) wanted a porsche ride for her birthday a few months ago; was cute

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I took a friend's daughter out one time and showed her what a rollercoaster ride on a back road was like and she was on a high when the drive ended... it's a lot of fun to see the high they get from a ride in the car.

Yesterday I stop at a local gas station to fill up. While I'm at the counter a man in his late 40's pokes his head through the door and yells who's Porsche is that!!! sounding all pissed off like I just killed his cat. I turn around and tell him that would be me and all of a sudden he just starts smiling and says dude that's my dream car do you mind giving me a ride? I think to myself what the heck why not if he pulls a gun at me and wants to steal my car ill drive the car into a tree with his side. I took him around the block and dropped him off with the biggest smile on his face

I was getting ready to watch a movie tonight and had to Go out to garage to find the stuff to clean TV screen I noticed my 996 windshield Needed cleaning and ended up doing them all Then the the carpet, the wheels and I had to check spare and I just got lost... I was in a Porsche Haze when I returned to watch the movie it was almost over

The onramps to the freeways here in LA are metered, meaning that they have a light at the entrance to the freeway that operates during high traffic periods to "meter" the number of cars entering the freeway. This is supposed to help prevent traffic jams from a lot of cars all merging onto the freeway at once. The onramp near my work is metered and has a good 1/4 mile straight before the light. One day there isn't anyone between me and the light, so I time it as I'm going up the onramp and hit the light just as it turns green. At about 70mph. Just as I merge onto the freeway, a CHP officer hits his lights and pulls me over. The conversation goes like this; C: Can I see your drivers license, registration, and proof of insurance? Me: Yes, officer. Here you go... C: Do you know why I stopped you? Me: No sir.....speeding maybe? C: No, you ran the light at the freeway entrance. Me: Could you repeat that again? What happened? C: You failed to stop at the metering light at the freeway entrance. Me: It was green. C: No, you failed to stop at the light. Me: I understand what you're saying, but it was green. C: No, you don't understand, you failed to stop at the light. Me. Ok, let's make sure that we're communicating. Can you explain step by step what I did wrong? C: As you came up the on-ramp, you failed to stop at the light before entering the freeway. Me: Is that it? C: Yes. Me: Ok, here is how I saw it - I drove up the onramp and could see the light and timed it so it was green when I drove though. C: That is still illegal. Me: How is that illegal? I never stop at a green light when I'm driving down the street. If its green, you just drive through! C: No, you have to stop.... (he's thinking now...), well, WHAT if the light had turned red? There is no way that you could have stopped in time. You need to slow to a safe speed so you could stop IF the light changed. Me: That's not a law! And you might be surprised, this car can stop pretty damn fast. C: No, you would have ran the red light. Me: Ok, let's say that I would have ran the red light - THEN you could give me a ticket. But I didn't. I hit the light when it was green. You can't give me a ticket for something that MIGHT have happened. C: Give me a minute...(walks back to his car for a few minutes) C: Ok, you are free to go....

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Love it! But be glad he was reasonable because with the wrong cop you would have been tazed!

Never admit to speeding. Had Mr cop of the year wanna-be nail me speeding, but didnt have me on laser/radar. He was using his "judgement" to pull me over. On e pulled over he tried 3 times through intimidation to get me to confess how fast i was going, yelling at me the last time that we can argue in court if i didnt confess. He also wanted to take my car. Didnt confess ... Cop had nothing. Dl and inurance given back and he drove off. Total.effing.dick.cop.

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I'm not sure that's the case here in California. I think you stand a better chance of getting away with a warning if you show awareness about your situation and you're reasonable. For instance, my wife and I were coming back from the Sonoma Film Festival gala and we were in her CL55 and it was about 11:00pm on a Saturday. The turn from Sonoma City Square is a right turn only, but I took a left in order to avoid a series of turns that would be required otherwise. It was getting late and I didn't want to spend any more time driving than necessary. Then, when take the next right, I see a car in my rear-view and he's somewhat aggro behind me. So, I speed up a tiny bit to put some space between us, and in doing so, might've pushed up past the 35 mph limit. Sure enough... Sonoma cop. He pull me over, and I figure he's got three things on me, potentially: 1) illegal left, 2) speeding, 3) potential DUI. I drank a number of glasses of wine, but switched to water towards the end of the evening so it's arguable at present 0.08% limits. He asked me the standard question: "Do you know why I pulled you over?" I said, "I made an illegal left coming out of the square, and I was kind of going fast on this road. Basically, it's late and we have a long drive ahead of us to SF, so I wanted to get there sooner. If I took a right, I'd get confused about getting back on this street." I did not mention I was going fast because he was tail-gating my ***. Left that part out. He ran a license check, and sure enough, let me off with a warning. The tuxedo and my wife's gown might've helped, and believe me, when the lights go on, the massive adrenaline dump makes me stone cold sober in case there was any remnants of booze in my system. Another time, speeding in Pt Reyes at about 9pm and a CHP pulled me over for going 45 in a 25. He asked the same question ("Why did I pull you over?") and I said, "I know, it's late and I wanted to get home. I know there's a school zone in the day over there and there are a lot of walkers. I should know better." Again, another warning from an agency that doesn't necessarily give a lot of those. So, just being honest and not a dick, I think, is the best approach. Sure, there are some bad apples out there, but they're basically just trying to do their job and keep things safe. Of course, getting a series of three warnings in a row definitely helped me make up my mind towards giving to the 11-99 Foundation (benefits CHP survivor families). Ironically, the only ticket that I received in the last 5 years from a CHP was when I had the 11-99 license plate on my Turbo, but that's a different story, and I still think that the 11-99 Foundation is a very worthy one.

Absolutely be nice and forthcoming but dont say "ya i was speeding at 40 over but i had a place to be".

After lunch last week my wife;who was driving at the time and in a rush to get back to work, was pulled over by the local LEO. Police officer walked up and just told her that she exceeded the speed limit (61 in a 45) and did not make a full stop at a stop sign. She just said "I am sorry" and after checking her driving record he let her go with a written warning. This is the 4th time she has gotten pulled over in the past 20 years and she never had to pay a fine. If it was me I would have been sitting in the back of the squad car

Well, no one can explain nor fix my car's incessant gong alert when the car exceeds 71 mph. Before anyone tells me it is the aural speed limiter, it is not. The chime is the same one you get when the seat belt is not engaged at low speed, except it only happens when you exceed 71 mph. How's that for a top end to a GT3? At least I won't be speeding on the highways.

Today i was out bombing around....bought a bbq for dad tomorrow....went for tacos in an industrial park where their main business is making tortillas for sale...went to an agm...blasted the new kenwood....had the top down all along. Just had an awesome awesome day of enjoying this awesome car.

Yesterday, I agreed to be a female friend's "escort" for her brother's wedding. It was rainy and nasty so I drove my little Mazda hatchback to the reception but nearly everyone that introduced themselves to me said "so you're the Porsche guy, right?" I ended up having a great time listening to people talk about their brother's/uncle's/neighbor's Porsche.

RE the onramp light - I also have one near me that if there are no cars is always RED - and if I drive at it at ~50 it will trip as my tires hit the first detector in the pavement and flip to green as my tires cross the line - its a little unnerving but so far it has never failed to turn green before I pass it -I also expect someday to be pulled for this....but I can clearly see it is green as I pass it those things are a fricken joke anyhow - "Seemingly intelligent people" at work with your tax dollars

Great way to save gas by (theoretically) making everyone come to a stop, then accelerate to highway speeds -- even if there's no one in line and no reason to come to a stop.

So, for the past few weeks or so, when I first start up the car in the morning and back it out of my garage, I've been hearing this clicking sound. Not quite a rattle, not quite a clunk,, just a strange pop-click. Only for the first few seconds as I back out, and only in the morning. It's been bothering me. When I get out to get a better listen, the sound stops. I'm wondering, Is it a harbinger of doom???? This morning, I discovered the cause. The tree next to my driveway has been dropping beechnuts early this year, and as such, they are not opened up as usual. When I run over them, they make a popping sound. It's only the P-car that backs into the area with the beechnuts on the driveway as I exit the garage and turn leave the driveway. Crisis averted!

Drove part of the homecoming court in my Boxster S at halftime during a local homecoming football game Friday night- wife spent all day detailing it; even took the wheels off to clean them (was replacing the pads anyhow); looked absolutely incredible. Was amazed to hear so many of the high school kids gushing so amazed that there was actually a Porsche there! I guess I'm just so complacent to it I don't appreciate what I've got, but those high school kids certainly seemed to appreciate it I was kinda surprised the rest of the cars were so pedestrian, to be quite honest. The couple I escorted thought it was a dealer car and were REALLY surprised when I told them it was my daily driver and had 100k miles on it, lol

Just realized I might be have seemed like one of those............ Nice day to go for a drive on the twisty country back roads and I end up adventuring on a road I rarely take. Just as I go through a nice set of twisties I can feel, and hear, thunder up ahead. I speed up in hopes of getting a glance of what could be making that glorious sound. The PSE on my car is singing but I still hear this amazing thunder up ahead and I finally catch sight of an A/C Cobra. So I speed up to get a closer look but this guy just keeps upping the anti, and he can certainly drive. As I get close to my street he is slowing down and I suddenly realize that this guy probably thinks I am a real jerk trying to show him my Porsche; and then he makes a hard left and smokes his tires up his driveway. I wanted to follow him and let him know that I am not a total hole, after all we are practically neighbors, but I decide not to chance it. I ended up laughing at myself because of all the times I assume that a driver trying to close the distance on my tail is a jerk.

I've been advertising my 964 for sale. A local guy saw it on Pelican and called me almost every night for a week and then showed up Saturday. After looking over the car and some haggling, he wanted to buy the car. We signed a bill of sale and he was going to pick up the car on Tuesday. He called me Monday to back out of the deal with some bull**** excuse about not being able to break a mutual fund.

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That happens. Maybe it was true or he found another cheaper. Whichever way, you still own a nice 964. Good luck with the future sale.

Pulled up at subway for a quick bite tonight, and this little girl, must have been 7 or 8, getting into her moms car says 'nice car.' Great feeling, nice kid.

Driving behind a school bus yesterday and saw one of the boys in the back looking rearward, bouncing around excitedly in his seat, and gesturing to his bus mates. Ended up a bit closer as the bus was turning off at an intersection and the little guy looks back at the car, smiles widely, and gives me a huge thumbs up.

Wife and I were shopping at a furniture store. The sales associate helping us told us an 8 year old boy was in the store when we pulled up. He had a car book and was showing her all kinds of exotic cars. She said to the boy "did you see the porsche outside?". He looks and then proceeds to find a porsche in his book and tells her "Wow! What a car. I want that guys autograph" I wish the boy was still in the store but he had left already. It was funny and put a smile on face.

Yesterday, an older gentleman in airport shuttle bus pulls up next to me at stoplight. Tells me the date he has later that evening would go "allot better" if I would let him borrow my car. Promised to have it back by midnight =)

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???Not sure I get this post? You can disable the gong or change the speed at which it engages.

The OP answered this in another thread; his car is believing that the rear spoiler should deploy, except the GT3 has a fixed spoiler. Sounded like the problem was identified but still seeking a solution.

This morning I pulled into the local Starbucks drive thru for some morning motivation. I got to the window and the coffee ditz asks me; 'what kind of car is that?' I answer, 'it's a Carrera.' Coffee ditz, 'oh, like a Mazda?' Me; 'yep, like a Mazda.' I do believe that I may actually have the only red Mazda Carrera in my area.

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Truly LMAO - has me remembering a few nights ago when I had just pulled in the driveway and was outside of the car talking to my son, when a post middle aged guy rides by on a bicycle, turns around and comes back to ask if my car is a Ferrari. I say no, it's a Porsche. He says a what? - it looks like a Maserati. I smile politely and say no, it's a Porsche. He shakes his head and says oh, well it's a good looking car anyway cause it made me turn around to make sure what it was - and off he pedaled. Porsche, the shape shifter, or it is whatever you want it to be.

Many weird things happen here: 1. A boxster driver, coming from the opposite direction and driving in rush-hour-traffic starts flipping me off and yelling out of his window (couldn't hear what) at me. FOrgets to break and crashes into the car in front of him. 2. Very heavy rain in the evening, barely can see anything. Road is empty, except a Jeep coming up behind me on the right lane. He is fast, I am going 50 (again, very heavy rain, on service road), he is going much faster. All of sudden he decelerates and starts tagging me, driving at the same speed right next to me. Can't see much except some additional light on the right lane. We come to a stop sign, he opens his window, throws something on my cab cover and accelerates like made. Milliseconds later he loses control and lands in the ditch.

You should of stopped got of your car and started laughing hysterically in his face.

911 story: I was in 7-11 buying my caffeine fix, when I glanced out the front window and watched a 12-ish kid trying to explain to his mom how cool my car was. He walked around it several times, making sure to point out the emblem. He had the same look I had when I saw my 996 in the showroom. Re: Brain's story - I was heading down from Big Bear during a blizzard about 20 years ago in my Chevy 4x4. It was CRAPPY - icy road, storm dumping inches of fresh snow...I was making my best guess about being on the road based on the the snowplow sticks, and creeping along in 4 low, when 90s dude in a red Camaro came flying by, presenting what would become known later as the one-finger ricer flyby salute. I passed him about 2 miles later standing next to the ditch in which his Camaro was stuck, on his giant 90's cell phone, presumably calling a wrecker. The dude wouldn't even make eye contact.

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You monster! qNjr2Jx.jpg Poor little guy probably kept up for a few miles

Today was the first real snowfall, After working 13 hours at the shop I was a little too lazy to brush off my Truck. I was backing out and didnt notice how close I was to my civic. The left front wheel of my truck caught the right rear corner of the bumper cover behind the rear wheel and pulled it off. Normally I wouldn't care to much except I just had new quarters put in and hopefully pulling the bumper out didn't damage i too much. I was to tired to bother getting out of my truck and look at it. So basically Hit one of my cars with another car of mine = Double Fail

I have a 996, and we all know how the pricing on them has been lately.... Nevertheless, the general public doesn't know a 964 from a 993 from a 996 from a 991. I was at the supermarket a couple weeks ago, and loading some groceries into the frunk. Two guys exit the store and walk by, both in about their early 20s (I think they were young Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton). One says to me "Wow! What's a car like that cost?" For some odd reason, knowing that they wanted to hear a big number, I said "Oh, about 150 new." (after all, a new 991 can exceed that). As they continued walking past, I heard one of them them say to the other: "See, I told you we should go to college!"

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LOL, that is pretty funny. Credit goes to Porsche for keeping all of the recent 911s...the same. Non-porsche owner would not be able to correctly place 996,997, and 991 in the order they came out.

Older couple asked my girl friend if she was having car trouble because she had the frunk open putting groceries in.

This wasn't today, but I just found this picture in digging through some archives. Yes, that's a nice partial bottle of a Sagratino there. Those crafty Germans made it so that a 750 fits right nicely.

Home Depot run yesterday, parked a ways off from most other cars in an area vacant save for an old Beetle a few spaces away. $100 poorer, I headed back to the lot and found an older gent waiting for his bug to warm up, so I thanked him for staking out the "fine German automobile" section of the lot. After a laugh, he related the familiar "I had one of those/never shoulda gotten rid of it..." tale we've all heard before. In his case, the one that got away was a '67 S, so I had to agree. Moral: if you're ever feeling the urge to sell your 911, remember that sad, wistful look unique to those guys who sold theirs and never replaced it. Don't be that guy.