C4... 993 or 964?

[yooper]

I don't automatically prefer black rims, but I like it on this car with the black top. I also blacked out the hood emblem, exhaust tips and rear "Porsche" (which replaced the script "Carrera 4"... I think it updates the look)

Kind of a full theme.....

[MontuckyFried]

Some people (Big Steve) aren't car guys, don't get it and never will. No big deal, but he just simply doesn't understand. I fell in love with 911's when I was about 8 and vowed to someday own one. At 8 I cared very little about my penis size, as far as I can remember...
...All I know is it won't be new, but it will be a cool vehicle and something I look forward to starting up each and every day. It damn sure won't be just a mode of transportation for me and I damn sure won't give a flying fuck what Big Steve the ultra runner or anyone else thinks of it.

And who on earth could put any stock in the automotive opinion of a guy who'd rather drive a honda insight than any decent sports car. Maybe it hasn't occurred to him that people can tell when you're compensating for a tendency to compensate. Sort of like being a homophobic gay person...

Haha. GREAT points. I too fell in love with the Porsche when I was but a small child. My brother and I both had random Porsche posters hung up in our bedrooms, built models, had toys, and straight drooled over everyone we saw out on the road. I still have yet to own one, but that doesn't kill the dream, nor does my desire for one have ANYTHING to do with compensation. I've just always appreciated fine driving automobiles. I've had some fun cars, and feel just like yooper does, in that I want cars that I look forward to starting up each and every day. Not simply a mere mode of transportation. My Volvo's just not doing it for me. Can't freaking believe I traded my CTS-V in for it (so tragic), but I needed a good AWD car I could afford without spending a dime (made an even trade). My CTS didn't do me much good after my move to the mountains. The slowmobile's not permanent though. The moment I save up enough cash, I'll be hunting for a fun used power wagon (A4 Avant, BMW 3/5x wagon, Volvo V70R, etc.) Then, when I someday get a house with a 3+ car garage, I will immediately fill the extra slot with my Porsche.

Fun thread. Don't let Debbie Downer, aka Big Steve, derail it with his overcompensating for compensating tendencies.

[stfu&gbtw]

alright... enough bs with the hybrid cars and the conflicted people who love them... time to get this thread back on track...

How about a little 964 love..

[BmillsSkier]

^^^
Oooooohhhhhh, I remember that blue. Nice pics.

[stfu&gbtw]

[stfu&gbtw]

Not usually a big speedster fan, but DAYUM!

[4matic]

^^^
Oooooohhhhhh, I remember that blue. Nice pics.

Maritime blue. My former 968:

[GeezerSteve]

Some people (Big Steve) aren't car guys, don't get it and never will.

So, you're saying that a guy who has rebuilt 3 engines and done hundreds of hours of other wrenching on cars is not a car guy? And your definition of a "car guy" is someone who spends a bunch of money on a poser car and pays a tech a shitload to service it? Okay, got it.

When I was growing up, a "car guy" was a guy who bought old cars and wrenched on them. By that standard, I indeed was a car guy for quite awhile. Not so much these days, but that might change when I semi-retire in a few months.

[Art Shirk]

So, you're saying that a guy who has rebuilt 3 engines and done hundreds of hours of other wrenching on cars is not a car guy? And your definition of a "car guy" is someone who spends a bunch of money on a poser car and pays a tech a shitload to service it? Okay, got it.

When I was growing up, a "car guy" was a guy who bought old cars and wrenched on them. By that standard, I indeed was a car guy for quite awhile. Not so much these days, but that might change when I semi-retire in a few months.

Dude, you know there has to be mens rea. The act alone is worthless.

[El Chupacabra]

So, you're saying that a guy who has rebuilt 3 engines and done hundreds of hours of other wrenching on cars is not a car guy? Okay, got it. So, your definition of a "car guy" is someone who spends a bunch of money on a car and pays a tech to service it?

Deliberately obtuse this morning?

Do you really own a Honda Insight? Or just trolling in a Porsche thread?

My grandfather used to work on old cars all the time. Buy cheap, fix up, drive for awhile, sell, repeat. But he wasn't a "car guy" -- he did it because that was all he could afford and have a car to drive, not because he enjoyed it or really wanted to spend his free time working on old junky cars. I don't doubt for a minute that if he could have bought something newer & reliable, and not had to fix cars all the time, he would've done so.

"Car guy" = enthusiast. Prius/Insight owner = non-enthusiast. Those cars aren't fun to drive, they're just high-mpg transportation appliances. Great choice if you are going to rack up a lot of miles, don't mind FWD (or the absence of power, handling, or any semblance of performance), and just want to get from point A to B reliably and cheaply. OTOH, under those criteria, I think I'd rather just drive a Civic or Corolla.



tl;dr: guess I fell for the troll bait.

[stfu&gbtw]

So, you're saying that a guy who has rebuilt 3 engines and done hundreds of hours of other wrenching on cars is not a car guy? And your definition of a "car guy" is someone who spends a bunch of money on a poser car and pays a tech a shitload to service it? Okay, got it.

When I was growing up, a "car guy" was a guy who bought old cars and wrenched on them. By that standard, I indeed was a car guy for quite awhile. Not so much these days, but that might change when I semi-retire in a few months.

Well, I worked on 3 F1 pit crews between 1979 and 1985, was a lead engineer on the 930 design team, and was Carrol Shelby's personal mechanic from '85 - '90. So yeah, you're not a "car guy".

See how easy it is?

[Art Shirk]

Everyone in this thread is a poser unless their tach looks like this:

[GeezerSteve]

Well, I worked on 3 F1 pit crews between 1979 and 1985, was a lead engineer on the 930 design team, and was Carrol Shelby's personal mechanic from '85 - '90. So yeah, you're not a "car guy".

See how easy it is?

By your standard the only car guy on TGR is you.

Do you really own a Honda Insight?

Yeah. It's one of three vehicles in our household. The Insight is just one small part of my plan to retire early so that I can, inter alia, have more time wrench on old vehicles, build more bicycle frames, ski, high routes, etc.. And, no, I'm not kidding.

"Car guy" = enthusiast. Prius/Insight owner = non-enthusiast. Those cars aren't fun to drive, they're just high-mpg transportation appliances.

And you're accusing me of sweeping generalizations?

I think I'd rather just drive a Civic or Corolla

Oh, I see, you're not a car guy, eh?

You posers make it too fucking easy

Great fucking thread! Keep it coming, posers!

[1080Rider]

Well, I worked on 3 F1 pit crews between 1979 and 1985, was a lead engineer on the 930 design team, and was Carrol Shelby's personal mechanic from '85 - '90. So yeah, you're not a "car guy".

Is this accurate? If so, I'd like to touch you

[not being a dick- I'm seriously impressed]

[yooper]

Well, I worked on 3 F1 pit crews between 1979 and 1985, was a lead engineer on the 930 design team, and was Carrol Shelby's personal mechanic from '85 - '90.

I AM Carroll Shelby.

[GeezerSteve]

Dude, you know there has to be mens rea. The act alone is worthless.

Heh. Happy hour @ 3:45PM?

[stfu&gbtw]

Is this accurate? If so, I'd like to touch you

[not being a dick- I'm seriously impressed]

Of course that shit's not true... Just fucking with our top Honda Insight mechanic over here..

[1080Rider]

Of course that shit's not true... Just fucking with our top Honda Insight mechanic over here..

Fair enough, I'm the dumbass...

[El Chupacabra]

I AM Carroll Shelby.

Zombie Shelby?

Could be a new limited edition Mustang....

[yooper]

Hey! I found a picture of Big Steve..... His shorts are barely long enough to conceal his massive cock.

[stfu&gbtw]

Hey! I found a picture of Big Steve..... His shorts are barely long enough to conceal his massive cock.

Pretty sure he's gripping his right testicle in that pic. Must be the size of a grapefruit.

[GeezerSteve]

........

[Art Shirk]

Heh. Happy hour @ 3:45PM?

Off to NOLO tonight but soon for sure.

[Hugh Conway]

stfu is still looking cool in his porsche

[shirk]

Big Steve done built himself a Porsche.