Been away a lot this year and drove the car yesterday for the first time in nearly two months, even better than I remembered!
So prompted by recent threads about 912's over 993's and buying 964's, thought I'd just try again to sum up what it means to me. I seriously can't think of a better car to suit me and my lifestyle these days. I'm retired and taking it easy, traveling a lot and don't really have time anymore for overseeing a car project or trawling the length and breath of the countryside sourcing parts and so on like I did years ago.
Opened up the garage and there she sat, that fantastic rear end in that incredible colour which knocks you out if you haven't seen it for a while. Starts first turn of the key and off it went, no fuss, no wondering if this or that will work, it just does over and over again every time. The car's been rebuilt and a lot of time and effort went into the suspension, but I still cant get over how smooth, quiet and rattle free it is, like a new car but better somehow. The hardback Recaro's are a perfect mix of firmness and support and looking out over the classic Porsche dials you feel so at home in that wonderful cabin, reminiscent of the older cars you've owned and loved but so much more comfortable and without the hassles......
I'm lucky enough to have great roads around me here in Hampshire, and again the car is perfect, the non-varioram feels free revving and waay quick enough for me, the gearbox is a delight and beautifully weighted, and as you really start to push it and enjoy the thrill, in the back of your mind you have all the confidence in those phenomenal brakes.
So this is now the perfect classic for me, classic in the later evolution of the 911 shape but still knowing you've got an air-cooled motor back there, classic in the experience of opening the garage door and feeling the pulse quicken a little, and classic in the feeling as you walk away from the garage after that drive knowing you've just experienced something special ......and the worlds not such a bad place after all.
cheers, Mike.
previously..
1994 968 Club Sport Riviera Blue
1994 993 C2 Carrera Riviera Blue
1972 911S to Martini RSR Prototype Spec
1973 911E to RS Lightweight Specification
1981 924 Carrera GT ex Mexborough car
3.2 Carrera Sport x2
......I always head back from CG on the Fosse Way too, great fun on a good day.
