ltooz_a6_a8_q7

What's up with the cheap looking spoiler? It's ok for a fast car without a spoiler... Someone just went to PepBoys and installed it for the show I guess.

Cheers,

Louis

SaltyIrishman

Speaking from the point of view of a child from the 80s that rode in my Father's 911 rear seats, I'd say "do it" if you are loving Porsche--there's a reason I'm a car nut and that is half of it. Your kids won't forget the experience.

Cayenne/Macan/SUV not so much, although the Cayenne S I drove in 2008 was impressive. I'd highly recommend that you look at the "last of the air cooled" Porsche 993 Carrera 4S or Turbo if you have 991 scratch, but that's just my $.02. You get the smell, sound, and '911-ness' of old with working A/C, high performance, and badass looks. And no matter how big 911s have gotten I have to think that they are kid seats--your kids will remember the awesome heater levers, Porsche smell and click of the door opening more than the 0-60 time...

zedbyers

good points. you just brought back memories for me of my first experiences with a vw product. my father's bug. very distinctive smell....

a few years back there was a 912 sitting at an old gas station for sale, i regret not getting that car....

seamore2001

SalytIrishman - It sounds like we might be of an age. I'll second the just "do it" sentiment.
Sometime back in the 90s or early 00s I remember a commercial for Porsche that showed a daughter missing the school-bus so that her father would have to drive her to school in his 911. Fast forward to the last few years and that's me and my daughters.

I drive an air-cooled 911 and love it ('84). It is a real throw-back, and a driver's car with zero electronic aides. The last of the generation 993 isn't quite as much of a knuckle-dragger, but compared to the modern D3 it's night-and-day, it's still a lot more work to drive well (clearly entirely different classes of cars, but the point is that if you're used to a modern car, an air-cooled 911 is a completely different animal to transfer to). A 996/997/991 is much more modern, refined and powerful, so it's worth driving a few different models to figure out what fits you. All that said, I think the classic air-cooled driving experience is much more engaging, so I feel fortunate to have found mine before prices skyrocketed.....

SaltyIrishman

My father had several air cooled 911s including a 1988 M491 cab which was just awesome. Nothing beats an air cooled Porsche. The 993 I think was a great mix of true everyday drivability with not too many electronic nannies and the same dash, smell and sound of the original 911. And you're right prices have gone through the roof.

My 993 I sold in 2007 with 45K miles for $41K. It was perfect and I had done some minor upgrades to it [996 steering wheel, 996 thin 5 spoke wheels, 996-style shift ****, HID, clear corner lights, all OEM]. I think I'd have to shell out $45K for a car with twice the miles now. I'll have another 993 someday but seeing the value of the early cars go into the stratosphere reminds me of a major lost opportunity on a 911S in the early 2000s when I was looking for my 993. I could have gotten it in the 20s. Yowza.