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First impressions
Published on September 20, 2007 By Draginol In Your Car

At long last the new car has arrived.  A 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo.  My daily car remains the Jaguar S-type R, but on these beautiful days, the Porsche is a fun ride.

I'll write up a more thorough review when there's more time.  My problem with most car reviews is that they're written by jaded, snotty sounding auto-reviewers who seem to be so out of touch with what normal people care about that their reviews are largely wasted.  

For example, many of the reviews I read in Car & Driver talk about things like "engine emotion" or some other completely non-sensical term.  I realize that what people like in cars changes from person to person, but I like more specifics or at least words with specific meaning.

The new car, for instance, is fun to drive. I think people can relate to that.  I can't speak to whether the exhaust has enough emotion in it or not since I don't know what that means.  It's certainly a louder car than the Jag is and ironically I find myself driving it slower than the Jag (I think that's probably because it's a stick shift unlike the Jag which is an auto).  Being a stick, you are much more aware of how fast you're going and hence what speed laws are being violated.

Anyway, more to come.


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on Sep 22, 2007

Susan says that even though she (and you) are happily married, she'd like to marry you.

[Truth be told . . for a car like that . . I'd consider it too   ]

Have fun!  Be Safe.  If you have to choose,  . . . have fun.

 

on Sep 22, 2007
I've always had a soft spot for porsches, but that pretty much ended after I seriously considered buying an older one (a 928) a few months back. I'm quite tall and there was practically no room in there, and getting in was a hassle. Steering wheel height was a bitch as well.

But I'm jealous none the less. They are awesome cars. I just wish they were built for people like me.
on Sep 22, 2007

Susan says that even though she (and you) are happily married, she'd like to marry you.

I'm very open minded. But my wife isn't. LOL.

on Sep 22, 2007
Sexy car. I may come over to your house and steal it from you. I learned how to do this in Grand Theft Auto, and I know you won't mind because it will just repop in your driveway a few hours later.
on Sep 22, 2007
Wow, I have always had a weakness for red Porches and I have always wanted to test drive one. I am looking forward to you writing about your experiences!

The Porsche has a back wheel drive (not certain what the name is in English, what I mean is that the engine drives the back tires instead of the front tires or all four), doesn't it? That must be an even more interesting experience! Watch the bends, I want to be able to play Galciv3 one day.
on Sep 22, 2007
Sexy car. I may come over to your house and steal it from you. I learned how to do this in Grand Theft Auto, and I know you won't mind because it will just repop in your driveway a few hours later.


And they say video games aren't educational!
on Sep 23, 2007
The Viper looks too "Boy racer" to me, especially compared to the classic 911 lines.
on Sep 24, 2007
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/speed_sentence/

One of your friends perhaps??

on Sep 24, 2007

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/speed_sentence/

One of your friends perhaps??

Yikes. Scary. 10 weeks. Too bad he wasn't a blond celebrity in the United States.

on Sep 25, 2007
Yikes. Scary. 10 weeks. Too bad he wasn't a blond celebrity in the United States.


Yup. I'd stuff a wig in your glovebox just in case. You never know when you might need to put on a little "hotness" to get you out of a driving offence tight spot. Surely that thing of yours just itches to get up an go??
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