My primary school headteacher had a blue 928. Would have been nearly new then. Her name was Mrs Devitt and the number plate simply said 'Devitt'
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It's the only Porsche I want, probably to do with it all being right. Big V8, RWD. I could live anything with that configuration I reckon.
How VW's get pineappled..
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Hehe! In the pack I had it was a bronze 911, the worst card was an NSU TT, would give me left bollock for a TT now....
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Re: How VW's get pineappled..
Not sure why there is such an aversion towards 911s. I love them and once owned a heavily pineappled one.
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Re: How VW's get pineappled..
Here here!
I guess it is that Brit. "resentment of success" thing, muddled with a certain distaste toward the contemporary Porsche: massively capable and yet massively unatractive like so many moderns, and yet pretending to be the same thing as the original 911.
I would absolutely love an air-cooled, lhd, two-pedal 911. Nothing else ticks as many of my boxes.
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I had the last air-cooled one.
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Re: How VW's get pineappled..
If Porsche had gone bust in 1979 they would be loved, that and they have unfortunate connotations of yuppiedom, at least in the UK. I'm not a fan of the XJS or 535csi, capable though they may be they are irrevocably linked with filofaxes and red braces to me.
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I just don't like the looks of a 911 or the noise. Much like I don't like Ducatis due to the clutch rattle.
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I won't argue for a second that they look and sound rather comical, but you have to build a bloody good Corvette to beat them on the track.
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Re: How VW's get pineappled..
On the road:
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana