A Porsche With No Nannies

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• I had ALL that nanny freedom on a 78SC I had for 30 years as a daily driver, then as a track car, always as a fun car.

  Very hard not to love, given the satisfaction of received and earned secret knowledge needed to find the gears consistently, balance the braking and grip and not end up with ticking noises after the sacred rite of adjusting the valves every 3500 miles.

  He missed working in that cars a sweet as his were also a continuous mechanical improvement project involving tinkering with and revising suspension geometry and parts, updating oil, fuel systems and electrical systems, replacing rot prone heat exchangers, and yet again doing the under and over side to side valve rite.

  AC? Ha!

  Should never have sold mine. Not that my current 991 C2S isn't great. I just don't have grease filled cuts on my fingers and a sweaty seat back to prove it!

• One of the great things about Porsche is they build cars to last so there is a model for almost everyone's taste. There will always be those who want to experience the original versions, those who want more refinement, those who want to race and those who buy it as a work of art just to sit and be admired. Porsche is a way of life that can be experienced by anyone that has a love of cars.

• Having started Porsche ownership with a 1957 Speedster that was a hill climb car that I converted back to the street and owning a 1971 911T that I picked up at the factory and drove through Europe for a year and kept for another 30 years I can attest to the no nanny Speedster oversteer and the mechanics of changing a clutch in the Speedster in about an hour. I did it enough times that I got good at it. I raced a Spec Racer Ford in SCCA so got plenty of grease under my nails. I now drive a 2008 Boxster that is everything the old Speedster would have liked to be. Its not a lot of Nanny but its quick, comfortable and reliable. I love it and it looks more like a 718 RSK than the 718 Boxster does
  Long trips in the Boxster are much more comfortable than in the 911T. Its just more fun to drive. So mark me down as someone that likes progress.

  • David, I understand where you are coming from with your statement regarding progress. I have an 84 3.2 Carrera with a 915 gearbox and as an everyday car I doubt I could cope in heavy traffic. I also own a 2001 Boxster 3.2S and as an everyday car it suits, however it just lacks that thrill in some areas. I do miss the luxuries of modern driving such as power steering easy gear changes and obviously there is the safety aspect of airbags or the lack of in the Carrera.

• You just have to love these air cooled cars. To keep them in tip top condition can cost a fortune but worth every penny. The sound the shape of these icons will never die or fade away.

• I've only owned modern Porsches and with a flip of a button, I'm on my own.

• My 1992 964 cabriolet goes like stink, has cold air conditioning, and has been trouble free. Gotta love it.

  Victor

  • Victor
    You got me there. The only thing I might rather have is a '92 964. Oh that or a 908LH. :)
    Cheers
    Andreas T.

    • Andreas.....
      NOOoooooo.....!!
      (OK to the 908LH, though). ;-)
      BG