Well, I had a pre-written entry all set to post automatically, but not sure what happened to it. I just got home from all the festivities and realized that no post had ever gone up today. Technology is a wonderful thing; it always does what you tell it to do, never what you want it to do! Anyway, very nice day today (but secretly glad it is …
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Porsche 993TT vs 997TT
The following was posted on Rennlist yesterday by eclou. I am reprinting it here with permission from the author. I thought this was a nice, short comparison of two iconic cars and the fact that the 993 won out makes it all the better. Having had the 993tt for a couple of weeks now and the 997tt for a year, I have had a chance to formulate some …
Continue to the full articlePorsch 993 C4S vs. BMW M3
One of the guys in my office recently purchased a used BMW M3 (it's a 2001 so an E46 model) and he hasn't stopped bragging about it and talking about how fast the car is and how well it handles, etc. etc. So, as a dedicated Porsche guy I challenged him to a little comparison testing. The results were surprising: Acceleration - To my surprise, the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 993 Carrera versus Carrera 4
I've seen a lot of conversations lately on which is a better car, the Carrera 2 or the Carrera 4. What's not always clear in these discussion is exactly which model(s) are they discussing? Are all non Carrera 4's (excluding Turbo's) considered a Carrera 2? It's tough to say, and it may depend on who you talk to. So, for the sake of this …
Continue to the full articleBattery Performance in the Porsche 993
What's with the batteries in the 993 anyway? Is it just me or do these cars seems to eat up batteries more than normal? I know my car is not a daily driver, but it still gets fairly regular use. However, if it sits for more than two weeks without a start, then the engine tends to turn over very, very slowly and may even refuse to start. My …
Continue to the full articleCan a Big Man Fit in a Porsche 993?
I get a lot of strange looks sometimes when I step out of my Porsche 993. You see, I'm about 6'4" tall (1.93 meters) and 275lbs (125 kilos). People see me getting out of the car and they wonder if I've used a shoe-horn to wedge myself in. The truth is, the Porsche 993 has lots of room for big and tall men (even with the sunroof closed). My …
Continue to the full articleWinter Storage for your Porsche
For a fortunate group of you, this post won't be relative. You are lucky enough to live in a climate that allows for year-round driving of your Porsche 993; or, you love your car so much, that you put on snow tires and zip around in the winter weather. For the rest of us unlucky souls, we need to put our car away for the winter. Last week I …
Continue to the full articleWorst day of the Year
December 2, 2007. Sad, sad, sad day. Had to put the Porsche away for the season. Forecast was calling for a winter storm (which in this part of the world means salt). Even though I've been told that the C4 (with snow tires) is a great winter vehicle, mine has never even seen rain, let alone snow, sand and salt. So, without too much fan fair, I …
Continue to the full articleCreating a Monster
Ok, I did it. Not only did I set-up the blog, but now I've set up the web-site too www.flatsixes.com. So, now I'm starting to think about content. In the event that anyone stumbles onto this site and has any ideas let me know. I'm currently searching for production data and technical specifications that I can use. I also plan on posting …
Continue to the full articleIt’s Alive!
Ok, so I've been threatening to start a blog for a while now. I've told friends, family, colleagues, complete strangers, my dog(s), a few non-sentient objects and anything or anyone else I thought might be listening. The most usual reponse I received, "What's a blog?". Yes, I come from a family of luddites. This isn't completely true, my dad …
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