I was driving by a friend's office the other day and noticed a new sports coupe parked where I was used to seeing his 1999 996 Carrera. After a few days of seeing this new, different car, I sent off a quick email asking him if he had made a switch. His response was "yes" he did indeed trade-in his Porsche toward a new ride and, more shocking to me, …
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Drifting a Porsche Carrera GT in the Alps
This following video is narrated in German (auf Deutsch), but the sound of the motor and the driving speak for themselves. I have to give you fair warning, it is over 5 minutes long (and it's more education vs. driving between 2:15 and 3:30) but the best driving and camera work comes after 3:30, even a little slow motion drifting). Watch as …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Factory Service Bulletins
I recently received an email from one of my readers (thanks Kirk) that provided the catalyst for this post on Service Bulletings. I think it is good advice for first time Porsche owners and everyone else alike. I wanted to use this opportunity to pass some of it along. I'm sure most of you are aware of the Factory Service Bulletins that are …
Continue to the full articleWhat is a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity and Why is it Important to Have?
WHAT IS A PORSCHE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY? - A Porsche Certificate of Authenticity is a valuable document that comes directly from the Porsche factory. Included on the document is the original build information specific to your Porsche. It includes your Porsche's original factory specs (options you ordered with your car), your Porsche's …
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I normally don't post on the weekend. Instead, I use the time to write my posts for the upcoming week. Anyway, I thought I would use this as an opportunity to sneak in a quick little announcement about this blog. Some of you may have noticed a slight change to the tagline of my blog (see the logo above). I've changed it from "all things …
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I received an email the other day from a new member of the 993 family. He had just purchased his first Porsche and it happened to be a 993 ('97 White cab with blue top to be exact). Aside from complimenting the picture of my car (which will always get my attention and a response) he wanted to know what advice I could give to a first time Porsche …
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We saw this the other day. It is supposed to air during the Superbowl and will be Porsche's first U.S. commercial in two years. I just love the sounds. So far, there have been no votes for RSR mufflers on our upgrade page. This video might just push us over the edge. Related Porsche Posts Did Mercedes 2011 Superbowl Commercial Rip Off …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT3 RS Nike Air Max Light -Racing Shoes
Ok, I'm usually a fan of all things Porsche and I also happen to like Nike; but, come on, are these sneakers supposed to be this ugly? I own a number of pair of driving shoes (my wife always seems to by buying me the newest ones) but most are stylish and I even have a pair of nice racing shoes that were a gift from a friend for my first DE …
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I want to thank everyone for their positive feedback so far on my blog. I've had a few requests to make the site more interactive. As a result, I've created the following poll on upgrades for my 993. You see, I have a big list of things I would like to do to my car, but a limited budget combined with limited mechanical knowledge (I'm gaining …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 993 in the Snow
It's snowed like crazy in the North East on Monday and that got me to thinking about the 993 in the snow and how it would handle. I'm told by some friends (who drive their cars in the New England Winter weather) that with snow tires it's no problem at all and the Carrera 4 or C4S handles better than most SUVs. Anyway, I decided to do a quick …
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