I found this article on Edmunds.com and found the review and the remarks on the 997 Turbo interesting. You don't usually see Porsche getting negative comments against any car. Not to mention this new "skyline" sounds pretty nice for the money. By Bill Thomas, Contributor Kazutoshi Mizuno, the chief vehicle engineer for the 2009 Nissan GT-R, …
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You can never be too careful!!
I saw this on MSNBC and thought I would share as it was/is Porsche related. Seven Arrested In Craigslist Porsche Scam WNBC-TV updated 6:36 a.m. ET, Thurs., Jan. 10, 2008 NEW YORK - Seven people have been arrested in connection with two robberies where people thought they'd bought a cheap Porsche on Craig's list, only to be beaten up and …
Continue to the full articleTire choices for a Porsche 993
I bought my 1997 Porsche 993 C4S in October of '06. Since then, I've put about about 6,000 miles on it (and the tires). The rear tires are showing some wear (the tread wear indicators are now visible) and I've decided I want to buy a new set of tires all around (this way I'm starting off fresh with a matched set and can really watch how the …
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I've taken a little time off from posting (went away for the New Year Holiday) and that gave me some time to think through what I would like to do to my car this year. Here's the short list of upgrades I'm considering (in no particular order): New Susupension (PSS9) HID headlight upgrade RSR Mufflers New Speakers Clear bra Replace …
Continue to the full articleRust and the Porsche 993
I've received a lot of posts and searches to my blog lately on the Porsche 993 and rust. More specifically, people have wanted to know what is the likely-hood of rust forming on a 993? Where is it usually found? What if anything can be done about it? This article is an attempt to give some answers to those questions in the hope it might help …
Continue to the full articleMerry Christmas Everyone!
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 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 …
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