Cool old Car & Driver Comparison

"superdave847" (superdave847) 05/03/2020 at 15:19 • Filed to: None

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I like this classic Car & Driver comparison article on Porsche Longhoods. It compared the 912, 911T Targa, 911E, and 911S.

The 912 and 911T Targa received remarkably high grades.

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I would really like a 911T.

Maxima Speed > superdave847 05/03/2020 at 16:38

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I would looooove to have a 912.

phenotyp > superdave847 05/03/2020 at 17:04

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That was a fun read. Thanks. 

superdave847 > Maxima Speed 05/03/2020 at 17:29

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Me too. I’m constantly tempted by their great style and the hot rod potential.

feather-throttle-not-hair > superdave847 05/03/2020 at 20:20

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Lol

All the cars continually backfired through the exhaust system on trail­ing throttle. Porsche claims that no damage results from the AA/Fueler deportment, but the popping and cracking certainly is out of keeping with the otherwise excellent manners the 911T displayed in traffic.

I n the year 2020, we call this a ‘feature’ not a ‘bug.’

feather-throttle-not-hair > Maxima Speed 05/03/2020 at 20:23

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I had a friend who had one. He absolutely hated it, unreliable and honestly too slow to really have fun in.

Then again it also had a 4-speed shift knob on it and I don’t think he realized/discovered it was a 5-speed car until about six months before he got rid of it. And it had a dogleg transmission on it, so that extra gear he found was 1st, not 5th.

superdave847 > feather-throttle-not-hair 05/03/2020 at 23:55

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In fact, BMW will pipe this sound into your 328 M-Sport!

Stef Schrader > superdave847 05/04/2020 at 00:14

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Ugh, but yes.

But ugh.

Stef Schrader > superdave847 05/04/2020 at 00:14

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The parsh is, as the kids say..........good.

Maxima Speed > feather-throttle-not-hair 05/04/2020 at 08:42

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LOL im gonna guess that not utitlizing  first is probably the main reason for that 

Speed > superdave847 05/04/2020 at 08:59

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It would have been extremely difficult to imagine pulling the trigger on a 912 during the height of the muscle car heyday. They cost roughly the same as a contemporary Corvette or Boss 429! I’d have snagged something that still handled like a Z/28 or Boss 302.

superdave847 > Stef Schrader 05/04/2020 at 12:07

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The kids are alright!

superdave847 > feather-throttle-not-hair 05/04/2020 at 12:42

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That’s kinda funny 

superdave847 > Speed 05/04/2020 at 12:43

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That’s not a crazy take at all. If I were buying a new car at that time, it would be a Ford Cobra 289. No question.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Maxima Speed 05/04/2020 at 16:14

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Yeah I have to assume that having a first gear helped the ownership experience. That said he still hated it, I think he’d initially bought it to flip, but then really regretted that decision. If I remember correctly he sold a super beat down, very high mileage E30 M3 to buy the 912 and it was just never going to measure up to the BMW from a driving fun standpoint.

He also won a pristine NA Miata in a raffle that year, which was probably a pretty stark contrast to the poor 912 (the Miata was more fun, faster, way more reliable, pretty much better in every way and...free)