"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
03/03/2014 at 12:24 • Filed to: PollTime, Porsche
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"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
03/03/2014 at 12:24 • Filed to: PollTime, Porsche | 1
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The biggest PollTime yet! Everyone, jump in on this one!
The Porsche 911 celebrated it's 50th birthday last year and it was an epic celebration around the world. Since 1963, there have been seven generations of the 911; each with it's own unique attributes, qualities, issues, and legendary stories. Now is the time to see what the world of Oppo thinks of the 911!
NOTE: I Didn't Add Any of The GTs Because There Were Simply Too Many For Me to Add! This is Just the Regular 911s and Turbos.
Here is each generation:
The Air-Cooled Era
Classic 911
G-model
964
993
The Water-Cooled Era
996
(996 Facelift)
997
991
On to the polls!
Air-Cooled or Water-Cooled?
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Targa, Cabriolet, or Coupe?
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Best Looking Air-Cooled?
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Best Looking Water-Cooled?
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Best Looking Overall
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Best Looking Interior
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Best Looking Engine Bay
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Which Would you Drive Everyday?
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Which Would you Track?
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Time for the Turbos!
930
964 Turbo
993 Turbo
996 Turbo
997 Turbo
991 Turbo
Best Looking Turbo
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Which Turbo Would you Drive?
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Which Turbo Would you Track?
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991: PDK or Manual?
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Was This My Best PollTime Yet?
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What Should I do Next?
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/03/2014 at 13:06 |
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This was a hard one...
For a daily driver, a newer one is nearly always a better one.
For a track car, a newer one is a much more expensive potential wreck, but they handle better.
For classics, I love the classic long-hood ones, or a non-stock bumper G-model... but in reality, a back-dated 964 is better, with improved suspension.
993 is the technically best air-cooled model, but it is also the one that cannot be back-dated, and significantly expensive to buy and maintain... and IMHO it loses it's classic looks a bit. If I am going modern, I would want water-cooling, especially to help cool turbos.
I love 996, but obviously 997 and 991 are better. I would daily-drive a 996 C4 or C4S that is in good condition and has had RMS/IMS preventative maintenance. I don't even mind the interior styling, if it is in good shape, physically. But obviously, objectively, an 997 or 991 are big improvements... money no object, the 996 gets left behind.
I would love to daily a water-cooled 911, almost any of them.
I would also love an air-cooled project/hobby/track day car... I love the classic styling the best, but they are valuable and rare classics now. A G-model SC or later Carrera, or even a 964 might be a bit easier to deal with... and can be made to look like a classic.
993 is a great car, and I see why people love it... but to me it is a great car stuck in limbo. It is no longer modern enough to be a modern daily driver... It is still quite expensive/valuable, but it isn't as classic looking as an earlier car, due to the significant changes to the body shape, but it isn't as sleek and modern and seamless as the later water-cooled cars.