"stuckMTB" (stuckmtb)
08/12/2020 at 14:17 • Filed to: parsh, Dots, Porschelopnik, boxter s
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"stuckMTB" (stuckmtb)
08/12/2020 at 14:17 • Filed to: parsh, Dots, Porschelopnik, boxter s | 3
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A very shiny Parsh and a surprisingly dead tree I somehow hadn’t noticed before.
“H ey, look at me, I’m fun!” says the nice shiny little sports car, cleaned up, fried eggs gleaming in the sun.
“But I already HAVE a sports car, ” c ame my reply.
“Yes, but I’m different! I’m exotic! I’m surprisingly affordable at this point in my depreciation curve!”
“You don’t have big ‘Murican torque though!” - me
“Yes, but I’m nimble and light, and mid engined.”
“But my car’s just been paid off!”
“So you can afford ME now, can’t you?”
“Also I don’t really have a place for you, and you won’t fit my mountain bike.”
“But m y brake calipers are RED! You like red.”
Damnit. It’s got a point there.
ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
> stuckMTB
08/12/2020 at 14:19 |
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You should buy a 986...they are so very good! Best steering feel and shifter action out of the cars that I've ever driven
facw
> stuckMTB
08/12/2020 at 14:22 |
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“ and you won’t fit my mountain bike.”
Factory roof rack option!
Also works with the top down:
Poor_Sh
> stuckMTB
08/12/2020 at 14:23 |
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Don’t test drive one or you'll really be in trouble
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stuckMTB
> facw
08/12/2020 at 14:58 |
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Woah weird! I assume it sits high enough to allow the top to operate? If so, NEAT!
Although if I’m racking something like this, I’d probably go with a sea sucker and go full James-Bond Lotus Esprit.
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facw
> stuckMTB
08/12/2020 at 15:01 |
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IIRC, you have to remove the rack frames before opening/closing the top, which isn’t ideal, though I think they are supposed to go on and off pretty easily.
Arrivederci
> Poor_Sh
08/12/2020 at 15:06 |
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This.
Thomas Donohue
> facw
08/12/2020 at 15:08 |
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Correct, top does not operate once rack is attached.
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facw
> Thomas Donohue
08/12/2020 at 15:11 |
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So sad...
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Thomas Donohue
> stuckMTB
08/12/2020 at 15:14 |
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Highly recommended, assuming you can do some of the maintenance and you get a good PPI with oil samples .
I’d suggest a 986.2 (03-04) - slight power bump (esp low end) , glove box, better top. Also b etter looks, but that is subjective. I ended up with a 2003 base 2.7, at the time (2012) the 3.2 wasn’t worth the extra people were asking. No one ever says “I wish I got the smaller engine” but the difference in price between the two paid for a new clutch and IMS two years later. Paint the calipers red if you really want to (red only came with the S).
VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely
> stuckMTB
08/12/2020 at 15:17 |
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Buy it. Nobody I’ve met who’s bought one, regardless of situation, has regretted it. Even when the car gave them grief, they still love it.
Tripper
> Poor_Sh
08/12/2020 at 15:26 |
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Almost bought a 911 with a spent engine this way.
Mid Engine
> stuckMTB
08/12/2020 at 15:59 |
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8 years later and still no regrets with my Cayman. Just drove it today for no particular reason, just felt like driving . This happens at least once a week, so you’ll need to set aside some time.
Jim Spanfeller
> stuckMTB
08/12/2020 at 16:48 |
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See, this is why I’m not allowed to talk to other cars... Don’t want the T-bird to think I’m cheating...
BJ
> stuckMTB
08/13/2020 at 07:55 |
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Stop it! I’m shopping for a 3-row SUV or a minivan. I don’t need this temptation!
A woman with three young kids pulled up to the ice cream shop yesterday in one like this. See, they’re practical!
Stop it!