Bender Rodriquez "Conspiratard". I like that. Just like Libtard and Retardican. Just remember, it's NOT a Conspiracy Theory if it can be proven, it's a CONSPIRACY!!!! ps, Paranoia is only a Mental Illness if "they" are NOT "out to get you".........
The *best* Porsche 911 ever made. Period. The newer ones are faster, sure. More power, more luxury, more technology. But they’re *so* much more complicated, which means there is *far* more to go wrong. You can keep a 993 on the road far more easily than you can any of the newer ones, that’s for sure. There’s a reason their prices have shot through the roof in recent years - in most cases, they’re more expensive than a new one!
When Porsche was PORSCHE! Yes, $99k was a lot of dough in '96(and really shows the $160k+ Turbos of today could be "underpriced"), but no other car of the time had the perfect combos of pedigree, everyday driveability, reliability, and...SPEED!
Sure am glad I got drive a 96' Turbo (in white) back when it was only a few years old since now I wouldn't have a snowballs chance to drive anybody else's with the out of control values. Was always on my list of wants but the longer I waited, the more it became out of reach. FML. Had a chance to buy that white one at the trade-in price of around 35K but couldn't swing it. Retail was only like 50K. Makes me wanna cry when I think about it.
For some reason, people are enamoured with the air cooled Porsches because of their analog character and that they're the last of the "pure" Porsches. You can buy one and be assumed to be a connoisseur rather than cheap. That may be true, even though newer Porsches are dynamically and objectively superior. It is what it is, people are willing pay it, so that's what they sell for.
When Porsche was PORSCHE! Yes, $99k was a lot of dough in '96(and really shows the $160k+ Turbos of today could be "underpriced"), but no other car of the time had the perfect combos of pedigree, everyday driveability, reliability, and...SPEED!
I have a friend who is a successful business owner with a ton of Porsche’s. He had two 930s he got a deal on. Those cars are worth 250k a piece now. He paid 30k for each one. The 930 is an amazing car for 1978. I love the 993 turbos and they will be million dollar cars some day. Old air cooled Porsche’s are just going through the roof no matter what model. The 993 is the pentacle of air cooled Porsche’s and the new cars just suck in comparison. The only recent Porsche I like is the 997. We can always get cheap 996 cars though since everyone hates the headlights for us poor folk.
I wish I could have bought one of these ten years ago before they started going up in price. A regular Turbo will run you about $120,000 and up. A 993 Turbo S is the one you want. They're going for well over $400,000 and I've even seen some as high as $795,000. Crazy.
So, in 1999 the Porsche Turbo had: 1.) 4 piston calipers with cross drilled rotors in the front and rear (still something that most sports don't have). 2.) 400h.p., 400 ft/lbs (my Accord Coupe V6 still doesn't have this level of horsepower 21 years later but Infinites finally do). 3.) 6-speed manual (well, at lease my Accord has this). 4.) Price $99,000.00 (even if the price of a Turbo was this much today I still couldn't afford one. Son, I am disappoint). 5.) Still gorgeous by today's standards... and faster too.
A beautiful car and then they built the ugly 996 next with droopy depressing looking headlights. An eyesore. I have to turn my head away. My 997 4s is classic looking.
Truly a timeless design with performance numbers and a driving experience that are still respectable 25+ years later in what could arguably be referred to as the golden age of performance cars. I imagine that 50 years from now the image and lines of this Porsche 911 will still be iconic as well as that whale tail rear spoiler and the car will continue turn the heads of car enthusiasts from ages 8 to 80.
What? Go shut the door on a older Porsche and compare it to a new one. Huge difference!!! Better yet, go pop the hood on a 100k 911 or Cayenne Turbo and be engulfed in sea of cheap plastic everywhere that will leave your checkbook begging for mercy the moment the warranty runs out. Don't get me started on Porsche's track record for engine reliability over the last 10 years, pretty laughable -- scored cylinders, cracked cylinder liners, IMS bearings, etc...
i remember Motorweek testing the 3.6 turbo ( was it 1993? ) & the song "Sweetest Perfection" playing by depeche mode can you release that test with the song intact?
Now Ford pickups cost $99,000. They have increased tenfold in only 30 or so years. How is this at all sustainable? When will the F250 with a million dollar window stickers hit the lot? 2035? 2040? LOL. Ridiculous.
every car review is exactly the same. they sit in it, drive it talking to a go pro camera and saying the exact same thing ...only different car. serious I have watched over 100 car reviews of sports cars...every one of them is the same dialogue. and they always,ALWAYS!!!! compare the older models to median cars. "Its not a modern 2018 Ferrari, but the 1971 tech of this model was brilliant for its time and still is a great car today."
u know what's funny?? how a driver(today) is paying for technology. the newer TURBO has 100 more HP and TQ but with a whole bunch of TECH and SAFETY features. and this 1 was putting up similar #s and this 1 is $100k less. amazing
How was one organization capable of ignoring the most important tire measurement for so long? Profile... but no width. Wheel diameter... but not width. I assume this is why almost everyone was driving around on pizza-cutters practically into the aughts..
My neighbor Dirk in Wareham Ma had the same car a purple 96 993 what a car....the idiot parked it on the long for long periods of time i told him hes ruining the car..... they dont call them the widow maker for nothing what a car
I owned a non turbo 273 HP 993 for a while. It was beautiful to look at and an absolute JOY to drive. It had a 6 speed and you could do 60 mph in 1st. Now for the Down Side.....the security system was AWFUL!! It drove me crazy. There was no ignoring it. But even worse, it was terrible to service and repair. Even the most routine service jobs were HARD. If you're a home mechanic, avoid this car! The turbo will be even worse. If you don't do your own repairs, expect to pay thousands of dollars a year to keep it running.
