porsche 911 (996)

[SFRT - Frenchy]

...  and Austin Martin has ...

ZOMG!

[BigPlay]

ZOMG!
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Now I know salt Lake doesn't see many of them but they are a very nice looking car.

[Skuzzy]

Uh.....

Old Rolls Royce?


How about the AC Bristol?


Jaguar?


MG?


Triumph Spitfire?


I could list a number of others, but I think you get the drift.  Many European cars do not fit the American idea of what looks good in a car.  However, there are some very classic designs that came from Europe, which many American car designs were/are based on.

Where do you think we got the "long hood, short body" sports/muscle car look from?  We did not create it.

By the way, it is "Aston Martin".

[CAP1]

Cap I am going to have to report you to the EPA for introducing dye to the environment , also to the better business bureau for sub standard practices

HEY!!!

actually, the dye is properly disposed of according to EAP regulations, along with the oil. 

[CAP1]

Uh.....

Old Rolls Royce?
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How about the AC Bristol?
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Jaguar?
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MG?
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Triumph Spitfire?
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I could list a number of others, but I think you get the drift.  Many European cars do not fit the American idea of what looks good in a car.  However, there are some very classic designs that came from Europe, which many American car designs were/are based on.

Where do you think we got the "long hood, short body" sports/muscle car look from?  We did not create it.

By the way, it is "Aston Martin".

lee iococca in the ford mustang.


i've always loved the loos of the jag e-types? that's what the one you pictured is, right?

 the only reliable triumphs, and mg's ive seen here, are the ones that were "hot rodded" with american v-8's

 i may be aquiring a 74 spitfire for stupidly cheap....and if the deal goes through, it will have a fuel injected 5.0L with a borg warner t5 in it within a year.

 if anyone is thinking i'm trying to put down european cars, i'm not. i'm just talking of my personal experiences working on them over the years.

 we had a guy at atco raceway, years ago, had one of those bullet shaped jags.......stuck a 350 chevy, with a turbo400 tranny, and i don't know what kinda rear. the car was running 10.5's all day long in the middle of the summer. was the most unique car there, except for the 454 beetle. 

[morfiend]

Actually Cap that Jag is a "D" the car the "E" stole it's lines from!

[Grayeagle]

Kinda wonderin, Cap ..

..have you had a chance to drive a C-5 Vette ('98-2004)

I've driven a few cars here an there .. the C-5 surprised the heck outta me.
Sure .. the doors rattle a little reminding me of any Camaro .. but the handling, driveability, overall 'balance' of the car just reeled me in.

Steering isn't quite as fast as I thought it would be, works great tho (not as twitchy as an MGB)
Brakes are spot on, acceleration just about matches braking forces (and of course you can improve all of it

The car we owned for 3+ years was an anvil, I put 26k miles on it, almost hated to drive over bumpy roads as the Z-51 suspension was at least as harsh as our 4wd Durango.. but man would it hurt you in a corner

-Frank aka GE

[SFRT - Frenchy]

Now I know salt Lake doesn't see many of them but they are a very nice looking car.

It's one of my iconic car, I have a dedicated shrine in my basement ... and as such whoever says "Austin Martin" rather than "Aston Martin" should be burned alive.

[CAP1]

Kinda wonderin, Cap ..

..have you had a chance to drive a C-5 Vette ('98-2004)

I've driven a few cars here an there .. the C-5 surprised the heck outta me.
Sure .. the doors rattle a little reminding me of any Camaro .. but the handling, driveability, overall 'balance' of the car just reeled me in.

Steering isn't quite as fast as I thought it would be, works great tho (not as twitchy as an MGB)
Brakes are spot on, acceleration just about matches braking forces (and of course you can improve all of it

The car we owned for 3+ years was an anvil, I put 26k miles on it, almost hated to drive over bumpy roads as the Z-51 suspension was at least as harsh as our 4wd Durango.. but man would it hurt you in a corner

-Frank aka GE

The newest vette i've driven, was my old boss;s 96(i think). it was still the body style like the white one somene else had here on the bbs for a friend. it was an impressive car.

 i can also tell you that the only reason i didn't come for your car, was that i'm getting a waste oil heater set up in my shop for this winter. i can't afford 2 big purchases right now.....and it sucks that i had to make the "grown up" decision, and buy the heater for the shop, rather than the fun fast car.

 it's like i've said before. i like fords first. i like pretty much ANY american muscle car though, and wouldn't hesitate to buy a chevy if i had the money....and i think yours went for one helluva deal.

 i think i'd have wanted the hooters chicks with it though.  

[BigPlay]

It's one of my iconic car, I have a dedicated shrine in my basement ... and as such whoever says "Austin Martin" rather than "Aston Martin" should be burned alive.

That was for all of the Hillbillys out there, none of them even know how to spell Jagwire. 

Seriously I see about 3-4 a day where I live. I one time saw at a traffic light a Porsche GT, Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bentley. All driven by old men. They all left the light at a crawl.

[CAP1]

heh.....a couple years ago, i was with my girlfriend on the nj turnpike, heading up north to an airshow.

 i look in the rearview, and as far back as i can see, i see the front profile of something fast looking, and italian looking. in the time it took me to say "hey honey, check" the damned thing was past me. i was doin 85. he went my be like i wasn;t moving. 

[BigPlay]

heh.....a couple years ago, i was with my girlfriend on the nj turnpike, heading up north to an airshow.

 i look in the rearview, and as far back as i can see, i see the front profile of something fast looking, and italian looking. in the time it took me to say "hey honey, check" the damned thing was past me. i was doin 85. he went my be like i wasn;t moving. 

 It probally was Lips in his Ferrari, you know the one he bought from his "ON THE TAKE" money.

[CAP1]

 It probally was Lips in his Ferrari, you know the one he bought from his "ON THE TAKE" money.

oooo....careful there dude.....him or lazy see that, they;re either gonna give themselves a heart attack laughing, ot they're gonna be foaming at the mouth........

[akusher]

The 911 has an air-cooled horizontally opposed (boxer) six-cylinder engine.  The crank and cam are accessed by splitting the entire crankcase.  the cylinders or "jugs" and heads are bolted to the sides of the crankcase.  By the nature of their design, these engines leak oil right out of the factory.  A 911 engine that leaks oil is not a bad 911 engine, it's just a 911 engine.

Sluggish, the 996s were the first to switch to water cooled, back in 99.

Thanks to the rest of you for all the comments!

[akusher]

The one I'm thinking of buying is barely used--only about 18k miles--which for a 911 is pretty low. The rear main seal defect is a problem that's plagued the 996 model since its introduction, however, and seems to affect brand new cars at a relatively high frequency. I've read about this defect, in extreme situations, leading to engine replacements--not my idea of fun.

Anyway, I think I'll get a pre-purchase inspection and be done with it... If I go through with it, that is.