Porsche

and here it is.....sublime! I once came while driving one of these beasts - a special friend let me drive it and fingered me as we cruised down the Tullamarine freeway here in Melbourne.

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Ooh! I had custody of one of these for about a year in the UK. (An early 80s 911 Carrera 3.2 - with Dee's required whale tail!) I was asked to look after it for a friend and yes, that meant driving it regularly... cars don't like being left standing for long periods... :D
 
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Porsche is cliche.

They are ok if you are 40 years old, balding, chubby, in middle management and hoping for a return to the glory days that never were.
 
Porsche is cliche.

They are ok if you are 40 years old, balding, chubby, in middle management and hoping for a return to the glory days that never were.

The usual words of someone who's never driven a great car and probably doesn't even enjoy driving... but everyone's entitled to their opinion I guess.
 
The 60s 911, the early 70s 914, but my ultimate dream car was

The late 1970s 911 whale-tail turbo. Kept the pictures for years. Never had the money.

A couple years ago I saw one again. Parked. It occurred to me that I was well-off and could afford it now. I stared. I walked over to get close. I looked into the cockpit. No way I could fold into that any more. It would hurt to try. I don't need it to get girls, because I'm happily married. It might still be fun to drive on a winding mountain road... but not if I can't move my legs to clutch!

I started laughing and turned away. What had always been unattainable wasn't really right for me anyway. Like a lot of women I used to want. :D
 
I have a '99 996 Cab in the garage. I'd like to have a '04 GT3, and a '73 2.7RS, and a 908, and a 918, and a 550, and a Carrera GT, and a ...
 
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