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Re: trade time [lemmer]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jan 03, 2009 (2:31 pm)
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Replying to: lemmer (Jan 03, 2009 1:24 pm)
the '68 Pontiac is overpriced by $3K--$4K. Rust issues are no small matter. I'd think this would be a boring car to drive, as a 350 automatic, but maybe nice for getting ice cream on Sunday and all that.
94 Vette-- looks like a nice car, good upgrades, but boy you're going to have to get used to a massive drop in build quality here. I hope you aren't too sensitive to that. But for $10K, it'll probably beat the pants off your 911 and having the roof come off is nice. Parts are cheap, but then you're going to need them often.
Looks like the 2000 BMW is no more.
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- #16299 of 19389
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Re: trade time [lemmer]
by qbrozen
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Jan 04, 2009 (6:48 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (Jan 03, 2009 1:24 pm)
You're dumping the porsche already? How long did that last? 2 months?
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- #16300 of 19389
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Re: trade time [Mr_Shiftright]
by andre1969
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Jan 04, 2009 (7:00 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 03, 2009 2:31 pm)
Would the 2-speed automatic in that Firebird hurt its performance very much, or would the 350 still have enough torque to compensate for it? With 265 gross hp, I imagine that's just a 2-bbl carb.
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- #16301 of 19389
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Re: trade time [andre1969]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jan 04, 2009 (8:56 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 04, 2009 7:00 am)
Performance is quite adequate, but it's not going to push you back in the seat.
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- #16302 of 19389
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Re: trade time [qbrozen]
by lemmer
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Jan 04, 2009 (10:28 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 04, 2009 6:48 am)
It has been about 4 months, which isn't a completely unreasonable length of time for me. The short story is that I can't seem to get the wife on board with the 911. She'd rather have a Boxster - not that she will get one, but that is what she wishes I had purchased instead of the 911. I think I need to buy something that has room for the kids' seats before I purchase another sports car in any case.
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- #16303 of 19389
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Re: trade time [lemmer]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jan 04, 2009 (10:47 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (Jan 04, 2009 10:28 am)
I think we spoke about how rarely one sees a woman driving a 911 and how often we see them in Boxsters. Part of that could be the differential in income but I suspect it's other things as well.
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- #16304 of 19389
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Re: trade time [Mr_Shiftright]
by lemmer
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Jan 04, 2009 (2:17 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 04, 2009 10:47 am)
Ok, bring on the jokes about buying leather purses to match a Boxster's seats, etc. I do still have the 944, and for some reason my wife and my two little girls prefer it to the 911. My wife says she feels like Molly Ringwald in "16 Candles" when we go out in it.
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- #16305 of 19389
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Re: trade time [lemmer]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jan 04, 2009 (4:11 pm)
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Replying to: lemmer (Jan 04, 2009 2:17 pm)
The 911 is what I call a "high effort" car to drive. A Boxster you can drive with your pinkie of your left hand and your tea cup finger and thumb on the gearshift. 
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- #16306 of 19389
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Re: trade time [Mr_Shiftright]
by lemmer
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Jan 05, 2009 (6:05 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 04, 2009 4:11 pm)
Well that kind of response is certainly not going to help my cause with the wife. That is exactly why she prefers the Boxster over the 911.
Got another trade offer - a '95 M3 (in yellow) and a Sea Doo Jet Boat. I have no other details, but if the M3 was in excellent condition I might be tempted.
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- #16307 of 19389
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Re: trade time [lemmer]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jan 05, 2009 (8:43 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (Jan 05, 2009 6:05 am)
Well I do understand your wife's position here. It is not MY position, but it is not irrational.
I hate sea doos. Just thought I'd mention that.
The only problem with M3s is that what was "performance" back then may not be worth the extra hassle today. I can't say as I've found, in my somewhat limited experience, that M3s are cared for with the same diligence afforded most 911s.
Exceptions abound, of course.
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