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Slightly off topic: what would be next?


ORIGINAL: jason


I fancy a 964 again, must stop looking at pics of them on facebook...they really are great looking 911s.
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I believe this C2 is for sale again:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/porsche-964-carrera-2-/251415883578?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&clk_rvr_id=588558751253&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=MrTRuN19jcUKO%252F9OhuNX74f59hA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I think it's available for sensible money but would no doubt want a fair chunk throwing at it to make it into something that suits you.

Only in Mansfield too. [;)]
 
Cayman R, manual, once the new one is out to push values a bit lower.

Well judged simple spec, agile, compact, involving, no complicated switchable suspension to go wrong. Equally good on road or track.

Seems to appeal in a way that a GT3 cannot except maybe a '96 RS but we've missed the boat on them.
 
Interesting topic...
I've looked at Group C... but if something goes wrong and you shunt it at pace, it's often not survivable. Still tempted though of course that boat seems spectacularly missed now.
I too looked closed at 996 GT2 R's and RS's and RSR's... but running costs on those are daft and I don't think for everyday playing they'd work out significantly quicker than a later cup car... say 997 Cup? Which I prefer the look of and I reckon would be MUCH cheaper to run. So if I was going to buy a track toy, I think that would be the option.
HOWEVER, I too am much more persuaded by the older cars, for my mythical 100k, I'd get a fully race/rally prepped ST replica and run that in Classic events across Europe and have enough left over for a few entries and tyres etc!
Like the slightly left-field Cayman R suggestion... but can see them being the 968 Clubsport in 20yrs time... great car but still unappreciated.
I've got a few cars in the stable at the moment, and to be honest, the most thrilling is the one with the least power (130bhp) but weighs sub 700kg, has a close ratio box, revs to 7k and sounds like a sawn-off Lambo. After that everything else feels like u r driving around with the handbrake on literally.
Cheers
Rick
 
Great discussion this off topic thread. To me most great cars I've truly got attached to have generally had a great engine. I've raced formula ford, formula renault and driven some F3. Power to weight and aero grip is astonishing, so if you just want to go fast on a race track there are fairly cheap options to do this. I've always found myself coming back to 911s. Just love the flat 6 ( in the right spec). You could have a similar debate on bikes. I'd have a v twin Ducati over a straight 4 jap bike. Yes the jap bikes are quick but just lost on me without some great engine character, like a v twin.

Another quick car is the radical sr3. In fact the outright lap record at castle Combe is held by a radical SR3, but its got a straight 4 jap engine. A Radical SR3 with flat 6 porsche engine, now that would be a great project.

Group C. Don't even go there. Unless you have enough spare cash to do a full season in gt3 cup competitively and think nothing of it then you'll find group C really expensive. I run all my own cars, engine builds as well, racing 993 gt2 and rsr's and am totally scared off group c.
 
I would go for the Cooperative approach.

http://www.freisinger-motorsport.de/porsche/uk/Porsche_Cars_for_sale/277.html?orderby=car_ID&reihenfolge=DESC&leistung=

Live now pay later.

Get out of those tractors and buy a share in the 962.
 
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