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Thread Author: Stuartli Replies: 4
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New Sat 17 Oct 15 19:40 
 Porsche - Another VW setback - Stuartli
Just hit the website's breaking news section:

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New Sat 17 Oct 15 19:53 
 Porsche - Another VW setback - Armel Coussine
Porsches are supposed to be dangerous. If they weren't they wouldn't be much fun, as any fule kno.

I've driven a couple but never been able to afford one of my own alas.

No need to go to 917-style extremes. A well sorted sporting 911 is a sublime machine.
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New Sat 17 Oct 15 22:22 
 Porsche - Another VW setback - Stuartli
I always use to say I knew when I'd run over a pin when driving a Porsche.
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New Sun 18 Oct 15 02:49 
 Porsche - Another VW setback - Lygonos
Just read the comments to understand why the 11-plus should determine if you get a vote at 18, not what school you go to...
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New Sun 18 Oct 15 09:54 
 Porsche - Another VW setback - Slidingpillar
Actually if you've never driven a car with a delayed throttle response - don't, it's horrible.

For a period I owned a TD5 Landrover which had a throttle you could fully depress and release without anything happening to the engine speed. As a complete counter-point, the Morgan 4/4 I had at the same time had both accelerator pumps on the throttles and a lightweight steel flywheel. You could blip the throttle on that about 10 times in the time the Landrover took to do it once.

But what idiot buys a new Porsche? Any fool knows the best is the 1973 911 Carrera and possibly the early 911 Turbo although that model also puts a new meaning on lag...
Last edited by: Slidingpillar on Sun 18 Oct 15 at 09:55
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