[jjm4life]

before i go into too much depth, most cars i have owned were excuses as to why i couldn't get an air cooled porsche. i knew the issues that i could run into, and truthfully, i am at the worst case scenario. literally everything i was worried about has come true and im so deep into this car all i can do is laugh at this point.

i wish i never sold my exige. that being said its such a ridiculous DD that i know i would have been sick of it, and i just think about it now without remembering its negatives. horrible ac, buzzy engine, awful transmission. i missed it which is why i bought the elise. but as awesome as that car was, it wasnt my exige. had i never owned the exige, id be writing about my elise being the best car ive owned. being able to see out of the back was great. i modified that car as a "what i should have done" with the exige. both brilliant cars. my exige was just a tad bit more extreme.

best all around car... 2005 evo. i think it was making like 450whp when i sold it. talk about a perfect platform. id like to think i could have kept that, but by the time it was making that power it was already getting tiring. i can remember taking the train from boston to philly because i hated that car on the highway for long periods of time. it was my own fault though, not that cars.

i wish i still had any of my previous jeeps. i need space for a winter/beater. jeeps are just honest cars. what you see is what you get. i really appreciate that about jeeps. a XJ cherokee is about as simple and to the point as it gets. even the shape of it is so unapologetically simple its a work of art.

noble was the worst car ive owned. besides being stupid fast it had nothing going for it. i hated the motor. revved freely right until it hammered its way into the rev limited which was only like 6700. that car needed a much higher red line. wastegate sounds from a mid engine TT were awesome though. truly laugh inducing. ac didnt work, windows barely went down 1/3 of the way. plus the stereo work i had done pissed me off so much, every time i got in the car i was angry looking at it. still the only 8 inch touch screen in a noble in the world. which is kinda neat i guess?

rs4. besides sounding awesome. man was it boring. its a car that does everything well, and nothing great. if i really needed a DD it would still be in my garage with the bike. but since i dont drive every day, i can afford to have a car that fights back a bit. of all the cars the audi was the panty dropper. chicks loved it, but didnt understand why it was so loud ( gmg exhaust). i have a good friend with a yellow one. i love watching him try to explain why its special. nobody cares. i certainly didnt.
believe it or not the abarth is a total riot. man do i love that car. i know its gotten a lot of press but it doesn't get the respect (sales) it deserves. that is a car you can drive 10/10ths all day long. it just wants to have fun. seating posititon is a bit odd, but once your used to it, its a blast. mine was making like 200whp at 25xx lbs. thats a fun car. that 10hp/lbs threshold is always where i felt things get interesting.

my bike is awesome. what a great project that was. i honestly woke up on my birthday one year and decided thats what i was doing. i made the call on it that morning before work, and had sourced a motor and frame by lunch. no bull****. 3 magazines later im thinking about changing a few things up a bit this winter, but i dont see myself ever selling. i love cars, but the bike is a total release. i dont care how slow it is compared to whats available today. its therapy. i need that in my life.

which brings me back to the 964. the car i always wanted. the one i knew would be the biggest bitch. im so deep into it and its nowhere near done. but i think thats why i love it. hell, besides this accident, the next project is literally a 10k bill. but i dont care. the car isnt that fast. but damn does it just feel right. you can read all about why people are obessed with air cooled porsches, and its all cliche as hell. i just love the damn thing. its work. but not too much that its not enjoyable. where the s111 cars were horrible in boston traffic, the pcar isnt that bad. you dont have to explain to people who to get in or out. you arent rubbing shoulders with the person next to you. you dont have every person asking you how much it was or what is it ( noble and lotus). its also infinately modifiable. if im ever bored, i can change it. its truly a blank canvas for me to go nuts.
tired of a 964? turn it into a 73 rs. wanna go newer? make it a 993. hell call rwb and make it as wide as it is long.
3.6 not enough power? drop in a turbo motor. 3.3 3.4. 3.6 3.8... wanna stay na? 3.8 is just some pistons away. ITBs anyone? yup i can do that.
nothing sounds like an air cooled car. nothing handles like a porsche. for better or for worse its just unique.
its the perfect mix between rs4 boring, and lotus insanity. so i guess it really is perfect. but damn is she a pricey bitch.