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[Suffolkhifinut]

We can get in and out of it without dislocating a hip. Oh and it’s nice to sit in and drive, if you don’t view cars like this you are not as old as us?

 

[Frank Dernie]

Turismo? Great color btw.

Cross Turismo, yes. My most frequent passenger is my dog

 

[Ken1951]

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Incredible color! Looks fabulous, congratulations. I imagine your dog loves their new ride!

 

[Frank Dernie]

We can get in and out of it without dislocating a hip. Oh and it’s nice to sit in and drive, if you don’t view cars like this you are not as old as us?

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I spent my whole career trying to make cars more efficient so SUVs are anathema to me, un-aerodynamic and heavy and relatively poor handling,
Mind you, they are easy to get into and the high viewing position is nice but overall not my cup of tea at all.
I am 72

 

[Suffolkhifinut]

I spent my whole career trying to make cars more efficient so SUVs are anathema to me, un-aerodynamic and heavy and relatively poor handling,
Mind you, they are easy to get into and the high viewing position is nice but overall not my cup of tea at all.
I am 72

You’re still a Pup, hardly out of kindergarten.

 

[mglobe]

Cross Turismo, yes. My most frequent passenger is my dog

My wife has family in Lux and Germany. She loves cars as much as I do, and we both have fallen in love with the Euro wagons. We drive a 328D wagon as our main daily. Sadly BMW has stopped importing wagons just as they brought out an M3 version. :-/

BTW, she drives the race car too, but she won’t sit and listen to my stereo. :-(

 

[Martin]

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Beautiful. I love shooting brakes.

 

[Martin]

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Gorgeous. I love early 930 turbos.

 

[bloodshoteyed]

don't want to act too smart, but that's a 64, not 30

 

[mglobe]

Gorgeous. I love early 930 turbos.

Actually a '91 964 Turbo. I lucked into buying it before the collector market decided they were worth having.

 

[Blumlein 88]

I had much the same opinion of SUV's that Frank Dernie does. Never wanted one....period. I did in recent years acquire one mid-size SUV. Needed it to transport people even older than me. Step in, step out, just general ergonomics for public highway use is actually outstanding. I to my great surprise fell in love with it.

Now I do keep two sports cars and can have the kind of engaging car when it is just me. I don't know if it is just getting old or what. It rather strikes me now as a matter or my real use and needs the sports cars are the goofy idea. Sort of trying to shoe horn a track car into daily driver use. Actually kind of foolish thinking I've had for so long. Sports cars are still much more fun, but as much as I'd like to think otherwise, fun driving is a rather minority part of my transportation needs. Increasingly poorly maintained roads, everyone else driving a giant tall truck, and too much traffic mean an SUV or Crossover is the smart choice. At least around where I live.

Also serious sports cars now have far too much performance for getting the best of them on public roads. My Miata is a good sports car more so than some supercar.

 

[mglobe]

I had much the same opinion of SUV's that Frank Dernie does. Never wanted one....period. I did in recent years acquire one mid-size SUV. Needed it to transport people even older than me. Step in, step out, just general ergonomics for public highway use is actually outstanding. I to my great surprise fell in love with it.

Now I do keep two sports cars and can have the kind of engaging car when it is just me. I don't know if it is just getting old or what. It rather strikes me now as a matter or my real use and needs the sports cars are the goofy idea. Sort of trying to shoe horn a track car into daily driver use. Actually kind of foolish thinking I've had for so long. Sports cars are still much more fun, but as much as I'd like to think otherwise, fun driving is a rather minority part of my transportation needs. Increasingly poorly maintained roads, everyone else driving a giant tall truck, and too much traffic mean an SUV or Crossover is the smart choice. At least around where I live.

Also serious sports cars now have far too much performance for getting the best of them on public roads. My Miata is a good sports car more so than some supercar.

I started out club racing Porsches. I ended up pro racing MX5's. I was the back marker in the pros, but still had fun. Miata Is Always The Answer!

 

[Ken1951]

I had much the same opinion of SUV's that Frank Dernie does. Never wanted one....period. I did in recent years acquire one mid-size SUV. Needed it to transport people even older than me. Step in, step out, just general ergonomics for public highway use is actually outstanding. I to my great surprise fell in love with it.

Now I do keep two sports cars and can have the kind of engaging car when it is just me. I don't know if it is just getting old or what. It rather strikes me now as a matter or my real use and needs the sports cars are the goofy idea. Sort of trying to shoe horn a track car into daily driver use. Actually kind of foolish thinking I've had for so long. Sports cars are still much more fun, but as much as I'd like to think otherwise, fun driving is a rather minority part of my transportation needs. Increasingly poorly maintained roads, everyone else driving a giant tall truck, and too much traffic mean an SUV or Crossover is the smart choice. At least around where I live.

Also serious sports cars now have far too much performance for getting the best of them on public roads. My Miata is a good sports car more so than some supercar.

We also have both a mid-size SUV and a Miata. Wife has owned one since 2001. One vehicle for the dog, trips to the nursery, bad weather, and highway trips. Miata usually not driven in the rain and her rule for top-down is 40 degrees and above! Wonderful car.

 

[Blumlein 88]

We also have both a mid-size SUV and a Miata. Wife has owned one since 2001. One vehicle for the dog, trips to the nursery, bad weather, and highway trips. Miata usually not driven in the rain and her rule for top-down is 40 degrees and above! Wonderful car.

My rule is a bit more complex. 40 to 85 degrees in the daytime and 40 and above 1 hour prior to sunset or later.

 

[pseudoid]

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Decisions...! Decisions...!
As gorgeous as that Porsche 911 Turbo [? Year?] Red Sled is... I think I will continue to drool over that (partial) Ford GT to the right of it!
Sorry! No Offense!

But the one that will spank both the Porsche/Ford is that black thang on the left... on/off track and/or bang-for-the-buck: Yes?

 

[pseudoid]

17 ½ months after order and deposit:

Great news!
We can finally stop hearing Dernie whining about the delays!

These intricate wheels must be something special from Porsche: They are quite unlike anything I've seen shod on them before.
Is that color what Porsche calls the "Mamba Green Metallic"?
Can you please skool us on the proper pronunciation of Taycan? (Teyken? Taikan? Taikuhn? Whut?)

 

[gvl]

Miata Is Always The Answer!

Unless you’re more than 6 foot tall.

 

[beefkabob]

17 ½ months after order and deposit:

Hah! I got my BMW after only 13 months. Which version?

 

[mglobe]

Decisions...! Decisions...!
As gorgeous as that Porsche 911 Turbo [? Year?] Red Sled is... I think I will continue to drool over that (partial) Ford GT to the right of it!
Sorry! No Offense!

But the one that will spank both the Porsche/Ford is that black thang on the left... on/off track and/or bang-for-the-buck: Yes?

91 Turbo. And yes the Ford is a beauty. The black car just isn’t my style regardless of its capabilities.

 

[Frank Dernie]

Hah! I got my BMW after only 13 months. Which version?

Cross Turismo 4S
Given I won’t buy an SUV or crossover there are very few EV choices for me.