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Old 10-21-2018, 12:15 AM
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...and it's just as fun and the 911. If you are in the market for a second car to drive around when your Porsche is tucked away...this is the one to get. Excellent handling all around and great in the snow too.


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I love VW vehicles. I once had a 66 Van and have owned throughout my years 3 beetles. Now I have their big brother a 99 996 for the past 7 years. BTW you have a lovely VW beetle.
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I like the color of your Porsche a lot!
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Cousins, not brothers!
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Originally Posted by sasilverbullet
Cousins, not brothers!
Actually Parent / Child relationship if you go back far enough
Old 10-21-2018, 08:50 PM
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Uh - fahrvegnugen?
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Originally Posted by Horsepwr
I like the color of your Porsche a lot!
Arena Red is the color code. I like it a lot too.
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I grew up with the original beetle. Lots of people in my area would turn the old beetles into dune buggies. Nothing like the ol' air cooled engines.
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Yup. Remarkably quick!


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Originally Posted by jandackson
Yup. Remarkably quick!
PORSCHE POLICE ALERT!!!!! SPOT ON HOOD NOT CLEANED OFF! Clean immediately or you will be fined!
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Originally Posted by sasilverbullet
PORSCHE POLICE ALERT!!!!! SPOT ON HOOD NOT CLEANED OFF! Clean immediately or you will be fined!
How reckless of me! Thank you sasa for pointing out my negligence. I am in the garage right now polishing that very spot to remove any sign of bird poop etch that might have occurred a year ago when the photo was taken. I expect the car will be 20% faster when done.
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Is it wrong that even though the 911 is close to, if not, at the top of my favorite cars for many years now.... I often refer to it as a VW Beetle Version 28.2?

My family has a 2005 1.6 litre Bug in Greece. Its alot of fun and VERY roomy for the driver and passenger. I've always wanted a Turbo S variant to mess around with but never pulled the plug. Ended up buying and daily driving a 2008 R32 for close to three years. That was a fun car and the only car i've previously owned that I'd buy back in a heartbeat.



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