Guys:

Mike will have it cleaned and ready to look at for you in the AM

Thanks again

 

Great. Shank, we can go to Napleton First and then to Rizza so that potential purchaser can look at my car.

Lou

 

 

Beauty, Tim. Head over to the "mountain spring" and then the "brewery" and then tell me why Coors tastes like ****!

 

Lou, you guys going to Orland Park Rizza?

 

Ken,

I don't believe you can adjust the negative camber on a stock turbo to the numbers you listed above.

 

I was at a clients house that has raced Porsche's for 20 years. I told him I as well as you were thinking of upgrading to a TT. He had a different opinion that I now agree with.

Mark does not understand why everyone is doing all these performance upgrades(except muffler for the sound), when 99% of 993/996 owners can't handle the power, handling and braking of their car, as is, let alone a TT. He said the real excitement is in not doing upgrades that you only use in a 1/4 mile, not day to day driving, but in really racing a car. Mark said you'll have more excitement in one serious track session/race, then in a lifetime of taking your $60-150,000 car on a track where your scared of getting your car hit or scratched.

I love the look of my car. In Denver, cars have almost stopped at intersections to look, and the stairs I get are unbelievable. I don't think a TT is any better looking. Sure a TT performs better, but in day to day driving, except for a short burst of speed before you have to brake, the power is not useable.

I've decided to save some money, spend $10-15,000 on a serious track/race car and find out about the feeling that Mark says almost all Porsche owners at one time or another really want to do. Race a car.

Good luck in your search.

Ken

 

CJV, the post, that I have now deleted, was put there by mistake. Somehow I copied it in my reply to Tim.

Ken

 

No problem Ken.

 

Any luck today guys? What was your impression?

Thanks in advance.

 

Ken7258, what your client says may be true for some but most of us don't have the time or proximity to a track to make it practical. Yes, a lot of our cars are too extreme for the street and in many ways impractical, but you can take that theory and say you don't even need ANY Porsche for that matter b/c it falls into the same category. If you enjoy the time you spend in your car, even if it's stuck in traffic, then that's good enough for me.

 

The Orient red one had several scuffs on it. The interior was gray supple with filthy carpets. Personally, I would not go with that one. The seal gray turbo for 10k more was cleaner, but something about the dealers that go to auctions and pick up turbos for resale.....I just dont have that trust factor.

My vote is thumbs down on the orient red, unless you plan on new carpeting and some bodywork. THe dealer was saying, the scuffs and scratches would be touched up...but I am sure it would still be detectable.

Ryan

 

Ryan:

Thanks for the info. 10k more is out of my budget. Does Lou concur on the thumbs down?

Looks like I will pass on this one.

Thanks for the time and effort.

 

I concur. That was a rough car. The paint was awful, all the wheels had curb rash, the inside was just disgusting, filthy etc. The car looked good in motion from a distance, but, just to many variables. I wouldn't buy it. I can't beleive that they didnt even care enough to get the car cleaned up and ready prior to our arrival. The car was dirty and the paint felt like sand paper, car probably hasn't been waxed ever!! I also like the grey one better, but, it is overpriced and you could get a similar deal in Denver I'm sure. I know Aaron Zelinski from Rizza very well, he is honest, and will give you a great deal. He has some cars coming in Next Thursday, you should give him a call on Monday and ask to find you an 01 turbo that is clean. He will definately find you a very nice car without the baggage at a very fair price.

Aaron Zelinski
Rizza Porsche
Orland Park, IL
708-403-0300 main
708-212-5557 cell

 

Thanks Lou!!!