And, if someone ticked the boxes on the options list, a freaky sound system with rotating speakers in the back and a climate control system which can be fed with smell cartridges.
Oh, and it also came with funky multicolor floor mats :D

Do not forget that the 964 and the cars before it also hit rock bottom some years ago, and could be had for 5000$ or even less.
There were times when practically nobody wanted even a good working used 911 because there were faster options available everywhere, even turbo station wagons from family carmakers were…

I cannot disagree more with everything you just said.
The 993 looks like they couldn’t really be pushed to reaaallly modernize the ageing 964, and the interior is not exactly a leap of faith either.
The 997 on the other hand is again just playing it safe, the bodywork doesn’t look as nice and lightweight as the 996…

issues are vastly overblown. Even the most sceptical lawsuity people agreed that at most 8% of all engines in certain model years were affected.
Apparently, cars that are driven MORE and have MORE oil changes and TLC are LESS affected by engine trouble.
And it somehow rings true, if you just take out the car for a few…

For me, it was the 996 with the 3-spoke steering wheel.
The interior seems to just fit, I use the car as a daily driver, and I like the layout, size and feedback of buttons, everything clicks just right and works like you’d imagine.
The newer ones are too angular for me, they are a stark contrast to the flowing forms of…

Apart from the soft touch paint which EVERY manufacturer used in the outgoing 90s, and they all had problems with it.

But here’s a tip from a 996 driver:
You could order the whole interior clad in leather. There was a “leather package” option, which took care of most parts (gauges surround, bumper pads on middle…

Father born in Germany? Didn’t know that New York was part of Germany ^^
Fred C. Trump was born in the Bronx, New York City.
His GRANDfather is another story.

hehe, that wouldn’t help here, because the cities say, that you are not allowed to wash your car even with pure water, because you could wash off oil and other toxic residue that would pollute the water. And since most drains along the streets have been changed over to pure rainwater drainage (meaning that the water…

Get any chemicals, and the neighbors will report you and the cops will fine you here in Germany. You are not allowed to clean your car on your own property in many cities. The dirt from the car, coupled with oil residue and chemicals from cleaning, is not allowed in the local rainwater sewage, and may not enter the…

There was a cut-through model of a Porsche 996 for sale here in Germany on Ebay once

You are aware, that this is already the case for some, and has been for years?
There are some sights that may be photographed for private use, but not for public exposure or to make money of the pictures.
The sistine chapel p.ex. , because japans tv network paid for the restauration of the pictures, they got the photo…

The problem with this directive is, that Google and Amazon etc... can afford to create upload filters which scan incoming content.
But think further, what about imgur, abload, even Instagram? How can they be sure that the image that you are uploading is free of any copyright?
Axel Voss said that these platforms should…

it isn’t in most civilised countries.

There is one thing that is extremely off-putting to me and other “old school” gamers like me: When this service goes down the games are gone.
It already pains me that a lot of online-only games go the way of the dodo when the servers shut down. Some people are trying to resurrect some of them (Lego Universe,…

Most Carbon-Ceramic Rotors are also not good under heavy track use. A lot of Porsche drivers use steel rotos on their GT2 and GT3 when they’re on the track, because they last longer under those circumstances (they do not crack as easily) and are not as costly to replace.

Simple solution: Pass a law that all people who ever had problems with their cars have to switch to a manual.
They will have to focus on getting the thing to work so hard, that they cannot even try to use their phone or be distracted by anything else.
If you drive, drive dammit. Shut up your passengers, ignore your…

I am afraid, you are utterly and totally wrong. You cannot really think that the state should do everything for you without you giving anything for it. Guess what, taxes are used to provide general services like police, firemen and yes, healthcare, that you could benefit from at some time in the future, too.
All…

getting a manual is a downside? That’s a huge plus in my book.

I owned an Audi S3 8L for a couple of years, it basically has the same chassis and the same engine as the high-end TT (not the VR6, that thing is abysmal because it has hot spots and is too heavy).

It was a nice car, but actively trying to kill me when driven hard.
The early generation Haldex 4wd system combined with…

because the guy in that picture also painted the pots and the sealings... good job :D