Old Chris Harris stuff from EVO and prior are fantastic. And wherever he posts the “Chris Harris on Cars” series. It’s actual automotive journalism, shot beautifully. Not really entertainment programming.

Genuinely like those 3 together. I thought Leblanc was a bit wooden on the show, but he’s a real enthusiast which is cool. 

De Cadenet is one elegant motherfucking man. Stud racer too. I love this series. Old school, but super informative and O M G does that man get access to some of the most amazing car from the heyday of sports car racing. The kind of forbidden fruit you only see at Pebble or Goodwood 

Yeah but their balance sheet will be waaay better this way than carrying a loan liability like that

Sounds like a future McLaren problem haha. But not that much of a problem really.

... and your point? Not sure if you are saying it is not important or not expensive to get done or what?

Yeah man, old cars are 100% where it’s at. Far more engaging, far more to manage, far more mechanical interaction. I find myself never driving the M2 unless it is to/from a competitive event. There is just no joy in it. I imagine the m235i is much the same way. Not a car to own unless you have a specific use case for…

I thought this production number rumor was centered around the 991.1 GT3 RS which people were being told was limited and hard to get a hold of, but if you looked up the production numbers there were actually more 991.1 GT3 RS produced than the sum total of all prior GT3 from every generation?

Having just sold a 996, and having driven many 987 and 981 and now owing an M2... Skip the M2 unless you’re buying a car for an SCCA class or other competitive purposes (as I did). It’s faster and has a lot more overall ability than a Cayman R or other slightly older P-cars, but the M2 steering is awful, the car is…

Coolant lines are no joke on a 996/7 gt3 if you’re really going to use the dang thing on track like you’re supposed to. Not an inexpensive job 

In those days he probably lost money on it. These days you’d make money. 

or the touring

It’s not going the way of Rolex or Ferrari, don’t worry. There are some supply issues right now as Tom mentioned, but Porsche corporate are specifically trying to build as many of these as they can and don’t let a dealer tell you otherwise. That’s how you know when it’s time to find another dealer. After the initial…

This article conflicts directly with what I’m hearing from fellow PCA members who have put in orders (long ago). A number of whom have older 987 and 981 they bought used, and not even from a dealer. The 992 GT3 was literally just announced. Things will cool down. You will be able to get one. Half the people on the…

Totally agree. I actually think my wife’s extraordinarily slow Outback is more fun on the road in most instances than the M2. The 996 was great on the street because it was full of feedback and connection through the pedals and wheel and made all kinds of interesting sounds, so it was engaging and fun even at 25mph.…

I must be a weirdo because I think the extra effort is a feature, not a detriment. I am certainly an outlier in my thinking that a manual trans is the only thing that keeps me awake in bad traffic and prefer it there vs an auto where I might fall asleep just going on and off the brake in stop and go situations. My 996…

Reviving an old comment here because I’ve spent the last 1.5 months on the low revving, torque on demand world and... I want to go back to revving the nuts off a car. Sold my 996 and bought an m2 (non comp). Feels like there is no point in revving beyond 6k other than to feel a sense of disappointment. Pulls like a…

Damn, so close to worst... I shoulda gone the extra mile. 

But is there a certain price point at which you would care? I’m on board with you. But I have to wonder what my upper limit will be. $10/gal would be pretty painful. But I’d do it for a car I love. $20/gal... I have to really think about that. I might have to get a more special car to justify it haha

Sir this is Jalopnik. If you don’t like the taste of stirred shit in the morning, why are you here?