As the story goes, the Targa was designed because Porsche was worried that ragtops would be outlawed altogether. It wasn’t an unreasonable fear, given the magnitude and frequency at which draconian new auto regulations were being issued in the US at the time.

It’s worth eleven grand. Eleven. Thousand. Dollars. Not even enough to get you a Nissan Versa. With that number in mind, I suspect I don’t need to explain again why my $60,000 wouldn’t go to a new car.

Problem: Large asteroid is about to collide with Earth

Translation: I’ve made terrible decisions in life

The Falcon looks bigger because designers in the 1960s still understood how to do attractive proportions.

I thought that was James Brown and Lionel Richie, or somebody.

Pro tip: Journalists don’t buy used Porsches to maximize the number of amusing articles they can write about how often the car turns on its “Check Engine” light, breaks down, catches on fire, or otherwise leaves them stranded at the side of the road.

Sounds like you have a dog in the fight. I don’t, so we’ll just have to agree to disagree.

Musk: “Excuse me, I can’t hear you over the sound of this extremely loud ROCKET engine I’m testing.”

It wouldn’t exist without his influence. Barra, on the other hand, may be a capable leader (I don’t know), but she certainly isn’t irreplaceable.

Agreed, those doors are idiotic.

Sigh, there’s always one in every thread.

Even 6-cylinder ones. Prices have gone through the roof on those lately.

+1. Classic Steve Jobs language.

Difference is, Mary Barra really didn’t “build that.”

Thanks Osama

You seem to be confusing copyright with patents.

Yep, my 981 and 968 both came from the same ex-Karmann plant in Osnabrueck. (What a difference in quality 20 years made, though...)

MSRP of 968 (1992): US $40K stripper -$55K loaded. Real-world prices were subject to heavy dealer discounting because the cars weren’t budging. (My ‘92 cab had a $55K sticker but sold for $45.)

That “heritage” didn’t sell the 968, and it won’t sell this one, either.