Fw: '94 Q45 / '89 200q comparison...

["Frank Amoroso" <famoroso@sprintmail.com>]

Oh boy, I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring.

It's difficult to compare a pre 964 (1990) 911 to other sports cars. The
true beauty of the pre 1990 911, is learning to drive one well. Anyone can
get into an E36 M3 and it will handle well. The 911 Carrera through '89 is
not a car for everyone. Learning how to truly move it around the track is as
rewarding an experience as one can find in motorsport. Porsche werks drivers
would choose the 911 over the 914 (mid engine, and inherently a better
handler, on paper) because they could use the car's tail happy attributes to
get it around the track more quickly.

Later 911s, 964 & 993, especially C4 versions, have lost a great deal of
that cache since they are much easier to drive fast. Don't get me wrong I'd
love a 993 tt, but I'd probably like an '89 911 turbo cabrio just the same.
-----Original Message-----

>I love the RX-7. I do go and say that it was one of the best sports car
>chassis's made. Now, I have driven an R-1. It was interesting, but not
>enough to make me want to get it over a German. More than it's
>performance, the feel is the most critical thing to me and most. 0-60
>doesn't matter to me. I just kept cranking up the boost until I got a
>satisfactory seat of the pants. I believe most of us on the list are like
>that. There is also the German feel of everything from interior, exterior,
>turn signal stalks, etc. German cars are truly made with pride as opposed
>to Jap cars that are stamped on an assembly line like Jello shapes. I've
>done brake jobs on a few Jap cars including my dad's 626. In the time it
>takes me to do one front, I could have done at least 3 on my car or a
>Porsche. Quality. You can't deny that quality of workmanship especially in
>the interior materials is up to a German. Look at a Lexus. Even though the
>build quality is excellent, the interior doesn't look or feel all too
>different from a Camry. BTW: a Porsche can outhandle an R-1 without all
>the harshness. It's more how a car feels than a Car and Driver
>handling,acceleration,etc rating. They don't reflect real life and what
>the driver feels. You seem to be defending the Japanese cars a little more
>than you should for a person on an Audi list that's supposed to love their
>car.