09-26-2024, 08:19 PM
(09-23-2024, 10:57 PM)rickymouse Wrote: I could have bought a little Porsche 912 years back, It was in good shape, just needed a muffler. Price was eight hundred bucks...I got in it to take it for a test drive, couldn't shift it into gear, the shifter hit my right leg when I tried to get it into gear. I mentioned it to the guy who owned it and he said same problem with him...that is why he was selling it, he couldn't drive it. I would have bought it for the daughter if he would drive it to my house...he said he can't because he can't shift either. My workers were all my size or a little shorter, but strong construction worker bodies and strong legs....no way would any of them have been able to drive it either.
At the time in the condition it was in, it was only worth about 1600...The 912s were not real high priced Porsche models. It was maybe a sixty seven, that was in around the year 2000. Had that little four banger in it, the guy said it was kind of snappy for a little car. Had the same engine as my uncle had in his Volkswagon camper van that he had next to his garage on the farm, so I had parts for the engine if I ever needed them.
I won't buy a car that I cannot fit into. I wonder if the other Porsche cars are that tiny too.
They are small until the 997.
The 964 and 993 in the family stable are beautiful but small. The 993 is better. My 996 was about the same size as the 993 and my 997 was noticeably larger.
If you want a 911 and are larger (I’m 6’4” 260) you definitely want a 997 or newer IMO - it fit fine in those it’s just the models <2005 or 2006 you’ll have issues fitting in.
