Automotive

One word, crazy! I could test drive it for 30 minutes on small roads and even reach 250 Km/h for a small moment. Crazy. A rocket on four wheels. An unforgettable moment. Best, Nicolas ...  

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In 2009 I wanted to buy a black 997 GT2 from Porsche. However, they told me that corporate rules only allowed me to lease this special model. That ended my 20-year loyalty to the brand....

What did they mean by “corporate rules”…that you didn’t buy enough previous cars? Leasing as an allowed alternative is just as confusing to me.

And nevertheless it was the time of financial crisis at the markets. They wanted to get more margin on the car by the leasing contract which had bad conditions

The recent S/T had a similar clause where you had to lease it first. From the figures I saw grossly marked up money factors that benefited Porsche financial plus limitations on what you can do with the car (now I’m all for limiting speculators, but if the... 

Since then they have asked me several times to return but I kept my line. If ever again it will be a used one but for sure not from the P-dealer. And I had two factory pick-ups in Zuffenhausen so I am fine with that...

My dad has a 996 GT2 that only sees a couple days of driving a year. He’s older though so I can see where the car may intimidate him more in his later years.

✏️🗒 that's km/h x 0.622 equals...😳😳😳

I remember when this came out. I had that car and driver with this on the cover and read through it again and again.

A real widow maker for sure I'm kinda jealous now. Bim

The speeds achievable nowadays are quite bonkers 🤪

In that respect. Especially in the ease of deploying all that power and speed 🏁🦾

The days of bikers going Gaga on public roads seems over, likewise of very high speeds on the Autobahn. Apparently on unlimited sections during times of normal traffic (i.e. no heavy traffic) less than 1% of people go above 160 km/h 😱

There are other downsides, though 🤷🏻‍♂️