Porsche 911/ GTV6 stuff

["The Csank Family" <csank@domain.elided>]

> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 21:22:41 -0600
> From: C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>
> Subject: Porsche 911, can pigs fly?
>
> No one else in the entire world makes a car the way Porsche does. There is
> no substitute they say. Well, that's certainly one way to look at it....

Gee, you know...this thread about the 911 Porsche is beginning to make the
ALFA digest look a little more like the Porsche digest!  It all started - as
I recall - with a fairly innocent question about which car (a GTV6 or a 911)
would be a better choice for a car for a fella's wife (not necessarily into
sports cars).

Personally, I have an unabashed preference for Alfas and Volkswagens.  Why?
I guess it's just the way things turned out for me.  I like VWs because I
have owned a lot of them...because I liked them...etc.  I love Alfas because
they stir my blood more than anything else on the road (who knows why?).

If I may be so bold, I would like to point out that there are 'lotsa' pretty
fun cars in this world, and the 911 and GTV6 are just two of these!  It
really depends on what type of driving you want to do with a car (track,
street, Hwy., back-roads, gravel, snow) what you are used to driving,
etc...as to which (of the myriad of choices out there) car would be most
suitable.  Some people like imports exclusively...still others exclude
front-drivers, Japanese cars, etc.  IMHO (as a life-long car guy) the best
plan - if you really care about what a loved one would truly enjoy and
without letting your personal prejudices get in the way - would be to get a
bunch of photos and some info about the available choices and then narrow
those down until you have a list you can manage.  Then go out and find some
nice examples to 'test-drive'.  Here are a few examples in the "GT/ Sports/
Fun" categories (I am limiting these choices to cars with available A/C, at
least 2+2 seating, radios, etc.):

Alfa Romeo -  '72-'74 Bertone GTV, Alfetta GTV, GTV6
Acura - Integra (GSR is particularly fast)
AMC - Javelin (some people enjoy the muscle cars)
Audi - Quattro Coupe (AWD can be great fun!)
BMW - 2002, any 3 series (two-door)
Chevrolet - Camaro (the earlier, the better)
Datsun - 240Z (these are great GT cars!)
Dodge - Challenger (great engines and OK handling in the 340 T/A model)
Ferrari - (yes, they have some nice 2+2s available used for reasonable - for
a Ferrari - $$$)
Fiat - 124 coupe (inexpensive, but fun)
Ford - Mustang (go for the early versions)
Honda - Civic Si (kids love these cars!)
Jaguar - XJS (troublesome, but very classy)
Lancia - Beta Coupe (rare and cheap)
Maserati - BiTurbo (troublesome, cheap and lotsa fun)
Mercedes - SLC (heavy, but very well-made)
Merkur - XR4Ti (inexpensive to buy)
Nissan - 240SX, 300ZX
Plymouth - Barracuda (see Challenger)
Pontiac - Firebird (the early Trans Ams especially)
Porsche - 911, 944, 928 (they all have their own merits)
Saab - 900 Turbo, 9-3 (women seem to really love the way a Saab feels)
Subaru - SVX (a truly weird, but fun AWD car)
Toyota - Supra (powerful V6 engines, Toyota reliability)
Volkswagen - GTI, Scirocco, Corrado (my favorite front-drivers)

Can we put this one to bed now?  Or have I just started another..."this car
is better than that one" thread?

Cheers and happy motoring!
Alex Csank
Norfolk, VA
Rally Director, Alfa Romeo Pan-America Rally 2003
'69 Spider 1300 Junior (Gina)
'78 Alfetta Sprint Veloce (the Badger)
'87 Milano Gold (not yet named)
'98 VW Jetta (Vento...for you Europeans) TDi (AlJetta)

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