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08-26-2006, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by saadie
really really nice car TT .. congrats once aging 8) 8)
what hepenned to the old bimmer
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For now still registered and my plates can be transferred from one car to the other, but I left it to the guy at the Porsche garage so he can show it to a couple of guys he knows.. we'll see.. only offer I had so far was 800 Swiss Francs.. xe.com if you want to laugh and see how many EUR it is :bah:
Also got a pic of the front  please, no comments about the dices. Jabbas knows it: some cars must have dices!
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08-27-2006, 02:29 AM
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Congrats with your new car Matteo, it sure looks great!
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08-27-2006, 02:37 AM
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Very nice,
Congrats on the newly purchased Porsche TT!
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08-27-2006, 03:35 AM
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cool car, i always liked the 944
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08-27-2006, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by RC45
So you trading up to a Porsche as well..? TT is no longer a poser... he's a driver now...  |
so having a race with me would make him a poser?  Unless you thought I meant a race in latte drinking....
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08-27-2006, 07:39 AM
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Hey congrats on the new car Matteo,hope you have a LOT of fun with it.ive had the pleasure of being taken for a ride in a slightly modified one a few years back,fantastic car
now get some more pics and some vids up for us to enjoy
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08-27-2006, 10:01 AM
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Congratulations.Nice car.It looks really good in white.I'm waiting for some more pics
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08-27-2006, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by dingo
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Originally Posted by RC45
So you trading up to a Porsche as well..? TT is no longer a poser... he's a driver now... |
so having a race with me would make him a poser? Unless you thought I meant a race in latte drinking.... |
No - he's no longer a poser in the Beemer.. but rather a driver... so as soon as you step up to a Porker (you'd no longer be a poser) and then the race would be on
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08-27-2006, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by RC45
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Originally Posted by dingo
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Originally Posted by RC45
So you trading up to a Porsche as well..? TT is no longer a poser... he's a driver now... |
so having a race with me would make him a poser? Unless you thought I meant a race in latte drinking.... |
No - he's no longer a poser in the Beemer.. but rather a driver... so as soon as you step up to a Porker (you'd no longer be a poser) and then the race would be on |
oh, a WRX is a posers car since they are sooooo good looking and all.....rightio. 
I set a new record for the slowest lap of the cafe strip this morning, made me so proud.
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08-27-2006, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by dingo
I set a new record for the slowest lap of the cafe strip this morning, made me so proud.
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Lap? No - you are supposed to just stand there leaning against the fron fender.. looking.. and nodding your head at passing Civics...
I see the M3 girls doing it to the TSX's all the time...
I here in the UK they have revving contests in the McDonalds parking lots..
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08-27-2006, 01:07 PM
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Lovely car TT! It looks to be in fantastic condition. And from what I can recall the engine was praised for being very torquey.
I am sure the car will be real fun to drive. A lot of people use their 944s for autocrossing - its perfectly balanced and very agile - so the car has lots of potential if you choose to use it that way!
Post some pics of the interior when you get a chance.
Also post some driving impressions after you have driven the car for a couple weeks.
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08-27-2006, 04:49 PM
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I will, I will.
And yes, definitely those 280 Nm of torque feels plenty enough to just slot an higher gear and keep the stick there as long as you want.
On the mountain pass I had to take this weekend twice to go and come back from Lausanne, it was obviously so much easier than with my 320 which had to be revved like hell to stay on boil and carry decent speed. The 944 just swallow those hairpins like a straight line, pulling away in 2nd or 3rd with no fuss when the BMW was struggling in 2nd and has sometimes to be dropped even in 1st to jump toward the next corner.
Also, I am quite surprised by the reaction of everybody about the S2, online or not.
I know most ppl tend to be polite and nod and smile when they see you are so happy about something, even when they disagree or thing the given thing is utter crap.
Yet, in this case it really seems everybody likes this little sweetie!
At first I was sure to just read many "too bad it's not a real Porsche" or "ah, why white?" or "uhm.. looks cheap and old"...
Instead, everybody just stare at it for minutes, walking around it once, twice or even more, ask to sit inside and just congratulate me.
Same goes here online!
Definitely all of this makes me think I really did the right thing!
The first 1000 or so km are gone in a glimpse, can't wait for the next ones to come and go!
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08-27-2006, 04:56 PM
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Beautiful 944 TT!!! Since I'm finally off the baby-bottle as it were and have to find a car of my own, I've been looking at the 944, 300ZX, RX7 and a few others, so I'm really interested to hear what you think of the 944, as it's definitely the top choice on my shortlist.
Enjoy it my friend!
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08-27-2006, 05:13 PM
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Dices are a must on any pre-2000 car IMO
Don't touch my dices
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08-27-2006, 05:53 PM
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lol u asked us to say nothing about them so i wont... but DAMN... ow sry
btw dont listen to dani, keep the weels it's got now, they're beautiful, they were made for the car, it just looks so classy with them
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