Can A Classic Porsche 911 Live Up To It's Legend?
Advertising exists to make people want things. That's the art and the science of the trade. But what is it that people actually want? Beer commercials always show people having fun with other people. Usually good-looking people having a great time with beers in their hands. Fun, friends and camaraderie. The beer isn't what sells, it's the fun the people are having.
Media (social and otherwise) sets up some great expectations. But we all know sometimes the reality falls short because buying the thing, the beer, or whatever, doesn't actually always lead to good times with attractive people. So, is there anything that actually delivers on it's marketing promise?
This is the story of a 1982 Porsche 911SC and the HUGE expectations I had built up over the 45 years I spent wanting and waiting in anticipation of owning a one. I finally got one. Does it deliver? Check out this video of driving the SC to Cars and Coffee and see if you can guess the answer:
You guessed it! I'm happy to report that my first 911, the "old red"1982 911SC has lived up to all of the expectations that my childhood and adult imagination dreamed up about 911 ownership. The door closing sound? Check... very satisfying...still. The trouble-free (classic!!!) sports car that begs me to redline it on the way to pick up my daughter from school? Check. The nods and smiles and conversations at Cars & Coffee, the local gas station and even at the kid's school? Check check check. Best of all it's literally created great friendships with other Porsche fans and fanatics that I didn't have before. The people I've met are the best part. Cars and Coffee is a ritual now and a place to meet up with friends each week.
Every person I've met who has sold a Porsche is sad they did. They still think about it years later and wish they'd have made a different decision. That's something different. It's not normal or average. I sold an F80 M3 (A great car) to get this 911SC. I've never once missed that M3 or wished I'd made a different decision and the M3 was another car I'd wanted my whole life.
"Totally worth it!"
Only my wife exceeds the beauty of my 911, and it’s by a lot, but that’s not because of the 911…it’s because of her.
The only car on earth I really desire is a 992 911 Turbo S lightweight. I’ve already configured it to my liking online and it only cost $261,000 before tax and license.
Yes the Porsche 911 SC is one of the purest sports cars that you could ever be lucky enough to own and drive. I too have a 1982 Porsche 911, in my case, a Targa. The most incredible steering feel, and seat of the pants feedback while driving. You always know exactly what the front wheels and the rear wheels are doing, and it makes you feel like a kid in a go-kart again. Mine is a bit custom, and when I bought it, it was the cheapest 911 in the US! https://youtu.be/Gho0kQD5he4