Steve McQueen's 1970 Porsche 911S available for purchase

[Robert]

That car would look so cool with 22 inch wheels and spinny things on the hubs.

I've had a soft spot for Porches all my life. I'm just not that soft to pay that much for one, and it eems like an awful lot of money to spend to scratch an itch. She is a beauty though, and I'd absolutely love to take her for a ride.

My childhood neighbor had a beauteous 911, and he never took care of it. At the time I didn't have a license so purchasing it wasn't much of an option for me and by the time I did it was virtually worthless. What a waste.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Robert

That car would look so cool with 22 inch wheels and spinny things on the hubs.

oh the blasphemy!!

There should be a law against pimping old cars or turning them into hot-rods lol

[skouras]

what a beautiful cars...
unfortunately
i've got this yaris t-sport

exactly the same with the same engine modifications

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3eLZ...eature=related

[BadAim]

I'm more of an american muscle car kind of guy, but it's tough not to love the old 911's. There's one sitting at a dealer I pass by regularly that has had a whale tail added and a new nose with square headlights in the airdam .........hideous. I like 'em as God intended.

[Ze-Jamz]

Very nice...

Now where can i get that loan?

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

oh the blasphemy!!

There should be a law against pimping old cars or turning them into hot-rods lol

LOL. I hear you. I agree, though I do like a good teasing once in a while. I remember seeing a 69 Vette on an F 250 truck frame. It had monster truck wheels and a light bar on top. God killed a few kittens the day that car was finished. Talk about REDNECK! It made the General Lee look urban.

[Sternjaeger II]

I'm faithful to the Italian tradition of motoring, and push an Alfa Romeo Brera, a beefy 2.4lt 5 pots diesel which had a bit of reworking and now develops 265hp and enough torque to move a mountain!

mine is the same as this:

[baronWastelan]

Reassuringly typical, in that it looks simply divine yet is absurdly poorly packaged and disappointing to drive. It's exasperating that Alfa can't seem to nail this stuff.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/alfa-romeo/brera

What's that front-mounted smelly diesel burning water heater doing in a thread about the most brilliantly engineered, elegant and successful Sports-GT in history??

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by baronWastelan

Reassuringly typical, in that it looks simply divine yet is absurdly poorly packaged and disappointing to drive. It's exasperating that Alfa can't seem to nail this stuff.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/alfa-romeo/brera

What's that front-mounted smelly diesel burning water heater doing in a thread about the most brilliantly engineered, elegant and successful Sports-GT in history??

Lol, points of view man, you should try mine first, the stock car needs some tweaking with suspensions and remapping, and diesel engines might not sound exciting (mine actually does, the overrun is fantastic!), but have SO much torque and are way more reliable than petrol engines.. 0-60 in 5.8 and top speed in excess of 140mph. As for your beloved Top Gear, they destroyed a 911 some years ago..

To me a car is not just about performance, the looks (or "head-turning factor" as my friend says) are more important, but if I wanted a performing car I'd rather buy me a Nissan GT-R or an Ariel Atom, which both kick the rear end of ANY Porsche for less than half the price.. uh, and honestly, Porsche's look is appalling, nothing more than a "beefed up Beetle"

Unlike Alfa Romeo, Porsche is a (pretentious) brand statement, which doesn't seem to excel neither in looks or performance (or better, performance/price balance). At least Alfas look cool

One thing is for sure though: if Porsche had the Alfa Romeo designers, or Alfa Romeo had the Porsche engineers, we wouldn't need to walk anymore..

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

. As for your beloved Top Gear, they destroyed a 911 some years ago..

Top Gear is fun to watch, personally I love it as an enterntainment show, but if I was buying a car I wouldn't take Clarkson's advice, that's for sure. I mean, what does he really know about cars when you think about it? I like the guy, but he's just an entertainer.

Now Tiff Needell, rather boring as he may be sometimes, actually knows his stuff.