Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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I must say my limited knowledge of Porsche again struck last night when I thought it was something special, looked like the old Turbo model with the vents and wheels etc
When I edged him out in a race on the runway I laughed my tits off, then I looked up their stats today to see they are only 316bhp
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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dya know what I had a little do with a Y reg Carrera at the start of the m62 yeasterday, he was driving like a twat down the dual carrage way that leads up to the start of the motorway
he sticks in lane 2 doing 40 mph with me behid, we go through the blue signs that say M62 and he sticks to 40, obviously waiting for me to go into lane 3 so he could boot it and make a fool of me
I I gave my self a bit of room to accelerate before moving out to give me a few mph advantage, indicated, pulled out and heard his porka go "bwaaaaaaaaa" right to the limiter, he pulled away like, probably 2 car lengths between 40mph and 110mph after that he was flying, I was shocked by how slow it was tbh
it didnt seem the cleanest of examples tbf
didnt want to start a thread casue I would get hammered 
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Nic Barnes
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a lot of porsche i have found to be a lot slower than what you would think by looking at them. The caymen things always make me think they are a 911 quad turbo whatever until they accelerate like an mgf. To be fair to it though, its a standard car and yours isnt.
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mattk
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I thought of your car at the time nic, I was thinking, would love to be in nics corsa now and just totaly fuck this clown off 
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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I dont know what you were expecting from a N/A 3.6 flat 6? its clearly not going to have the mid range torque of a Turbo car.
Its also about 70 kg heavier than the Carrera 2 and still does 60 in under 5 seconds.
I am seriously not having a pop, but I bet it'll be quicker in every other instance like launching (being 4wd) standing quarter and on track.
Not to mention a cheaper Boxster 3.2 S would probably give it a reasonable pasting too thinking about it.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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It sounded nice, that was about all I can say.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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Air cooled ones sounded better though 
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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Track I'm willing to bet it's not. Launching maybe but even then with the diff my grip has increased 100% from a standard start.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Just because of the badge, you shouldn't assume its a rocketship.
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corsa120
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Registered: 4th May 02
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does it matter????????
fact is its not just performance you get its the fact you get a great car along way ahead of a vxr anyway in every aspect not just performance, you dont need silly amounts of bhp to have fun i mean real fun not lapping mcdonalds or going up and down your local 1/4 mile strip..
[Edited on 09-04-2010 by corsa120]
[Edited on 09-04-2010 by corsa120]
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa120
does it matter????????
fact is its not just performance you get its the fact you get a great car along way ahead of a vxr anyway in every aspect not just performance, you dont need silly amounts of bhp to have fun i mean real fun not lapping mcdonalds or going up and down your local 1/4 mile strip..
[Edited on 09-04-2010 by corsa120]
[Edited on 09-04-2010 by corsa120]
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
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i beat a ferrari once .. true story. and no it wasnt being towed/trailer/parked or broken down.
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Nic Barnes
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same. i have smashed ferrari's, lambo's, skyline's, motorbikes. no drama at all.
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jr
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iff it was a 996 they use VW polo number plate lamps, little know fact 
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Nic Barnes
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im really glad i dont know you jr. you must be one of the most boring nerds in the world.
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jr
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SetH
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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
same. i have smashed ferrari's, lambo's, skyline's, motorbikes. no drama at all.
Yes but your Car is an anomaly in the matrix, it shouldnt exist but it does
One of my mates test drove a 997 3.6 Carerra 2S this week, im trying to convince him to go a little older for the same money and get a 996 turbo or he stands to be raped by hot hatches in the 997 imho.
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corsa120
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Nic problem is???
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SetH
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Nic has a problem with michael jackson
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Ben G
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i once got fucked anally by a porsche.
said turbo on the back so guess it was fast. i knw i wasn't going to keep up or beat it, just wanted to hear/see it go so got behind him and he just drove off and left me standing still.
very quick.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa120
Nic problem is???
you are saying ojc car is a maccy d car park and quarter mile thing when it isnt. Its set up for tracks and stuff. Just seems like you dont know what you are talking about. No drama.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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i beat a boxster 
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Nic Barnes
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no you didnt steve
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pow
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I out torqued a boxter out of some roadworks on the M4 once, true story
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SetH
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I dumped on a Boxster S once when he had his roof down, true story.
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