Well look what parked next to me at work today... a beautiful air-cooled 911. I would love to buy one, but their prices are over the moon today. Anybody here own a vintage 911?

 

Here's a couple 911s to look at...


Ugh

 

I'm not a big Porsche fan even though I recognize their great performance and ability to maintain their value. I recall seeing a 356 back in my youth and thought it was a reskinned VW. I watched as they evolved and am still impressed with their performance. The reason I won't buy one is they all look alike (to the layman) and they are to common on the roads. I live in a town of 9000 people and driving up my 1/4 mile main street during the day I would usually see a few driving in the area. During the week driving around the area and at the various golf courses I go to I usually see a handful of them. I think the biggest reason I'm not a fan is I don't like the style/shape of the car. So regardless of it's performance that was the major factor I never bought one. Just my opinion.

 

If they made a recent one in diesel, buy it!
The cayenne was just recalled due to illegal cheat devices.
I dont like the car, I like its history.

 

My better half won't let me get one. She says only douches drive 911's (talk to her, not me if you beg to differ)... She's not into cars either. She says the same for BMW (which I have no plans on owning either). I feel the quality has gone down on 911's over the years; they seem less investment worthy like cars as each new iteration is promoted.

For me, German cars are just not cool. Want something cool, it has to be from Britain or Italy...

 

In the workplace one has to also consider the 'prik factor' 'midlife crisis' 'car is his life' perceptions. It can become a costly car in that situation, and if you are constantly battling traffic.

 

does a 930 turbo count?

 

I had a 1982 911 SC in lime green with the black vinyl roof way back, most bloody awful un-reliable car I've ever owned.
Quick though, when it decided to work properly.
The "get it fixed and flog it" point came when the injectors stayed open overnight for some unknown reason and dribbled fuel into the block and practically filled it.
Fired it up in the morning, pissed fuel out the airbox like a fountain, god knows how it didn't go up in smoke that day.
But I did have the cleanest engine block interior..............

 

I personally like the current generation, and the Fuch era best. I'd pick the former over the latter for a daily driver.

I didn't think the new ones would do much for me, but when I got to take one home for two days I really loved it. If the Porsche dealer and I didn't have problems I might have bought a 911 instead of an XK.

I see XK(R)'s more than I see 911's, so if I wanted something that wasn't "too common" I'd ditch the XK. The XK seems to be disproportionally popular relative to its production #'s in my little part of the country.

 

Never been a Porsche guy though I also recognize their engineering prowess. I do think the newer ones look better than those of previous generations although I'm not impressed with the interiors. In Southern California, 911s are as numerous and common, maybe moreso than VW beetles. The X150, on the other hand, while not extremely rare, is probably seen about 10% or less as much as the Porsche.

 

I had a an 82 928 in between Jaguars, because my best friend convinced me that it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. drove it as a daily driver in the Chicago area for three years and wore it out. Back to Jaguars have been here ever since.

Oh, and the automatic door locks would go crazy and lock me out of the car with the keys in it from time to time.

 

911 & Cayman are very common in Sydney and it's quite rare when on does see a xk/r

It seems like the 911 is the automatic go to option for most folks over here with money

 

Funny thing as I had to go for a 45 mile drive today just to get some gas. Went through 1 city and 3 towns. I saw 6 Porsches' today and no XK's. Oh I also saw a Maz , bentley and a Ferrari but I assumed they were traveling together .

 

That was probably Clarkson and Co

 

I'm in the "don't care for Porsche" too group. To me my ride needs exude beauty, be reliable, and affordable......so far, my XK fully fits that bill.

 

Very happy owner of two great ones - 1973 911 S and a 1997 Carrerra - last of the air cooled. I bought a low mileage 2007 XK with the profit from the sale of the Carrerra!!

 

I always considered the rear-engine configuration as an abomination. Pretty much all other manufacturer's have abandoned the layout for its well known vices. For me, one harrowing high speed test drive in a 930 Turbo convinced me that I valued my life more than the status of owning a Porsche. Have to say, Porsche did a pretty good job over the decades in taming the rear end but, as the old pro-Porsche racer once said about the 911 design:

"You can not make a race horse out of a pig but, you can make and awful fast pig".

 

I thought the interior was great. I like how the interior doesn't go overboard with plastic covered in an over shiny aluminized skin. I'd rather have real interior aluminum pieces in a finish with depth to it. Not possible with the thin plastic coatings, but can be done with real aluminum.

I'd rather have the plastic just by dyed than aluminum coated.

If I am a long term Jaguar owner, and I end up in a place in life I can get back into machining; I would want to rid myself of the aluminium plastic in the Jaguar interior with clear anodized aluminum pieces.

The 911 also has proper passenger hand holds for sport driving. The XK doesn't just lets the passenger get flopped around when you reach some turns.