Dial 911

[lemming]

Originally Posted by clyde

Why is everyone laughing at Nick's path to professional advancement?

FWIW, I opted not to buy a 911 on several occasions because I knew I would kill myself in it if I did at the time.

Turbo is a terrible track car. You might die of understeering into a wall.

(But Clyde, you have always been the adult among us)

[clyde]

Originally Posted by lemming

(But Clyde, you have always been the adult among us)

Knowing many people on this board in real life, that is a very scary thought.

[Theo]

Originally Posted by clyde

Knowing many people on this board in real life, that is a very scary thought.

HAHA!!

[bren]

Wondered around the local P-car dealer while waiting on the BMW airbag recall. Totally shocked to see that they had a new GTS with a manual transmission sitting on the lot.

As an aside, wtf kind of job should I have gotten that makes spending $145k on a car seem reasonable? Are there really that many professional athletes.....

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by bren

Wondered around the local P-car dealer while waiting on the BMW airbag recall. Totally shocked to see that they had a new GTS with a manual transmission sitting on the lot.

As an aside, wtf kind of job should I have gotten that makes spending $145k on a car seem reasonable? Are their really that many professional athletes.....

I think the same thing in Socal when the average coastal area house are in the multi-millions nowadays

[Theo]

Same up here in the bay. It's crazy.

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by Theo

Same up here in the bay. It's crazy.

yeah I was going to mention norcal too but you do have crazy tech guys making huge money

[Theo]

Example: I know a couple that rent the bottom part of a two story Victorian in SF. A couple just moved in to the three bedroom upstairs part. Both work for google but the monthly RENT not mortgage is $8200 a month. WTF.

If I didn't buy my place in 2000, when I was single, not sure I would want to afford where it's at now. I might have moved already. If I ever sell I'm leaving and not coming back.

[lemming]

Originally Posted by bren

Wondered around the local P-car dealer while waiting on the BMW airbag recall. Totally shocked to see that they had a new GTS with a manual transmission sitting on the lot.

As an aside, wtf kind of job should I have gotten that makes spending $145k on a car seem reasonable? Are there really that many professional athletes.....

back-calculated into 1980s and 1990s money though, I'd bet the cars are cheaper now. the 993 was a helluva expensive car --no wonder Porsche almost died.

it is still shocking, though, when you are not ready to see what a GTS runs for --but consider that it is literally the fastest non-"Turbo" 911, it comes into focus. Because the 991.2 Turbo stickers for $193k, I think.

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by lemming

back-calculated into 1980s and 1990s money though, I'd bet the cars are cheaper now. the 993 was a helluva expensive car --no wonder Porsche almost died.

it is still shocking, though, when you are not ready to see what a GTS runs for --but consider that it is literally the fastest non-"Turbo" 911, it comes into focus. Because the 991.2 Turbo stickers for $193k, I think.

I remember back when base 911's use to start in the $60ks(or 70ks?)