Wow, how erudite. Or not. What was your point? It was as clear as any of Biden's comments during last Thursday's debate. Try to be a little more specific about what I wrote that proved your point. I'll be waiting for your reply with bated breath. As I pointed out, you fired the first round with your disparaging comments and (intentionall…
Wow, how erudite. Or not. What was your point? It was as clear as any of Biden's comments during last Thursday's debate. Try to be a little more specific about what I wrote that proved your point. I'll be waiting for your reply with bated breath. As I pointed out, you fired the first round with your disparaging comments and (intentionally, I presume) asked for a rebuttal for which you have no logical response.
Again, please cease with your political commentary on Ted's substack, it has no place here.
By the way, I've owned a few Porsches (911s) myself, but never had the chance to get a classic 70s era 901. Maybe you could start a Substack about Porsches? It's a little off topic, but driving a 911 is definitely a form of "escape" too, so it still fits with the conversation!...
First, I truly believe Ted won't have an issue with a discussion about German sports cars. After all, he has "open mic," where he suggests his readers write about anything.
I inherited the E when Dad passed in 2004. At the time he a USAF colonel who was acting liaison to the Army's VII Corps headquarters in Stuttgart. He flew to the (then) USAF base at Torrejon, Spain and ordered it. He needed flight hours, and it was significantly less expensive than ordering it in Germany. Driving it is always challenging: as a car that Porsche expected to be raced, besides having the ignition on the left in order to save time after sprinting to the car by concurrently starting the car, depressing the clutch pedal and engaging second gear. Which brings us to the "racing" transmissions of the early 911s, which placed first gear at the bottom left of the pattern, with reverse directly above it. When the car gets older (or OLD) the trans gets worn and loose, which causes downshifting to second, ummm, problematic. Other than remembering to never brake when entering a curve (where that downshifting is sooo important) and accelerating through it, it's not difficult to drive it hard. But because it's much more than just a car for me, I don't flog it too often. It's still amazing how fast it'll accelerate from sixty to eighty when you are dealing with 2000 pounds, 155 hp, and a red line over seven grand. The most fun car I've ever owned was my 93 Toyota Mister 2. Other than some mild issues with mid-engine snap spin, you can have a blast driving seven miles to work listening to loud tunes like Rush's "Red Barchetta" and squirting through tiny gaps (that your wife hates) in order to get through the green light. I'd still have it today if a plastic fitting to the coolant overflow tank hadn't failed, which resulted in a warped head. Couldn't get the boss to approve another repair, so now it's a 2021 Mazda 3 Hatch. Great car if you like excellent handling without any real driver involvement. Too many computers, which are to be considered "boxes of pain and misery" whether they're sitting on your desk or in your car. Like women, you can't live with them, or without them.
Finally, I've never considered starting a Substack about anything. Don't know what I'd pick; cars, architecture, music, art, gardening, woodworking, tennis, Siamese cats... I couldn't concentrate on anything long enough to pick one thing. I'll stick to reading Ted's stuff and having interesting conversations with people like you.
You're right about newer cars having too much tech! I've owned several Porsche 911s, including a 2006, 2011, and lastly a 2020 with the PDK automatic transmission. The 2020 definitely felt less engaging to drive.
I remember when I first brought the 2020 home. My wife was surprised by the tiny shifter knob and said, "Wow, is that really all there is?" ::>_<::
The E turned fifty in the fall of 2020, and it still runs very well. Of course I'm lucky to have Mayo Performance, a literally world-class Porsche shop, right down the street to keep it that way. Although I've had it in for various repairs since Dad died in 2004, the last time it was tuned was in September of 2008. Luckily Ed Mayo actually tuned it. The "E" is for "einspritzung," injection. In this case it's mechanical, not electronic fuel injection. The engine is a basic form of the ones used in the 917s that ruled Le Mans for several years until the French couldn't have it anymore and changed their rules. The 917s had two MFI flat sixes mated, and the power plant was obviously reliable as hell.
My stepson has a "T" (carbureted) that he bought on EBay over twenty years ago. He's totally restored it. It looks fantastic and is one of several featured in a beautiful coffee table book. I only wish I had his income, but likely the money manager here wouldn't approve the expenses to bring mine up to that level. A few years ago he sent me a photo of an early 911 parked next to a brand new one, taken from the back of the cars. You can't fathom the difference in size until you see a shot like that. The old one looked like a kid's pedal car sitting next to that behemoth. Of course ours weigh 2000 lbs, and the new ones are over 3000. I've only sat in one of the new ones a civil engineer I work with bought. Very quiet when it's running and very luxurious; completely different from mine. When Neal Peart wrote "Red Barchetta" and talked about "mechanical music" he was referring to a Ferrari (I've been around some and they do sound great), but hearing the flat six exhaust note and tickety-tick of the cams in the MFI in mine still qualifies. My wife is always prodding me to sell it, but it is pure memorabilia, and it'll go to one of the twins: gotta keep it a "technically" one-owner car.
I think that you have crossed your own line about political comments. Either criticize the post or ignore the person. It's not necessary to stoop to villianizing a person because you disagree politically.
I respect your opinions, almost always. But in this case I'll point out that I only responded to Mr. Frazee's comments. Maybe I had some impact on him, as he hasn't posted anything else about it. I invariably enjoy Ted's commentary and amazing insight, as well as the interesting comments from his readers, yours included. The reason it's great here is that there is little in the way of politics in general, and I'll be damned if I won't respond to those who choose to make it so.
OK, that's clear. I'm just tired of all the nastyness that appears in comment sections and whenever I see someone seeming to be attacked it triggers my response. I have no arguement with you.
Wow, how erudite. Or not. What was your point? It was as clear as any of Biden's comments during last Thursday's debate. Try to be a little more specific about what I wrote that proved your point. I'll be waiting for your reply with bated breath. As I pointed out, you fired the first round with your disparaging comments and (intentionally, I presume) asked for a rebuttal for which you have no logical response.
Again, please cease with your political commentary on Ted's substack, it has no place here.
Totally agree, I personally come here to escape that!
Thanks for that. From the responses I've received it appears that many others do, too.
By the way, I've owned a few Porsches (911s) myself, but never had the chance to get a classic 70s era 901. Maybe you could start a Substack about Porsches? It's a little off topic, but driving a 911 is definitely a form of "escape" too, so it still fits with the conversation!...
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First, I truly believe Ted won't have an issue with a discussion about German sports cars. After all, he has "open mic," where he suggests his readers write about anything.
I inherited the E when Dad passed in 2004. At the time he a USAF colonel who was acting liaison to the Army's VII Corps headquarters in Stuttgart. He flew to the (then) USAF base at Torrejon, Spain and ordered it. He needed flight hours, and it was significantly less expensive than ordering it in Germany. Driving it is always challenging: as a car that Porsche expected to be raced, besides having the ignition on the left in order to save time after sprinting to the car by concurrently starting the car, depressing the clutch pedal and engaging second gear. Which brings us to the "racing" transmissions of the early 911s, which placed first gear at the bottom left of the pattern, with reverse directly above it. When the car gets older (or OLD) the trans gets worn and loose, which causes downshifting to second, ummm, problematic. Other than remembering to never brake when entering a curve (where that downshifting is sooo important) and accelerating through it, it's not difficult to drive it hard. But because it's much more than just a car for me, I don't flog it too often. It's still amazing how fast it'll accelerate from sixty to eighty when you are dealing with 2000 pounds, 155 hp, and a red line over seven grand. The most fun car I've ever owned was my 93 Toyota Mister 2. Other than some mild issues with mid-engine snap spin, you can have a blast driving seven miles to work listening to loud tunes like Rush's "Red Barchetta" and squirting through tiny gaps (that your wife hates) in order to get through the green light. I'd still have it today if a plastic fitting to the coolant overflow tank hadn't failed, which resulted in a warped head. Couldn't get the boss to approve another repair, so now it's a 2021 Mazda 3 Hatch. Great car if you like excellent handling without any real driver involvement. Too many computers, which are to be considered "boxes of pain and misery" whether they're sitting on your desk or in your car. Like women, you can't live with them, or without them.
Finally, I've never considered starting a Substack about anything. Don't know what I'd pick; cars, architecture, music, art, gardening, woodworking, tennis, Siamese cats... I couldn't concentrate on anything long enough to pick one thing. I'll stick to reading Ted's stuff and having interesting conversations with people like you.
That's a great "hand-me-down" story!
You're right about newer cars having too much tech! I've owned several Porsche 911s, including a 2006, 2011, and lastly a 2020 with the PDK automatic transmission. The 2020 definitely felt less engaging to drive.
I remember when I first brought the 2020 home. My wife was surprised by the tiny shifter knob and said, "Wow, is that really all there is?" ::>_<::
The E turned fifty in the fall of 2020, and it still runs very well. Of course I'm lucky to have Mayo Performance, a literally world-class Porsche shop, right down the street to keep it that way. Although I've had it in for various repairs since Dad died in 2004, the last time it was tuned was in September of 2008. Luckily Ed Mayo actually tuned it. The "E" is for "einspritzung," injection. In this case it's mechanical, not electronic fuel injection. The engine is a basic form of the ones used in the 917s that ruled Le Mans for several years until the French couldn't have it anymore and changed their rules. The 917s had two MFI flat sixes mated, and the power plant was obviously reliable as hell.
My stepson has a "T" (carbureted) that he bought on EBay over twenty years ago. He's totally restored it. It looks fantastic and is one of several featured in a beautiful coffee table book. I only wish I had his income, but likely the money manager here wouldn't approve the expenses to bring mine up to that level. A few years ago he sent me a photo of an early 911 parked next to a brand new one, taken from the back of the cars. You can't fathom the difference in size until you see a shot like that. The old one looked like a kid's pedal car sitting next to that behemoth. Of course ours weigh 2000 lbs, and the new ones are over 3000. I've only sat in one of the new ones a civil engineer I work with bought. Very quiet when it's running and very luxurious; completely different from mine. When Neal Peart wrote "Red Barchetta" and talked about "mechanical music" he was referring to a Ferrari (I've been around some and they do sound great), but hearing the flat six exhaust note and tickety-tick of the cams in the MFI in mine still qualifies. My wife is always prodding me to sell it, but it is pure memorabilia, and it'll go to one of the twins: gotta keep it a "technically" one-owner car.
I think that you have crossed your own line about political comments. Either criticize the post or ignore the person. It's not necessary to stoop to villianizing a person because you disagree politically.
I respect your opinions, almost always. But in this case I'll point out that I only responded to Mr. Frazee's comments. Maybe I had some impact on him, as he hasn't posted anything else about it. I invariably enjoy Ted's commentary and amazing insight, as well as the interesting comments from his readers, yours included. The reason it's great here is that there is little in the way of politics in general, and I'll be damned if I won't respond to those who choose to make it so.
OK, that's clear. I'm just tired of all the nastyness that appears in comment sections and whenever I see someone seeming to be attacked it triggers my response. I have no arguement with you.
"I'm just tired of all the nastyness that appears in comment sections..."
Exactly my point. I love that we can come here and discuss just about anything. But politics. Appreciate your response.