We sorta gathered that. You're like Chet99 and pitbulls when it comes to Porsche.
The Vette you're talking about that can beat almost any Porsche 0-60 and top end ain't cheap...the ZR-1s around here are getting 140K...about 25K over list
My brother has a Z06 with Lingenfelter supercharger and it will do 0-60 around 3.5 and dyno-ed at 213 Mph My Cab (wife's actually with tiptronic yuck) still manages around 0-60 @5 and top ends around 180 mph the real pull is the steady acceleration and the punch from around 80 to 150 mph where I routinely beat Mustangs and other more pedestrian vehicles and my brother will be the first to admit that in the hands of an amateur driver the Porsche is much more nimble even though a pro can get quite a bit from a Vette on the slalom
one can buy a used Turbo for 40s in good shape and low miles...helluva car even if you don't like thema dn they are quite reliable compared to Italian and English metal
I have owned a number of Porsches...one buys a Vette because one likes that rumble...like a fast Harley
a Porsche is for more subtle taste...
Porsche's supercar models are out of my price capabilities but I will have a late model Turbo cabbie one day..
I just took a winding ride out River road with the top down...it was great...my brothers supercar Vette while extremely fast and frankly dangerous in my view is siply not as manageable and fun...except in a straight line with plenty of room to lose it
What do you drive now?
When I'm not driving my wife's car I drive a lifted F250 w/chip...it will keep up with a Mustang GT after 30 mph
this notion that a Vette for 25% less money will keep uip with a Porsche is silly....you can buy Men's wearhouse suits too that will cover your hide but if you can afford it why not Saville Row or Milan or a personal tailor?
I buy quite a bit of stuff at Dollar General or Wal mart but I don't shop there for things of discernment
JC Higgins makes a decent shotgun but who wouldn't rather have a nice Remington or Belgian Browning?
btw....Needy....I agree that Porsche's are more user friendly now....my first was a 1984 Targa...but please...the Boxsters are like 914s for Chrissake...not much on Caymans either...
They used to make Twin Turbo Fiestas in german in my day that would keep up with a Porsche to around 140.....I was there a lot and rented a 928S4 RUF tuned monster....200 mph car and I almost got there but my preggers wifey woke up tween Frankfurt and Bern and had a hissy fit when she saw the speedo at over 300 kph...man what a drift in even slight curves at that speed...I was afraid I'd get airborne....tween Portofino and Monaco on that same trip I had a 512 Boxer blow right by me on that tunnels and curves coast road....drunk kids with sweaters tied around their necks like in a movie..
another time in a red Turbo in the rain on the autobahn doing 135 or so and scared shiteless and I got the blinky lights behind me so I pulled over and a silver 959 blew by me in a steady rain like I was sitting still...he just nodded as he passed by
not sure what I'd get where money no option...a Mopar Hemi would be nice...or a Shelby GT500
I’m going to be gentlemanly and forgive you for the comparison to Chet99. I am speaking of my automotive preferences in relative terms, under ideal (afford what you really like) circumstances.
Now for reality. In my current circumstances, I’m down to three vehicles. A 2006 Cobalt SS Coupe (nicely pinstriped with flashy chrome wheels.) A 1992 capped Dakota Pickup 4X4 with a “slightly” modified Magnum V-8 (street-sleeper). And the (every home has one) project car, a ‘92 Duster with an engine that has been tweaked sufficiently to shred the tranny. We’re working on that one.
Due to a misspent youth, I’ve driven just about everything at one time or another. Just never warmed up to Porsches. I loved the awe and mystery of British sports cars and the nervous anticipation instilled by the vagaries of their Lucas Electrics combined with the complete uncertainty of arrival at the destination. The two most memorable which I personally owned were a ‘68 XKE 4.2 and an Austin Healy 100/6.
.....the things I should have never sold ..... the list is endless.
a Porsche is for more subtle taste..
I agree with you i had a 70 charger with a 440,all tricked out did not have to smog it in CA before i sold it for the Porsche.
When people asked me to compare them ,i would say the Charger Mike Tyson,the Porsche Muhammad Ali..
BTW Chet99 is becoming a legend around here,not saying that’s good or bad..
Slainte..