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Patrick

I just read the april fools joke on a "new 924 that porsche was going to release in a few years" and yes my jaw dropped as well, and read martijnus reaction to this not liking the idea of porsche coming up w/ a new 924. So i was curious how the rest of you would feel if in fact a new factory 924 came out. I for one would probably have mixed feelings.. a 924 that`s spanking new, that wont break down, or at least be as reliable as a new porsche 924 could be. Wow, no more dirt under my fingernails, hey, maybe that would be boring!? I personally like the "exclusivity" of owning an old sportscar whose basic lines ended with the 968. I look at cars like datsun`s reintroduced 240z clone, or carrol shelby`s 427 COBRA(i just had to capitalize that!) or more recently the unveiling of the new retro-look lamborghini miura. Their all great cars i`m sure, but i cant see these cars having the "soul" of their older siblings or parents, just my personal opinion of course. Dont get me wrong guys, i happen to even like some replicas. I also love a lot of the customizing work that you guys do with your 924`s. Of course, if it wasnt an april fools joke,and if someone GAVE me one factory new 924, i would likely LOVE it to death!! Because a PORSCHE is a PORSCHE is a PORSCHE...

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

Would be weird....people and prices would go crazy...some up some down..would be total anarchy. Most of us would not affort a new porsche 924....so would be...kinda the same as now..but a bit weird because everybody would want to sell the old one for big money and the the new one...like i said...would be weird...at least for the begining...then the old 924 would probably get forgoten. so when the last 924 is completely rusted...then they can launch the new 924...until...let it be.
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Nobbi · Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 1396 Location: Germany

Hello patrick,

actually you can buy a new 924. a white one that was rebuild at the porsche factory.More at m-freisinger.de.
(Not involved in that company)

nobbi

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

I'd take one of these:

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johnathan1 · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 308 Location: Downey, Ca

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Not likely real, unless it was shipped over from Europe. I've seen some pretty impressive clone conversions though, one company claims 500 HP.
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Khal · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:04 am Post subject:

johnathan1 · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 308 Location: Downey, Ca

Cedric · Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2809 Location: Sweden

It would probably be quite boring with all the comfort and safety that they had to put in..Like most of the new cars..
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Patrick · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

I thought i`d get responses!
Morghen- As i said, i guess i would have mixed feelings, i agree that it would be pretty weird, but i was just a little intrigued with the idea.
Hi Nobbi!- so do i type in m-freisinger.de in a search engine? I`d like to check it out, out of curiosity.
Jonathan 1- from a practical point of view i`d agree with you. Its too bad about a "real" porsche needing to have the engine behind belief, thats their opinion of course...you know how some purist ferrari owners believe ( enzo ferrari was quoted as well saying this) that the only "real" ferrari is the 12 cylinder variety(well maybe its different for a ferrari?).
Khal- Oh i meant either an original clone from the factory(just like what they did w/ the remanufactured limited production Datsun 240z) or a "retro" model w/ all the new stuff(like the new lamborghini miura). I didnt mean for a replica 924,yeah that is dumb of course.i just mentioned that i liked some replicas to let you guys know that i`m not like a hard core purist who doesnt believe in changing the parameters of a car, which is why i like a lot of the mods you guys have done to your cars! But like you, an original mint 924 would be real eye candy for me! A factory correct CGT from beater 924`s, that would be interesting. Although its already a lot of eye candy for me just looking at how some of you have transformed your stock 924`s to CGT wannabees or some other muscular looking transformations.
Cedric- i was also thinking along those lines. of course i`ve never been able to afford any new car. the newest i ever owned was a 1976 2L 914 which was 12 yrs old when i bought it in 1988. That was a LOT less comfortable and impractical than my 924, though i loved the 914 anyway(one time when i did one of my east coast to california drives in winter i had to spend a couple a nights and freeze my butt off in my 914 for lack of funds, you couldnt of course retract the seats back, it helped at least that i`m only 5ft.8in.).

Nobbi · Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 1396 Location: Germany

Patrick, check the link section, you find it there. (See Forum Index)

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924aussie · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject:

Well there is a company in Brazil that makes NEW old beetles and Kombies.

Alan
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tuurbo · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:08 am Post subject:

If they produced a 924 Turbo with a similar body shape to the one I've got, along with the same values (speed plus fuel economy and nimble as hell) I'd go into debt to have one.

On second thought, forget the fuel economy. If they put a twin turbo V8 from the Cayenne into it, I'd buy it. lol

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Patrick · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject:

Thanks Nobbi!

Thats the spirit Tuurbo!!!

Oh, OFF TOPIC here, speaking of beetles and kombies Alan,just today there was some real traffic in our area because of an attempt to assemble the greatest number of running VW`s, i think they`re trying to break a Guiness world record.

Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

it's no fun in both ways.
If they brought out a modern equivalent of the 924 it doesn't have the same story, history and spirit as the ones we own.
The price would be high, any moron could buy one and there's nothing spectacular about it (however OUR 24's are special...they rescued porsche in during the oil crisis, it has a quite innovative body shape, driveline and so on...)

If they brought out the old model, it's the same story...it's not the real thing and its specs are quite outdated compared to the new cars.

With the 911 it's a whole other story...those models are innovated through the years and all of them have something special...the bad handling of the old ones is compensated by the emotion, the special features it had in those days (lots of hp, design, engine placement), the later engines had freaky horsepower, and the newer are state of the art.... but less fun imho because they undermine the fun of a sports car with all their electronic gadgets. If you can't handle the car, you die. That's how it has been since the existence of the earth...that's how the dinosaurs died, they had awesome cars (because they rust, there's nothing to be found today) but they didn't have the skills to handle the power...hence they died.
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