On 6 May, 20:42, "DanB" wrote:
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Drove a 2007 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S yesterday.

Not as quick as you'd think off the mark (might be something to do
with the fact I'm used to the performance big bikes put out)... but
ever so smooth and feels really well built.

Once you're in the upper gears though... I can see why people lose
their licences with one of these. :-D

I want one... badly. :-)

been in one and driven one don't think it was the 4S (thats the 4wd one
i'm guessing) one i drove was the rwd one and it felt lively enough to me!
be snug though but i do like porsche proper ones not the boxster the
boxster just has a whole different feel doesn't feel special enough.

Agreed. *I test drove a Boxster couple of years ago. *Didn't really see what
all the fuss was about, wasn't that fast, wasn't that comfy, wasn't special
at all really. *911s on the other hand are different...

I've not tried a Boxster... or anything else considered to be in the
sort of super car territory that a 911 is in for that matter.

All I know is, it's realigned my idea of what constitues a 'decent
car' and I'm not so sure I want to get on the property ladder any
more. ;-)

I ended up driving it as we needed to get a few cars down to a show
that was held at Lydden circuit at the weekend - the 'BHP Performance
Show'.

The Porsche ended up lapping most things round the track when driven
by the dyno owner, including several Skylines etc.

Even better was when he took out his Radical (1) - nothing could get
near that. :-)

It was quite an interesting day anyway - plenty of modded cars, (some
even modded in a tasteful way), a few concours Mk2 Escorts etc, that
kind of thing and plenty of drifting out on the track.

(1) The Haybusa engined (2) supercharged version
(2) ...well, bored out to 1500cc anyway

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JackH