Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?

Actually the tiptronic is more a slushbox with manual controls than a standard w/o clutch. The manual trans porsches are much better. The best manual w/o clutch trannies in normal production cars are made by Sachs, the SMG (sequential manual gearbox) as seen in the new M3. (too bad the car is so heavy). Of course the F360 has a nice paddle shifting trans., but at the cost of the car, hell, it should! Some of the race cars I've been in have true sequential trans., or at least dog-shifting boxes (upshift w/o clutch).... true sequential transmissions ala rally cars is sooo cool. snapping off shifts (up or down) without even lifting.. pretty brutal. Pretty expensive too.

930 (aka original 911 turbo) is a neat car, but way outclassed today, even by normally aspirated 911s. Boost management was unheard of back then, driving them was a real 'adventure'. Current 911 turbos are much more easy to drive by comparison. Still, an excellent example of early-80s wretched excess. ;-> In that vein, how about a 959?

CLK55, other mercedes: yawn. no stick, no sale.

Hey Ed, I was a part of the excess of the 80's!

Can't an audiophile lust after a 930 even with the evolution of the newer Porsche?

As for Tiptronic. My friends 911 Cabriolet will snap my neck back about as well as my other friends 5 speed manual.

Maybe it's because the top was down and I was having fun?

1) Audi S4; 2) Audi S4; 3) Audi S4 (2001 silver, chipped, w/ tip, of course).

Elgordo-
If you don't like cars then you should check out the new Dodge SRT RAM.
Viper 8.0L the hood (Viper version, not the truck version).
Saw it in one of the new car mag's. Will they build it? Probably.

1) 1994 Ford Tempo, 1988 Volvo 240 DL, 1988 Ford Mini-van, 1975 Corvette Stingray, 1975 Harley Ironhead

2) Same as above. Who's got money for cars ??? Besides, my feet aren't pushing through the floorboards yet ( the mini-van is close though ).

3) If i had my pick of the litter, i'd like a 1966 427 Shelby Cobra, a Shelby Daytona Coupe and an Aston Martin ( not picky ). I also like the old 930's, maybe a 1978 or so. I'm sure that the 959 is no slouch either : )

Here's one category that i'm throwing in for the "halibut". This would be cars that i used to own. I had to do this, as anyone looking at my list of current vehicles would think that i was some "mama's boy" going through a mid-life crisis. After all, isn't that what most Vette owners really are ??? : )

4) 1972 Olds 442 with a 482" motor, CJ Batten Aluminum heads, a quartet of Webers and more torque than imaginable. I could literally smolder a set of N-50's from a 50 mph roll / 1978 Trans Am with turbocharged 383" Chevy / 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA replaced 390 with 427 medium riser side oiler. Should have pulled the motor and kept it before selling !!! / 1978 Mustang Cobra 351" with dual quad cross-ram, Borg Warner T-10, etc... 1972 SS Chevelle 402" with 12:1 Arias,BIG Comp Cam, Turbo Terry 400, etc... For best results, use a split pattern cam with more intake lift but longer exhaust duration on a tight centerline. I think you get the picture : ) I really WAS a gearhead at one point in time. I still drive way too fast most of the time. Sean
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