I love this, so true. I still remember the first time i shut the door on a clean 964 at the dealer (3 or 4 years back), I just stopped and gasped for a few moments. The way the door shut was just simply amazing. It oozed craftsmanship that I've never felt in any of my more recent Porsches. The door just clicked shut, perfectly.
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Originally Posted by Pete_vB
Thus there are many reasons to like the 993 even before you consider its special place in Porsche history- it ends an era beyond simply the air-cooled engine. Pre 996 Porsches were highly over-engineered. An unwritten rule was that every Porsche was built to go racing- gearboxes and drivelines were engineered for at least double the car's rated output. Every 911 had dry-sump oiling, a rebuild-able gearbox, and everything, from switches to door shuts, was solid to its core. It was a philosophy that almost bankrupted the company- Porsche came very close to hitting the wall in the 90s, and could no longer afford to build so much quality into every car.
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