Jay911
New member
Hello
I’d like to introduce myself as a new member based in Edinburgh Scotland.
Heres a brief story of my journey into ownership.
I’ve been a massive fan of Porsche’s since about the age of 8, and it has always been my dream to own one, specifically a 911. I was obsessed with them as a youngster and I still am to this day! I had a poster of a red 930 flatnose on my wall, along with a 959, Ferrari F40, and Lamborghini Countach, but the Porsche’s were always my favourites, I also had numerous toy 911’s as I was growing up. I had my first experience of being in a 911 when I was about 14 years old and it was my Dads 1985 Turbo, I’ll never forget that day, the first time he put the foot down and I was pinned to my seat, and the perspective of the front wings flowing to the headlights from inside the car, such a distinctive look that I’d never appreciated until I was actually in one looking out the windscreen. The speed and sound of it blew me away and cemented my love and desire to own one even more.
Well after months of deliberating which model/ year to go for I finally took the plunge and bought a 991.1 Carrera for my 40th Birthday (I always said to myself I’d do it before I was 40!) I was so close to going for a 997.2 C4S, I actually had an appointment booked to go and look at one which had all the spec I wanted and I was sure I was going to buy it if it was as described. Budget wise the 991 was just out of reach for me at that moment but I thought I’ll have one last look to see if any others had been advertised and to my luck one had just been which I instantly fell in love with, so I pushed the boat out and upped my budget again and slapped a deposit on it straight away without even really thinking about it. For me the 991 is best looking 911 since the 993 so I had to own it! I’d waited a lifetime for this moment and within a couple of days I was driving back up the road from Reading in my boyhood dream car, I couldn't quite believe it.....
I’ve owned my 911 for just over a month now and I couldn’t be happier with my decision, she is absolutely minted for nearly a 5 year old car which is a testament to the previous owner who loved it so much he couldn’t watch me drive away in it! Its spec’ed up to the max with pretty much everything, PSE probably being my favourite upgrade, it sounds ridiculously good! And to think I thought I needed the Bose upgrade, with the sound of that engine and the exhaust gurgling and blipping away how wrong could I have been, there is no need for a stereo with PSE, that is the stereo
Even now I’m still taken back by how beautiful she looks and more importantly how she drives, the engineering of this car is nothing short of sensational, I always knew it was going to drive well but holy ****! The best car I’d owned previous to this was a BMW M3 (E46) and it felt like a toy compared to this, the grip and handling is phenomenal, it just goes where you point it with no real dramas. Yes it could do with a bit more torque in the lower rev range but once it gets over 5k revs it flies!! Its frightening to think how the turbo S must feel, which is the real dream but I’m going to enjoy this one first!
Very much looking forward to being part of this prestige club and meeting like minded enthusiasts.
All the best
Jay (Living the dream)
I’d like to introduce myself as a new member based in Edinburgh Scotland.
Heres a brief story of my journey into ownership.
I’ve been a massive fan of Porsche’s since about the age of 8, and it has always been my dream to own one, specifically a 911. I was obsessed with them as a youngster and I still am to this day! I had a poster of a red 930 flatnose on my wall, along with a 959, Ferrari F40, and Lamborghini Countach, but the Porsche’s were always my favourites, I also had numerous toy 911’s as I was growing up. I had my first experience of being in a 911 when I was about 14 years old and it was my Dads 1985 Turbo, I’ll never forget that day, the first time he put the foot down and I was pinned to my seat, and the perspective of the front wings flowing to the headlights from inside the car, such a distinctive look that I’d never appreciated until I was actually in one looking out the windscreen. The speed and sound of it blew me away and cemented my love and desire to own one even more.
Well after months of deliberating which model/ year to go for I finally took the plunge and bought a 991.1 Carrera for my 40th Birthday (I always said to myself I’d do it before I was 40!) I was so close to going for a 997.2 C4S, I actually had an appointment booked to go and look at one which had all the spec I wanted and I was sure I was going to buy it if it was as described. Budget wise the 991 was just out of reach for me at that moment but I thought I’ll have one last look to see if any others had been advertised and to my luck one had just been which I instantly fell in love with, so I pushed the boat out and upped my budget again and slapped a deposit on it straight away without even really thinking about it. For me the 991 is best looking 911 since the 993 so I had to own it! I’d waited a lifetime for this moment and within a couple of days I was driving back up the road from Reading in my boyhood dream car, I couldn't quite believe it.....
I’ve owned my 911 for just over a month now and I couldn’t be happier with my decision, she is absolutely minted for nearly a 5 year old car which is a testament to the previous owner who loved it so much he couldn’t watch me drive away in it! Its spec’ed up to the max with pretty much everything, PSE probably being my favourite upgrade, it sounds ridiculously good! And to think I thought I needed the Bose upgrade, with the sound of that engine and the exhaust gurgling and blipping away how wrong could I have been, there is no need for a stereo with PSE, that is the stereo
Even now I’m still taken back by how beautiful she looks and more importantly how she drives, the engineering of this car is nothing short of sensational, I always knew it was going to drive well but holy ****! The best car I’d owned previous to this was a BMW M3 (E46) and it felt like a toy compared to this, the grip and handling is phenomenal, it just goes where you point it with no real dramas. Yes it could do with a bit more torque in the lower rev range but once it gets over 5k revs it flies!! Its frightening to think how the turbo S must feel, which is the real dream but I’m going to enjoy this one first!
Very much looking forward to being part of this prestige club and meeting like minded enthusiasts.
All the best
Jay (Living the dream)
