1995 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 twin turbo 408hp from North America

Summary:

A Porsche is just a name of an expensive yet ugly car

Faults:

Clutch, CLUTCH, compressor.

The car is a money pit. Cheap interior, I have spent over 9000 dollars in 4 years of careful driving in maintanance and the clutch is horrible quality for being a high performance car.

I had a Ferrari - that was pure problems and really high maintenance that I could no longer afford. Decided to go for a Porsche 911 Turbo that it seem more of an everyday drive. But ended with something very much like the Ferrari, but uglier looking.

I really would reconsider buying any high end European car if you don't have the money to pay for really unrealiable sports cars. I had owned European sedans my whole life and decided to go for 348 that took me to the bank.

Almost 4 years ago I purchased a 2000 Acura NSX comptech tuned from the CFO of the company I work for. He was from Japan, and told me that my European exotic car love and problems would end with this car. The car had 11,000 miles. It was the only car he ever drove and he wanted a new one with the T-tops. I had owned the NSX for 3 years and 9 months, and it has only seen a service to get oil, currently the car has 48,000 miles and it;s the fastest and most relible car I have ever owned. The car has never had anything REPLACED, and still can do a 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. I have to say it's truly amazing, I would highly recommend it over a Porsche Turbo or older Ferrari. I still think Ferrari had its values such as beauty, but the Acura comes very close and is a worry free exotic beauty.

General Comments:

The 911 Turbo is not what I expected from a German car. Poor quality and maintenance is high for a car that is supposed to be different from Italian troubled exotics. My wife had had a 1998 SLK Mercedes, a very high quality machine, she will never get rid of.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 7th June, 2005

8th Jun 2005, 14:47

Why would you buy something you thought was ugly?

21st May 2007, 20:16

I am sorry to hear of your Porsche woes. I have owned several of almost every model Porsche has made including numerous 911's. They have all been absolutely excellent cars and I still have 4 Porsches. I have raced them since 1986 and have won almost every series I've entered. The reliability has been outstanding, and I would not consider any other marque for competition use. I have heard that the nsx's are good cars, but they are not Porsche caliber, and will never be world class. Japan builds transportation for the masses, and does a good job at it. Maybe you were just out of your league.

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1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6 285BHP from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Good clean fun

Faults:

Nothing at all. Only had the car 2 months.

General Comments:

Great car, immense fun. Very juicy and expensive to run but worth any penny. I highly recommend this car to any serious driver. The only problem is I can't get a car seat for it and I have a 7 month old daughter, ho hum.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 8th March, 2001

24th May 2001, 11:05

No baby seat?

Wait till your baby is 2.5 years old - 911 has great child seats. You can look like a family man and still enjoy your motoring! You only need the MPV when the second child comes along!

22nd Sep 2007, 16:19

I don't own one yet, but am hunting for a 964. However I drive a BMW 3.0 CSi (1971) and the seats in the back are not for adults, but kids; guess the same for the 911. However there is solution, a second car; I am not too embarrassed to say that I run a Micra for the shopping and kids trips to the swimming pool. Okay, you don't have to go for a Micra, there are plenty of other cheaper options - just imagine, 911 in the garage, all for yourself to blow away the cobwebs of domesticity.