[cmcpokey]

i guess i'll take a stab at this.

i will tip my hat to the ferrari side. i have been a ferrari fan since before i can remember. the testarossa/512 TR is still ingrained in my brain as the best car in the world. it was the car i lusted after from the first time i saw one. the F40 hadn't come out yet, and the TR was the baddest car on the block. lamborghini had the countach and while i did have a poster of it on my wall, i always thought it was a bit garish.

the porsche brand i grew up with was full of ugly targas with black rimmed whale tails. there was no good car for me to want. there was the 959, but it never officially came to our shores. there was one illegally imported one in SoCal which I managed to see in '90 or so. but other than that there wasnt a porsche i wanted, so i never got attached to them.

so through all of this, the prancing horse has consistently delivered better products. the F40, 456GT, F355, 550/575, F50, and on and on. what has porsche done? 911, 911, 911, hairdresser car, truck, supercar that was exceedingly difficult to drive? not really passion building.

there have been exceptionsi remember when the 994 turbo came out. it was a fantastic car. rediculously fast, gorgeous, and at its first test was the fastest accelerating car motor trend had ever tested. it won pikes peak showroom stock class. it was one porsche that i wanted.

today things are starting to change for me. as i can now start to afford good cars, the desire for good hardcore performance cars appeals to me, and a ferrari is still too much money for me. that has led me to reconsider my longtime dislike of porsches. so now i have been looking at the 994 turbos again. not likely any time soon, but a possibility for the future. ferrari is still the car i would prefer, but the porsche is much more attainable.