Damn! You win. Send pix asap. Read more

That last part's not completely true. In factory spec, the leveling pump on the wet-sump 3.8 can handle track Gs, unless you're on slicks (which I know for some is a dealbreaker). Read more

As long as you don't put slicks on it, the electronic pump in the 3.8 can keep up. Read more

Yeah, the electronic leveler pump on the 3.8 just isn't rated for those kinds of Gs. Read more

Nice! Read more

I really like the silver. They didn't have any in black, but the sapphire blue metallic looked great (I'm not usually a fan). Read more

Get bent. Read more

Sorry, I should have made this distinction. Read more

Gah! Good catch. Of course, they're cast iron w/aluminum inner rings. Read more

Like the 911 GT3, the GT4 uses spherical bearings instead of rubber bushings between the struts and the chassis mount (unlike the 911, the Cayman has struts all around, not just in front). Rubber bushings act as a damper, and tend to deflect sideways during cornering — which changes camber angle and can throw off the… Read more

Yeah, that was Neil. Read more

That was the one. Before this one. But it's still on the want list. Read more

Thanks, Roselli. Still, it's an imperfect metaphor, because if you drag it out, Porsche AG becomes the evil stepmother, Preuninger the "fairy godfather," and what the hell happened to the pumpkin? Read more

Value is relative in Porscheland. But the GT4 has nuance the Stingray just doesn't have — or, frankly, need. Read more

In this case "kit" refers to a selection of parts, not the more English "bit of kit." And I'll thank you to MIND YOUR TONE! Read more

The Boxster Spyder is still on my want list. I'm sure they'll do another version with the latest Boxster, but they won't give it a GT badge. Read more

Haha. No, he showed after I'd already finished. He drove the next day. Read more

Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. Too often we didn't, and in some cases we still don't inform the punter of dire reliability, fit, finish and serious engineering issues. So the car maker didn't feel compelled to improve standards. Whereupon the customer was the one that found himself 'discovering' all of…

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After the insurance company paid out the claim, it became the owner. Read more