Let's drive the 911 every day.

It has been two weeks since our air-cooled 911 (964C2) arrived at our home, and after taking delivery of the 911, my husband dared to use it every day for all of his commuting and errands in order to test its comfort and ride quality. About a week later, my husband came home and said to me, "I've got a 911.

I feel like the 911 is getting better this morning. The engine blows lighter and more rhythmically. Maybe it's because it hasn't been running properly for years and I'm getting used to it. I feel like the crudeness of the moving parts is disappearing. It feels good to run.

He said.

So, I would like to share with you my husband's first impressions of his air-cooled 911 (964) immediately after purchase - one week.

Immediately after delivery, 1 week later

Immediately after delivery

Immediately after the delivery of the car, my husbandIt's a nice car, but I still don't know how good it really is."It's like.

I like the stiffness and handling, but honestly, the Boxster has more power, rides better, and the engine turns through. Hmmm, I'm still not sure how good the air-cooled 911 is.

He said.

1 week later

After about a week in an air-cooled 911.I'm going to drive a Boxster tomorrow and I wonder how I'll feel."My husband went out to Ashiyu Driveway in the morning. When my husband returned home afterwards, his impression was as follows.

It's been a while since I've ridden a Boxster, and on the contrary, I feel like the Boxster is missing a little something. First of all, the ride quality of the Boxster feels very good, all vibrations and shocks are rounded off, and it is very comfortable, on the other hand, I wish it had a more stoic ride and less roll.

I never thought my husband would say that about his beloved Boxster. Wow, I never thought my husband would express such an opinion about his beloved Boxster...!

First Impressions General Comments

On top of that, ride it for a week.How did it change your view of the air-cooled 911, and how did it make you feel?"Here is a summary of my husband's first impressions. (Detailed review to follow)

(1) Mysterious partner feeling

Performance-wise, the modern Porsche is better.The car's partner feeling is not so bad.I don't know why, but various factors such as its just-right compact size, that unique cockpit atmosphere, and the sound of the doors may make me think so. I am getting more and more attached to it day by day, and it is a car that makes me want to drive it everywhere.

(2) The feeling of carrying a Porsche on your back

There is a saying, "Wear a Porsche," but for me, "Carry a Porsche."It feels like. It feels like you are carrying a well-fitted backpack with a perfectly adjusted belt length. There is no looseness, and because it is easy to move around in, you can move around without getting tired. Such a feeling.

(iii) Lane changes are fun.

Handling is more direct, less roll, and lane changes are fun.It can't be helped. The Boxster's handling is also direct, but the 911's feels more like a parallel movement sideways. The Boxster's movement is always based on a "circular motion," while the 911's movement feels more "sharply angled.

(4) Pleasant engine sound

At first, I did not understand what was good about the unique noise of the air-cooled engine. However, as I rode the car every day, the engine gradually became smoother and I began to feel comfortable with this unique engine sound. At low RPMs, the sound is a throbbing sound, and when the engine is turned up, it makes you hear a mechanical noise. mechanical noise. The so-calledIt is a different kind of pleasant feeling from the sound of a supercar engine.It's a little like the sound of an old motorcycle engine. I can't describe it well, but it is a bit like the sound of an old motorcycle engine.

(5) Summary

I don't think I've quite understood the appeal of air-cooling yet.I want to ride every day."I am becoming more and more strongly convinced day by day that this is a good thing, so perhaps I am beginning to understand its advantages somehow. I also began to think that air-cooling might be easier to understand if I compare it to a motorcycle. I sometimes ride a motorcycle (a Cerro 250), and compared to a car, a motorcycle is not a comfortable ride, and it takes a lot of care and energy. ButA motorcycle is a motorcycle, and it is interesting and fun within its limitations, and it is not always the case that comfort and high performance = fun.After riding the 964, I began to wonder if it was similar to the feeling of such a bike.

He said, "I am very happy to see you. The other day my husbandI'm starting to want to drive an old air-cooled car! I think I'm going to get a 356 one of these days!"He laughed and talked about it. A week after the delivery of the car, it's being completely swallowed up by the air-cooling demon world... I dread to think what it will be like in a few years (laughs).