Long time no see, air-cooled Porsche 911

Even though it will soon be October, it is still hot as ever. Although the mornings and evenings are getting cooler, the daytime temperatures are still reaching 30 degrees Celsius. However, since we are now free from the heat of midsummer, I decided to take a ride in my air-cooled Porsche 911 (964), which had just undergone maintenance the other day.

Porsche 911 Tiptronic ATF replacement and other maintenance records

It was a beautiful sunny morning, so I went to Ashiyu Driveway with my second daughter. As for this 964, my husband said, "It's gotten so much better since maintenance.I was also looking forward to seeing how it had changed.

I immediately started the engine and started driving.Very smooth and nimble drivingI was surprised to see that it had become a new "new" product. It wasn't without smoothness before, but the clutter was gone and it was in great shape. I couldn't help but email my husband to see what he thought.

Put the gearshift in manual and drive in 2nd or 3rd gear.

The reply was. "Come to think of it, I've never run in manual mode before.I decided to stop the car just past the Ashiari toll booth and put the car in gear "M".

964, in manual mode.

I tried accelerating with the shift lever in second gear.The acceleration is so energetic and very smooth that it is hard to believe that the car is 30 years old.The sound of the engine is different from the "popping sound" of the Boxster. The sound of the engine is different from the "popping sound" of the Boxster, as the engine sound of the car itself is pleasantly resonant without any production.

Also, when turning a corner, I was aware of the load transfer that my husband had previously told me to do, and I was able to "get it right.I just let off the gas pedal, put the load on the front end, and it turns with it...I tried to do it with...

Hmmm... I don't think I could have done it... (-_-)

I tried every curve, but the ride was neither crisp nor rhythmic.Hmmm... different... hmmmmmmmm...I arrived at the observatory while thinking, "I'm not sure what I'm going to do.

As it was a weekday morning, I thought there would be no one at the observatory, but there were already about five cars of people enjoying a long walk from the observatory.

Since we were there, we decided to let our second daughter play a little at the observatory, but the sun was shining and it was quite hot. Even though it was at the observatory, it was still hot during the daytime.

The sun was shining so hard that I decided to go home after about 10 minutes. As I got into my 964, a 911 (997) came from the other side. I knew that 911s have a very beautiful silhouette when seen from the side.

After that, I went straight home, so the drive took about 30 minutes, but I was glad to be able to drive the 964 in Ashiu for the first time in a while.

Tiptro, fun.

My husband, with regard to this 964.

It's a lot of fun in Tiptro, not in manual. Of course I think a manual is fun, but even a Tiptro is a lot of fun.

But after driving the car in manual mode this time, I could understand why my husband said that. So when my husband came home, I told him, "Today I drove the air-cooled car in manual mode in Ashiu and it was a lot of fun.

Unlike paddle shifters, whichThis manual mode is strangely fun!My husband said, "I'm not a

I know, right? It has only four gears, and the second and third gears cover a wide range of speeds, so it can be stretched out even when it is fixed. I think that's why it feels so good.

And. I see.

Air-cooled Porsches are a lot of fun and deep, but that said, I'm not as confident in my driving skills, nor do I want to put as much effort into improving my driving skills as my husband does, so I'll just say, "I'm not a good driver."I wonder if the car could intervene a bit more.There is a part of me that thinks, "I'm not going to be able to do this.

The 964 is interesting because the driving is completely left to the driver's skill, but at the same time it is impossible to cheat...

In that sense, I am thinking that a water-cooled Porsche would be more suitable for me these days.