Fair enough Brooks,
You are right actually, at the end of the day, who cares who drives what?
It's all down to how much pleasure do you get from the car yourself.
See, I am NOT saying I am a poseur, but aesthetics are important for me, hence, maybe the italian choice for the next car, but I couldn't agree more that if you want an understated car, that looks more or less like any other 911 and want to beat EVERYTHING that moves on the road, then yes, it has to be the Turbo, this car is a gem, what a fantastic engineering achievment
But for me, it's more than that, firstly, the situation in France is getting worse by the day, government has voted new laws against speeding, now, if you exceed the limit by more than 50 kmh, the car is confiscated on the spot, if you do it again, you go to jail (true guys!!!)
, plus more and more radars averywhere (BTW, be extra careful in Paris now
)
So, where do I find my pleasure?
In the exclusivity, in the sound it makes, in the craftmanship, in the beauty of the car and for that, it has to be an italian, even if I know very well, that, would it be a 360, there is no point chasing a 996 turbo, but the first car would still give me a bigger grin
Like Tiff Needell wrote in Top Gear mag a while ago,
"If you can afford only one and are going to drive it everyday, go for the Porsche, but as a second car, I'd go for the 360, I know the 911 is faster but hey, I could live with that!"
BTW, Tiff recommends then an M5 as a daily driver
End of the day, it's all subjective, but my point is, and even more today with the laws, that there is more to a car than sheer performance only.
Fanch.