A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#96297

By worf - Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:06 am

- Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:06 am #96297

Looks nice though:

https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/2005 ... -carrera-1

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Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#96299

By worf - Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:19 am

- Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:19 am #96299

Oops. I hate folks that tease a link.

Looks like a 997 Turbo went to Bad Ass School but, underneath the Gemballa Suit, it’s a non-S 997.1.

Here:

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Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#96355

By amdavid - Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:36 pm

- Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:36 pm #96355

A waste of time/money, if you're going to look the part, be able to play it.

Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#96369

By fpena944 - Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:26 pm

- Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:26 pm #96369

worf wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:19 am Oops. I hate folks that tease a link.

Looks like a 997 Turbo went to Bad Ass School but, underneath the Gemballa Suit, it’s a non-S 997.1.

Here:

I like it!

amdavid wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:36 pm A waste of time/money, if you're going to look the part, be able to play it.

If it were impersonating a GT3 RS or something else then I would think the same, but since it takes cues from other cars but doesn't claim to be them I'm good with this.

I know it's a little out there for some but it's not like any modern 911 is slow, it's just not as fast as some of the more performance-driven models.

I remember those crazy Gemballa designs from the 80s...wow some of those were out there!

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Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#96377

By worf - Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:41 pm

- Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:41 pm #96377

From PCARMarket description:

$15k carbon fiber interior package from Wicked Motorworks.

CF for appearance purposes is a pet peeve of mine. And to spend that much on bling...

Spend $150k for a CF tub? That I'm good with. (Not gonna do it, but kudos to those who can...)

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Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#96387

By amdavid - Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:08 pm

- Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:08 pm #96387

Or 35K for a "real" motor...

Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#96402

By worf - Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:00 pm

- Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:00 pm #96402

amdavid wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:08 pm Or 35K for a "real" motor...

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Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#97060

By linderpat - Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:49 am

- Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:49 am #97060

meh, I'm with Fernando on this one. The modern 997.1 and beyond are pretty damn good cars, just not compared to their more performance enhanced brothers. For about $8K more, you can do things to improve it beyond S specs. Mine has had this work done. Mine still looks like an innocent non-S, but it goes quite well, and sounds great (Fabspeed this and that, plus some other stuff). Hey, I like red too

Out here in the perimeter we is stoned, immaculate.

Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#97075

By worf - Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:12 pm

- Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:12 pm #97075

linderpat wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:49 am For about $8K more, you can do things to improve it beyond S specs.

Which those bozo's didn't do.

There's nothing wrong with a wolf suit on a wolf.

I *like* that Gemballa kit.

If they'd done something useful to the motor then I could like the whole package. As it stands...

All hat. No cattle.

Don't spend money making your car look like a "race car" and not spend a single penny on performance upgrades.

Don't bring a wet noodle to a knife fight.

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Worf’s Identity: Sufficiently advanced laziness is indistinguishable from stupidity
Worf's Law: Once you've mitigated risk from stupidity and laziness in your endeavors, failure is usually the result of insufficient imagination.

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Re: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing#97076

By worf - Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:14 pm

- Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:14 pm #97076

Oh.... yeah. I've got a big brake upgrade for that car:

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Worf’s Razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by laziness.
Worf’s Identity: Sufficiently advanced laziness is indistinguishable from stupidity
Worf's Law: Once you've mitigated risk from stupidity and laziness in your endeavors, failure is usually the result of insufficient imagination.

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