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[jack911s]

Hi Guys

Found this forum on Excellence magazine and joined in today.
Got the Porsche "virus" early in my life from a sexy silver 1967 912, followed by a 924 in the late 70' and by my present
1976 911S Wide-Body. Engine is now a 3.0L equipped with PMO carbs and a few other power goodies.
Fast beast .
More than 40 years of fun together (including track time) and counting !

Jack

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[P_Coastal]

Hi Guys

Found this forum on Excellence magazine and joined in today.
Got the Porsche "virus" early in my life from a sexy silver 1967 912, followed by a 924 in the late 70' and by my present
1976 911S Wide-Body. Engine is now a 3.0L equipped with PMO carbs and a few other power goodies.
Fast beast .
More than 40 years of fun together (including track time) and counting !

Jack

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Welcome to Carpokes Jack, glad you found us.
Great Porsche story!

[WillyDaP]

B787 , love your pristine low level flyer and Jack congrats on 40 years with your fast and lovely mistress, ha!

[swedge]

First Posting Here -

Name: Ben
Occupation: Veterinarian
Porsche Owner Since : 2010

First fell in love with Porsche cars in the early 80's when my older brother bought a Tangarine colored 1968 912. It was such a thrill to drive that car and put it through its paces when I was in High School I was bummed when the engine caught on fire and he let the insurance company take it .... Still haven't forgiven him for that, lol

We ended up test-driving a 2005 Cayenne just by chance back in 2010 when we were looking to move on from my VW Passat TDI (another car I should not have parted with) as our family was growing. I still remember the solid feel of the door closing, the responsive throttle and the excellent handling for a SUV. Afterwards, no other car compared. My Mother in Law still drives that 2005 Cayenne (though it's seen better days now).

Current vehicles:

• 1984 944NA Running Tinker car
  2012 Cayenne - soon to become Mother In Law's vehicle
  2013 Panamera GTS - Fun Family Car
  2021 Cayenne S - Daily Driver
  2014 Ford F250 SuperDuty

Happy to be here!

[P_Coastal]

First Posting Here -

Name: Ben
Occupation: Veterinarian
Porsche Owner Since : 2010

First fell in love with Porsche cars in the early 80's when my older brother bought a Tangarine colored 1968 912. It was such a thrill to drive that car and put it through its paces when I was in High School I was bummed when the engine caught on fire and he let the insurance company take it .... Still haven't forgiven him for that, lol

We ended up test-driving a 2005 Cayenne just by chance back in 2010 when we were looking to move on from my VW Passat TDI (another car I should not have parted with) as our family was growing. I still remember the solid feel of the door closing, the responsive throttle and the excellent handling for a SUV. Afterwards, no other car compared. My Mother in Law still drives that 2005 Cayenne (though it's seen better days now).

Current vehicles:

• 1984 944NA Running Tinker car
  2012 Cayenne - soon to become Mother In Law's vehicle
  2013 Panamera GTS - Fun Family Car
  2021 Cayenne S - Daily Driver
  2014 Ford F250 SuperDuty

Happy to be here!

Welcome to Carpokes Ben, cool Porsche history you have

You may appreciate The Pet Thread:

viewtopic.php?t=1589#p16409

[blueline]

First Posting Here -

Name: Ben
Occupation: Veterinarian
Porsche Owner Since : 2010

First fell in love with Porsche cars in the early 80's when my older brother bought a Tangarine colored 1968 912. It was such a thrill to drive that car and put it through its paces when I was in High School I was bummed when the engine caught on fire and he let the insurance company take it .... Still haven't forgiven him for that, lol

We ended up test-driving a 2005 Cayenne just by chance back in 2010 when we were looking to move on from my VW Passat TDI (another car I should not have parted with) as our family was growing. I still remember the solid feel of the door closing, the responsive throttle and the excellent handling for a SUV. Afterwards, no other car compared. My Mother in Law still drives that 2005 Cayenne (though it's seen better days now).

Current vehicles:

• 1984 944NA Running Tinker car
  2012 Cayenne - soon to become Mother In Law's vehicle
  2013 Panamera GTS - Fun Family Car
  2021 Cayenne S - Daily Driver
  2014 Ford F250 SuperDuty

Happy to be here!

Welcome to Carpokes Ben!

As P_Coastal mentioned, lots of dog and pet lovers here as exemplified by the aforementioned Carpokes "Pet Thread".

[MAINSSTREET10]

Name: Dwight Mains

Location: Lower Mid-Michigan

Current fun cars:
• 1987 Porsche 911M491 Turbo Look Targa in
Diamond Blue,
• 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel (my tow vehicle),
• 1989 Mini Mayfair with a built 1310cc Cooper 1275 Engine,
• 2008 BMW M3 Hard-Top Convertible,
• Original Meyers Manx on a cut 1963 VW Pan,
• 2001 Jeep Wrangler

Occupation: Retired Automotive Services & Facilities Management Industry

First Porsche: 1987 Porsche 911 3.2 M491 Turbo Look Targa in Diamond Blue (I still have it and it is still my favorite car)

Was hooked on Porsche as a boy when Motor Trend came out with a cover article featuring 3 modified 911's in the mid-70's. They were the most beautiful cars I had ever seen!

[Tom]

Welcome aboard @MAINSSTREET10, @jack911s, @swedge and @B787! Sorry to be late to the welcoming party but sincerely appreciate you all joining up and introducing yourselves. You've come to the right place -- make yourselves at home and please don't hesitate to reach out if any of us can be helpful!

[blueline]

Name: Dwight Mains

Location: Lower Mid-Michigan

Current fun cars:
• 1987 Porsche 911M491 Turbo Look Targa in
Diamond Blue,
• 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel (my tow vehicle),
• 1989 Mini Mayfair with a built 1310cc Cooper 1275 Engine,
• 2008 BMW M3 Hard-Top Convertible,
• Original Meyers Manx on a cut 1963 VW Pan,
• 2001 Jeep Wrangler

Occupation: Retired Automotive Services & Facilities Management Industry

First Porsche: 1987 Porsche 911 3.2 M491 Turbo Look Targa in Diamond Blue (I still have it and it is still my favorite car)

Was hooked on Porsche as a boy when Motor Trend came out with a cover article featuring 3 modified 911's in the mid-70's. They were the most beautiful cars I had ever seen!

Hi Dwight! Nice background story and cool cars!

I spent a good number of years near your mid-MI area at one point in my life. (A2, Ypsi and Downriver before that.) Was back that way for a visit a couple of years ago. Made a day trip to Lansing for a specific errand.

Anyway, welcome to Carpokes! Glad you found the site and joined the group!

By the way, Carpokes is a picture-friendly site - no 3rd party photo hosting site necessary - and we like LOTS of pictures! Here is Tom's handy pic-posting guide in case you decide to post photos.

viewtopic.php?t=410

[Boatdude2000regal]

I have a 2016 911S Carrera Cabriolet. My car does not have a rear back-up camera incorporated into my onboard digital display control center (DDCC). It is feasible to retrofit a DDCC into my car? If so, what would be the cost? I am looking for a factory type product and have concerns about aftermarket systems.