Didn't think it possible..............
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
Didn't think it possible..............
This morning I drove my friends Porsche 911 C2S out to Amityville, NY to drop it off for service. The ride is really one with the road, a bit harsh, a tad noisy but oh so fun. I then got into my vette, which was by The Vette Doctors, down the block from the Porsche repair facility, and I couldn't believe how cushy the ride felt when compared to the Porsche. Though I do like the Porsche's steering much better, the brake pedal requires much more effort in order to stop than the vette's and I felt much more "beat up" when getting out of the Porsche than the vette. I do love driving at the higher RPM's however, which is a Porsche staple. I guess that they are truly 2 different animals but both are great fun. 
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From: Greer SC
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The Porsche does handle the road well. Funny, but one of the complaints I have heard about the C5 is that the ride is too smooth...doesn't feel like a sportscar. I must admit, after upgrading the suspension, our C5 does handle better, although a bit harsher ride. But we addressed that with adjustable shocks.
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I can't speak to driving a 911 since it's been a loooong time, but I've recently driven a couple Boxters and absolutely hated them. My girlfriend's '01 Audi TT Quatro roadster feels much better all around than the Boxters...
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From: Murphy TX
Originally Posted by wireless
Are we talking tube socks, ankle socks or somewhere in between?
Either wear shoes or drive barefoot.
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From: Havin' fun in Frederick, MD!!!
St. Jude Donor '05 '09
Originally Posted by yellow01
You should never drive in just socks. The sock can slip causing your foot to come off the pedal.
Either wear shoes or drive barefoot.
Either wear shoes or drive barefoot.
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From: Pagosa Springs CO
They are both great cars - just different approaches to the product by different manufacturers. Porsches - Vettes - I've owned 'em both - only have the 2002 'Vette now. If the garage and bank account were both big enough, I'd have a whole lot of different cars....maybe different kinds of socks too!
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From: The Brit in Sewell, New Jersey
Originally Posted by boatboatboat
I drove a s2000 back in June.
9000 rpm is a BLAST.
Great car...........
9000 rpm is a BLAST.
Great car...........
I love cars that rev higher, but boy do I miss the torque of my vette! 
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
911s are great cars, and a true classic. In my road course experience (driving with the Porsche club at several DEs), these are my observations:
1) the C5 is faster on the straights and wide sweeping turns, but not by much (I have a coupe, the Z06 widens the gap a bit more)
2) the 911 is faster through tight slow turns. They can just "flick around" serial 90s better than the C5
3) The 911s brakes are better
I've been in the passenger seat of a 911 turbo, driven by an instructor-level driver, it was fast as hell, and really pulled hard Gs in the turns and with braking.
1) the C5 is faster on the straights and wide sweeping turns, but not by much (I have a coupe, the Z06 widens the gap a bit more)
2) the 911 is faster through tight slow turns. They can just "flick around" serial 90s better than the C5
3) The 911s brakes are better
I've been in the passenger seat of a 911 turbo, driven by an instructor-level driver, it was fast as hell, and really pulled hard Gs in the turns and with braking.
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From: The Arid Sunny Desert
Originally Posted by Glennm27
Pretty cool BUT What didn't you think was possible???
Also the Porsche was dropped off at "German Auto Repair Technicians, Inc." at 1 Elm Place in Amityville, not at a Porsche dealer. They are down the block from The Vette Doctors.