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Was the Porsche 924 4-cylinder one of the 10 Worst Engines Ever Made?

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary, Porsche
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Update: The list is actually of the worst high performance engines, but the question still remains if the Porsche 924 engine is one of the worst ever made. Jalopnik has a list of the 10 worst engines ever made and the Porsche 924 4-cylinder engine (the one from Audi, not the one in the Porsche [...]


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It Is Better to Give than to Receive

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary, Porsche
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This Holiday season is a great time to give back to those that are less fortunate. Whether you own a Porsche 911 GT2 RS or an old Porsche 924, as owners of one of the greatest marques ever made we are very blessed. Even if you have been hit hard by the recent economic down [...]


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My Halloween Treat

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Blast from the Past, Commentary, Porsche, Video, Video of the Day
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Yesterday was Halloween and the wife and I took our two little ones Trick or Treating. At one of the houses just down the street from where we live was an nice older gentleman that spoke with an European accent (I believe it was Irish, but could be wrong). This gentleman was wearing a Porsche [...]


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Top 10 Reasons to go to Rennsport Reunion IV

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary, News
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Rennsport Reunion IV is coming up very fast (it starts on October 14th)! The event promises to be one of the few chances that you have to see legendary cars and the men that drove them. If you are still on the fence about going then I’m putting together a quick list of the top [...]


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Porsche 911 Carrera GTS VS Porsche 911 GT3

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary

Recently, the new 2012 Porsche 911 and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 have been getting most of the headlines. However, Porsche has a few models in their current stable that are pretty good cars. I’m talking about the standard Porsche GT3 and the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. At first thought the the Porsche 911 [...]


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Prep, Prep and More Prep – Can You Paint Your Porsche in Your Garage

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary

As you may remember I am slowly painting my 1983 Porsche 944 in my Garage (you can read my first post here). The car is being painted panel by panel over time and I’m chronicling the process here. Today is one of the most important topics when it comes to painting a car, prep. Prepping [...]


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You Have to Start Them Young

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary

Well, my wife (a.k.a. the Porsche Wife) has been writing again. This time she has written a post about my sons and me. The post talks about how I am helping to build my two boys into Porsche enthusiasts before the oldest is even four years old. To this I say, it is never too [...]


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Can a Gear Knob be a Thing of Beauty?

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary, Video

The new 2012 Porsche 911′s 7 speed manual transmission has already had a lot written about it. One thing that hasn’t been covered much is how good the gear knob itself actually looks. This often overlooked (yet one of the most used parts of a manual transmission car) item can either be something that you [...]


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Buying My First Porsche

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary

Over at my wife’s blog she has written a post about the time we bought our first Porsche. The post explains why sometimes it is better to pay a little more for a car and do a loy of research than to get a good deal. Below is an excerpt from the post. Before buying [...]


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The American Autobahn

Posted by: David Hurth  /  Category: Commentary

I don’t need to tell you that the U.S. economy is bad. Unemployment is at 9% using updated math (using the old math it would be at 16%). It is even worse in some states. In California, where I live, I recently heard that only 55% of people eligible to work are actually working. We [...]


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