22
Sep
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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21
Sep
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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14
Sep
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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08
Sep
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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07
Sep
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Commentary,
News
If you follow this blog then you know that I am a big Porsche Enthusiast. I didn’t put We Eat, Sleep and Breath Porsche on this site for no reason. Well, my lovely wife has decided to chronicle my Porsche obsession in her own tongue and cheek blog. The blog takes a wife’s view of [...]
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31
Aug
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Commentary,
News
Are you looking for a job? Well how would you like to work for Porsche? Just think about it, you could help make the next great car! It is being reported that Porsche will be hiring about 7,000 new employees. Of these many will be engineers and craftsmen. The reason for the new hires is [...]
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29
Aug
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Commentary
The new 2012 Porsche 911 (a.k.a. 991, you can read more about the 991 here) looks like it will be a great car. The Carrera model outputs a nice 350hp and can get from 0 to 60mph in just 4.2 seconds (with the right options). Having read about what appears to be a great car [...]
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11
Aug
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Commentary
Porsche has recently released two lightweight sports cars, the Porsche Boxster Spyder and the Porsche Cayman R. Both are great cars with similar weight reduction methods. Just 10 horse power and 55 pounds separate the base model cars. The Cayman R has more hp, but also has more weight. Both cars have great performance, with [...]
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27
Jul
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Commentary
Porsche has been working on the Porsche Boxster E research vehicle. The Boxster E is an all wheel drive all electric vehicle using the same basic design as one of Ferdinand Porsche’s first designs. It looks like a promising vehicle with 240hp, but it is a little ways off from going into production. I fell [...]
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20
Jul
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Commentary
This last weekend I was reminded of the importance of routine maintenance. I rolled my trusty 1983 Porsche 944 out of the garage to give it a good wash. After rolling it out I notice a large puddle of oil on a floor matte that I keep under the car and started to fear the [...]
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