RE: Re: baaaad porsche

["Henry Kim" <henry.kim@domain.elided>]

You took the words right out of my mouth Derek.

How do you argue with success?  I don't think there's any question that
the 911 is one of the most successful sports car designs in history.  

One of the reasons why Porsche is so appreciated is the fact that they
stayed true to their original design philosophy and were never swayed by
the automotive flavour of the month.  I know, they are now making an SUV
but I like to think of it as a shrewd profit centre to pay for more
sports car development.

> 
> I suppose that is why all those 356s and 911s racked up so 
> many victories on the race courses in the 50s 60s & 70s? 
> Porsche really must not have a clue about suspension design 
> and engine placement. All those people who have bought the 
> 911 over the past thirty years of this incredibly stupid 
> design must be either idiots or completely insane. I'm 
> tellin' ya that wily old fart Ferdinand and his progeny 
> really must have silver tounges in order to force upon the 
> whole world the likes of the Auto Union grand prix cars of 
> the 30's, the volkswagen Beetle, the 917, the 956/962, the 
> GT1 and the apparently unsafe at any speed 911.

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