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Landshark · #61 11-26-2002, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by $VX
That still a pretty steep price for a 'toy'.

- Ca$h

that's assuming around $12,000 for a 320hp 5.0L stock S4 (plenty of fun as-is), $7500 for a DEVEK 6.5L stroker kit, and various other mods (exhaust, etc.) that's CHEEP for a SERIOUS racecar. it helps if you can actually drive, though.

#62 11-26-2002, 11:48 AM

Its still a toy.

- Ca$h

#63 11-26-2002, 12:05 PM

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Originally posted by $VX
Its still a toy.

- Ca$h

I didn't have the Devek motor, but I drove mine every day. It is a perfectly usable, daily driver that just happens to be really fast.

Some people may treat them as toys, but most Porsches really were designed to be used as cars.

CJ

Landshark · #64 11-26-2002, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by $VX
Its still a toy.

- Ca$h

why? gets decent gas mileage, has fold down rear seats that have enabled me to put some large items in the hatch, performance and handling out the wazoo, comfortable luxurious interior, and not too horrible in the snow with snow tires. an excellent daily driver. is the SVX a toy, too?

#65 11-26-2002, 02:45 PM

you said make it into a 'serious racecar'. Serious racecar to me means no interior, and extremely stiff springs, etc etc etc. That isn't a daily driver.

And no, the SVX isn't a toy to me. ITs my car. :P

- Ca$h

SVX10 · #66 11-26-2002, 03:02 PM

It's still a toy.

(just wanted to fit in)

1994SubaruSVX · #67 11-26-2002, 03:48 PM

i have taken my svx to a road course and it was fun to drive. but there is no doubt i would pick up any porsche over the svx at the drop of a dime. the fit and finish of the porsche is what sets it apart. the car is a finished product that was built to run hard. there are no weak trannies or gearboxes. porsches are designed to be driven hard. that is what you paying for, reliable performance.

i took my svx to the track and did 35 laps on a road course. afterwards i had to replace my cv axles and my cam and crank shaft seals. there are guys in the porsche club here locally that may do that once a year after more than 10 similiar events.

htyei · #68 12-10-2002, 02:53 AM

You must have been tearing it up at the course! I went to a road track. Car was perfectly fine, except half my brake fluid had spilled out the top

Fixed my squealing brakes for a week. (super hard braking really smooths the rotors out i guess)

Of course a month or two later, my driver side bushing mysteriously cracked and disappeared

I probably did about half the laps you did though. Wasn't really counting.