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Posted by: Jeroen Sep 15 2004, 08:06 PM

Gheee Pete, thanks for keeping us up to date
(got this info of the bird/taildragger forum)

http://www.excellence-mag.com

Who's doing your web-stuff???

Posted by: Bleyseng Sep 15 2004, 08:13 PM

I finally got a copy, waaay cool.

Geoff

Posted by: rick 918-S Sep 15 2004, 11:26 PM

I guess I have a free copy coming now. I thought I was subscribing. They need to get a secure payment form to collect the money up front.

Posted by: redshift Sep 15 2004, 11:54 PM

New RS?

"With each successive generation, Porsche’s 911 gets faster and better handling. It also gets heavier, more refined, and more in tune with an expanding base of customers who want a Porsche, but aren’t always prepared to put up with the discomforts that came with older versions, and they wear skirts, very effiminate skirts, and use spit to slick their eyebrow."




M

Posted by: campbellcj Sep 16 2004, 12:06 AM

Welcome to the 20th Century!!! <_<



( =+=+=+ Parenthetical rant alert =+=+=+ I recall the "WTF" experience around 2 years ago of having to FAX a basic change of address to them, as they did not seem to get the message from the USPS filings, nor were there email or even phone contact options. Even back then, it was shocking to me. And, I lost one issue which was never replaced despite my request. None of this happened with my numerous other subscriptions.)

Anyways, it has been one of my favorite mags for the last ahem, 12+ years?!??!, and I am very glad they are progressing with the waves of technology, albeit slowly.

Posted by: Jeroen Sep 16 2004, 07:20 AM

You get a bill with your free copy
Either pay if you want to subscribe
or return the bill if you don't

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 16 2004, 10:23 AM

Sorry about that Chris! I've just had to shake my head for 7 years about that kind of stuff. If you never got the issue, PM me on how to get it to you and which one it was...

Yes, we're old fashioned: we just do magazines.

But I seem to remember a time when ".com" added to anything was better. A lot of those who followed the trend are long gone. It's wasn't bad technology, of course (look where we are now) but Tom isn't trendy. Neither is Excellence. And neither are Porsches.

I do hope, however, that the website will enhance our customer service and alleviate (fair) frustration with our old-fashioned-ness!

cheers!

pete

Posted by: william harris Sep 16 2004, 11:51 AM

Pete: Just let me say as a long time subscriber that when the Excellence arrives it makes my day (acutally several days until I've read it cover to cover) and without any doubt your mag is the single best Porsche magazine out there - bar none. Keep up the good work and all new technology ain't necessarily a good thing.

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 16 2004, 12:21 PM

"...and all new technology ain't necessarily a good thing."

Maybe the single best reason for keeping the 914 (or any older Porsche) in a nutshell. That said, y'all have just GOT to worm your way into a GT3.

Thanks!

pete

Posted by: J P Stein Sep 16 2004, 12:32 PM

Fordahl finished 4th is ASP....driving a GT-3 ...at Topeka.
Not bad for a 100K car....with Fordhal doing the massaging...against some 50K Z06s. Bout 4-5 sec back. Not bad at all

Posted by: i love porsche Sep 16 2004, 02:50 PM

ooo then i should be getting a new issue soon =]

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 16 2004, 03:12 PM

Yep, for pure speed and as a track car, the Z06 kills almost everything.
On a backroad, it feels like an incredible motor lost in a sea of fiberglass.

If you care as much about finesse as you do speed, the GT3 is worth every penny extra. I just wish I had the extra "pennies" to buy one!

pete