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[Technology] Any Porsche Drivers on here?







Glawstergull

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May 21, 2004
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GLAWSTERSHIRE
Is the engine bloc in the front or back or indeed in the middle?
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Back where else.
 














Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
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The Fatherland
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Here is my 12year Targa. Worth more than i paid for it 4 years ago.
No crisis just childhood dream realised.
Very nice. I like the color. Prob a stupid question but has the car appreciated in value or did you get a really good deal below the market rate? Or a bit of both?
 




Glawstergull

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May 21, 2004
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GLAWSTERSHIRE
Very nice. I like the color. Prob a stupid question but has the car appreciated in value or did you get a really good deal below the market rate? Or a bit of both?
Bit of both.i bought it just before covid. It needed a few jobs that doing which Porsche quoted their crazy prices. Got that knocked off then had them done by local Porsche specialist.
 




Sid and the Sharknados

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What is a mid engine? I thought they were at the back in the boot or front under bonnet?
Engine behind the seats, with boots both at the front and the back of the car. Other examples are MGF, Toyota MR2, Fiat X/19
Just to add some tedium to the thread - a lot of sports cars that have their engine in front of the driver will have it far enough back that it's behind the front axle, so are mid-engined.
 














Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
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Goldstone
Just to add some tedium to the thread - a lot of sports cars that have their engine in front of the driver will have it far enough back that it's behind the front axle, so are mid-engined.
Mid-engine usually means the engine is in front of the rear axle, but behind the driver (or under them). An engine in front of the drive is usually termed front-engined. If it's behind the front axle, you might call it front-mid.
 
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Sid and the Sharknados

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Mid-engine usually means the engine is in front of the rear axel, but behind the driver (or under them). An engine in front of the drive is usually termed front-engined. If it's behind the front axel, you might call it front-mid.
If that's been copied from the Wikipedia article, somebody should probably go back and correct the spelling of axle.
 








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