More Thoughts / Input from Others

Now most people I know have been informed about my winnings one way or another. I'm starting to get some feedback from some of my closer friends and family on the color and configuration of the car. Something a little unexpected is that now I'm apparently in some kind of snob/yuppie zone with the car, or so some people have alluded. I want my car to be pretty unique anyway so I was looking at some of the less common and more "classy" colors, I'm currently leaning toward the Macadamia Metallic with a Sand Beige interior. This color is new for '08. Edmunds had this to say about the Macadamia Metallic color:

"this 911's color speaks volumes to a particular type of Porsche buyer — one we respect greatly. With a few exceptions ("Brown? What is this, 1977?"), our staff — including Niebuhr — came to view Macadamia Metallic as a brilliantly understated and classy way to festoon this brilliant car. This is the type of color someone would pick if they couldn't care less about what other people thought about their high-priced automotive purchase. This buyer bought this 911 because it's excellent, not to show it off at Pure or Mood or any other one-word nightspot."

Sounds good to me. I've been talked out of yellow, and I've been talked out of the Aerokit for fear of being some kind of GT3 "poser". I was borderline on that anyway, it looks good at the track but might be a little much for everyday driving.

Which brings up another point - what do I really want to use this car for? I still have the 87 944 Turbo (and technically the 86 944 Turbo, but I'm trying to sell that) which is fairly well prepped for track days. I just can't see NOT using the 911 on the track though. But at the same time I'd like to use it on the street more than I do the 944's, so I want to be careful in my choices - performance and safety oriented, but I don't want to cross the line where it's unusable for a nice drive with my wife. My current plan is to keep the 944 probably until next summer and keep using that on the track while I get the 911 broken in and sorted out with safety equipment. Then I'll probably sell the Turbo and use that money to pay for some of the taxes.