@Stan Galat posted:I guess it's ME that doesn't get it.
This is a 356 replica site. We like 356 replicas - it's why we're here. I guess I'm unclear what there is to "get" about wanting one with a Porsche engine. Everybody seems to "get" a replica with a Subaru engine.
If he wanted another Carrera 4S, he'd probably just buy another Carrera 4S. What he wants is something he can't get somewhere else. No argument can be made for it, other than that it's cool.
Over on BaT, there's a guy selling a 2012 Mustang with a bazillion dollars worth of metalwork done to make it look like a '69 Mustang. Lots of guys poo-poo that too, but the heart wants what the heart wants.
It seems obvious to me 
that the 911 shape is nice but the newer cars are just not visceral enough nor do they eclipse the 356 shape.
Maybe Boring is the right term at least that is what comes to mind for me as I went to buy a new one and well walked out disappointed. Quoting Jay: ..."Click click click and your doing 100mph, what is the fun in that"
A friend who has a lot of supercars, tracks them... finally got a helicopter