This is my real first experience with a Porsche 911 of any generation. I've always been a bit cynical about them from afar, but naturally intrigued by their huge popularity among car enthusiasts. There must be a reason, right? So I jumped at the chance to experience one for myself when it came up.

This particular car is a 1978 Porsche 911SC. It has a aircooled 3.0 liter 6cylinder boxer engine (a.k.a. flatsix) mated to a 5speed manual transaxle. It's a very interesting and iconic car, but does it live up to the legend?

In this video, I talk a little bit about the car and Porsche in general, look around this car inside and out, and take it for a test drive in town and on a fun windy road. From these impressions I form a few opinions, comparing it to the cars I personally have experience with, notably my Opel Manta A, and especially my NA Mazda Miata. The question in my mind is, with the value of this 911 hovering somewhere around $50,000, does it really provide that much better of a driving experience in the real world, compared to something like a Miata? I'll let you watch the video to find out what I think.

In the video after this, I fix some of the issues I had with the car, which you can check out here:    • Much better! Fixing the sloppy steeri...  

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:55 Porsche's Beetle Lineage
1:52 Cockpit Impressions
4:15 Driving Impressions Town
9:30 Driving Impressions Sporty
15:51 Conclusions
18:08 Bloopers & Outtakes

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