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Hi all, I am relocating from San Jose, CA to Mission Viejo and need a reference for a transport company. I would drive it but it has been sitting in the garage for about 3 years and I don't have the time to work on it during the move. Does any one know of a good transport company who is reliable and affordable? Thanks. Andre

As I understand it, the CAFE standards as well as the European standards require that a certain percentage of cars sold must meet the targets. That percentage is not 100%. Porsche is trying to address this by making a bid to own the majority of VW. Porsche would then fall under the VW umbrella which would bypass the requirement simply because VW products will meet the mpg requirements and percentage on their own. It is highly unlikely that Porsche and other sports cars will get diluted or cease to be sold. Mostly because they are low volume selling products compared to other product offerings. For example, I bet the Nissan Altima outsells the 350z 10-1. The Honda Accord and Civic probably sells magnitudes more than the S2000. Ferrari, Lambo, and many others will have to be creative to meet the standards, which I'm sure they will. I hear what you are saying though. I really enjoy the way my Z drives but given the choice, I would drive a new 911 everyday and live with the depreciation. My wallet just limits me from doing so. Just my two cents. Andre

I remember seeing 'Good Guys Wear Black' with Chuck Norris when I was a kid and loved his black 911. In high school it was definitely the Ferrari 308 from Magnum PI. But there were three guys (aka 'posers') in the Walnut Creek area in California who liked to dress up like Magnum with the Detroit Tigers hat, hawaiian shirt and red Ferrari which spoiled it for me. Now I'd still love a black 911 - any year.

Found this on my online magazine subscription. Perhaps a few of us can chime in? http://news.windingroad.com/question-of-the-day/question-of-the-day-which-car-did-you-dream-of-when-you-were-a-kid/

Very nice! But $800 per seat is very steep. I'll drop subliminal hints to the CFO (aka my wife) about a nice Christmas present. Thanks for the link! Andre

I found this on imdb: http://imdb.com/title/tt1013753/ "The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White." I doubt there will be an "Bullit" like car chases in this one.

In the last few years I haven't really driven the car much (which is a shame). Thanks for the replies. I think I'll just keep the stock seats for now. Unless I find a nice set of Miata seats. Thanks again. Andre