So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Friday, June 1, 2018

Changing Lanes With The 911 Sc

By David Graham


For the longest time, early human beings had no automated means of transport. Going from low tech hunter gatherer societies to slightly less low tech agrarian societies, humanity had managed to invent the wheel but not the means to automate it. It was not until the last two hundred years was humanity finally pulled forward. Steam was harnessed and used to power ships, coal was used to fuel trains. Then the internal combustion engine was created, and then the car was born. At first, people were wary, but they soon came around, and soon automobiles became the method of choice for moving from point A to point B. Not everyone owns one, not everyone can operate one, but few will argue that the ownership of certain models can convey a certain level of wealth. Now, a Porsche 911 sc can convey a certain wealth, but may not necessarily break the bank.

Automobiles can convey a lot about the social status of its owner. A nice car means that the person driving it has some means, some level of financial stability. Conversely, a terrible car can signify the exact opposite. Now, a vintage sports car, particularly one from a marquee brand, can convey a certain level of sophistication and class, a level that not every person will be able to achieve or attain.

Buts a sports car is not all about the flashiness. The fact of the matter is that a sportier automobile is going to outperform other vehicles on an open road, especially if there is a racing heritage involved. People like to go fast and some cars are better at going fast than others are.

Then there is the third aspect of vehicular ownership, not someone who wants to show off or use the vehicle, but someone who wants simply to own it. Most automotive collectors tend to actually use their vehicles every now and again, but there are a few who are content to let an automobile lie idle, as if in a museum display.

The thing about a rare find is that availability is always going to be an issue. Anything that could be bought and sold at a dealership is not a collectible, it is just a common toy for the box, not a prize for the shelf. A are car comes once in a blue moon and many require professional help to track one down. Maybe going online will yield a desired result, but car shows, where owners meet to show off what they have, and auction houses, are likely the best bet to find something almost no one else has.

Cars cost money. Some are costlier than others. But a vintage one need not be too expensive, especially if it was not that highly desired when it came out.

Most dealerships will offer a test drive. A private may possibly offer one as well. If they do, take them up on it. Nothing says more about the performance of a machine than actually testing it out in the field.

Now, a vehicle needs to be transported from the merchant to the new owner. Most of the time, the new owner just drives off the lot and goes home from there. But sometime, the automobile will be specially transported. When this is done, find the shortest possible route to avoid traffic accidents.

Vehicles are great. Luxury automobiles are, to some, even better. Hard work and luck can lead to the kind of lifestyle where a person can have as many as they want.




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