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Targa

Love it
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52%
Hate it
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It’s OK but I’d rather have a hard one
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29%
It’s OK but I’d rather have a soft one
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No votes
It’s OK but I’d rather have something else
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13%
My dad could have your dad
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None of them really float my boat (c)SwervyMervy2020
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6%
 
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mik
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992 Targa

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I’ve never been taken by convertibles (other than the 90’s TVR Griffith, but there was lots to like there and no roofy option).

Targa’s and T-tops (is that the right phrase? :? ) always seemed like a good option though.

Early 911 Targas looked great. 993 lost the curvy rear glass; but the sliding roof was CAF. The only 993 I have driven for any length of time was a Targa and it was lovely.

992 still looks very “does my bum look big in this?” to me, but the new Targa is the most attractive variant I have seen so far.

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7/. Swerv said that, not Dinny :lol:
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nuttinnew wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 11:56 am 7/. Swerv said that, not Dinny :lol:
I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. ;)
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:P
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:lol:

992 Targa? Love it.
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Don't like any of them except the ones with the big sliding panel and not a removeable bit.

Even then I'd rather have one with solid roof, preferably with no sunroof.
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integrale_evo wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 1:16 pm Don't like any of them except the ones with the big sliding panel and not a removeable bit.

Even then I'd rather have one with solid roof, preferably with no sunroof.
they’re not “removable” these days.

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Why don’t the Targas come in Turbo guise but the convertibles do? :(
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I'd love a Targa.
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Doesn't seem to have attracted the same buzz that was around the 991.1 Tagra
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Nathan wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 3:32 pm Doesn't seem to have attracted the same buzz that was around the 991.1 Tagra
Well it's not very different to the 991 Targa really. That was quite a return to the classic look, with a bonkers mechanism, after the somewhat dull 996/997 Targa.
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Nathan wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 3:32 pm Doesn't seem to have attracted the same buzz that was around the 991.1 Tagra
better seals around the roof mechanism perhaps?
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:lol:
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Jobbo wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 3:41 pm
Nathan wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 3:32 pm Doesn't seem to have attracted the same buzz that was around the 991.1 Tagra
Well it's not very different to the 991 Targa really. That was quite a return to the classic look, with a bonkers mechanism, after the somewhat dull 996/997 Targa.
Yes, just felt it was interesting. I remember they were making list at 2 years old.
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Rich B wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 4:48 pm
Nathan wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 3:32 pm Doesn't seem to have attracted the same buzz that was around the 991.1 Tagra
better seals around the roof mechanism perhaps?
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Gavin wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 5:34 pm
Rich B wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 4:48 pm
Nathan wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 3:32 pm Doesn't seem to have attracted the same buzz that was around the 991.1 Tagra
better seals around the roof mechanism perhaps?
Always easy to spot Dads! :lol:
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Wouldn’t touch one unless I was 1000000billianty00000% sure that roof was factory fit and hadn’t been fucked about with.
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Orange Cola wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 6:32 pm Wouldn’t touch one unless I was 1000000billianty00000% sure that roof was factory fit and hadn’t been fucked about with.
Wtf? :?:
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Swervin_Mervin wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 6:33 pm
Orange Cola wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 6:32 pm Wouldn’t touch one unless I was 1000000billianty00000% sure that roof was factory fit and hadn’t been fucked about with.
Wtf? :?:
Do dealerships steal them and replace them with Chinese copies? “Tagra” :?:
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No Bob down the road takes the tin top 911s, spends 20 minutes with a reciprocating saw and coverts them to Targas. They leak no end and are noisy. That’s why you should only buy a Targa made in Stuttgart.
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