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Noahs944 · Last edited by Noahs944 on Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:50 pm; edited 1 time in total

A week ago I got an unexpected invitation from a fellow 944 enthusiast. And one who lives pretty close to me. Bob from Cochrane told me he is moving and has a car that is kinda rough, but I can have it and a bunch of 944 stuff for free basically. "I would like to see it become a rally car one day". For 24 hours I envisioned a lifted, sway bar free, FIA caged 1983 porsche... ripping up the back roads and showing no mercy!

I won't lie. The 944 is my FAVOURITE Porsche. Sure I like others, but I LOVE the 44. And the chance to not be limited by compromise (as I do with my "dual purpose" built car Wilson) peaked my attention.

Hmmm, a free 944 and lotsa 944 stuff.
... that's a tough proposition to turn down!

So here I go, coffee in hand with my pal Bearded Brian in the diesel Dodge pulling trailer behind.

We arrive at our destination. Cochrane. Bob and his lovely family greet Brian and I.

Now I've had the pleasure to chat with Bob once over the phone, but never met the man. Bob has been messing with these cars for 15 years and knows them intimately. Before his 944s he was ice racing a Datsun 240. That says a lot about a guy... his outgoing nature, classy taste & passion for excitement and driving.

So we met. We talked. He needs stuff gone pronto. And I left with more than I expected... a truck box full of goodies & I even got a complete Porsche engine out of the deal!

Unbelievable. Thank you Bob, for your gracious generosity.

Noahs944 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:45 am Post subject:

The panic in my nervous system set in as we pulled away from Cochrane.

"I didn't tell my wife".

"Hahaha... " Brian laughs but I can't shake the uneasy feeling. An emergency phone call is dialed on my cell "Mark, please meet me at the garage. We have another Porsche and boxes of parts to unload". Mark meets us because he's solid like that & we unload boxes & push the shiny black 83 into the narrow slot in the garage.

"Dammm son, that looks so perfect." I have NEVER seen bearded Brian gush over a 944 so badly. And he was right... that car had STANCE. It looked really really good.

"Put a car cover on it and she'll never know". We all laugh. The boys leave & I bravely walk through the back door of the house.

LaVonne is there. She looks pale and sick. "What did you bring home?"
I described this "fantastic deal, and how Bob was moving and needed it gone & this makes so much sense because..."

But I was in the type of trouble so deep a regular shovel won't do any good.

Noahs944 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:57 am Post subject:

So things didn't go so well and LaVonne was quiet. I felt her distance & my fears were realized when I came back from buying flowers & found the door locked. Discussion about divorce and selling the house. I guess her feelings and thoughts had been growing and I failed to notice.

I acknowledged her feelings and agreed "I have a problem".
As a kid it was drugs. Then it was bicycling. Now Porsche. I can't help it, when I like something I go "balls deep"... there is no denying.

May I also add this? Straight from my heart. My life has NOT been better since owning Gramps. It's been worse than when I owned only Wilson (in other words one car made me happier than two). So why did I bring home a third? And is it worth a divorce? I already have so much Porsche junk that I can barely move in the garage & now I just brought home more? Is there a meeting room for Porsche addicts? Please sign me up because I have a problem!

Noahs944 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:09 am Post subject:

So with a sinking heart, I punish myself by selling everything... EVERYTHING!! Wilson? You ugly sonofabeaotch - I love you and your loyal UNBEATABLE service, mate... but you are GONE.

Gramps? You muthfukka, you have taken me for almost all I'm worth and you NEVER give back. You are GONE.

83 944... (I don't have a name for you yet. sorry)... but you are OUTTA HERE.

I spend several hours a day cataloguing and advertising any parts of value... priced low so they go!

My first customer is a local guy, just 2 blocks away who buys my lowering springs. And 2 days later picks up the 83 for a price he can't refuse. I think this is a good home, as I have seen his car "builds" and the man has a real eye for aesthetics and already has 2 other 944s. I will continue to keep tabs with the 83's new dad and I hope Bob can be happy with the end result also.

Noahs944 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:11 am Post subject:

LaVonne & I continue to talk & this weekend we had an amazing experience in the mountains in horse drawn carriages.

Noahs944 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:23 am Post subject:

Today my wife encourages me to sell everything off besides Wilson & some basic spares for him. "Make him Great and get rid of all the excess clutter and garbage".

So that's what I'm doing. Downsizing to save my marriage & make life a little better. No more hoarding.

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Today Mark and I took Wilson on some delicious back roads into the hills & mountains... a fabulous blend of tarmac twisties and just shredding up the gravel roads in 3rd & 4th gear. Burnt up a full tank. Sensational experience.

Wilson. Thank you for your service. You are my hero! I won't sell you buddy.

And Bob, I bow to your generosity, thank you for providing me and Wilson with some excellent car parts for years to come.

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