BaT Auction Success Story: Irony Comes in Black You Should Know
This Success Story comes to us from BaT member Shasta_McNasty, who won this 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa from carl48 in an August 2025 BaT auction:
It was Jeremy Clarkson’s fault, really. I was perfectly happy with my 2001 Boxster S. I still am, in fact. It’s a great car. But I had a niggling thought in the back of my mind—put there by Mr. Clarkson—that a Boxster is not a 911, every time I drove it. The engine may be in the correct place in the Boxster, but it’s in the wrong place in the 911. Yes, the Boxster has way more luggage space for a long weekend away than a 911. And yes, the Boxster is a much better value than a 911. But in the end, it’s not a 911, and it was impossible to escape the feeling that Porsche artificially crippled the Boxster to ensure the 911 remained the more desirable car. I had a similar feeling pulling up next to Corvettes as a former Camaro driver. So it was probably inevitable that I would eventually get a 911. In late 2023, I seriously thought about buying one. But which one? I considered water-cooled cars, but I have a soft spot for air-cooled vehicles. Five of my six motorcycles were air-cooled, so why not get an air-cooled 911 to match?!