Top 5 Things I Love About My Air Cooled Porsche 911

Want to learn about the top 5 things I love about my air cooled Porsche 911? Well, you've come to the right place!

I'll go ahead and spoil the surprise. There's very little I don't love about my 86 3.2 and really haven't been able to stop driving it since I bought it.

After putting over 1,000 miles on this 86 Porsche 911, I’ve decided that there are really 5 key things I love about my air cooled 3.2 Carrera. I thought I would capture these things on video and share them with you, the viewer, to give you a sense of what the strong points of owning an air cooled Porsche 911.

I will be doing a driving impression video in the very near future, but for the meantime, watch this video and you’ll learn what my short-term ownership of my air cooled Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera revealed as the top 5 things I enjoy the most about the car.

They include:

1. The interior - the interior of this car screams classic 911. From the moment you get in, you know exactly where you are based on the old school 911 smells, the sounds and the overall interior design. Watch the video to get a sense and a feel of what it’s like to sit in the car. You’ll also find out what 3.2 911 interior design element I find the most interesting.

2. The 915 transmission - there’s something so special about the feeling you get when you shift this gearbox. The vintage feel and the intentionality required to operate the 915 puts the 3.2 Carrera squarely in the category of enthusiast driver car. In the video, I’ll share with you where to find a video specific to what it’s like to shift the 915 gearbox.

3. The specific mods that have been done to my Porsche 911. The previous owner dialed in this 3.2 and really did some tasteful things to it including Bilstein sports suspension, 17” aftermarket fuch clones, momo prototipo steering wheel, Tag Heuer rally timers and Coco-Mats. All of these mods come together to give my 3.2 a super personalized feel.

4. The air cooled Porsche enthusiast community - while not unique to just the 3.2, it does seem that the air cooled Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera has a deep and special following. In the video, I’ll talk about why I feel the air cooled porsche enthusiast community stands out in comparison to other automotive brand enthusiast communities.

5. The iconic exterior design of the g series generation of the Porsche 911 - the headlights, the low slung rear end and the lines of the 3.2 all come together to give create what I feel is one of the most beautiful automotive designs of all time.

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About My Channel:

Rennthusiast (formerly Bavarian Enthusiast TV) is for the most part a Porsche 911 channel centering on experiencing air cooled Porsches, but will also feature other vintage, analog vehicles I add to the collection. The channel is the result of my deep passion for air cooled Porsches, my interest in the air cooled Porsche community, my obsession with modding, improving, buying and selling cars in general and my desire to put myself out there on YouTube and share these passions with other enthusiasts.

As I continue to build this channel, I'll be adding more cars to the mix, and will likely branch out beyond the German sports car genre as is the case with this video. Why? Because I LOVE cool collector cars and as my interests morph and change, so will this channel.

As of the date of this video, the collection includes a 1995 Porsche 911 993 Coupe, a 1986 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Coupe, a 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo, a 2000 Toyota Landcruiser and....a 1993 Toyota Landcruiser FZJ80 (no they're not German but they've been bucket list vehicles for me so they're now in the collection).

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[tim]

Another solid video. I believe you mentioned the car doesn't have power steering or brakes. The 4 wheel disc brakes are power assist unless that system was removed from your car which I doubt. The other thing you mentioned is lowered suspension. As far as I know Bilsteins, which I have on my 89, do not lower the car. What lowers the car is re-indexing the torsion bars in the rear and making a simple limit adjustment to the front both of which I had to adjust as the previous owner had gone to low that resulted in wheel well strikes. I also think that 996s have increased in price because pretty much all other vintage Porsches have increased in price and a rising tide, etc. Good to see content like this. Love that Heuer rally timer too!

[vinh]

What I like most about your car is the color and paint, looks absolutely stunning! The G body in my mind is the quintessential 911 as well. You are so lucky to own 2 fabulous air cooled 911 and I can't wait to see the comparison video.

[Equalizedby]

Saw your 915 Transmission experience video, Then I came across this Goldmine! Enjoyed the narrated style of your video & learning a bit about the previous owner. Great video! keep up the great work!

[nashvilledino]

Love your car, video AND music. Have had a 993, a 1986 911 stock now a 1985 911 Outlaw. Absolutely love my car and it’s mods. G-body’s are Classic and Cool!!

[spykesta]

Another great video, the first purchase for my 2002 was a set of coco mats in the exact same pattern as yours, as it also has a tan interior with the classic BMW black dash. Always liked how Porsche and BMW shared this feature, it just looks right.

[RobertG]

Keep doing what you doing my friend love watching your videos thank you for the continuous entertainment

[johnmpifer]

Hello from Nashville! I’ve always wanted a Porsche 911, and, ever since the late ‘90s, when my buddy and I were roasted in his 1996 Mustang, by a Porsche 911, I’ve lusted after one of these cars. I’ll never forget the angry, honking, highly-mechanical noises that emanated from the aft end of that 911 convertible that spanked us that night! I could hear it perfectly because my friend’s Mustang was also a convertible.

Nice job on the video. I’m envious of your TWO air/oil-cooled Porsches! You have a new subscriber.

[kennybauchman]

Great vid and I agree with your sentiments! I also have an ‘86 3.2 that I will never sell!! Stay safe!! 🤙🏻

[shovel_head]

Man you are killing me with Porsche 911 just beautiful ✌️

[runestenersen]

Thanks for a very nice video! Nice jazz vibe, good camera action and informative info! Love your channel - keep on building great content :) Love from Norway (and as I am in your area once a year - maybe I'll ask for a garage tour?)

[trevormacdougall]

Nice video Will. I have an 87 3.2 and love it also

[financialsombrero]

Super informative vid, thanks so much. I just setup a page to track 911 sales so that I can eventually find one. I added a link of this vid to the bottom of my web page. Thanks again,

[terryroth]

Thanks for the video. A reminder why the air-cooled 911 is such a wonderful car. I had a 1986 Carrera Targa 3.2.
To this day, I am sorry I ever sold it.

[royramdeen]

I think we may have finally converted the BMW guy.. the passion is growing. Well Will I just bought another BMW Z4.. I guess I shouldn't talk.. lol. Just love these German machines. The G bodies do have that look but the 993 I think just steal the show, but they are both gorgeous. Great vlog.

[dohavik]

Always a pleasure to see and hear an enthousiast telling about his hobby and his cars :) Great video :)

[golfbuddy]

Those wheels kill it! And I love red with tan interiors...classic.

[davidsherley]

Excellent video - well done and lots of good observations about the car.

As you point out with the previous owner of your car, we are stewards of these wonderful machines - both maintaining them and modifying them to make each unique. I keep in touch with the previous owner of my 964, letting him know things I’ve done to carry on what he started.

My experience of the Porsche community agrees with yours 100%. I haven’t come across the air cooled Porsche community on Facebook, would you post a link? Especially now that we can’t gather, another digital forum would be welcome.

[kazeo]

Love you 911! I have a 1986 911 and love it too!

[ArrowheadGarage]

Can't agree more with your Top 5!!!!

[Jack]

So I'm watching your great vid and I'm pretty sure I saw my 96 993 speedyellow Turbo that l just sold last year! I still own a 1978 911SC that is completely stock with 57k original miles