2020 Porsche Carrera 911S
When people talk about
Porsche 911, it has always been said: Nobody needs one but everybody wants one.
If I can still remember correctly,
when I was a student in Nottingham, from time to time between studio
submissions, I went to the Porsche showroom to sit in their cars. I tried the 928 and the 911.
I enjoyed sitting in the
928 more than the 911 as it was more comfortable. Of course, I had no chance then to take them
out for a ride. For me, I always believe
“one day” I will.
I continued my study in
Manchester and I fell in love with the then newly launched BMW M3. It was a dream car to me. That was in 1986 when I was a MArch student.
Almost 30 years later in 2015 I bought a M3 and fulfilled one of my dreams. It has been a beautiful ride. It is just that I do not drive it often
enough.
It has been 5 years and I
must say that I still vividly remember the good old days when I was a student
in Nottingham. In late 2020, Porsche
bought out its electric Taycan. I went to the showroom and tried it. I liked it.
However, since my housing estate hesitated to allow me to install a
charging device, I reckoned I would have no way to owning one soon. While I was in the Porsche showroom, I sat in
their newly launched 911. I suddenly
recalled my Nottingham days when I was still young, energetic and
hopeless. I told myself, why not. A few weeks later, I went back and ordered a
grey colour 911 Carrera S with a 335KW engine. I was told it would be ready by mid-2021 just
before my 60th year birthday -- it has been 40 years!
Buying a car in Hong Kong
is never cheap. This is because our
government levies a 115% tax on each one of them. However, I believe it is still worth it. To me, it is not a car, it is an artifact
with a beautiful design. For an
architect, it is an object that signifies the Modern Movement and the beginning
of a new machine age. Hence, I will not
just drive it as a car to go around, I will appreciate and enjoy it as an object
– on the road of course.
1961
For my day-to-day commute,
I have my Pinarello with a 60 years old 200W engine
that only consumes good food and fresh air!
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Nov 2020