The time has not yet come.
The time has not yet come.
Given the amount of interest exhibited in keeping the Outpost around, I'm not going to pull the plug. I will be exploring ways to move forward that don't involve sheer laziness on my part.
Thanks for giving a damn.
All:
This is a difficult post to write 5+ years after starting this site - but I believe the time has come for 996Outpost.com to gracefully fade into oblivion, kind of like Gnat's presence and Kalashnikov's dignity. Heh.
Membership has been stagnant for a couple of years - and though I know there are several of us who enjoy hanging out here, the site is now more of a clubhouse for 996-owning miscreants than a destination for 996 enthusiasts.
Please use the time between now and August 31 to PDF any threads you find valuable (you can click the wrench icon in any topic and choose Print View to get a more PDF-friendly version of the topic) and to PM any friends you want to keep in touch with once the site is offline.
I will be keeping a copy of the site database as well as PDFs of all of the DIY articles; if you need to find someone or you can't remember how to swap out that brake light switch, the info will still be around. I'll be working with B3 to see if there's a way we can add this content to his Facebook 996 enthusiast group and/or any other sites that might find the info worthwhile.
This has been a fantastic time - and I've enjoyed jackassing around with all of you - but I think the writing is on the wall for sites like ours. Social media / instant answers is where things are at, so I'll see you all on InstaFaceGramChatBook soon.
Also - fuck you to the Rennlist mod(s) that shut down the original Good Week thread. I hope you are blessed with a giant bag of rotten, drippy dick tips.
Your pal,
5chn3ll
*EDIT*
I created a Google Group to make it easy for those of us who want to keep in touch to do so.
Shoot me a PM with the email address you want to use if you'd like to be added to the group. Once you're added (you'll get a notification via email), you can just send email to 996outpost@googlegroups.com to email everyone on the list.
Thanks for giving a damn.
All:
This is a difficult post to write 5+ years after starting this site - but I believe the time has come for 996Outpost.com to gracefully fade into oblivion, kind of like Gnat's presence and Kalashnikov's dignity. Heh.
Membership has been stagnant for a couple of years - and though I know there are several of us who enjoy hanging out here, the site is now more of a clubhouse for 996-owning miscreants than a destination for 996 enthusiasts.
Please use the time between now and August 31 to PDF any threads you find valuable (you can click the wrench icon in any topic and choose Print View to get a more PDF-friendly version of the topic) and to PM any friends you want to keep in touch with once the site is offline.
I will be keeping a copy of the site database as well as PDFs of all of the DIY articles; if you need to find someone or you can't remember how to swap out that brake light switch, the info will still be around. I'll be working with B3 to see if there's a way we can add this content to his Facebook 996 enthusiast group and/or any other sites that might find the info worthwhile.
This has been a fantastic time - and I've enjoyed jackassing around with all of you - but I think the writing is on the wall for sites like ours. Social media / instant answers is where things are at, so I'll see you all on InstaFaceGramChatBook soon.
Also - fuck you to the Rennlist mod(s) that shut down the original Good Week thread. I hope you are blessed with a giant bag of rotten, drippy dick tips.
Your pal,
5chn3ll
*EDIT*
I created a Google Group to make it easy for those of us who want to keep in touch to do so.
Shoot me a PM with the email address you want to use if you'd like to be added to the group. Once you're added (you'll get a notification via email), you can just send email to 996outpost@googlegroups.com to email everyone on the list.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
x2
It’s been fun. But, I just don’t find myself drawn to any of the forums like I used to be. I guess it’s just the evolution of the way we use the internet.
Any of you guys find yourself in KC, please swing by the auto museum - there’s a great BBQ joint just down the street with cold beer.
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
Well, not surprised. And honestly Dallas, this is endemic of the car culture. Old farts like yourselves make up 95% of car meets and even BJ in Arizona. I rarely see guys my age who are into cars, much less into DIY stuff. Sad, but my kids will not give a single F about intakes, exhausts, or N2O. Once self driving is perfected, and it is already here in AZ....the do it yourself drivers will be akin to manual transmission cars today.
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Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
Understandable but sad to me. I feel like I’m losing some good friends
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Never gonna make you cry...
Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
I'm not old. Now get off my lawn.
Kalashnikov wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:02 pm Old farts like yourselves make up 95% of car meets and even BJ in Arizona.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
Same here.32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 4:09 am Understandable but sad to me. I feel like I’m losing some good friends
Mike
'68 Ford Custom 500; '70 Plymouth Cuda; '71 Ford Econoline; 73 Porsche 914 1.7, '74 Porsche 914 1.8; '74 Suzuki TC185; '86 Suzuki GS450L; '88 Subaru GL104WD Turbo Ltd Edn;; '88 Subaru XT; '91 Lexus ES250; '93 Jeep Wrangler, '99 Porsche Boxster, '03 Turbo VW Beetle; '03 Porsche Boxster; '03 Porsche Carrera C2; '07 Porsche Cayman, '11 BMW 328i, '12 Porsche 991 S, '14 Porsche Cayman, & a mishmash of other vehicles.
'68 Ford Custom 500; '70 Plymouth Cuda; '71 Ford Econoline; 73 Porsche 914 1.7, '74 Porsche 914 1.8; '74 Suzuki TC185; '86 Suzuki GS450L; '88 Subaru GL104WD Turbo Ltd Edn;; '88 Subaru XT; '91 Lexus ES250; '93 Jeep Wrangler, '99 Porsche Boxster, '03 Turbo VW Beetle; '03 Porsche Boxster; '03 Porsche Carrera C2; '07 Porsche Cayman, '11 BMW 328i, '12 Porsche 991 S, '14 Porsche Cayman, & a mishmash of other vehicles.
Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
I created a Google Group to make it easy for those of us who want to keep in touch to do so.
Shoot me a PM with the email address you want to use if you'd like to be added to the group. Once you're added (you'll get a notification via email), you can just send email to 996outpost@googlegroups.com to email everyone on the list.
Shoot me a PM with the email address you want to use if you'd like to be added to the group. Once you're added (you'll get a notification via email), you can just send email to 996outpost@googlegroups.com to email everyone on the list.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
I totally get it, doesn't mean I am not sad. I haven't checked in here too much lately, work has been all-encompassing and when that klaxon isn't going off, the kids and wife want to know what I'm doing.
But I had fun. These cars get a lot of shit, in the press and even among fellow Porschefiles, although that is changing I think. It was nice in any case to have a place where similarly touched in the head 996 owners could commiserate and talk shit behind RL's back. See you back over there, I guess -- vomit.
I guess the only remaining question is where is the URL going to forward to? Indonesian Amazon.com? A ladies underwear surplus in Argentina? A YouTube video of an IMS bearing exploding?
Farewell, one and all. Happy motoring.
But I had fun. These cars get a lot of shit, in the press and even among fellow Porschefiles, although that is changing I think. It was nice in any case to have a place where similarly touched in the head 996 owners could commiserate and talk shit behind RL's back. See you back over there, I guess -- vomit.
I guess the only remaining question is where is the URL going to forward to? Indonesian Amazon.com? A ladies underwear surplus in Argentina? A YouTube video of an IMS bearing exploding?
Farewell, one and all. Happy motoring.
Mike
Strange things I have in head, that will to hand.
2000 Ocean Blue 996 Carrera 2
1982 928 (sold)
Strange things I have in head, that will to hand.
2000 Ocean Blue 996 Carrera 2
1982 928 (sold)
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Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
First off -- THANK YOU for setting the Outpost up in the first place and then for running it for the last umpteen years. No small feat. I have thoroughly enjoyed the ad-free, (mostly) drama-free, *quality* content found only here. I genuinely appreciate that, and your efforts, very much.
True story -- I frequently drove by this location when commuting between my primary and country homes. An involuntary shudder always hit me, and to this day my bride doesn't understand why...but those of us RL refugees certainly do!
True story -- I frequently drove by this location when commuting between my primary and country homes. An involuntary shudder always hit me, and to this day my bride doesn't understand why...but those of us RL refugees certainly do!
Proud owner of a Flat6-powered 2002 996 Cab, 2016 GT4, 2019 Ford F-150 "Country Cadillac", and 2005 Ford Focus (not so hot hatch) daily driver. And a Wright ZTO 52" to keep several acres of grass-like substance neat and tidy!
Re: The time has come. 996Outpost will be closing shop on August 31, 2023
I was thinking of registering "RennlistEatsDickThreeTimesADay.com" and having the URL redirect there...
OceanBlue2000 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:39 am I guess the only remaining question is where is the URL going to forward to? Indonesian Amazon.com? A ladies underwear surplus in Argentina? A YouTube video of an IMS bearing exploding?
Farewell, one and all. Happy motoring.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.