Can The 911 GT3 S/C Be A Real GT3? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 234
4/20/20261 hr 2 min
Today’s episode will not be a surprise to anyone who follows the automotive news cycle - because of course we’re talking about the 911 GT3 S/C! In true Carmudgeon-form, Jason and Derek pull apart the blasphemous, recently announced Porsche GT car and discuss whether it’s worth the hate, or better to hate on the haters. === Visit http://JasonSentMe.com to get a Hagerty Guaranteed Value (TM) collector-car insurance quote! === Before this - Jason gives an update on his recent battles with finishing his 1996 Volkswagen Cabrio VR6 swap (Mk3), rooted largely from OBD-II getting in the way of the car passing California smog testing. But really - what is OBD-II, why does it matter, and why can it make engine swaps a total nightmare? Derek and Jason discuss (and moan upon) the variables, including how to do drive cycles, set monitors, and stay sane in the process. To add fuel to the fire, Jason discusses the Cabrio’s latest clutch slave mishap that almost left him stranded before a rally with friends. And putting a nail in the tire of Derek’s 964 Porsche 911. On the subject of 911s - and cabriolets - Derek then explores the origins of disdain on the new GT3 S/C. Interestingly - Porsche is not the first brand to go about taking the roof off a track-focused road car variant - citing the rather cherished existence of the Ferrari F430 Scuderia Spyder 16M, the 599 Speciale Aperta, and the 458 Speciale Aperta. Not to mention - if Porsche is making a convertible GT3, could they also bring back a Speedster too? Time and speculation will tell - but not without Carmudgeonation... Tune in for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsDerek Tam-Scott· Host0:00
Guten tag Guten tag.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:01
Wie geht's dir?
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:02
You know, pretty good.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:04
Gut. Uh, heute sind wir... [laughs] We don't do this in German. Um, uh, today we are here with the Carmudgeon Show. Uh, getting, trying to get a German to say "The Carmudgeon Show" would be very fun. Car- Carmud- Carmudgeon.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:21
Yes.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:22
Um, Carmudgeon. Uh, [laughs] getting Germans to say a lot of things is very funny. Um, this is how I do my German accent all the time. I sit in the back and I think, "How would a German says this word?" Uh, and then I laugh and laugh and laugh. Anyway, uh, this is The Carmudgeon Show, which is driven by Hagerty. Uh, that is a Derek Tam-hyphen-Scott. I am a Jason Cammisa. That behind me is a 1996 Volkswagen Cabrio with a VR6 swap, effectively a Volkswagen Mark 3 GTI VR6 with the roof chopped off.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:54
A convertible they never made.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:56
A hot hatch that is no longer hatchy. [gasps] I un-hot hatched my hot hatch. I un-pimped my ride. Oh, those commercials were so good.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host1:06
Yeah.
Jason Cammisa· Host1:06
"It's definitely sucking."
Derek Tam-Scott· Host1:09
[laughs] Yeah. "Was tut dies tun?"
Jason Cammisa· Host1:11
[laughs] I give you an F. Oh my God. If you guys don't know those Volkswagen commercials from- Mark 5 ... Mark 5 era, they were, they were amazing.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host1:18
Yep.
Jason Cammisa· Host1:18
Um, today we're gonna talk about two, we have two topics- Mm-hmm ... uh, that sort of almost bleed into each other. Um, not really, have nothing to do with each other, but we have- Yeah, you made a convertible that never existed ... right, out of something that would be appreciated