I get a lot of spam. We all get a lot of spam, but I get a LOT of spam. Usually from bots trying to get me to approve junk links to help them with rankings in my comment threads. I painfully check and read each one and tag as junk yet they still keep coming. And after this post, I will get even more, but such is life. Obviously I’d rather be out in my C4, but alas that is a story for another post (think ice.. lots and lots of ice).

I’m multitasking on a couple projects and need to rest my eyes yesterday so I check my personal junk folder. I notice an email from a name that sounds real. I begin reading and I almost delete it from the first sentence “I thought your readers might be interested in..” Well good readers, be glad I didn’t delete.

LuxuryLab has created a massively insightful and valuable report – L2 Digital IQ Index for the automobile industry. I could paraphrase to make myself sound intelligent, or I could be lazy and cut and paste… guess which wins:

“The Index, authored by NYU Stern professor of Marketing, Scott Galloway, ranks the top 44 U.S. automobile brands according to their digital competence (site, social media, mobile, digital advertising and SEO.)”

So, I was sold on the read just after the first paragraph. Why continue reading? Why did I even care in the first place? Vanity, of course:

“Interestingly, your twitter account was mentioned in the full report: ”PORSCHE’S TOP NON-BRAND AFFILIATED TWITTER USER, 89C4, TWEETS ABOUT HIS 1989 PORSCHE C4 AND HAS MORE THAN 2,000 FOLLOWERS.” Porsche ranked fifth in the Luxury category and fourteenth overall.”

So there you have it. Out of truckloads of spam and checking each and every one individually once in a while a human gets tucked in. Thank you for the heads up LuxuryLab and thank you for the research and reference.

You can download the rankings and top line findings PDF to get a preview of the info.

Part of a gift package I received a couple of nights ago was this “limited” edition sample from Porsche Design Group. Apparently only a handful of stores are carrying it, and my friend was able to snatch me up a sample. Smells good. Kind of gave me a headache, but that could have been the lack of sleep.

As a side-note, if Porsche could bottle the smell of a 1966 Porsche 912 I would buy it by the drum and reek of it always. A classic VW friend of mine when sitting in my old 912 noted “..ah, I love that classic Porsche smell..” As do I.

You can imagine my surprise when my wife in an irritated voice asked if I had ordered something from Porsche days before Christmas. I hadn’t. But what I had done was register my 1989 911 C4 over at Porsche’s Family Tree website. I forgot about the offer to receive a commemorative poster. Looks like I’ll be framing yet another thing this holiday.

A new-hire announcement went out regarding my new position. In a company my size I knew there had to be at least one Porsche die-hard. Turns out I was right. Dave L. sent me a picture over of his Porsche. Turns out Dave took a 1979 911 SC and upgraded the motor to 3.2L using a low miles from a 1998 Carrera. He beefed up the suspension, wider tires, custom wheels and of course the whale tail. Turns out he’s looking to sell her due to lack of time to enjoy her. Ping me if you are interested (let me know via a post to keep an eye out for you – I’ve been having wacky email issues).

It all started with a Facebook post on my wall from my wife. Seems I missed a joint venture between Porsche Design Group and Adidas. She found a site that had the shoes. “Pretty cool” I posted back. She asks what color I like the best? Turns out there are 4 colors, 2 styles. Naturally I dig the orange/black in flat mat style. I jokingly tell her “12.5, thanks”.

I get a cryptic message today on IM “you have a surprise waiting for you when you get home”. I prod and ask a couple questions, but get nothing helping me understand what the hell she is talking about. Then I get home and open my blue box of coolness. She asks me “so, are you even going to wear them, or just put them up on the wall?” She knows me so well. Thanks babe. These rock.

After my unfortunate flat tire incident last week (maybe 2 weeks ago), I ended up getting a set of 4 new Sumitomo HTR+ tires. They ride great. I haven’t gone crazy with them yet (nor do I intend to), but I am looking forward to a good rain storm to test them out. Anyone else had any positive (negative) experience with these tires? I’m coming off a set of Pirelli’s.

There are very few things left on my Porsche C4 that need to be attended to. I have the drivers seatbelt to install. I need to look into the front hood latch (nothing big, just keeps sticking every once and a while). The cigarette lighter still doesn’t work (it charges things, just not the element, but that doesn’t really matter). And then there was the air control. I tried multiple control units and nothing fixed my problem. The heater was still not working, I was getting heat off the engine all the time, and AC was getting less and less cool. I jacked with the servos, I charged the AC, I attempted to change the control unit (2 times).. Nothing. She was not very fun to drive in the heat or cold.. If I was going to have a Porsche I could only drive in “perfect” weather I should have a Beck Spyder in my garage!

I took her down to Carriage & Motorworks on SW Traffic to have them give me an analysis (just around the corner from my work). They couldn’t work on her, so they sent me over to Aaron at BHR. So, here’s the breakdown:

1. When the AC was switched over originally, they installed it wrong and I was getting coolant leaks, bad pressure, and all around bad AC distribution.
2. The servo on the passengers side (one I missed) wasn’t allowing the air distribution to flow correctly, and was staying half open the entire time: reason for the heat off the engine all the time.
3. Blown fuse for the rear blower.

Aaron tells me I have strong AC (as strong as a conversion can get), good air flow/control and heat when I need it. Looking forward to driving her again in all weather conditions. I’ll report back when I actually get into her and drive her home in 100 degree heat.

I’m in the process of doing some Porsche research and I’d love your help. Quick, dirty, real simple question to help me out. I’m going to be posting a series of three different polls over the next week or so. Answer as best you can. I’m allowing 3 selections on this first poll. Any questions, let me know.

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Found this promo video on YouTube for the Panamera. Thought it was cool enough to post here (I know, I know, this is suppose to be a 964 site..)