996 turbo or 997 turbo?

[andyglos]

Many thanks for all the replies................ Decisions, decisions..........................

[andyglos]

And decision made. Picked up a 997T today. This was an excellent exercise in man maths of looking for a 25k 997c2s before considering a 996T and finally settling for a 997T at around 20k above original budget. Still, after driving it home i am sure i made the right decision. Shame it poured down most of the way home.

[lingus75]

Correct decision!! I may be biased though. Are you based in Gloucestershire?

[lingus75]

Correct decision!! I may be biased though. Are you based in Gloucestershire?

[andyglos]

Indeed I am

[Lordglenmorangie]

mr pg said:

The wheels on a gen 1 997t are enough to put me off (they must be amongst the worst Porsche have come up with), but then I have a 996t, so may be biased!

You can't see the wheels from the driving seat nor do you care when on full bore on a Scottish B road

[StockwellCab]

Congratulations on the 997T, love the man maths story, I went from £15k for a 996 c2 to £30k for a 996T. If I started at £25k who knows where it would have ended. Still getting used to the turbo!

Edited by StockwellCab on Friday 24th May 20:52

[lingus75]

What's the spec then!

[drpep]

BertBert said:

911Viking said:

but struggle more on the straights.

Come again?

My thoughts exactly. If you're struggling with a GT3 for pace, you're 'doing it wrong'.

Don't be fooled by the lack of fake turbo shove, the GT3 travels fast in another way. It never 'feels' as quick as a turbo car, but you don't realise how quickly it gathers real world pace. You try keeping the boot in, in 2nd and 3rd and see how quickly your licence evaporates!

[drpep]

But back on point, congrats on the new Pork! Sure it'll continue to be as awesome as day 1!

[OggyDJ]

Congrats !! Had mine 4 yrs now and still loving it

[andyglos]

lingus75 said:

What's the spec then!

It's pretty bog standard, meteor grey, manual, 2007, one owner. The only thing I don't like is the PCM2.1 and I suspect I will swap that out for a kenwood or pioneer touch screen unit within the month.

[rimkah]

Having had both I can say you have made the right decision----Congrats

[lingus75]

andyglos said:

It's pretty bog standard, meteor grey, manual, 2007, one owner. The only thing I don't like is the PCM2.1 and I suspect I will swap that out for a kenwood or pioneer touch screen unit within the month.

Mine is meteor grey also, I will keep an eye out for you as I'm in cheltenham.

Early mornings on the A419 are good fun

[OggyDJ]

Pictures ??

[andyglos]

lingus75 said:

Mine is meteor grey also, I will keep an eye out for you as I'm in cheltenham.

Early mornings on the A419 are good fun

I am also in Cheltenham so will definitely keep an eye out for you. As for the A419, I have had too many close encounters of the camera van variety.................

[lingus75]

andyglos said:

I am also in Cheltenham so will definitely keep an eye out for you. As for the A419, I have had too many close encounters of the camera van variety.................

I will have to be careful then as just driven to Mallory park for track day and got carried away on the way over!

[g7jhp]

andyglos said:

And decision made. Picked up a 997T today. This was an excellent exercise in man maths of looking for a 25k 997c2s before considering a 996T and finally settling for a 997T at around 20k above original budget. Still, after driving it home i am sure i made the right decision. Shame it poured down most of the way home.

Congratulations.

I'd have said a £50k 997 turbo isn't worth £20k more than a 996 turbo (especially a 996 turbo with X50).

At £40-45k a 997 turbo (if in good fettle) is a cracking buy. We need some pics.

The fact it poured down on the way home will have given you a good chance to see how capable these cars are.

enjoy!

[fastgerman]

996 Turbo's now at £35k and 997 Turbo's at £40k, both manual and under 50k miles.

Wouldn't even consider a 996 at this price, crazy

[Crimp]

fastgerman said:

996 Turbo's now at £35k and 997 Turbo's at £40k, both manual and under 50k miles.

Wouldn't even consider a 996 at this price, crazy

Compared with other 911's in this crazy world 35k is a bargain and looking at the adds the 6T is fetching more in some cases with prices on the up.
So though you might not want to pay 35k for a 996 there are loads that will, so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.