Is this a decent case for a 993 c2s tiptronic..........
Discussion
So, if I was after another 993 and my primary concerns/requirements were....
1 daily commute, some traffic (the manual in my 993 c4 is playing havoc with an old war wound so doc says auto/tiptronic is only way to go)
2 looks (call me shallow but i like the look of that widebody)
3 residuals (a relatively rare 993 is going to help depreciation perhaps more than my c4)
4 giving rear wheel drive a go (is the c2s a more "pure" 991 drive than the standard c4 i've got?)
5 safety (is the c2s any more or less stable than the standard c2 in terms of hedge hunting)
....while outright speed, trackday ability and limit-pushing handling aren't vital to me (heresy!)....
...would a 993 c2s be a good idea? I've seen a couple i like.
1 daily commute, some traffic (the manual in my 993 c4 is playing havoc with an old war wound so doc says auto/tiptronic is only way to go)
2 looks (call me shallow but i like the look of that widebody)
3 residuals (a relatively rare 993 is going to help depreciation perhaps more than my c4)
4 giving rear wheel drive a go (is the c2s a more "pure" 991 drive than the standard c4 i've got?)
5 safety (is the c2s any more or less stable than the standard c2 in terms of hedge hunting)
....while outright speed, trackday ability and limit-pushing handling aren't vital to me (heresy!)....
...would a 993 c2s be a good idea? I've seen a couple i like.
Thanks for those words (or most of them!)
Actually i had an enlightening 45 mins with Ray at Northway this afternoon.
I was viewing a black c2s that just didn't do it for me (although the widebody looked great). Anyway, I then explained my predicamant to Ray and he came up with some points to keep me from having to take the tiptronic route.....
It turns out that the RS clutch on my car is very hard and not that smooth (Ray checked it). He let me drive a normal 993 with a newish clutch and it was quite a lot easier (although it didn't pick up quite so aggressively). He also said that the hard back sports seats in my car don't go back as far as the standard seats and that this is contributing to the fact that my legs are quite cramped up under the steering wheel. While extending the steering wheel out or even getting a new steering wheel would help too. And LHD would help as well with more room for the left leg to stretch out.
So i might get away with either reversing the modifications on my car ie back to standard clutch, standard seats, readjusted steering wheel etc or, even better, buying another car that fufills the exact criteria and doesn't have these mods (and going for the widebody at the same time).
I also sat in a C4S that Ray has and that seemed to have more room (i think that the steering wheel is further out on these cars).
So....anyone got a blue LHD c4s with standard clutch and seats they want to sell me?
Actually i had an enlightening 45 mins with Ray at Northway this afternoon.
I was viewing a black c2s that just didn't do it for me (although the widebody looked great). Anyway, I then explained my predicamant to Ray and he came up with some points to keep me from having to take the tiptronic route.....
It turns out that the RS clutch on my car is very hard and not that smooth (Ray checked it). He let me drive a normal 993 with a newish clutch and it was quite a lot easier (although it didn't pick up quite so aggressively). He also said that the hard back sports seats in my car don't go back as far as the standard seats and that this is contributing to the fact that my legs are quite cramped up under the steering wheel. While extending the steering wheel out or even getting a new steering wheel would help too. And LHD would help as well with more room for the left leg to stretch out.
So i might get away with either reversing the modifications on my car ie back to standard clutch, standard seats, readjusted steering wheel etc or, even better, buying another car that fufills the exact criteria and doesn't have these mods (and going for the widebody at the same time).
I also sat in a C4S that Ray has and that seemed to have more room (i think that the steering wheel is further out on these cars).
So....anyone got a blue LHD c4s with standard clutch and seats they want to sell me?
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