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At the risk of re-starting the debate, and having owned 964, 968, 993, 996, and moving to the 996 from a Noble, I have to say after 15 months I am still delighted avery time i get into my C4S whether its for the grind of a daily commute or a hoon. The GT thing is IMHO overstated, if not outright wrong. Both are great cars but definitely don't rule out a 996 without trying one. On the other hand perhaps I'm just getting past it!
Steve
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Steve
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The wife thinks that I'm mad and should keep the X5 but I've always wanted a more more modern Porsche and I like both the 993 and 996 styles.
Clearly will have to test drive both and see!
Only commute about 30-40 miles per day and use the bike mostly but need a car for the bad weather or longer trips.
The wife thinks that I'm mad and should keep the X5 but I've always wanted a more more modern Porsche and I like both the 993 and 996 styles.
Clearly will have to test drive both and see!
Only commute about 30-40 miles per day and use the bike mostly but need a car for the bad weather or longer trips.
Had a 993 Carrera 4S and in my honest opinion i think this is the most beautiful car in the world from almost every angle, before i had this i had a ferrari 355, sheer drama but nothing like the c4s, that car never let me down, and it got the same sort of driver satisfaction (if not more) than from the ferrari. The greatest 993 was of course the turbo, had one of these up until 2001, longest ive ever kept a car,still think that rear wing made it much less attractive than a 4S, if it was me, id see if i could stretch to a 993 4S, a truly special car. you wont regret that one!
I bought a 993 C4S just over 2 months ago and its sublime. I tried a couple of early 996's but they just didnt give me the wow factor I was looking for. I use my as my daily driver and have covered nearly 3000 miles in 10 weeks.
The offset pedals take about 2 days to get used to. On the motorway I get 33MPG which is consideribly better than my R32 (Golf) and P1. If you're still not sure here are some pics to whet your appetite.
>> Edited by paulmon on Saturday 29th May 15:32
The offset pedals take about 2 days to get used to. On the motorway I get 33MPG which is consideribly better than my R32 (Golf) and P1. If you're still not sure here are some pics to whet your appetite.
>> Edited by paulmon on Saturday 29th May 15:32
Back to the offset pedals issue, I've just brought my 993 back from 2000 miles of hooning round France, much of it long-distance motorway driving. While the car was faultless and was happy to cruise at high speeds all day, I wasn't.
After two hours of sitting pretty much in the same position with my right leg canted over to one side, I had to stop and walk around to obviate the twinges that were starting to become more than uncomfortable.
It may just be me, and it wasn't a major thing since stopping every couple of hours is good practice anyway but, if you plan to do lots of long-distance motorway driving you may want to take this into account.
After two hours of sitting pretty much in the same position with my right leg canted over to one side, I had to stop and walk around to obviate the twinges that were starting to become more than uncomfortable.
It may just be me, and it wasn't a major thing since stopping every couple of hours is good practice anyway but, if you plan to do lots of long-distance motorway driving you may want to take this into account.
I've owned a 993 TT for over a week now. What a stunning car! Just to bottom the argument out and keep an open mind I test drove a new Boxster S and a slightly older 996. There was no comparison. The views that the 993 is slightly dated is complete non sense to my mind: I design and develop cars in the automotive industry for a living and benchmark several cars every month and this is still meaningless to me! Just look, I drive a 1987 Porsche 928 (soon up for sale) and two early eighties BMW 3 series. The 993 has peerless build quality -rock solid compared to even the 928 and is quirky.
I Do agree that the Turbo spoiler ruins the clean lines slightly but it is still worth it to my mind.
The only thing I've found is that the clutch/pedalling arrangement takes a little getting used to!
I Do agree that the Turbo spoiler ruins the clean lines slightly but it is still worth it to my mind.
The only thing I've found is that the clutch/pedalling arrangement takes a little getting used to!
manek said:
While the car was faultless and was happy to cruise at high speeds all day, I wasn't.
After two hours of sitting pretty much in the same position with my right leg canted over to one side, I had to stop and walk around to obviate the twinges that were starting to become more than uncomfortable.
I had the same problem with my RHD 964, plus where to put my left foot when cruising as there's no space to the left of clutch pedal, ended up with it hovering above clutch. Another reason to buy LHD!
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