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Lagerlout said:
Well, most of you might think I'm a bit odd but I went and put down a deposit on a 51 reg 996 C2 today from an OPC.
I was given a drive in a 997 last year while my 996 was getting work down at the centre ... I'm no expert but I found the steering numb and felt somehow detatched from the experience ... It brought a smile to my face to be heading down the motorway when I got my own car back.
Granted , the car they gave me was a C4 cab , but it's interesting to hear your similar views.
Is your future runabout a 3.4 or 3.6?
Congratulations - its quite nice for a change to hear someone having a lot of positive things to say about the 996. Maybe this is the first sign of a resurrection. I drove a 996 for 5 years and I liked it a lot. It is in a way a simpler machine than the 997 and less pretentious. It does what it says on the tin whereas the 997 tries to be much more luxurious. Valuewise the 996 is a good proposition these days.
clorenzen said:
It does what it says on the tin whereas the 997 tries to be much more luxurious.
How so? Has the same specs and options as a 996. Only "luxury" increase IMHO is the nav screen is present regardless of whether nav module is specced (a good thing as it reduced the satnav option price from pisstake to ridiculous). The two real spec changes were PASM which adds a harder sports setting and sports chrono with its stupid clock, another supposed sporty option.
clorenzen said:
Congratulations - its quite nice for a change to hear someone having a lot of positive things to say about the 996. Maybe this is the first sign of a resurrection. I drove a 996 for 5 years and I liked it a lot. It is in a way a simpler machine than the 997 and less pretentious. It does what it says on the tin whereas the 997 tries to be much more luxurious. Valuewise the 996 is a good proposition these days.
Eh? 996 less pretentious? IMO 997 styling less bloated than 996 and harks back to more classic lines of 993. Also don't understand how 996 is simpler - you don't have to have PASM on the 997.Don't dissagree on 996 values though. An awfull lot of car for very little now. Edited by Pugsey on Tuesday 31st October 09:49
Hiya,
Yeah car is a 3.6. Early facelift I expect.
Just my opinion but I think the 4WD really changes the character of the car. More benign, numb, I guess due to the weight being distributed more evenly. But to me, the rear weight bias is what the 911 is all about, I've got a F348 GT Competizione as well and that is similar to the 911, not quite as much "bobbing" about but the same level of steering feel/traction off the line. The light front end aids the steering feel. But by god you want to try doing a 3 point turn with no PS and 10" rears.
I could have gone for a Turbo, like the look of them but to be honest the wife hates wings/intakes etc and I didn't quite like the way it drove the couple I tried out. Very rapid but a licence loser, I prefer my fun at lower speeds and naturally aspirate. Does that make me a pansy?
lol
As for the Cabs, not for me. Just feel very, very poor structually. I've driven 996 and 997 and have to say the 997 is much, much better cab wise but still doesn't feel like a coupe.
My GTC is non-power steering and I think the thing I liked most about the 996 was the assisted, yet still tactile/communicative feel from the steering. The assistance feels spot on. I didn't quite get the same feel in the C2, it felt more even footed, bit more grunt off the line, and yes, more dead in the helm - well more modern? Just evolutionary changes I reckon. I'm positive the 997 is the better car but it didn't float my boat so to speak. Looks wise it's no contest that's for sure. The thing about the 997, it didn't make me think wow, I really must have this, so I think that's why I went for the 996. 996-997 is not like the difference say between an M3 and an M3 CSL, the difference there is massive.
Yeah car is a 3.6. Early facelift I expect.
Just my opinion but I think the 4WD really changes the character of the car. More benign, numb, I guess due to the weight being distributed more evenly. But to me, the rear weight bias is what the 911 is all about, I've got a F348 GT Competizione as well and that is similar to the 911, not quite as much "bobbing" about but the same level of steering feel/traction off the line. The light front end aids the steering feel. But by god you want to try doing a 3 point turn with no PS and 10" rears.
I could have gone for a Turbo, like the look of them but to be honest the wife hates wings/intakes etc and I didn't quite like the way it drove the couple I tried out. Very rapid but a licence loser, I prefer my fun at lower speeds and naturally aspirate. Does that make me a pansy?
lol As for the Cabs, not for me. Just feel very, very poor structually. I've driven 996 and 997 and have to say the 997 is much, much better cab wise but still doesn't feel like a coupe.
My GTC is non-power steering and I think the thing I liked most about the 996 was the assisted, yet still tactile/communicative feel from the steering. The assistance feels spot on. I didn't quite get the same feel in the C2, it felt more even footed, bit more grunt off the line, and yes, more dead in the helm - well more modern? Just evolutionary changes I reckon. I'm positive the 997 is the better car but it didn't float my boat so to speak. Looks wise it's no contest that's for sure. The thing about the 997, it didn't make me think wow, I really must have this, so I think that's why I went for the 996. 996-997 is not like the difference say between an M3 and an M3 CSL, the difference there is massive.
, Enjoy!! 
Hi mate,
Yeah, I'm a bit shocked I liked the car so much, seems the 996 C2 is just the right one for me. Having driven almost all the other models except GT2 glad I finally found the right one!!
That issue with the Fezza has turned out to be a nuked cat in the end, got to get a couple on order now.
Cheers,
LL
Yeah, I'm a bit shocked I liked the car so much, seems the 996 C2 is just the right one for me. Having driven almost all the other models except GT2 glad I finally found the right one!!
That issue with the Fezza has turned out to be a nuked cat in the end, got to get a couple on order now.
Cheers,
LL
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