997 Gen 1 or Gen 2 - what to buy?
Discussion
I'm 997 C2 shopping and need to decide on how new to go: Gen 1 or Gen 2. There's plenty of low mileage Gen 1s at good prices now (under £35k), but I'm attracted by the hopefully more robust new engine and better nav/bluetooth/ipod capability on the Gen2. However, that doesn't add up to £10k worth, which is about the extra £ required. Very few Gen 2 cars under £45K. Anybody got experience driving both generations?
BTW, my point of reference is a 3.4 996 C4 I owned several years ago. Loved the car, but it did suffer from some transmission wind-up (4WD related?), heavyish clutch and motorway road noise. What improvement can I expect with a 997 of either generation?
BTW, my point of reference is a 3.4 996 C4 I owned several years ago. Loved the car, but it did suffer from some transmission wind-up (4WD related?), heavyish clutch and motorway road noise. What improvement can I expect with a 997 of either generation?
Gen 2 engine is completely new. It is used in the turbo, so that should inspire confidence.
Front suspension was also changed - i remember reading about this when the Gen2 was launched (don't worry, i forget most other things in life
), but I don't know exactly what they did other than reduce the "bobbing", as stated above. Was it any more than the usual springs and damper facelift stuff?
Front suspension was also changed - i remember reading about this when the Gen2 was launched (don't worry, i forget most other things in life
), but I don't know exactly what they did other than reduce the "bobbing", as stated above. Was it any more than the usual springs and damper facelift stuff?Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff