M3 e46 + 964 versus 996 turbo
Discussion
Hi guys
I'm in a dilemma, and would like your opinion
I have a perfect condition M 3 e46 I love to drive, a 964 c2 that I also love to drive, but there's a car I always had in mind to have, the 996 turbo.
Some guy with a perfect condition turbo offered a trade, my 2 cars and I would get his 996 turbo...
You can imagine how I'm feeling, on one hand I love my cars and would be difficult to get them later in the same condition, on the other hand, the 996 turbo is my poster car, so I'm in a dilemma....
Opinions please?
I'm in a dilemma, and would like your opinion
I have a perfect condition M 3 e46 I love to drive, a 964 c2 that I also love to drive, but there's a car I always had in mind to have, the 996 turbo.
Some guy with a perfect condition turbo offered a trade, my 2 cars and I would get his 996 turbo...
You can imagine how I'm feeling, on one hand I love my cars and would be difficult to get them later in the same condition, on the other hand, the 996 turbo is my poster car, so I'm in a dilemma....
Opinions please?
Does the maths stack up?
Aside, make sure you have driven a 996 Turbo, it's a car that is at it's best under some rather particular driving conditions, and may be "too efficient" for others.
Otherwise you may be disappointed. I write because you mention having an M3, the 996, for example, is not in any way shape or form a tail-out hooligan-style driving sort of car, so if you enjoy that sort of fun then look elsewhere. Having said that you already know what a 911 is about, yet the 996T is even more planted. It's also ludicrously fast on-road because it puts its power down so effectively, so the getting up to speed part of the fun equation is not really there as it's over in an instant. I find first gear, apart from its use in pulling away from a standstill, to be completely useless because you hit the limiter way too quickly to give you any chance of a well timed upchange. And second gear is barely any better, if you have just come off first with any enthusiasm.
But under the right conditions - a not too fast road with plenty of bends in it, near empty, and perhaps a little wide, now that's what it's all about.
It's also always going to be a 911 Turbo so residuals should be acceptable, as long as you buy at the lower end of the scale.
Personally I'd look at what the 964 is worth, plenty of interest at the moment, and would not purchase a Turbo that is currently valued at more than £25k unless it is very low mileage and an 04 - 05. Just bear in mind that sub £40k 997 Turbos are around, and at this moment in time there must always be a substantial differential between the prices of the two models, a 996T won't live at £30k if a 997T can be had for £35k.
Aside, make sure you have driven a 996 Turbo, it's a car that is at it's best under some rather particular driving conditions, and may be "too efficient" for others.
Otherwise you may be disappointed. I write because you mention having an M3, the 996, for example, is not in any way shape or form a tail-out hooligan-style driving sort of car, so if you enjoy that sort of fun then look elsewhere. Having said that you already know what a 911 is about, yet the 996T is even more planted. It's also ludicrously fast on-road because it puts its power down so effectively, so the getting up to speed part of the fun equation is not really there as it's over in an instant. I find first gear, apart from its use in pulling away from a standstill, to be completely useless because you hit the limiter way too quickly to give you any chance of a well timed upchange. And second gear is barely any better, if you have just come off first with any enthusiasm.
But under the right conditions - a not too fast road with plenty of bends in it, near empty, and perhaps a little wide, now that's what it's all about.
It's also always going to be a 911 Turbo so residuals should be acceptable, as long as you buy at the lower end of the scale.
Personally I'd look at what the 964 is worth, plenty of interest at the moment, and would not purchase a Turbo that is currently valued at more than £25k unless it is very low mileage and an 04 - 05. Just bear in mind that sub £40k 997 Turbos are around, and at this moment in time there must always be a substantial differential between the prices of the two models, a 996T won't live at £30k if a 997T can be had for £35k.
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