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pistolp said:
Please PM me if you're selling or want to sell a 996 RS for sensible money. I've just bough a 996 GT3 and I think I've got to have an RS.
Thanks
a) Your reasoning is totally correctThanks
b) I did the same - kept my wonderful Mk2 GT3 just 5 months - kept driving past a dealership that had a 996RS and couldn't stand it anymore.
c) I'm a f
king idiot for selling my 996RS.d) The car is absolutely BRILLIANT.
e) NO RHD's available - go LEFT.
fair enough.
fwiw, the 996/997 has a rather skewed pedal position that compromises things in the RHD car. i cant think of driving any other car in LHD and RHD versions where things have been so different. the wheel well position means that the pedals cant be directly in front of the driver in the RHD. i absolutely hate it myself but i can only think of one other person running round in an LHD 996 here so clearly most folks dont care that much or feel trade off not worth it.
you can also run a 90L fuel tank (v 64L) in the LHD cars too so there are tangible benefits though how much each matters is up the individual.
long term value, you are perhaps better placed in an RHD car but being devoid of a crystal ball thats simply a extension of seeing the RHD aircooled cars rocket.
fwiw, the 996/997 has a rather skewed pedal position that compromises things in the RHD car. i cant think of driving any other car in LHD and RHD versions where things have been so different. the wheel well position means that the pedals cant be directly in front of the driver in the RHD. i absolutely hate it myself but i can only think of one other person running round in an LHD 996 here so clearly most folks dont care that much or feel trade off not worth it.
you can also run a 90L fuel tank (v 64L) in the LHD cars too so there are tangible benefits though how much each matters is up the individual.
long term value, you are perhaps better placed in an RHD car but being devoid of a crystal ball thats simply a extension of seeing the RHD aircooled cars rocket.
I know what you mean. I'm big on ergonomics and driving position, but Porsche are so much better in this respect than most other manufacturers that I've never had a problem with their cars.
I've already owned in the past a 996 GT3 mk2, 997 GT3 mk1, 997 RS mk2 and I currently own a 996 GT3 mk 1. So it's not a foray into the unknown. As for the tank, useful but still not enough to tempt me!
Why we don't get offered the full compliment of options in the UK has always rankled me.
I've already owned in the past a 996 GT3 mk2, 997 GT3 mk1, 997 RS mk2 and I currently own a 996 GT3 mk 1. So it's not a foray into the unknown. As for the tank, useful but still not enough to tempt me!
Why we don't get offered the full compliment of options in the UK has always rankled me.
I didn't drive a RHD until some years in LHD cars. The cups are all LHD. As such the pedal offset stood out quite a bit and was v uncomfortable. Had it been the other way round, then I can see that being used to the RHD, the benefit of the LHD position may well have been fogged by it feeling unusual. I'm also pretty tall so that may change things. Both pure assumptions of course.
Things like fuel tanks are pretty much packaging issues. Porsche made the tanks for the Cups which are all LHD. As such the street cars were offered them simply because Porsche had some available already. They didn't make them specially for the cars, giving RHD an option would have required a special design and manufacture since the steering column location would prevent the tank fitting.
Things like fuel tanks are pretty much packaging issues. Porsche made the tanks for the Cups which are all LHD. As such the street cars were offered them simply because Porsche had some available already. They didn't make them specially for the cars, giving RHD an option would have required a special design and manufacture since the steering column location would prevent the tank fitting.
tonto1 said:
Look much better with the end plates back to black, have seen a few car with them coloured and really not a fan!! Car looks great otherwise'!!
Tks Tonto should have them back on next weekend. The mess the glue makes of the carbon Is terrible. I'd not recommend anyone to do itI believe many a 996 RS could do with a refresh/relacquer of the carbon fibre bits. The original factory lacquer was prone to a bit of weathering
Attached below are a few before and after images of a previous car I had. It should not be all that expensive either and also helped to completely eliminate some surface scratches (in the lacquer layer).
Attached below are a few before and after images of a previous car I had. It should not be all that expensive either and also helped to completely eliminate some surface scratches (in the lacquer layer).
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