997 PASM, floaty ride?

[Beknown]

As some of you know I am looking to swap my non PASM Cayman for a 997.2 S.

I've been to look at a car but and I noticed the ride was a bit floaty/under damped in places and then firm the next, it was a bit disconcerting because I never knew what the car was going to do next.

Am I imagining this or is it a characteristic of PASM? Car is 2011 with 50k on the clock. I am going to look at another but would like to know if this normal.

[jetbox]

Doesn't sound normal to me, mine has not got this feel.

Maybe at 50k the dampers are not working optimumly....

[WindyM]

How much fuel did it have during the test?

When my 997.2 T4S is very low on fuel, it feels like it could take off if powered out of a roundabout for example - very light at the front.
With a full tank of fuel it feels planted again with very sharp turn-in.

[kilarney]

Was it ok in sport ? I would say its suffering from worn dampers which PASM doesnt compensate for unfortunately.

[Beknown]

Didn't try it in sport because its goes into rock hard/unusable mode.

It just felt like the ride was artificial, underdamped and oversprung.

Steering was lighter than the Cayman but yet to figure out if this is a good or bad thing.

Edited by Beknown on Friday 30th October 09:24

[Technomad]

Not my experience at all (997.2 C2S) . In Normal mode the PASM is supple and consistent. Sport mode is also pretty usable on the road but not usually needed. What you will notice coming from a Cayman is the characteristic nose bob of the 911, albeit that it's much reduced on the 997. For me, that's part of the attraction.

[ORD]

Your front dampers are probably knackered. My car has also done 50k and the front dampers feel tired to me.

[alcatraz236]

Beknown said:

It just felt like the ride was artificial

Edited by Beknown on Friday 30th October 09:24

yes pasm can feel a bit like this

Edited by alcatraz236 on Friday 30th October 10:24

[Beknown]

ORD said:

Your front dampers are probably knackered. My car has also done 50k and the front dampers feel tired to me.

Tired after 50k of motorway miles is pretty poor.

A Google of pasm and floaty gets many hits.

I may reconsider a 3.6 with analogue suspension/passive suspension.

[ORD]

Beknown said:

ORD said:

Your front dampers are probably knackered. My car has also done 50k and the front dampers feel tired to me.

Tired after 50k of motorway miles is pretty poor.

A Google of pasm and floaty gets many hits.

I may reconsider a 3.6 with analogue suspension/passive suspension.

Pretty standard on a 997.2 from what I have read.

[Ian_UK1]

Beknown said:

As some of you know I am looking to swap my non PASM Cayman for a 997.2 S.

I've been to look at a car but and I noticed the ride was a bit floaty/under damped in places and then firm the next, it was a bit disconcerting because I never knew what the car was going to do next.

Am I imagining this or is it a characteristic of PASM? Car is 2011 with 50k on the clock. I am going to look at another but would like to know if this normal.

Have a read of my post (#3 in this thread).

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

My car is a 997S.2 with just over 50,000 miles.

[Beknown]

Ian_UK1 said:

Have a read of my post (#3 in this thread).

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

My car is a 997S.2 with just over 50,000 miles.

Thanks for sharing, yes I know Porsche suspension does not last very long.

Criminal really.