tuscan S or 997 turbo s

[wycoller]

Still keeping my SC Griff but contemplating getting a 997 Turbo S as ever since seeing a Porsche turbo back in 70,s followoing one around loch lomond in my Lotus cortina said i,d have one one day .
now looking at 997 gen 2 Turbo S but looking at cost etc and thinking can have a Tuscan S rarer beast etc
i,m torn. guess they will be someone out there had experience with both cars. reckon Tuscan will be more a drivers car more involving and rarer wot u think

[Jay964rs]

I had a 996 turbo before my current Tuscan.
The turbo was a truely rapid, cross country, all weather car.
Brilliant at everything, but lacked a certain something......charm??charisma??
Tuscan is nowhere near as capable, but has a huge personality and every journey is an event.
A 997 turbo is a lovely thing, but IMO a better everyday 365day a year car.

[Dischordant]

I was wondering the same regarding a 996 turbo.

Then I found I kept seeing them around and looking nearly exactly like any other 911 and sounding "meh" I'm definitely happy I went for the TVR! No way I'd drive it as fast as I would a Porsche - but I'm not buying the car to be quickest A to B.

[Beety]

Sold my T350 to buy a 996 turbo
I'm back in a Tuscan.

[wycoller]

Jay964rs said:

I had a 996 turbo before my current Tuscan.
The turbo was a truely rapid, cross country, all weather car.
Brilliant at everything, but lacked a certain something......charm??charisma??
Tuscan is nowhere near as capable, but has a huge personality and every journey is an event.
A 997 turbo is a lovely thing, but IMO a better everyday 365day a year car.

cheers Jay
wot i thought, any car i buy will not be everyday car just toy as i live work in singapore get home once every 6 weeks , i thought long term best would be 997 GT2 as itll be a nice weather take out for a spin and will prob hold value better
but to have owned a Porsche Turbo well guess i need to feed my dream

[wycoller]

Beety said:

Sold my T350 to buy a 996 turbo
I'm back in a Tuscan.

interesting give us the low down

[Beety]

Well the 996 is a great bit of engineering
and as fast as you like once played with but
It was a little too good for its own good, which made it sterile compared to a raw Tvr
chalk and cheese really.

During this wet miserable winter I did miss it a bit if I'm honest,but its not special enough
as a weekend toy.

[wycoller]

Beety said:

Well the 996 is a great bit of engineering
and as fast as you like once played with but
It was a little too good for its own good, which made it sterile compared to a raw Tvr
chalk and cheese really.

During this wet miserable winter I did miss it a bit if I'm honest,but its not special enough
as a weekend toy.

cheers Gary
996 had its own enginerring issues how was yours

[Beety]

Turbo engine is bullet proof
manual gearbox can suffer from 2nd gear pop out
Clutch and accumulator
front radiators and boost leaks
but on the whole very reliable and servicing costs are far cheaper

[wycoller]

Beety said:

Turbo engine is bullet proof
manual gearbox can suffer from 2nd gear pop out
Clutch and accumulator
front radiators and boost leaks
but on the whole very reliable and servicing costs are far cheaper

cheers

[Tuscanuwe]

Conclusion:

997 - you are very fast,car is too perfect, boring after 6 months, so will be thinking to buy a Tuscan

Tvr - you are happy and have always a smile on your face, so you will be happy not have bought a 997

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I have had a 996/997S, own now a TuscanS and had always a Corvette C6 beside!
The C6 is another story

Uwe

[tuscman]

Tuscanuwe said:

Conclusion:

997 - you are very fast,car is too perfect, boring after 6 months, so will be thinking to buy a Tuscan

Tvr - you are happy and have always a smile on your face, so you will be happy not have bought a 997

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I have had a 996/997S, own now a TuscanS and had always a Corvette C6 beside!
The C6 is another story

Uwe

Be good to hear your feedback on the C6. I also have a Tuscan S and an Impreza WR1 as the daily drive but now that summer is on the way I am after a convertible daily drive but it needs to be fun and fairly quick. Quite fancy a C6 but unsure of lhd and am also toying with a tuned VX220 turbo which I have had before.
The vx is on the borderline of a daily drive though!

[Driving god]

had a well sorted mk2 tuscan s which i sold two years ago for a 997 turbo, i had to change the exhaust from standard as it was too quiet ! now it has a new ecu and a remap it is stupidly quick and handles brilliantly. however driving the tuscan was always an event. i miss the tuscan for the fun factor but i use the porsche more frequently. reliability wise the porsche has been faultless servicing costs are similar to anything high performance or specialised if you use a decent independent.

[likesachange]

Driving god said:

had a well sorted mk2 tuscan s which i sold two years ago for a 997 turbo, i had to change the exhaust from standard as it was too quiet ! now it has a new ecu and a remap it is stupidly quick and handles brilliantly. however driving the tuscan was always an event. i miss the tuscan for the fun factor but i use the porsche more frequently. reliability wise the porsche has been faultless servicing costs are similar to anything high performance or specialised if you use a decent independent.

In terms of sheer straight line acceleration could a Tuscan 2S keep with a 997 turbo?

[WolfyJones]

likesachange said:

In terms of sheer straight line acceleration could a Tuscan 2S keep with a 997 turbo?

I doubt it, 997 Gt2 is a lot quicker in a straight line, 997 Gt3rs nothing in it against a Sag

[likesachange]

WolfyJones said:

I doubt it, 997 Gt2 is a lot quicker in a straight line, 997 Gt3rs nothing in it against a Sag

997 gt2 is quite a weapon.

Though power to weight is pretty good in the 2S, got to be as good as the 997 turbo hence the question...

[MrChips]

I've driven a 997 Turbo S and in all honesty it felt a fair bit quicker than my 4.3 Tuscan however I suspect that's more a perception of the power delivery and the presumably much higher torque figure?
Would be great to drive them back to back on a runway!

[likesachange]

Yes torque will play a big part and would imagine the 997 S to be quicker than a Tuscan S but not hugely?!
Tuscan is claimed 0-100 around 8.5s, Porsche 997t around 7.5 but that second is mainly made up from the 0-60 sprint....

Interesting all the same.

[wycoller]

Thanks for all the input youve confirmed my own expectations etc, well ive a couple of Tuscan S coming up to view my indie has 2 possibles soon one a 4.3.
when i get home i,ll test drive a 997 Turbo , luckily i v have a Porkie indie on the doorstep thats Jasmine Porsche in Nelson TVR indie is just oe,r hill. Just on a side note when in states i had a 2012 shelby GT mustang brilliant engine but a bloody hand full on twisty roads but what charecter, when i retire i,ll be shipping in a 2014 maybe with super snake upgrade got to be a future classic and fun .