997 Turbo- Tell me the worst!

[Lordglenmorangie]

IMI A said:

+1

62,000 miles and won't give the car up despite my wife saying I need to get rid of it. Honestly not sure what I could replace it with in terms of a good all rounder. Mine has given up on me a few times though!

This is the crux, what do you replace them with ? Another new one at £140 K don't think so.

[gaz1234]

Engines pop?

[Lordglenmorangie]

gaz1234 said:

Engines pop?

No they don't , you are thinking of the wrong Porsche

[gaz1234]

996?

[IMI A]

Lordglenmorangie said:

IMI A said:

+1

62,000 miles and won't give the car up despite my wife saying I need to get rid of it. Honestly not sure what I could replace it with in terms of a good all rounder. Mine has given up on me a few times though!

This is the crux, what do you replace them with ? Another new one at £140 K don't think so.

I agree not at £150k with a few options absolutely no way. I sat in new one and then got back into mine and to be honest mine did feel agricultural and really basic in comparison. New ones interior as from a much higher class of car. More like you'd expect in a sporty Bentley - very nice indeed - though could not understand why it said Carrera around the PDK gaiter in a turbo!.

Happy with my old banger though. Its fast and comfortable enough for me - at the time people complained the newly released 997 turbo in 2006 was just too fast and too refined for its own good so the new one must be amazing - key thing for me is I enjoy swapping cogs so would struggle to swap up. Now a 993 turbo and 964 turbo. Thats the way to go!

[magicman1]

IMI A said:

I agree not at £150k with a few options absolutely no way. I sat in new one and then got back into mine and to be honest mine did feel agricultural and really basic in comparison. New ones interior as from a much higher class of car. More like you'd expect in a sporty Bentley - very nice indeed - though could not understand why it said Carrera around the PDK gaiter in a turbo!.

Happy with my old banger though. Its fast and comfortable enough for me - at the time people complained the newly released 997 turbo in 2006 was just too fast and too refined for its own good so the new one must be amazing - key thing for me is I enjoy swapping cogs so would struggle to swap up. Now a 993 turbo and 964 turbo. Thats the way to go!

Id love to go for a 993 turbo, just not sure it would be the right way to go for a daily drive (although I only do 4-5k pa) but need the extra rear room of the newer cars. And the roof bar facility oddly enough

[Lost soul]

magicman1 said:

Id love to go for a 993 turbo, just not sure it would be the right way to go for a daily drive

Just found this and famous last words comes to mind