The 997 Appreciation Thread
Discussion
Just to add a bit of confusion..... My dad had a 997.1 C4S from new in Dec 06. A well specced manual with almost £20k of options on, this included GT Silver, Aero Body, factory SSK, PSE, Sports Seats, Bose, Sport Design steering wheel.......
I drove that car infrequently, so based on that experience and a life long love affair with 911’s I bought a 997.2 GTS and hated driving it, it was gone inside 3 months. The PDK box always wanted to hunt for a gear I didn’t want to be in, I assumed the refined .2 had lost its feel over the .1 but based that solely on a none compliant auto box. And a bit more sound proofing and the fact it had no PSE ?
My Dads .1 went to his mate who covered about 4K miles in 6 years, he swapped it for a 50th which he loves and has never looked back. He phoned me the year before last and told me his mate was selling due to lack of use, Brexit etc so I bought my dads old car !
In between selling the GTS and acquiring the .1 I dabbled in 987 territory, which was great in the summer, but to me felt more like a Toyota MR2 than. any 911 I’ve ever driven. Of course all the Boxster drivers will disagree with this and I probably wasn’t feeling the love for a Porsche That wasn’t 911 flavoured but I couldn’t bring myself to feel any occasion let alone any sense of ?
I drove that car infrequently, so based on that experience and a life long love affair with 911’s I bought a 997.2 GTS and hated driving it, it was gone inside 3 months. The PDK box always wanted to hunt for a gear I didn’t want to be in, I assumed the refined .2 had lost its feel over the .1 but based that solely on a none compliant auto box. And a bit more sound proofing and the fact it had no PSE ?
My Dads .1 went to his mate who covered about 4K miles in 6 years, he swapped it for a 50th which he loves and has never looked back. He phoned me the year before last and told me his mate was selling due to lack of use, Brexit etc so I bought my dads old car !
In between selling the GTS and acquiring the .1 I dabbled in 987 territory, which was great in the summer, but to me felt more like a Toyota MR2 than. any 911 I’ve ever driven. Of course all the Boxster drivers will disagree with this and I probably wasn’t feeling the love for a Porsche That wasn’t 911 flavoured but I couldn’t bring myself to feel any occasion let alone any sense of ?
jakesmith said:
Cheib said:
guyvert1 said:
SFTWend said:
Re the 997.2, I've read that it's not without potential engine problems. Is that true?
Many thanks.
What is the source of your concerns?Many thanks.
Cheib said:
jakesmith said:
Cheib said:
guyvert1 said:
SFTWend said:
Re the 997.2, I've read that it's not without potential engine problems. Is that true?
Many thanks.
What is the source of your concerns?Many thanks.
ArchiesDad said:
Just to add a bit of confusion..... My dad had a 997.1 C4S from new in Dec 06. A well specced manual with almost £20k of options on, this included GT Silver, Aero Body, factory SSK, PSE, Sports Seats, Bose, Sport Design steering wheel.......
I drove that car infrequently, so based on that experience and a life long love affair with 911’s I bought a 997.2 GTS and hated driving it, it was gone inside 3 months. The PDK box always wanted to hunt for a gear I didn’t want to be in, I assumed the refined .2 had lost its feel over the .1 but based that solely on a none compliant auto box. And a bit more sound proofing and the fact it had no PSE ?
My Dads .1 went to his mate who covered about 4K miles in 6 years, he swapped it for a 50th which he loves and has never looked back. He phoned me the year before last and told me his mate was selling due to lack of use, Brexit etc so I bought my dads old car !
In between selling the GTS and acquiring the .1 I dabbled in 987 territory, which was great in the summer, but to me felt more like a Toyota MR2 than. any 911 I’ve ever driven. Of course all the Boxster drivers will disagree with this and I probably wasn’t feeling the love for a Porsche That wasn’t 911 flavoured but I couldn’t bring myself to feel any occasion let alone any sense of ?
I had a 987 2.7 firstly. I drove that car infrequently, so based on that experience and a life long love affair with 911’s I bought a 997.2 GTS and hated driving it, it was gone inside 3 months. The PDK box always wanted to hunt for a gear I didn’t want to be in, I assumed the refined .2 had lost its feel over the .1 but based that solely on a none compliant auto box. And a bit more sound proofing and the fact it had no PSE ?
My Dads .1 went to his mate who covered about 4K miles in 6 years, he swapped it for a 50th which he loves and has never looked back. He phoned me the year before last and told me his mate was selling due to lack of use, Brexit etc so I bought my dads old car !
In between selling the GTS and acquiring the .1 I dabbled in 987 territory, which was great in the summer, but to me felt more like a Toyota MR2 than. any 911 I’ve ever driven. Of course all the Boxster drivers will disagree with this and I probably wasn’t feeling the love for a Porsche That wasn’t 911 flavoured but I couldn’t bring myself to feel any occasion let alone any sense of ?
Went to a 997.1 C4S, massive step up
Then got a Maserati GT, and needed a station car / something that could go up the ramp at Waitrose (GT wouldn’t clear it) and missed the 997 so bought a 987S to rekindle the flame. Much as I loved it it was too far removed from the 997 for me to really love it, didn’t keep it a year.
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BertBert said:
olv said:
The 997 feels much more like an ordinary car than the Boxster ever did so in that sense it’s less of an occasion but the 997 is faster and more exciting with its unique 911 layout. Really I would have like to have been able to have both.
That's strange as that's the opposite of how I would describe them! My Boxster 3.2S felt like an ordinary car, but the 997 feels more of an occasion.Bert
Edited by Mariosbt on Monday 28th September 17:19
Nurburgsingh said:
I did try and arrange a 997.2RS get together earlier this year, but in the end it was just me an 30 other GT3’s - mainly 991’s
It would be ace to sort something out pref when there’s a better handle on the Covid situation so I can put a package together for an exclusive weekend event.
That would be mega. I did see the meet thread but couldn’t make it in the end sorry. It would be ace to sort something out pref when there’s a better handle on the Covid situation so I can put a package together for an exclusive weekend event.
My two sausages don’t really do 997’s just to be clear - they prefer Audi. Biscuit rations are on the line here.....
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