Picking up a 991 today for a ten day test
Discussion
Mermaid said:
Can look good.
Interesting to see if OPC's mark down the car when trading in.
I hear that lime gold is popular here. Pic quality or not, does not do it for me. Evidently I have bad taste since everyone else loves it. I have now seen it in all light conditions, and still leaves me cold. To me, the car looks better in white.Interesting to see if OPC's mark down the car when trading in.
RDMcG said:
I hear that lime gold is popular here. Pic quality or not, does not do it for me. Evidently I have bad taste since everyone else loves it. I have now seen it in all light conditions, and still leaves me cold. To me, the car looks better in white.
I agree! Here's a pic of mine.
Looks quite good dirty too.
RDMcG said:
I hear that lime gold is popular here. Pic quality or not, does not do it for me. Evidently I have bad taste since everyone else loves it. I have now seen it in all light conditions, and still leaves me cold. To me, the car looks better in white.
Agreed - yuk! I saw one in metallic black a couple of weeks ago and that was lovely and so different to all the white / red one's I've seen so far!
anonymous said:
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Its at the low speeds that the difference is notable. I think the issue is true for a lot of new cars....certainly the current M generation of BMWs is very different from what I drove 20 years ago for example. There will always be a market for sharper edged cars,but I suspect that its a lot smaller than one for cars that are more approachable. In any case,this car is very quick and has superb cornering and braking. If you look at track times its very impressive. Every day I drive it, I like it more.
Its a car that takes a bit of time to really get for a performance driver who judges cars by track performance ,but not for normal people
Something like an RS rattles at idle,is noisy and a bit odd for people who have never been in one. I have neighbours who think the car is madness (not envy at all, just incomprehension). With the 991,the same people love it.
Its just impossible to get the balance perfect,I fear. Howevern this is the first of its generation,not the last. You may recall that the first 996s were not greeted with open arms by 993 drivers
ROK said:
The water-cooled 911s will NEVER be appreciated in the same vein as the air-cooled 911s with one of the biggest reasons being they simply made MANY, MANY, MANY more.
The only exceptions are the Mezger powered models. In particular, the GTX series.
I agree with that. I would think that the 996RS and the 997 4.0 would win in the rarity stakes. The only exceptions are the Mezger powered models. In particular, the GTX series.
nsm3 said:
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anonymous said:
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Have you driven a 991?I agree the 991 looks better (in side profile at least), but not having driven one I am assuming it will be better?
I like it a lot while recognizing that is is a rethink of the handling characteristics of the 911 rather than a linear improvement. People who had never driven a 911 before would love it I think. However,we often work to get good at driving a certain platform like the 996/997 and just as we have it mastered, something completely different shows up its a challenge to reset.
There are very valid viewpoints on the 991 with different conclusions. This thread is just one person's view, and my biases are no better or well reasoned than those of others
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