Can somebody please talk me out of buying a...
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996 911.
I've currently got a Z4C and to be fair it's not a bad car although in comparison to the VXT it replaced it is a little boring to drive, and 'safe', so to speak.
Now why am I considering a Porsche 911 that is over 10 years old? I've even spoke to my insurer who said I would get a £15 refund if I changed to a Carrera 2. I've also read pages and pages about them and I'm not put off by the IMS scaremongering stories either. With a Hartech 'warranty', for c.£60 a month what other risk is there?
I've been here and read this(http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1037724&r=20122244&hm=96210&mid=96210#20122244) 3 times and I still want one. I've asked my friends to talk me out of it but they can't.
Can someone please talk me out of chopping in a perfectly good, reliable, good looking, cheap to run BMW for a 1999/00 Porsche 996!?
I've currently got a Z4C and to be fair it's not a bad car although in comparison to the VXT it replaced it is a little boring to drive, and 'safe', so to speak.
Now why am I considering a Porsche 911 that is over 10 years old? I've even spoke to my insurer who said I would get a £15 refund if I changed to a Carrera 2. I've also read pages and pages about them and I'm not put off by the IMS scaremongering stories either. With a Hartech 'warranty', for c.£60 a month what other risk is there?
I've been here and read this(http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1037724&r=20122244&hm=96210&mid=96210#20122244) 3 times and I still want one. I've asked my friends to talk me out of it but they can't.
Can someone please talk me out of chopping in a perfectly good, reliable, good looking, cheap to run BMW for a 1999/00 Porsche 996!?
I don't think I can either - the 996 Carrera 2 is the cheapest to run of all the 996s, and I would guess is going to be the best for day to day use (cheapest tyres etc.). It also has vaguely practical rear seats. So in many respects it'll actually be a more practical proposition than your current motor. DO IT.
an early 996 carrera, hmmm are you really getting a much better car than your current runner? If you were considering a 996 turbo then I would say definitely
why not an Bmw M model instead if you could stretch to this, it will be much quicker than the 996, and in my opinion early 996's don't look great unless in turbo/GT styling form..
why not an Bmw M model instead if you could stretch to this, it will be much quicker than the 996, and in my opinion early 996's don't look great unless in turbo/GT styling form..
p4cks said:
Can someone please talk me out of chopping in a perfectly good, reliable, good looking, cheap to run BMW for a 1999/00 Porsche 996!?
I wanted a 911, and I mean really wanted. It had always been one of my dream cars and I was in a position to buy earlier this year. Arranged to view a nice example and had temporary insurance all sorted. And I didn't really like it as a package. Nothing specific, just a combination of things and mainly the limits of the car being too high. I would have found it impossible to enjoy on a public road.
But try it, and if you like it get it bought. Life is too short
The best thing you can do is go and try one, if you drive it and love it then there's no point trying to be talked out of it, just buy it. However you might drive it and be a little underwhelmed and then need no persuading not to buy it
I personally was fully set on swapping my 986 S for a 996 C2, found a nice one with aerokit, MO30, Sports Exhaust etc, drove it and was very disapointed, didn't feel any quicker than the Boxster, wasn't as nimble and generally felt less fun. I wanted to want it but I just didn't
I'll wait until I can afford a GT2/3 or a Turbo, drove a GT3 RS once and that was simply stunning, possibly the best car i've driven
I personally was fully set on swapping my 986 S for a 996 C2, found a nice one with aerokit, MO30, Sports Exhaust etc, drove it and was very disapointed, didn't feel any quicker than the Boxster, wasn't as nimble and generally felt less fun. I wanted to want it but I just didn't
I'll wait until I can afford a GT2/3 or a Turbo, drove a GT3 RS once and that was simply stunning, possibly the best car i've driven
Have you driven it? When I originally read your post, I thought, no way, I'm going to say just go for it. But then I remembered I took one of a test drive many years back, and whilst it was immensely competent, possibly too much so, I felt underwhelmed.
So like many of the other respondents to your thread, I want to want one, and I'm sure I'll scratch the 911 itch at some stage, but the only important thing is if you've taken one for a good hoon, and decided that it's a car you really want. If this is the case then it doesn't matter what anybody says. If it leaves you cold, then clearly stick with the BM, or find another option!
Good luck either way, and keep us posted!
So like many of the other respondents to your thread, I want to want one, and I'm sure I'll scratch the 911 itch at some stage, but the only important thing is if you've taken one for a good hoon, and decided that it's a car you really want. If this is the case then it doesn't matter what anybody says. If it leaves you cold, then clearly stick with the BM, or find another option!
Good luck either way, and keep us posted!
Just to clarify my above comment, I do have one and it has on occasion paid for a few foreign holidays for mechanics, but I am in no hurry to change it.
So you should get one, like this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3457345.htm
So you should get one, like this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3457345.htm
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