HELP: Would you still buy a 991T now you can get the 992CS?
HELP: Would you still buy a 991T now you can get the 992CS?
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pnin

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14 posts

90 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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Hello,

I'm about to get my first 911 but I'm hesitating between the 991 Carrera T (immediately available) and the new 992 CS (order).

I love how the 991T looks (Racing Yellow) and all the extras you get with it but for the same price I can get a stock 992CS.

I'm buying PDK because I want to use it as daily and have quite some traffic jams.

Please help me making a decision!

Thank you very much in advance!

Taffy66

5,964 posts

130 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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If its PDK you want and both priced at a similar level then get the 992S, as from what reviews i've read its a huge step up from the 991 in driving dynamics.Plus an extra 80HP will be useful.

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

293 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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992 100%

nickpan

649 posts

217 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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Stopped reading at PDK. 992!

rob.kellock

2,248 posts

220 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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As a 991T owner - I would also say get the 992 for an everyday/traffic jam car.

However, as a second car for fun/weekend use, I have no intentions of swapping out of my T.

GT3ZZZ

1,007 posts

198 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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rob.kellock said:
As a 991T owner - I would also say get the 992 for an everyday/traffic jam car.

However, as a second car for fun/weekend use, I have no intentions of swapping out of my T.
Seconded. I have a 992C4S PDK on order but will be keeping my 991 T with is manual box and 9e mods smile

pnin

Original Poster:

14 posts

90 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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Thank you all for your fast replies!

I'm actually surprised everybody picks the 992; I didn't see one yet but visually I love the 991.2 T especially in yellow.

Reading your comments if I would go manual it would be a different story. Yet PDK is the way to go for me. Besides daily usage co2 also has it's importance as over here it gives big tax differences.


Designer Slave

389 posts

100 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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I'd say 992 pdk too, however, would it sway you if you could get a cracking deal on a pdk T?? I just can't see the pdk T's shifting without a substantial discount now.

ags11

609 posts

168 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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Agree about a deal on the pdk T.
Buying a 992 with no options will take restraint! With a few options it could be a 15/20k actual difference if you get a keen deal on a T.

pnin

Original Poster:

14 posts

90 months

Tuesday 26th February 2019
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Just did the math smile

A T is 6k cheaper than a 992 CS. However if you spec the 992 like the T there is a 30k difference.

Designer Slave

389 posts

100 months

Tuesday 26th February 2019
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Is a 992 worth 30k more than a T??

Geoff39GL

601 posts

164 months

Tuesday 26th February 2019
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Porsche Tewkesbury have a Black T with PDK at £89K which they have had for a while if your happy with Black may be worth a chat.

GT4RS

4,999 posts

225 months

Tuesday 26th February 2019
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992!

dgswk

954 posts

122 months

Thursday 28th February 2019
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Geoff39GL said:
Porsche Tewkesbury have a Black T with PDK at £89K which they have had for a while if your happy with Black may be worth a chat.
Pretty sure that was in their showroom last Sept/Oct when I started looking and put my £5k down. Its certainly a great looking car, The dark interior made it feel quite snug and secure if its the same one. I actually considered it briefly, then thought about the potential tech toys on the new 992 and yes, another 70 odd horses and decided it was worth the 9 odd month wait.

Its my first 911 too, wont be a daily, more of a continental cruiser for holidays, and sunday morning blasts around Herefordshire. Hell, been waiting since i was about 10 years old, whats another 9 months now?

Maxym

2,980 posts

264 months

Friday 1st March 2019
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991 the better looking car. 992 a bloated pastiche. IMO.

WCZ

11,454 posts

222 months

Friday 1st March 2019
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anonymous said:
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this.

there's much better driver focused 911's for the money


Secret director

163 posts

105 months

Friday 1st March 2019
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I’ve had a T from new .... great drivers car and I spend a lot of time in North Wales and Europe on the full mix of roads ... Don’t listen to the idiots who haven’t driven one.... go and test drive one and see what you think ... It’s nothing like an S or GTS .... you could be in a Mercedes in either of those ... too cosseted and modern .... The T is a much different proposition with a more visceral feel, more noise and much more fun ..... less is more with the T...

Run out model was the GTS so the T is what it is .... If they weren’t sold as feeder cars for the GT3 we’d only have about 50 in the UK .... Rest of the World appears to love them ....

rob.kellock

2,248 posts

220 months

Friday 1st March 2019
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WCZ said:
this.

there's much better driver focused 911's for the money
Go on, i’ll bite.

Give us your top 5.

I’ve done over 22k miles in my T and its predecessor (7k in the T), the holy grail 997 GTS over the course of the last 3 years. And I prefer the T.

As on ownership proposition it is remarkably compelling - zero maintenance costs, tech that works and a touch of old school charm. Works for me.

Plenty of alternatives for sure but would be genuinely interested to learn your views...

Yet to meet a disappointed T owner.

GTSjohn

173 posts

121 months

Saturday 2nd March 2019
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rob.kellock said:
WCZ said:
this.

there's much better driver focused 911's for the money
Go on, i’ll bite.

Give us your top 5.

I’ve done over 22k miles in my T and its predecessor (7k in the T), the holy grail 997 GTS over the course of the last 3 years. And I prefer the T.

As on ownership proposition it is remarkably compelling - zero maintenance costs, tech that works and a touch of old school charm. Works for me.

Plenty of alternatives for sure but would be genuinely interested to learn your views...

Yet to meet a disappointed T owner.
Rob - as a 997GTS manuel owner, who has been keeping an eye on the T and thinking - now wouldn't that be great with the much hyped GT3 level engine remap come end of warranty, and considerably easier to live with, that's a very interesting comment! Standard T better than a 997GTS in your view? Can you explain why? I keep having these thoughts and then every trip out in the GTS coming back and thinking it's the ultimate keeper..........how does the T better it?

Secret director

163 posts

105 months

Saturday 2nd March 2019
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GTSjohn said:
Rob - as a 997GTS manuel owner, who has been keeping an eye on the T and thinking - now wouldn't that be great with the much hyped GT3 level engine remap come end of warranty, and considerably easier to live with, that's a very interesting comment! Standard T better than a 997GTS in your view? Can you explain why? I keep having these thoughts and then every trip out in the GTS coming back and thinking it's the ultimate keeper..........how does the T better it?
Take one for a drive to find out.... but ......remapping the T for me is missing the point of it ......it’s not about outright speed it’s about the complete package... ....