911 Newbie seeks guidance!
Discussion
After years of saving/yearning!...I picked up my first 911 last Saturday.
It's a 1998 C2 manual.
I enjoyed a nice drive down the A4 to Wiltshire Saturday afternoon, but since then I've done a couple of local runs and I don't appear to be gelling much with it as much as I did my Integrale a few years back. To be honest I'm a bit disilusioned
Where-as undoubtably it's a good quality, solid car with lots of elements forming a nice synergy!...smooth power delivery, steering feedback, nice gearchange, brake-feel etc. My issues are:
The ride is a bit too firm. It's great when you can push on on fast, sweeping A roads, but elsewhere is a bit of a pain!
The steering is light and a bit 'floaty' and the front end doesn't feel that planted/secure - tramlining?
Power is adequate for our roads, but I would have liked a bit more 'poke' for overtaking, but it will 'do'
Anyway, please help/guide me as to how to fall in love with a car I know I should!
Cheers
It's a 1998 C2 manual.
I enjoyed a nice drive down the A4 to Wiltshire Saturday afternoon, but since then I've done a couple of local runs and I don't appear to be gelling much with it as much as I did my Integrale a few years back. To be honest I'm a bit disilusioned
Where-as undoubtably it's a good quality, solid car with lots of elements forming a nice synergy!...smooth power delivery, steering feedback, nice gearchange, brake-feel etc. My issues are:
The ride is a bit too firm. It's great when you can push on on fast, sweeping A roads, but elsewhere is a bit of a pain!
The steering is light and a bit 'floaty' and the front end doesn't feel that planted/secure - tramlining?
Power is adequate for our roads, but I would have liked a bit more 'poke' for overtaking, but it will 'do'
Anyway, please help/guide me as to how to fall in love with a car I know I should!
Cheers
thegoose said:
There's a BIG difference between a tired 16 year old 996 and a tight properly sorted one. If you haven't already done so, get it inspected by someone who knows them well. I have a well sorted one, with upgraded suspension and it's bloody great. I don't use it every day but did today, even though it wasn't a spirited drive I still really enjoyed giving it a run in the sunshine 
Standard wheels are 17", most were upgraded when new to 18", any bigger it wasn't designed for. The bigger the wheel, the worse the ride quality. If it's on 18's stick with them for now, but consider swapping to 17's (I have a genuine set that I may sell - I used them last year for my winter tyres, didn't swap for this winter).
I believe it's pretty tight, far from tired. Only 70k on it and bought from a well respected specialist.Standard wheels are 17", most were upgraded when new to 18", any bigger it wasn't designed for. The bigger the wheel, the worse the ride quality. If it's on 18's stick with them for now, but consider swapping to 17's (I have a genuine set that I may sell - I used them last year for my winter tyres, didn't swap for this winter).
It is on 18" wheels though. I'm thinking maybe 17's might help.
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