Renting 991 for a week

[mhh]

I'm visiting the UK in October and was delighted to see Avis have the 991 Carrera S PDK on their Prestige fleet. So I've booked one for a week to explore either Wales or Scotland depending on the mood I'm in. I'll be sure to post impressions of car - and roads - here.

[mhh]

I collected the car in London on Saturday, drove the length of Wales and now I'm in Scotland - Portree, actually. Anyone know how to wind back the odometer on a 991?

What a car! And what weather!

Edited by mhh on Monday 8th October 17:49

[mhh]

The way I'm using it, the £2k for the week is the least of my worries. The excess mileage charge is £2 per mile. . I'm saving money by staying at cheap B&B's. .

But seriously I'm having the adventure of a lifetime. I've come all the way from Australia to do it so a diesel Golf wasn't going to cut it. I'm an old guy with more money than time, so why not?

I just did jackal's day 2 , but pressed on to Ullapool for the ambience.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Once I've had my fish & chips, ill up a pic or two. The car is a sensationally good thing. At low speeds, it a quiet and soft and I'm thinking the missus would like it, then you wring it out and it is the real deal. Very impressed.

Edited by mhh on Tuesday 9th October 20:16

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Phooey said:

Hoe you are having a good time mhh

I'd be very interested to hear at the end of the week's hire - if you could only have 1 car - 991 or 997 turbo S. Which would you have?

Phooey, I was thinking about that a lot today. The answer is I wouldn't swap my Turbo S for the 991 Carrera S (mostly because of the power - duh - and the steering feel) but I wouldn't like to have to chase a well driven C2S in my Turbo. And, if I was in the market (was there a thread about this?) for a car today, I'd probably choose the C2S. The chassis of the 991 feels much more composed. It actually reminds me of the 458 in terms of poise over midcorner bumps. I've nearly had a couple of moments in my Turbo over bumps that the 991 would shrug off. Some of the single track stuff today would seriously unsettle a 997 at the same pace.

Edited by mhh on Tuesday 9th October 21:05

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I promised a coupe of pics from yesterday....










I can't believe I haven't seen rain in 4 days and it is still clear outside now.

Edited by mhh on Wednesday 10th October 08:05

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dazren said:

Mhh, I may be too late to the thread, but keep going north all the way to Rhiconich. Last super unleaded petrol is at the Gleanor petrol station in Ullapool. Fabulous and quiet roads.

Yes, I went to Rhiconich - and also to Drumbeg, then Durness and now overnighting in Inverness.

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Blue62 said:

Superb posting sir. Interested to hear you tell Phooey that you wouldn't swap out of the Turbo S, but then you mention that if you were in the market now you'd opt for a 991S, could you clarify?

Mostly because I prefer to buy new cars. But the overtaking grunt of the Turbo cars would be always on my mind.

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Carl_Docklands said:

nice to hear you are enjoying the trip.

are you going up to fort william ?

I went through there on Monday on my way to Skye. I'm not sure where I'm going tomorrow, but I fly home on Saturday.