VintageRacer

I have no idea what a Rossion is? It is an odd modified 991?

The 991 Porsche PDK is not for everyone. It's a basic daily driver for those with another few early cars with no radio, p/s, power windows or brakes. The older 2.4L cars were lucky to get 15 mpg.

The old ones also didn't have GPS, tire temps, or satellite radio. I like them, and they sure as hell are worth a lot more now than a few years ago.

It's nice to drive a car with a beautiful interior with the luxury options.

Mondrian

You paid $100,000 for a kit car?

coxswain

Here's 2013's ranking, too.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/p...r/viewall.html

bccars

It's a Noble with a different badge.

Mondrian

Its a bespoke kit car so gets a tubular frame chassis with GRP body & ford V6 turbo engine getrag g/box... Noble is a great track toy. Rossion got the licence from discontinued Noble M400, an engine makeover and electric windows & comfort interior - very odd car!

tangram

I'm dead serious when I say this. You missed the car that would be perfect for you. MT 981 Cayman S or GTS. Porsche would even consider you their target audience.

smithvmi

If you're bored, you're not going fast enough or turning hard enough. You bought a car with a huge performance envelope, did you expect to be thrilled driving to whole foods?

CSK 911 C4S

"That's what I'm talking about! Right there! Holy cow, it makes all these other cars seem stupid! This 911 is so good, it just blows my mind! What a great driving car!" quote from Randy Pobst

Love it.

bccars

Right on the mark !
The 991 has gotten so good at "the other things" while still being a wonderfull sportscar that people start to complain about crap like, it's too big, it's too comfy, my hands don't get numb anymore from the steering chatter, blablabla, get over it. Being good at the other things doesn't exclude nor take away from it being a great sportscar by any means !

rlhyde

Stop feeding the troll!

Justin N

Ok, I am going to go against the grain on this one and actually agree with the OP on this. When I first drove the 991 (right after a 997) it felt to "easy" to drive. If you are going anywhere near the speed limit in these cars it does feel a bit boring. But lets be honest, when have most of the people on this board drove the speed limit? 55mph on a highway is less than 1/3 of what the car can do, there is probably no way for the car to make you feel all tingly at that speed without 150mph feeling like the wheels are going to fall off.

I think it actually takes a little while to appreciate the 991 and all it can do. I actually used to live in same area that the OP does (Chicago) and the other problem there is all of the straight, flat roads. Go for a cruise up to Wisconsin, find some rolling, twisty roads and enjoy. Also, I didn't get the 991 for just its sports car character - I think that would actually be a mistake. There are tons of other cars that are just sports / track cars at all sorts of prices less than a 911 from a Miata, S2000, Exige, Cayman R. If you want something reliable and fast that you can daily drive, carry a few suitcases, take on a cross country road trip, throw your kids in the back, get decent gas mileage, get groceries, drive in all weather including snow, carry a kayak on the roof AND take to the track- then get a 991.

aml161

Perhaps total snore and boring aren't quite the right words to convey a pretty spot-on observation.

The car is supremely capable at a lot of what it does while also doing a lot of GT things right...way more than it ever has. It's very well engineered to create a certain character.

Let's say the new Carreras are like a great sipping tequila had neat. Smooth, a little spicy, and if you push it you'll quickly see its intoxicating values. (I'm not talking about doing shots. I'm talking about high quality tequilas meant to be enjoyed.)

But dammit, sometimes though you just want a margarita. Drop the sipping and subtlety and have some fun. Salt, lime, hell...drink it off of girls' bellies with questionable histories. That party time, we-brought-the-limes character comes with the GT3 series.

You can get drunk either way, but depending on the individual, one is a lot more fun than the other. OP, it sounds like you are of the margarita variety, and I completely agree that the CS can't deliver on that front. If money isn't an issue, instead of going back to the air-cooled classics, why don't you get the more aggressive (and even more capable) nature of a GT3/2/GTS and see if that blends together better?

Mondrian

That is the best description of 991 I have read.

Team Plutonium

Please let this thread never end.

911Königin

I think he did not want to upset the slug!!





Is that before or after the police in their BMWs were chasing you?





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