AndrewP

The 18 way ventilated seats are very supportive and comfortable for long drives in my experience even with PDCC on in the TTS. I did not expect such comfort, which is the biggest, pleasant surprise after over 4500 miles since mid-July in my '15 TTS. There are many other superlatives of which you are well aware. The Burmester is excellent, but the car's other sounds tend to overpower it at a normal volume setting. Connection to the road can be very subjective and the GT3 is surely more communicative, but I believe that any 991 conveys the road's message as well as all but dedicated track cars.

As to CL's, to each his own, although it is unclear to me why the overwhelming sentiment about them on the forums is unfavorable. If you have not driven a 991 Turbo or TTS you definitely should before ordering.

Congratulations on your decision for Euro delivery and for returning to Porsche.

MrBlackstone

I think you made the right choice. Not a big fan of the M anymore. The brand has been totally butchered and watered down.

There should only be two M's - the M3 and the M5. Now we got the M1, M3, M4, M6, etc... I can't keep track.

fast1

To me it's all about the driving experience. Porsches be they a 981 or any 911 iteration offer a unique driving experience which is not replicated by other models, at least not the ones that I've driven. I have friends who've driven my 911s over the years, and they don't perceive the unique handling offered by 911s. They place a big value on sheer power, and hence they gravitate to cars like the Corvette. So to this group, I can see where they would believe that Porsches are overpriced.

maxpowers

Agreed.

I don't buy cars based on performance data or a spec sheet. It's more important to me that the car is fun to drive, handles and brakes well than 0-60 or track times. I'm not being paid to win races and even when I take the car to the track I want to have fun, not set a new world record. The Porsche definitely has something intangible that makes it more enjoyable than most other cars

chuck911

Absolutely. There are those who never have and never will perceive the difference. There are also those who never had any idea the difference was there at all… until they drove a Porsche. I had some friends just like this, actually picked a Boxster over a bimmer based on cup holders. Hammer911, his wife fell for the Macan, same thing. Being a car nut, even being a Porsche owner, is just not enough. You can never be sure who is going to "get it" and who is going to think its just another car. That's what's so cool about Nick coming back to Porsche. Dramatically raises the odds that he gets it, and tells the world that whatever "it" is, the 911 has it in spades!

NCThirteen

Like your videos, although you had bad luck with your 911, it did inspire me to pick up a used Cayman.

pap2828

Hi Nick,

I loved your videos on the 911 and was very sad when you had issues and eventually got rid!

You always seemed happy in the Porsche regardless and when I saw you in the BMW you looked WRONG and it seemed you were trying unsuccessfully to be happy with it....welcome back!!

pap2828

+1

jem7v

Not sure why anyone should care if he comes back. The 911 S and m4 have similar power levels. The 911 is ahead in all categories compared to an m4. And it should be given it is almost twice the price.

What is surprising about this? He tried the m4 because he had a bad experience. If you had a ferrari that broke, then got a civic, you'd go back to the ferrari too regardless of the experience.

It's psych 101. When you experience something better, you basically are then screwed and have to have it again because your accustomed to it. If he drove a new zo6 (when they come out) and then choose a 911, that would be different. Then you could say he gets it (again not that it matters).

The fact is, the "it" your referring to is just everything that porsche offers. From the superior chasis construction, to ride, to noise, to build quality. Really under 200k nothing comes close to it. Simple as that. Most of the haters........hate because they can't afford it plain and simple. It's easier to hate what you can't have rather than love.

kaution321

Hi Nick, I came across your 6 month ownership video on the 911 when I was researching what car to get next and also the unfortunate issue you experienced. Your video helped me put an order on a MY15 C2S. Also test drove the M4 as well around the same time you picked up yours. Not to take anything away from the M4 but the 911 just felt so right.

I wanted to ask you. When you pick up your 991.2 are you looking to lease or buy? Reason I ask is just like yourself I've had 3 different cars in the last 18 months and leaning towards leasing for this reason.

Z356

Martin:

You got to come down to experience our new California. Sure, the extra pollution of the 2 stroke is a minus. But we'll just put a nice battery pack from Elon Musk and convert away from lubrication by a premixed fuel-oil mixture! On the plus side, the Trabant has the nostalgia of the German Democratic Republic, the Stasi & strong women on anabolic steroids! Just look at faces of California's most famous female politicians today!

Never underestimate the appeal of the old East German state on the West Coast...it's powerful stuff!

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

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0-60Motorsports

Get the Turbo

enzom

Turbo. Trust me.

Scottish Pete

Nick continued to state he loved driving his 991 to the bitter end . . . he just could not continue to live with that particualar 991 which had such a number of glitches some of which could not be satisfactorily corrected.
The Lemon laws strictly set forth how many times a manufacturer can attempt repairs and when the total time off the road reaches a set number of days the manufacturer must take the vehicle back. They have lost their opportunity to continue to remedy faults on that particular vehicle when it hits a set number of problems or total time off the road.
Finally someone else who does not like the "busy" aerokit front end

chuck911

Yes and that is probably the most frustrating thing about the GTS. Bad enough they tarnish a perfectly good reputation (GTS comes from the 904 GTS that won the 1964 Targa Florio outright http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_904 ) with a "model" that's really just an options package. But then they double down on the damage by forcing people (like Nick) who don't care for the boy racer look to take it or leave it. If they're going to make a "model" that's really just a bunch of options, why not let us choose which options?