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A 996 3.4 Cabriolet
Thoughts on these, what Im looking at:
2001 3.4 996 Cabriolet 70km Cruise Control 6 speed C4 Hard top Black on Black leather This will just be a toy daily driver... this will be my first 911! |
great by 911 standards. and surely, one of the best vw bugs ever....
but it's still got this sucky ass engine with zero torque hanging way out the back. and only WR knows to drive it. and he's in Germany. of course, you can stick boards out the back for top speed runs to raglan. :rockon: |
Firstly, you have the best avatar ever...
Secondly, as a daily driver I dont need a massive amount of power really, 300BHP is plenty especially with 4WD grip. Thats my thinking anyway, I have a track car to go fast in, and if I really find it to be an issue, I can always turbo charge it in a weekend :) |
All good points.
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When i was shopping around recently, I opted to narrow my search to 02-up 996 primarily because of: bump in HP; glass rear window; Turbo-style headlight clusters; addition of glove box and cup holder (I know, minor stuff).
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The 20 odd extra HP is not a deal breaker for me really, as that can be had pretty easily with minor mods, but the glass rear window would be nice (the one Im looking at also has a hard top), I was thinking of converting the front to 997, but yet to decide totally on that one), I didnt realise there was no glove box or cup holder, thats insane! The fact is there just are not many here so choice is limited, and the later 3.6's are quite close to turbo money, so makes it a hard decision.
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As a car they're very competent. As a first 911 I think you'll be disappointed. The 4wd is a bit 'wooden' in it's feedback and Cabs are well....Cabs....
If you could somehow forget you were driving a Porsche it might be do-able. Just don't think it'll scratch that itch. |
Originally Posted by NZ951
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Firstly, you have the best avatar ever...
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well, to be fair i'm far from sure she's Jessica or not. and i did see photos of her when she was like 20, and she indeed, looked a lot better than than she does now, at 32.
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They make great daily drivers. Im happy with the boxster I just bought ( and stuck a 996 engine into ).
Great engine, flexible powerband, and runs up to 7200 rpm stock. Youre going to love it, its much easier to lug around in town than a 944 turbo. Doesnt compare to a 951 on the highway though |
Nice looking car.
The price on the 1999-2002 has dropped into the range were you can make it a daily driver. There are several maintenance issue, RMS, IMS but I am sure you looked at them and there are kits to fix these problems. The issue with the cylinders walls cracking should have shown its ugly head by now. |
I deal with a hell of a lot of 996's, in general they are very good cars, put gas and oil in and go. You go through the occasional ignition switch and wheel bearings, coolant tank etc, but not bad. My advice is to do the clutch and upgrade the IMS bearing right away and don't worry about it again for a long time. The rate of failure is extremely low, but the cost of failure is extremely high if it does happen. For a DIY guy it isn't a bad job at all....far easier than a 951 clutch :)
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Definitely agree... the IMS bearing upgrade from LN engineering cost me about 595, plus another 100 or so for the tools. Its not bad to do, start up early in the morning and you should be done by the early afternoon
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Buy an exhaust system for it. Porsche didn't pay attention to Harley Davidson when they went to the 996 and thought their customers wanted a really quiet, refined car. Since then, they've taken baffles out of the exhaust, made engine covers thinner, etc. in order to get the mechanical sound back!
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