Originally Posted by K996

... I'm really enjoying walking into the garage and seeing it sitting there. slightly menacing, totally ****n gorgeous and just waiting to be taken out...

Originally Posted by K996

Yeah I've been in the same boat and as a 3-day owner of a 991.1 TTS and coming in as a 99 996 C2 I feel somewhat qualified to respond.

I'm also a pre-owned buyer and I've always had the poverty-porsches after my first one being a 77 924 (Weltmeister edition in Martini color interior) in high school, second being the much-maligned 99 996 C2 that I happily drove as a daily for 20 yrs and in the past couple of years I started looking at what would be my next car.
I started looking at 911 t/ts just before covid but wasnt ready to pull the trigger and then the markets went crazy, the C8's came out, eventually I put a deposit on a list for a C8 z06 but dealers are still charging too much for admission and after trying a couple of different cars on rental (C8, mustangs, challenger) I rethought the practicality and what I liked about 2 back seats, a bigger cabin and the better view from the drivers seat.....so back to 911's.

So that's my background, minimal mods to the 996 (exhaust, eurospec lowering kit w/springs and sway bars, center console delete, replaced seats and stereo) and really just enjoying driving it.
It's such a small, nimble and tossable car and my wife and I like to do brunch in midtown so its' always easy to find street parking and slip in there not really worrying about minor bumps or scuffs. After 20 yrs though, it's old to me from a power and driving standpoint but I still enjoy looking at it in the garage and walking up on the street or in the parking lot, the 996 design is so clean and has really aged well.
It's just been a really fun car to daily and at the ever-decreasing value for a paid off car, it's a no-stress vehicle to drive and not really worry about. At 113k miles I'm way past any IMS concerns and I've loved to air it out on interstate onramps, etc.
Just super enjoyable and fun with a 6 speed.

So... now I also own a Turbo S. Hmm, how is that feeling? I mean it is absolutely gorgeous, but she's a THICC girl....I think I hadnt realized just how much wider and longer she is than my 996C2. I mean inside on the road it's not that noticeable but parking in the garage or next to other vehicles it becomes frighteningly apparent.
Of course, all the obvious stuff (better lights, glass roof, carbon brakes, improved infotainment, better dash, better interior, better seats, ridiculous acceleration, handling and stopping)....i mean the newer car is noticeably newer and objectively better in all these areas. Hands down, no discussion needed.

And yet... it still DRIVES and FEELS remarkably similar in a surprising number of ways. The way the car moves over uneven roads, the road noise is more muffled but still there and the same tone, the seating and visibility over the hood....I mean it is crazy how there is still some DNA from the older cars in there.
I really did not expect that it would feel so similar in certain ways, in her first ride in the car even my wife who is not a car gal said these things that I was already thinking... it was weird.

So although I havent even prepped it for sale, I am already a bit nostalgic for the 996. I mean it was the right car at the right time for me and I enjoyed it immensely.
I will prob still take it out before deciding exactly what I'm going to do with it but it was time for a new car and I wanted to see what the other side was like.

The 991.1 has a lot more power, it's very liveable so far and is just a much more visually striking car.
It's also an automatic, a very amazing automatic but it does "feel" like there's less to do in the car when you're not shifting gears... hard to explain but maybe it is a bit more boring?
That said, I showed my wife what 'launch control' does and she was laughing/screaming the whole way to triple digit speeds... I mean it's just a different experience and I'm still figuring it out.

Part of it was just wanting one before I get too old to really enjoy it, part of it was that my fleet of vehicles is aging and it's time, part of it was having the funds and not needing it for other stuff but overall I'm really enjoying walking into the garage and seeing it sitting there. slightly menacing, totally ****n gorgeous and just waiting to be taken out.

The power is amazing, but now I'm finally understanding how you can have pretty much the same experience in other porsches and that's something I wasnt expecting.

Good luck and let us know what happens!

Originally Posted by EmMHoLLa

It all depends on what else you have in your garage. I have a 488 Spider, 991.2 Turbo S, a Cayenne GTS Coupe, and a Charger Hellcat Redeye. Each vehicle serves its purpose in the fleet. For now the Turbo S slots in perfectly next to the 488 and Charger.

Originally Posted by gbakerge

I love the profile picture, is that your garage or is it where they did your PPF?

Originally Posted by rodsky

To give you a different perspective, a business partner of mine went from from a Cayman to a 991.1 TTS. He really liked it but missed the manual and go-kart like feel of the Cayman. He "stuck" with it until his GF crashed his TTS and it was a write off. I was hunting for a GT3 and just happened to drive the TT. I loved it and i wanted to get rid of my 997 Carrera S and 993 Convertible (silly move I know). But i had no space. So based on the test drive I changed my mind and ended up getting a TT. He switched too from the TTS and he ended up getting a GT3. He loves it and still owns it. I'd say the Turbo is a car that's an incredible swiss army knife. I've modified it to address some items - like the exhaust is fairly anemic, I only got the TT so it could use a bit more HP and TQ and the PDK / throttle response could be improved in normal mode. Plus the DSC module improves the ride and handling.

But at the end of the day - i love the Turbo line. May always have one. But if you want a harder, louder, better track weapon, more go-kart like - that's not great as a daily driver, the GT3 may be better for you. The Turbo is still very sporty andcapable on a track or a canyon and obviously its incredibly fast. And you can drive it out for dinner with the wife and go to Costco

So I would highly recommend the TT/S. But drive one and also only you can tell what you want out of a car.

Originally Posted by Manifold

^ 992 TTS has more of a GT3 feel and sound than the 991.2 TTS, especially with Sport PASM (lowered 10 mm and stiffer). Suspension was tuned by the motorsports division.

Originally Posted by Andrewpiper

Thanks for all the input guys..

I'd also looked at a GT3 but I think it maybe more a of a single persons car..not as in un married or spliced up type of single but as a driver type single. It's louder and more jiggly than a turbo/s. For that point alone I think the Turbo is a better option. Don't need it screaming to 8500 to know I'm going fast.