kayjh

Hi,

Still trying to decide on a model. Any thoughts on a C4 base vs C2S? The C4 with similar options would be about $5,000 less than the C2S. The car will likely be a summer only driver, possibly early spring and late fall driving, but it would be put away for the bulk of the snowy season.

Thanks.

LexVan

Based on that, I'd say the C2S.

Daily driving, including rain? Maybe the C4.

But ya gotta love the C4 hips, lower rocker trim, and rear light bar. Saving $5 is nice too, but you'll make that up on resale retention of the "S". You have a tough, but easy decision, since both are great.

kayjh

I've sort have been leaning C4 because of the points you make and the savings, plus from what I'm reading the base car goes 0-60 in 3.4 seconds. I can't imagine needing more performance than that.

LexVan

You will, you just don't know it yet.

CSK 911 C4S

That's why there are C4S's

aabueg2005

I wanted a C4 in the beginning but there seems to be no available allocations 3 months ago. I ended up ordering a C4S, never looked back.

john45in

Still madly in love with my 2013 C4 after 18 months!

kayjh

If money was no object ...

kayjh

Also, any thoughts on solid sunroof vs glass? I'm selecting either white on black or GT Silver on black. From the pictures, white seems to look better with a white roof. Thoughts?

subshooter

I'm in the same boat so let me share my thoughts and where I landed. I am going with the C4 over the C2S. I've driven the S and the Base and the Base is plenty fast. Really fast. I love the wide hips and the light bar. I'm also using my 991.2 as a daily driver and in snow a few times a year so I wanted the traction of the C4 with snow tires.

I really don't care about resale value since I never buy a car with that in mind. I'm going to be putting 20k miles a year on the car and will keep it for 9 years. I don't care how much it is worth after that. Hopefully nothing ....because I have wrung on the fun out of it.

For your situation, as long as you can't tell the difference in the hips, get the S.

mb1

I purchased a 991.2 C4 in April and I'm extremely happy with it. I really didn't consider a C2S because I intend to drive my car throughout the Chicago winter with snow tires (as I have done with my previous 996 C2 and 997 C4) and in my experience, the AWD versions do better in the inclement weather. I do love the wide hips and the rear light bar. That said, if I didn't need the AWD, I'd rather have the C2S.
My C4 is GT silver with glass sunroof. I really like the contrast of the silver with the black sunroof and black rear grill, but it's obviously subjective. If you decide on a C4, I recommend the painted side skirts, which I regret not ordering.

kayjh

Thanks for your thoughts. As to the painted side skirts, that's pretty easy to fix at a quality body shop isn't it? That is on my option its though. I think if I go GT Silver, I'd opt for the glass roof. With white, I'm not so sure.

dflowerz

I went with the C2s with all the performance/handling goodies. Plenty fast and I really can't imagine the C4 going much faster around corners. My car is a weekend fun car, so if the weather is bad it will stay in the garage. Two wheel drive is fine for that. But if it was a daily driver then I would go for the C4.

Jack F

Take the c4 for an extended test drive. I was still accidently getting it to the point of kick down but found the c4 power delivery to be very smooth. It is a great package and a very good value.

mb1

Yes, I suspect that I can get the side skirts painted somewhere, but it's a low level PITA. Finding time to drop the car off, being without it for a couple of days, etc.