Another "Base is Best" 992 Review
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Only joking,
I love all of the models. I do agree with him though.
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/review...-coupe-review/
I love all of the models. I do agree with him though.
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/review...-coupe-review/
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Yep...C4 has all the attributes of base highlighted in story (admittedly with marginally less steering feel), plus AWD to get me through Canadian winters as a true daily driver. Looking forward to Porsche finding my car (it's built and currently somewhere in Germany, maybe still in a lot it was shuffled to awaiting ED pickup) and getting it on a boat.
With base cars running 0-60s in the threes, and nothing outside differentiating a C2 from a C4S (with a couple of carefully selected options), a moderately optioned C4 was the easy, right choice for me.
With base cars running 0-60s in the threes, and nothing outside differentiating a C2 from a C4S (with a couple of carefully selected options), a moderately optioned C4 was the easy, right choice for me.
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Yep...C4 has all the attributes of base highlighted in story (admittedly with marginally less steering feel), plus AWD to get me through Canadian winters as a true daily driver. Looking forward to Porsche finding my car (it's built and currently somewhere in Germany, maybe still in a lot it was shuffled to awaiting ED pickup) and getting it on a boat.
With base cars running 0-60s in the threes, and nothing outside differentiating a C2 from a C4S (with a couple of carefully selected options), a moderately optioned C4 was the easy, right choice for me.
With base cars running 0-60s in the threes, and nothing outside differentiating a C2 from a C4S (with a couple of carefully selected options), a moderately optioned C4 was the easy, right choice for me.
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Yes, I have seen your winters.
I have been following the excellent Cold War Motors channel for some time now. You have cold winters!
This channel is good for "car enthusiasts".
I think "Car Consumers" and the general public would run for the hills.
My C2 has now done 4,500 miles. I have loved every second of it. It is so great in so many ways.
Far as I am concerned, the 992 is the best thing out there.
There is no bad model in the 992 line-up, they are all delicious.
I have been following the excellent Cold War Motors channel for some time now. You have cold winters!
This channel is good for "car enthusiasts".
I think "Car Consumers" and the general public would run for the hills.
My C2 has now done 4,500 miles. I have loved every second of it. It is so great in so many ways.
Far as I am concerned, the 992 is the best thing out there.
There is no bad model in the 992 line-up, they are all delicious.
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[QUOTE=politeperson;16549733]Yes, I have seen your winters.
I have been following the excellent Cold War Motors channel for some time now. You have cold winters!
This channel is good for "car enthusiasts".
I think "Car Consumers" and the general public would run for the hills.[ /QUOTE]
lol. That's quite the paint booth!
Yep...a foot of snow can happen anytime here from October through May. A RWD 911 with full snows is somewhere around a 350-day a year driver, with 30 of those winter days a bit challenging (but crazy fun). C4 with standard nose and snows will do 365 duty without breaking a sweat.
I have been following the excellent Cold War Motors channel for some time now. You have cold winters!
This channel is good for "car enthusiasts".
I think "Car Consumers" and the general public would run for the hills.[ /QUOTE]
lol. That's quite the paint booth!
Yep...a foot of snow can happen anytime here from October through May. A RWD 911 with full snows is somewhere around a 350-day a year driver, with 30 of those winter days a bit challenging (but crazy fun). C4 with standard nose and snows will do 365 duty without breaking a sweat.
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Absolutely! It really is a crime. People who demand manuals obviously don't hold power and speed above all else. The base with a manual would be the sweet spot for me. But I'm convinced that Porsche is deliberately only offering the manual in the S to limit the number of manuals they sell. Then they will justify killing the manual altogether by citing the low take rate.
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Absolutely! It really is a crime. People who demand manuals obviously don't hold power and speed above all else. The base with a manual would be the sweet spot for me. But I'm convinced that Porsche is deliberately only offering the manual in the S to limit the number of manuals they sell. Then they will justify killing the manual altogether by citing the low take rate.
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ProbabIy correct, but I don't want a T! I refuse to buy a vehicle that uses door straps instead of handles to save a few ounces. I don't feel like paying for the extra power and stuff that comes with the S and that I don't need, and while I agree with GCurnew that the C4 makes a better DD in a Canadian winter, I am retired and I go out in the snow when I want to, not when I have to. RWD has worked for 50 Canadian winters and will work for a lot more. I want a Guards Red C2 manual with relatively few options. Doesn't look like happening, unfortunately.
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ProbabIy correct, but I don't want a T! I refuse to buy a vehicle that uses door straps instead of handles to save a few ounces. I don't feel like paying for the extra power and stuff that comes with the S and that I don't need, and while I agree with GCurnew that the C4 makes a better DD in a Canadian winter, I am retired and I go out in the snow when I want to, not when I have to. RWD has worked for 50 Canadian winters and will work for a lot more. I want a Guards Red C2 manual with relatively few options. Doesn't look like happening, unfortunately.
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Absolutely! It really is a crime. People who demand manuals obviously don't hold power and speed above all else. The base with a manual would be the sweet spot for me. But I'm convinced that Porsche is deliberately only offering the manual in the S to limit the number of manuals they sell. Then they will justify killing the manual altogether by citing the low take rate.