Are S and Base engines totally identical?
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Coming from a 991.2 S to a 991.2 GTS to a 992 S, I honestly found the 991.2 S to be the funnest to drive.
When I bought my 992 S, I didnt even test drive it I just knew I wanted out of my 991.2 GTS. But I did drive a BASE 992 while they washed my 992 S. And that was a blast to drive. My 992 S is much much faster. But it takes some of the fun driving aspect out of it. Next time around I will not snub the base model just because its the base model. Just my .2 cents.
When I bought my 992 S, I didnt even test drive it I just knew I wanted out of my 991.2 GTS. But I did drive a BASE 992 while they washed my 992 S. And that was a blast to drive. My 992 S is much much faster. But it takes some of the fun driving aspect out of it. Next time around I will not snub the base model just because its the base model. Just my .2 cents.
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Coming from a 991.2 S to a 991.2 GTS to a 992 S, I honestly found the 991.2 S to be the funnest to drive.
When I bought my 992 S, I didnt even test drive it I just knew I wanted out of my 991.2 GTS. But I did drive a BASE 992 while they washed my 992 S. And that was a blast to drive. My 992 S is much much faster. But it takes some of the fun driving aspect out of it. just my .2 cents.
When I bought my 992 S, I didnt even test drive it I just knew I wanted out of my 991.2 GTS. But I did drive a BASE 992 while they washed my 992 S. And that was a blast to drive. My 992 S is much much faster. But it takes some of the fun driving aspect out of it. just my .2 cents.
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cheaper .. i think that's the plain and simple reason
its not a matter of trusting a manufacturer .. manufacturers always leave a ton of headroom on engines .. they don't give you a 300 hp car with a 350 hp head room .. MKIV Supra came with 320 hp and could make 900 hp on stock internals .. my pick up truck comes with 380 hp and can do 800 hp on stock internals
its not a matter of trusting a manufacturer .. manufacturers always leave a ton of headroom on engines .. they don't give you a 300 hp car with a 350 hp head room .. MKIV Supra came with 320 hp and could make 900 hp on stock internals .. my pick up truck comes with 380 hp and can do 800 hp on stock internals
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Coming from a 991.2 S to a 991.2 GTS to a 992 S, I honestly found the 991.2 S to be the funnest to drive.
When I bought my 992 S, I didnt even test drive it I just knew I wanted out of my 991.2 GTS. But I did drive a BASE 992 while they washed my 992 S. And that was a blast to drive. My 992 S is much much faster. But it takes some of the fun driving aspect out of it. Next time around I will not snub the base model just because its the base model. Just my .2 cents.
When I bought my 992 S, I didnt even test drive it I just knew I wanted out of my 991.2 GTS. But I did drive a BASE 992 while they washed my 992 S. And that was a blast to drive. My 992 S is much much faster. But it takes some of the fun driving aspect out of it. Next time around I will not snub the base model just because its the base model. Just my .2 cents.
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Curious what things you get in an S that you can add to a Base (that are actually S related, not options like audio, parking assist, comfort access, etc.) From what I saw, apples to apples, an S is ~20k over Base - you'd have to be giving something up to get an S at the same price as a Base.
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Curious what things you get in an S that you can add to a Base (that are actually S related, not options like audio, parking assist, comfort access, etc.) From what I saw, apples to apples, an S is ~20k over Base - you'd have to be giving something up to get an S at the same price as a Base.
Once I found out the 6MT wasn't being offered in New Zealand, I put a lot of thought into base vs s. Being a current 991.2 base owner helps as I could easily decide what my car lacked and what I didn't care about.
In the end my 992 base on order has every option I wanted, and PTS; which did through it over a no option S.
I'm very happy with what I have ordered - but I do wish I could have optioned the S brakes. I also couldn't consider the PCCB's as on the base you are not given the option for black caliper PCCBs.
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Litchfield more known for their Gt-R work but they get sizeable gains from both std and S models.
All depends on your risk aversion re: drivetrain warranty I suppose.
https://www.litchfieldmotors.com/por...-992-carreras/
All depends on your risk aversion re: drivetrain warranty I suppose.
https://www.litchfieldmotors.com/por...-992-carreras/
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It's actually quite hard to spec a base that high (without purposely trying to do it).
Once I found out the 6MT wasn't being offered in New Zealand, I put a lot of thought into base vs s. Being a current 991.2 base owner helps as I could easily decide what my car lacked and what I didn't care about.
In the end my 992 base on order has every option I wanted, and PTS; which did through it over a no option S.
I'm very happy with what I have ordered - but I do wish I could have optioned the S brakes. I also couldn't consider the PCCB's as on the base you are not given the option for black caliper PCCBs.
Once I found out the 6MT wasn't being offered in New Zealand, I put a lot of thought into base vs s. Being a current 991.2 base owner helps as I could easily decide what my car lacked and what I didn't care about.
In the end my 992 base on order has every option I wanted, and PTS; which did through it over a no option S.
I'm very happy with what I have ordered - but I do wish I could have optioned the S brakes. I also couldn't consider the PCCB's as on the base you are not given the option for black caliper PCCBs.
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I speced a base over and S and my dealer was like are. you an idiot? if you get a base just control your options or get an S because you base has a ceiling of an S price in resale but S has a softer ceiling i guess...
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On resale your OEM options rarely bring the kind of return standard equipment does.
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Option money evaporates on resale. However, if you lack the right options you might have difficulty selling in the first place. I'm sure Porsche makes half of their money off people who need to prepare for the latter. Heated seats, Bose...
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My base 992 sold for $125k after one week of being up for sale (948 miles) with a $136k sticker ($129k after discount)
Option it the way you want. It’ll sell if you have a desirable spec.
Option it the way you want. It’ll sell if you have a desirable spec.
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I think your circumstance was a bit unusual - it makes sense that a barely used would sell close to what you paid- it only had a brief period to depreciate. The depreciation gap between the options and the base car itself widen over time. If you were selling at 3 years, you would lose more on the options.