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Old 07-21-2022, 10:21 PM
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Red face Lets be honest, the 992 is a tad boring
I have to say the car is too refined, I wish it felt more mechanical when toodling around town in the same way my 996c4s does, unless you are mashing the gas the 992 feels like a 3 series bmw, anyone else agree?
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07-21-2022, 10:24 PM
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The driver makes the car, not the other way around.

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The driver makes the car, not the other way around.

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Do you have a manual or a PDK?
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After driving the C2S and Turbo S around Barber, I can attest to the reality that the car is supremely competent. Is that a problem? Go to youtube and view the monumental fails with drivers that were far less capable than their cars. The 911 is so good it makes we average drivers appear heroic.
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Do you have a manual or a PDK?
my first 992 was a base my current is an S manual
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Have you actually back to back driven a 992 and a 3 series?

No BMW feels like a 992. I have an M2 and it’s a fun car, but my previous 992C2s had way more tactile feedback and control.
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I mean when just driving around town non spirited
my 996 feels like a Porsche all the time
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Originally Posted by rk-d
Have you actually back to back driven a 992 and a 3 series?

No BMW feels like a 992. I have an M2 and it’s a fun car, but my previous 992C2s had way more tactile feedback and control.
^This

I had an M4cs before my 992. The 992 is leaps and bounds above it in terms of sportiness, feel and engagement. And the M4cs was a hell of a good car, the best ///M car I’ve owned in 20 years of ///M car ownership.
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Originally Posted by Bekim911
I mean when just driving around town non spirited
my 996 feels like a Porsche all the time
Different era. My 993 makes a 996 feel like a BMW. 😉

Hydraulic steering is hard to beat when it comes to liveliness.





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Originally Posted by Bekim911
I mean when just driving around town non spirited
my 996 feels like a Porsche all the time
As I was saying, the driver makes the car, not the other way around.
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I feel like I’m just in a Jetta all the time.
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Let's be honest. These water cooled 911s are all too boring compared to a 901. I'll even stretch to a G series. Anything since just isn't quite the same.
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Originally Posted by Bekim911
I have to say the car is too refined, I wish it felt more mechanical when toodling around town in the same way my 996c4s does, unless you are mashing the gas the 992 feels like a 3 series bmw, anyone else agree?
Sell and buy a 3. It’ll be money better spent in your case.
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Originally Posted by Bekim911
my first 992 was a base my current is an S manual
Any interest in selling your Porsche 330i?
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I own a 3 series and owned my 992 and they don’t feel at all alike.

But I will give BMW credit on one thing: they don’t have rev limiters.
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