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Old 11-06-2022, 03:55 AM
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Tiptronic cars a fun to drive and a blast on the track ... if you know how to drive them ...
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Old 11-06-2022, 12:40 PM
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Clear front turn signals are fugly. Very-90's-cheap-***-mod-looking.

Orange ones bring SO much more character to the front. Especially on dark cars.
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Old 11-06-2022, 01:25 PM
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The sliding-glass roof in the 993 Targa is actually the best targa roof design, since it allows so much light into the car.
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Old 11-06-2022, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rcropp1
993 should have a 4 spoke or RS steering wheel only. A 996 3 Spoke wheel should stay in a 996 or Boxster.
Agreed!!
Old 11-06-2022, 05:05 PM
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I'm starting to see the point in that the original 4-spoke wheel suits the 993 better... but at the same time, the 996 3-spoke just LOOKS good. That's a hard one. I think if a car is mostly stock, it should stay period with the 4-spoke. If it's more modded and has Sport Hardbacks, etc., the 3-spoke is more suitable.
Old 11-06-2022, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 993Lady
Tesla is a great daily car. Thoughtless driving, instant response. When I want to be engaged, I drive my C4S.
Agreed. My MYP is the best all-around DD I've ever had.

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Old 12-05-2022, 02:31 PM
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Said it once but will say it again... putting a Split Grill on a non-C2S car is the same as when people put badges from other models on their cars (like an "M" badge on a 328i)
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Old 12-05-2022, 02:37 PM
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If the C2S came with a non-split grill, and the C4S with a split grill, my owners of ether would swap them anyway.
Old 12-08-2022, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by By-Tor
Orange ones bring SO much more character to the front. Especially on dark cars.
agree 100%.

the 2 welds for door check strap mount on the 993 was better than the previous 3 weld method.


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Old 12-10-2022, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rcropp1
993 should have a 4 spoke or RS steering wheel only. A 996 3 Spoke wheel should stay in a 996 or Boxster.
if im not wrong, i think the 996 steering wheel was an option for 993 in the last year.
Old 12-10-2022, 09:12 AM
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@fsa : no chance!
Old 12-10-2022, 04:18 PM
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if im not wrong, i think the 996 steering wheel was an option for 993 in the last year.
The 996 3-spoke wheel was definitely not an option on the 993. In fact, the early Boxsters and 996s used the four spoke wheel similar -or possibly identical to, the 993 four spoke steering wheel.


Old 12-10-2022, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by max911
The 996 3-spoke wheel was definitely not an option on the 993. In fact, the early Boxsters and 996s used the four spoke wheel similar -or possibly identical to, the 993 four spoke steering wheel.
Wow - definitely?

And there was me thinking it was option XNC available from 1997 onwards.
Old 12-10-2022, 06:39 PM
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The 4 spoke steering wheel of the 993 was amazingly beautiful, so elegant and kodern at the same time...but the same wheel inside the Boxsters and 996s looks not in the right place
Old 12-11-2022, 04:54 PM
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The dash vents in the 993 (which are a carry over from the 964 and later 3.2 Carrera) are a design failure unless you want to throw the air over your shoulder.

Having the HVAC CCU control principle engine cooling functions isn't a great idea.


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