What year is the best 993 to have?
07-05-2006, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 993MAN
I don't even know what a CEL is anyway, so I don't care.....................until it breaks or whatever it does 
07-05-2006, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike in Chi
And stay away from the California cars.
They are much slower. (Except for the Grand Prix white ones -- they had the most power)
They are much slower. (Except for the Grand Prix white ones -- they had the most power)
07-05-2006, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Bull
Very true for '95 and '96. Then when the switch was made to Glacier White for '97 and '98, the strongest engines went to those.
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Especially if it's a Cab with a Tip 
07-05-2006, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Terry Adams
The '98 of course. I heard the factory workers were so saddened by the impending demise of the 993 that they volunteered extra hours of QC for each car. And they saved all the extra HP engines for last.
07-05-2006, 06:05 PM
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Buy the Best 993 You Can Find, Irrespective of Year
Originally Posted by Caveman
Any year; go on condition of the car you are looking at. Five cars from any year will feel different and perform differently depending upon how they have been maintained and what sort of driving they have done (urban versus motorway). Keep an open mind and look at everything in your price range and find one that FEELS right to you.
Good luck!
Cheers,
David
Good luck!
Cheers,
David
My advice is go for the best car that suits your needs. You might possibly have an SAI repair on a post-95 car, but it's not necessarily going to happen, as I understand it. That is way more than offset by the implicit cost of missing out on a car that you like for all of the other reasons outside of the model year, IMO.
If I had to do it all over again, I still would not focus on the model year. In fact, I wonder who could name any current 993 owner that thinks, "Geez, I wish I had bought a '95, '96, '97 or '98 instead of my 'XX" or "if only I had bought a model year 'XX". Doubt it!
It's like buying a house - when it comes down to close calls, which 993 that you tested will make you happy or smile the most each time you drive it? That is the car you should buy, assuming a favorable PPI.
By the way, I am enjoying my "gay"
polar silver basket-handled coupe. If you go past early '96 model year builds, you might miss out on the coveted basket handle brake light.
07-05-2006, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike in Chi
No, no no, Bull. "Grand Prix" White meant fast white, like a Grand Prix race Car. "Glacier" White meant slow moving like a glacier, which is why you have a Glacier White Car, and why you are HWFM
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