Cannot Decide.. Coupe or Cab
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Cannot Decide.. Coupe or Cab
New to rennlist, but a long time p person. sold my 911 (a 2001 996 TT) during a divorce and since then remarried and helped generate 3 small earthlings. Now am tired of driving the mini van and pick up truck and going to buy a car SOON. I have owned an 85 Carrera, a 91 Turbo, a 96 Twin Turbo (my all time favorite) and a new 996 (01) Twin Turbo. The 996 was nice, but well.. lacked the soul of the 96 TT.. even though I waited nearly 4 years! while the 996TT was on order it lacked the SOUL of the 96 TT.. but hey.. I sold it for $5K more than I paid and put about 500 miles on it so well..
Anyway.. now I am thinking 993.. a 96 - 98 .. and am looking to spend around 30-40K.. lots of cars out there.. now I cannot decide if I want a coupe or a cab or an S or a C4 etc etc.
Any guidance?
Anyway.. now I am thinking 993.. a 96 - 98 .. and am looking to spend around 30-40K.. lots of cars out there.. now I cannot decide if I want a coupe or a cab or an S or a C4 etc etc.
Any guidance?
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Where do you live? That makes a big difference as far as coupe/cab is concerned. I can't really speak to that, as I didn't have that choice (see sig). Just spend some time in a N/A 993 to make sure you can live with it after having driven 3 generations of turbos.
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what are you looking to do with the car? If you want a weekend driver and like the top down appeal, then get a cab. If you have any interest in AutoX or running a few DE's down the road, then buy a coupe.
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We live in Atlanta.. so April-May and Sept-Oct and a few days in between are killer for top down weather... my ex-wife drove a BMW conv and it was nice in the right wx.
I just see myself back into a Turbo.. cost too much and I want a more stress free and lower cost situation.. I dont want to worry about where I park her or whether I took a road rock in the grill. plus I will be strapping the 3 and 5 yr old in the back seat
a nice C4S couple could be fun.. that is basically like my old car but no Turbo I assume..
What does anyone know about C4 Cabriolets..? there seem to be a few of them out there at a pretty decent price point
I just see myself back into a Turbo.. cost too much and I want a more stress free and lower cost situation.. I dont want to worry about where I park her or whether I took a road rock in the grill. plus I will be strapping the 3 and 5 yr old in the back seat
a nice C4S couple could be fun.. that is basically like my old car but no Turbo I assume..
What does anyone know about C4 Cabriolets..? there seem to be a few of them out there at a pretty decent price point
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Until I saw you might want a C4, I was going to suggest you track down a 993 Targa.
When living in SC, I owned a convertible and was able to have the top down at least once every month of the year. However, after 10 years of driving a ragtop, I don't really miss it now that I'm driving my 928. If I do get the itch for more wind at this point, I'll go the Targa route myself.
When living in SC, I owned a convertible and was able to have the top down at least once every month of the year. However, after 10 years of driving a ragtop, I don't really miss it now that I'm driving my 928. If I do get the itch for more wind at this point, I'll go the Targa route myself.