Getting desperate! Is a C2S with a tiptronic transmission worth it?
10-19-2009, 12:12 PM
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I have been reading this post on and off...one thing I don't know if the original poster has driven both a tip or manual 993. Wouldn't that be the final say in this whole debate? If you like the tip get the tip if not, get the stick. I personally wanted a stick, but don't think getting a tip is a sin and, if it was the right car, I would have gotten a tip if that was my only choice. Though that means my wife would want to drive it. ;-)
I am looking at a couple of other 993 at this time, we will see if it pans out. Thanks for all your inputs.
10-19-2009, 12:36 PM
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I THINK THE TIP IS GREAT IN THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL..VERY FIRM AND CAN BE DRIVEN JUST AS AGRESSIVE WHILE YOU DRINK COFFEE AND TALK ON YOUR CELL PHONE !!! I HAVE A ARTIC SILVER 98 C2S TIP FOR SALE FOR $59,500.00 IF INTERESTED..IF IT WERE A 6 SPEED,IT WOULD BRING IN THE LOW SEVENTIES..SOOO THERE IS THE RUB..
10-19-2009, 01:35 PM
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I THINK THE TIP IS GREAT IN THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL..VERY FIRM AND CAN BE DRIVEN JUST AS AGRESSIVE WHILE YOU DRINK COFFEE AND TALK ON YOUR CELL PHONE !!! I HAVE A ARTIC SILVER 98 C2S TIP FOR SALE FOR $59,500.00 IF INTERESTED..IF IT WERE A 6 SPEED,IT WOULD BRING IN THE LOW SEVENTIES..SOOO THERE IS THE RUB..
Sorry, but I doubt there's a non-turbo widebody out there getting into the $60k's these days, regardless of the transmission
10-19-2009, 01:42 PM
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I THINK THE TIP IS GREAT IN THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL..VERY FIRM AND CAN BE DRIVEN JUST AS AGRESSIVE WHILE YOU DRINK COFFEE AND TALK ON YOUR CELL PHONE !!! I HAVE A ARTIC SILVER 98 C2S TIP FOR SALE FOR $59,500.00 IF INTERESTED..IF IT WERE A 6 SPEED,IT WOULD BRING IN THE LOW SEVENTIES..SOOO THERE IS THE RUB..
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false
10-19-2009, 01:51 PM
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10-19-2009, 02:21 PM
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Thanks for the offer, here is the car I was considering (a little lower in price):
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10-19-2009, 03:36 PM
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JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED,WE JUST SOLD A 98 C2S WITH 5K FOR $76,500.00..2 98C2S WITH 10K FOR $70K AND WE HAVE ON THE WAY IN A 3K MILE AERO KIT CAR THAT WILL DO HIGH SEVENTIES..MY 98 C2S TIP HAS ONLY 13K AND THAT IS WHY IT IS $59,500.00...BUT WITH THIS BEING SAID,IF THEY HAVE 30K PLUS MILES THEY GET CHEAP IN A HURRY...JUST SOLD 2 WITH MILES IN THE 30'S FOR HIGH FORTIES !! THE OTHER CAR MENTIONED HERE HAS 53K MILES FOR $44,900.00K SO THERE IS ALOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 13K AND THAT NUMBER..GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH..
10-19-2009, 03:40 PM
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JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED,WE JUST SOLD A 98 C2S WITH 5K FOR $76,500.00..2 98C2S WITH 10K FOR $70K AND WE HAVE ON THE WAY IN A 3K MILE AERO KIT CAR THAT WILL DO HIGH SEVENTIES..MY 98 C2S TIP HAS ONLY 13K AND THAT IS WHY IT IS $59,500.00...BUT WITH THIS BEING SAID,IF THEY HAVE 30K PLUS MILES THEY GET CHEAP IN A HURRY...JUST SOLD 2 WITH MILES IN THE 30'S FOR HIGH FORTIES !! THE OTHER CAR MENTIONED HERE HAS 53K MILES FOR $44,900.00K SO THERE IS ALOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 13K AND THAT NUMBER..GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH..
10-19-2009, 06:18 PM
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JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED,WE JUST SOLD A 98 C2S WITH 5K FOR $76,500.00..2 98C2S WITH 10K FOR $70K AND WE HAVE ON THE WAY IN A 3K MILE AERO KIT CAR THAT WILL DO HIGH SEVENTIES..MY 98 C2S TIP HAS ONLY 13K AND THAT IS WHY IT IS $59,500.00...BUT WITH THIS BEING SAID,IF THEY HAVE 30K PLUS MILES THEY GET CHEAP IN A HURRY...JUST SOLD 2 WITH MILES IN THE 30'S FOR HIGH FORTIES !! THE OTHER CAR MENTIONED HERE HAS 53K MILES FOR $44,900.00K SO THERE IS ALOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 13K AND THAT NUMBER..GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH..
he always uses CAPS...
the guy that drives around in his 993 Tip with his Izod sweater draped over his sholders, with the collar on his Polo golf shirt sticking straight up in the back, sipping the no fat latte, while lightly feathering the gas pedal with his Cole Han deck shoes (no socks of course) while admiring the crease in his black & red Izod golf shorts (gotta coordinate with the car) while checking out his reflection in the rear view mirror through his look-at-me tear drop, bronze colored designer sunglasses?
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I think a TIP is the way to go....(sorry TIM)....reasoning:
you can drink your Latte, text message, change you XM radio station, open or close you CAB AND have a conversation with your passenger ALL AT THE SAME TIME!! Now try this with a Stick! You will still be driving in first gear...and probably blow up your engine and come running to Rennlist to bitch about it!!
10-19-2009, 06:47 PM
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JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED,WE JUST SOLD A 98 C2S WITH 5K FOR $76,500.00..2 98C2S WITH 10K FOR $70K AND WE HAVE ON THE WAY IN A 3K MILE AERO KIT CAR THAT WILL DO HIGH SEVENTIES..MY 98 C2S TIP HAS ONLY 13K AND THAT IS WHY IT IS $59,500.00...BUT WITH THIS BEING SAID,IF THEY HAVE 30K PLUS MILES THEY GET CHEAP IN A HURRY...JUST SOLD 2 WITH MILES IN THE 30'S FOR HIGH FORTIES !! THE OTHER CAR MENTIONED HERE HAS 53K MILES FOR $44,900.00K SO THERE IS ALOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 13K AND THAT NUMBER..GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH..
10-19-2009, 06:48 PM
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I THINK THE TIP IS GREAT IN THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL..VERY FIRM AND CAN BE DRIVEN JUST AS AGRESSIVE WHILE YOU DRINK COFFEE AND TALK ON YOUR CELL PHONE !!! I HAVE A ARTIC SILVER 98 C2S TIP FOR SALE FOR $59,500.00 IF INTERESTED..IF IT WERE A 6 SPEED,IT WOULD BRING IN THE LOW SEVENTIES..SOOO THERE IS THE RUB..
10-20-2009, 02:36 AM
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I owned a 1996 993 C4S previously, but the car's mileage was getting close to 100K, so I sold it to find something nicer. I have not driven a TIP before. I have not seen one for sale locally in the past 3 months. I owned a BMW M3 SMG before and wondered if it was a little closer to it. From what I have read, I think it is pretty much an automatic transmission, not quite a F1 like transmission I was hoping it would be. I think the car I was looking at was close to being the right car: 1998 (last year of the 993), factory aero kit, silver and nice boxster leather interior.
I am looking at a couple of other 993 at this time, we will see if it pans out. Thanks for all your inputs.
I am looking at a couple of other 993 at this time, we will see if it pans out. Thanks for all your inputs.
I would say #1 priority is to test drive a Tip...regardless if it is the 993 you are interested in. I think that will help your search for an answer. As they say...Proof of the pudding is in the eating. Of course, they really don't say that...today they say the proof is in the pudding...but what does that mean?
