What year 993TT to buy???
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What year 993TT to buy???
Hi all,
This is my first post on the Porsche forum. I'm looking to buy in to either a '94 964 3.6 Turbo or a 993TT.
I promise I won't ask which of those 2 to get. I'm trying to line up test drives for each.
I did a search and couldn't come up with anything solid so I'm gonna ask a question I can't imagine hasn't been asked a billion times here:
Which year 993TT should I buy? It seams that there are more '96 and '97's on the market then '95 or '98. Wikipedia has some comment about the '97 and '98 having a beafier transmission and that the '96 has a locked ECU and can't be reflashed, which I can't imagine.
SO: Is any year ok, or is there a best year?
Thanks!
-Matt
PS- if this question annoys you, I'm sorry. Try to keep the flames to a minimum.
This is my first post on the Porsche forum. I'm looking to buy in to either a '94 964 3.6 Turbo or a 993TT.
I promise I won't ask which of those 2 to get. I'm trying to line up test drives for each.
I did a search and couldn't come up with anything solid so I'm gonna ask a question I can't imagine hasn't been asked a billion times here:
Which year 993TT should I buy? It seams that there are more '96 and '97's on the market then '95 or '98. Wikipedia has some comment about the '97 and '98 having a beafier transmission and that the '96 has a locked ECU and can't be reflashed, which I can't imagine.
SO: Is any year ok, or is there a best year?
Thanks!
-Matt
PS- if this question annoys you, I'm sorry. Try to keep the flames to a minimum.
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From: yorba linda, ca
97's are preferred only because of the ECU and strengthened mainshaft (in the gbx) but really both years are virtually the same and like mentioned above, judge purely by condition, color combo and PPI results.
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Agree with above. With a 13 to 14 year old car I would look for the best example you can afford.
The search function on this site has tons of information. You can lose track of time very quickly once you get into it.
Good luck and keep us posted.
The search function on this site has tons of information. You can lose track of time very quickly once you get into it.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Last edited by Chuck W.; 12-22-2010 at 12:32 PM.
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pftt. I've had both 96 and 97. The little light over the key-hole on the dash is a MUST HAVE. (I'm joking.)
Buy the best you can find as the others have said. More people can tune a 97 ECU than a 96, but a 96 can be done. Most cars will have the updateed intercooler hoses by now. The so called "beefier" first gear is still a bit delicate if you try and do smokey burnouts.
Buy the best you can find as the others have said. More people can tune a 97 ECU than a 96, but a 96 can be done. Most cars will have the updateed intercooler hoses by now. The so called "beefier" first gear is still a bit delicate if you try and do smokey burnouts.
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I think '98 was the last yrear of production Glenn. We just didn't get any of 'em.