Jeez... I feel like I'm back with the kids on the 350Z forum... the G35 is better... no the 350Z is better... blah blah blah.

I love the 993 and 996. Which is better, that depends on what's important to YOU, not the other guy. I did a lot of research before deciding on a MY02 and if anyone doesn't like it, they'll have to find some way to get over it.

Cheers,

Joe

 

Well the GT isn't a 911 so it's irrelevant. Of course the 996 as a sports coupe has more in common with the 924, 944 and 928 than real 911 sports cars, but after the 928 debacle I guess Porsche decided misleading labeling of a sports coupe was better than having another flop in the market.

 

Well said, Joe. Lots of people like sports coupes like MBs, Lexuses or 996s. Others like me prefer sports cars like 911's (pre-996) and Ferraris

 

Funny, I was under the impression that sports cars are light like the 996.

I quess since a 996 can clean up a 993 on the track, it must be a real bummer driving a 993 knowing that MB's or Lexuses could do the same.

Since (according to you) they are alike.....

Got any more stupid observations you want to share??

 

That's quite a list there! 924's, 944's, 928's, and 996's are all unworthy of being "real sports cars" in your opinion. Additionally, the 928 was a debacle? (I thought it's another great Porsche)

Are there any other Porsche's you want to denigrate while your here???

 

I'm with you. The only Porsche that I really didn't care for was the 914, which was the result of a joint effort between VW and Porsche. Other than that, I really have respect for them all. I don't know if this 993/996 feud is funny or sad, but it sure doesn't make much sense to me. I use to own a Vette and I have never seen feuds between owners of C5s and C6s, certainly nothing like the 993/996 feud.

 

I agree (except I like 914's). The 993 and 996 are both great Porsche's. More than that, Porsche's in general are the cars that most folks dream about!

I just don't get the complex that some 993 owners seem to have about their cars. It's really quite silly .

An even more staggering apparent fact is that a number of these owners will walk right into a "room" of other Porsche owners (that's essentially what each of the model forums on Rennlist are) and broadly proclaim your car stinks, mine is better.

 

I have a feud, the C4 was the last "real" 'vette because it was the last fiberglass car. C5 and ups are not real 'vettes, I dont know why no one ever brings that up in the 'vette world.

C5/C6's are plastic (tupperware), hence my sig. Enough, back to the "real" cars

 

Why is the 993 sooo far superior to all other Porsches???

They are not superior, simply because they are nothing but glorified leaf blowers on wheels! hee hee

 

Forgive them for they do not know what they do. It boils down to man's greatest flaw since the dawn of time -- insecurity about the size of their

 

Our fans are bigger than your fans. :-)

I've been driving 911s for 17 years now, and every time a new model comes out, the people with the older model say their's is better. T 73 911S is better than the 75 911 because of all thermal reactors and weak case studs ... the 1983 911SC feels quicker off the line than the 1984 3.2 Carrera ... the 87-89 3.2 Carrera is the better 3.2 Carrera because it has a hydraulic clutch and bigger AC vents ... the 3.2 Carrera is the "last of the real 911s" ... the 964 is the best 911 because it retained more of the classic 911 shape than the 993 ... and, of course, the 993 beats the 996 because it's air-cooled, has curves and is "the last (again) of the real" 911's. I have yet to hear anyone say the 996 is superior to the 997, though.

This goes right back to when the 911 replaced the 356. But none of that really seems to get under anyone's skin with the exception of the 996 comparisons. Why do you suppose that's true?

 

The 996 is better than the 997 because the 996 is smaller, lighter, and more raw. The 997's sportiness is washed out.

 

Let's see, so I've driven my faux 993RS twice now; and have yet to be passed by really anyone, let alone lowly GT3's or 996 turbos. Waaaaay too much rests on the driver. Or maybe the 993 platform is the pinnacle! (Admitedly, these were a couple of the lowest-end DE's you can imagine. Sometime's it's all that fits in an 80 hr/week schedule.)

Anyway, if you've followed/owned/worked on these things over multiple decades, you can see the cheap-*** design and build factor start appearing on the 993's (v. the 964's) and takes over once the Boxster shows up.

 

For you 993 guys that really want a 996 but can't really let go.

 

If every 993 out there is a 993RS, then the argument would be over, 993RS wins.

But if you want to talk performance between a 996, 996TT, and cars like the 993 cabriolet.... forget it. I am NOT taking a 993 cabriolet over a 996 anything.