Happy: back to 996 :) from a 991
11-24-2018, 05:24 AM
#17
I’m curious as to why you went back to the 991 vs. a 7.2 with a manual. I would honestly prefer a 991 with PDK for an every day car vs virtually any car, including other 911 generations. But the 991 is a pretty different driving experience than a 6 or 7. So I’m wondering why you’d go back to it, even with a manual, if you prefer to have a car you just drive rather than having a car with a lot of buttons and gizmos. Did you realize how much more convenient the more modern car is for daily use? Did you figure out all you were really missing was another pedal and a manual gear selector? What was the transition directly from the 996 to 991 gearbox like? It just seems so weird to go from an aero kitted, highly optioned 996 coupe to a 991 cab...especially considering you were coming from a 991 cab in the first place. It seems like there would be some pretty cool back to back comparisons fresh in your mind right now.
11-24-2018, 12:30 PM
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A friend of mine has owned a series of new Turbos over the years. He loves the adrenaline rush of the Turbos, but his favorite car to drive has always been his old 997.1 6-speed coupe. He loves the Turbos, but regrets trading in the 997 and has long been considering getting another 997. He never owned a 996, but I suspect he might even like the 996.1/6-speed/coupe better given that it is lighter than his old 997 and it was the "light sports car" feel that caused him to miss the 997 so much.
He just picked up a 911r (after a long search to find one that wasn't ridiculously overpriced), which is 6-speed, 3025 lbs, and 500hp. I suspect that his "lightweight manual car" itch has been scratched a bit now with the 911r, but there is unquestionably something very special about the early modern era naturally aspirated 911's.
He just picked up a 911r (after a long search to find one that wasn't ridiculously overpriced), which is 6-speed, 3025 lbs, and 500hp. I suspect that his "lightweight manual car" itch has been scratched a bit now with the 911r, but there is unquestionably something very special about the early modern era naturally aspirated 911's.
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11-27-2018, 03:58 AM
#21
Here, let me distill that down for you 
Seriously though, if I knuckled under to fashion and got an automatic Porsche I would be out of it quick as $h!t through a goose. I'd rather drive a Golf TDI with a stick than a 911 with PDK, and I've driven several of both. Just a matter of personal taste, no disrespect meant to the guys who like the automatic, but in the end, one buys a Porsche out of personal taste, not necessity.
Seriously though, if I knuckled under to fashion and got an automatic Porsche I would be out of it quick as $h!t through a goose. I'd rather drive a Golf TDI with a stick than a 911 with PDK, and I've driven several of both. Just a matter of personal taste, no disrespect meant to the guys who like the automatic, but in the end, one buys a Porsche out of personal taste, not necessity.
I bought a Tiptronic as I wanted more of a GT car and as a daily car for commuting.
I love it, but what I'm finding is I can't really use all of the engine range - the way it's geared with the tiptronic.... You dont get to wind the engine round towards the red at even close to legal speeds.
It's made me think I actually need an older 911 again, as well as the 996, with less power so I can use the engine without being jailed and getting my car impounded LOL
11-27-2018, 04:37 PM
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thanks for all the cool feedback
here I answer a few comments randomly:
- use for the car : not daily, neither family (previously cayenne now x5), I use the car for spirited driving in the south of france or some mountain roads
- pdk vs manual : I love, seriouly love, driving. Have done some track but definitely not my cup of tea, I don't car about being quicker than other people etc. Sure the pdk is quicker at the limit, but on a daily basis it is a fully different experience - like driving a suv or a limousine
- by the way - my pdk had ACC - once you go for automatic, you should go the whole, the porsche system is absolutely perfect
- I unfortunately didn't get to keep the 996 - needed cash in the middle of a project and used my 996 and my cayenne ! as payment, it is amazing how close these are to cash
- yes, the avatar is the car : cabrio carrera s with 7 speed manual - best of both worlds: 991 cabrio immensely rigid so that you may drive fast top down, listening to th eengine noise
here I answer a few comments randomly:
- use for the car : not daily, neither family (previously cayenne now x5), I use the car for spirited driving in the south of france or some mountain roads
- pdk vs manual : I love, seriouly love, driving. Have done some track but definitely not my cup of tea, I don't car about being quicker than other people etc. Sure the pdk is quicker at the limit, but on a daily basis it is a fully different experience - like driving a suv or a limousine
- by the way - my pdk had ACC - once you go for automatic, you should go the whole, the porsche system is absolutely perfect
- I unfortunately didn't get to keep the 996 - needed cash in the middle of a project and used my 996 and my cayenne ! as payment, it is amazing how close these are to cash
- yes, the avatar is the car : cabrio carrera s with 7 speed manual - best of both worlds: 991 cabrio immensely rigid so that you may drive fast top down, listening to th eengine noise