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eclou

996tt's are ridiculously cheap now. Less than 993tt's. Plus the world is your oyster with them - all the good suspension tweaks fit, and power can be easily boosted to 600+ with bolt ons

RJFabCab

No worries, Dell... they make Motons for TTs, too.

993TTs are SWEET, but the 996TT is the bargain of the century.

CornerCarver

Replace that silly avatar already!

LVDell

While the 993's are "classic" and loved by many, I would prefer a 996 for several reasons. It's newer, I can get CPO, it's faster, it's more modern, great pricing, more comfy, better a/c , etc, etc..

With a self imposed budget in the 50's I can pretty much be picky until the "perfect" one comes along.

And Randy, STOP WITH IDEAS ALREADY!!!!! You trying to get me sent to the couch

Perfect solution, you sell me your 7TT in the 50's and we'll be done with it

Leigh2

Same situation here with a non street legal GT3 but we found that our Audi S4 was a way better city/touring car than any of the 996's we have had. I'm looking at either a 997 of some kind or even an Aston Martin Vantage I'm a sucker for that V8 rumble....

Crazy Canuck

That's one reason I bought my 540. More comfortable on long drives, usable back seat, still fun and and flies totally under the radar.

multi21

Dell,

I bet you could get a 1-2 year old E92 BMW M3 in the 50's. You get 4 doors, 415 HP, CPO, room for the kids, plenty of trunk space, a wicked V8 and basically a wolf in sheeps clothing.

supercup

Well you can still be in the P-Car Brotherhood with a TT! I went thru this a few times now - turned the street cars into race cars and went from 1 to the next. Eventually ended up with a 993 Cup car, then a series of 996 Cups and now have a 997 Cup car. But like you I wanted a street car - so first was a 996 TT, then did Ruf to it - then switched over to a 996 GT2 - just loved the 2wd steering of the GT2. Then went to a 997 GT3 RS and while that was my favorite street P-Car to date - I did miss the power of the GT2 on the street and the RS did not allow me to take both the kids (then 4 and 6 and now 6 and 8). So I sold the RS and told myself that I had race Porsche and did not need a street Porsche. My DD is a M5 and I have truck for the trailer and the wife an X5, so we had all the bases covered.

Or did we???? After about 10 months I realized we had all the bases covered, except the Porsche street car base, which I missed. My wife was always interested in a convertible, but my performance first bent, never allowed me to consider one. Then last summer my boss needed to borrow my truck and dropped off his 997 Cab and the wife loved it and to be honest I was impressed with car, I was surprised how much I liked it.

But I felt if I went that route I needed a Turbo cab so I started searching for a 996 Turbo S for 3 to 4 months. Then in October I was in my local dealer looking at a Turbo S they had taken in trade and the GM said you know you should drive the 997 Turbo - a much improved car. I said no that could cost me $50K. But my wife was with me and she said lets just drive it.

So $50k later we have a 2009 997 Turbo cab and to be honest it brought back something I had missed with my Ruf, GT2 and RS. The pure pleasure of driving a Porsche on a daily basis. The wife and kids love it and it is an amazing car. When I get in I enjoy all the things it will do, but unlike the RUf, GT2 and RS I am not looking for the next corner to zing around and disappointed in the mean time. Top down wind blowing - all great.

Like you the 996 Cab was not the car for me and the 997 S Cab was not quite enough - the 996 Turbo and the 997 Turbo cab both offered the performance and the fun I was looking for. If your wife still has the 996 Cab you might consider ungrading it to a 996 or 997 TT cab.

They are different from a GT2 or GT3, but are great cars and if you live in a area with decent weather - the flexibility of the top up or down make the TT cab a better choice than a TT.

Good luck with your search but from a GT3 the only choice you have is a TT, no other P-car will satisfy you and meet you needs of taking both kids! Besides it is much easier to load a cab, when I take my son to hockey practice I just put the top down, throw in the bag and sticks and we are off - If I had a TT coupe It would be a major project to wedge the bag into the back!

JCM

supercup

While a great car this will not satisfy your P-car need - a RS4 would be a better option and still in your price range. Or a E60 M5 with SMG - all three are great cars - but don't drive like a P-car!

JCM

LVDell

JCM....that is an EXCELLENT write-up. I've actually talked to my wife about selling the 996CAB and getting something else but she would want a NEW cab (or targa) and getting a TTcab is probably out of the question right now since the university temporarily laid me and 7 other faculty members off (damn you state deficit!). Plus, I would have to sell the race car and I just don't think I could do that right now. Heck, I haven't even driven it yet! First event in 2 weeks.

I am pretty sure I will end up with a 6TT in the next week or two. I agree with you as well about the other options......I have thought about the M5, M3, etc, and I keep coming back to the ONLY car that satisfies me like no other.....a p-car. In this case, it will be a tt.

dennisdesouza

Do what I did.. Have the dealer install the Porsche car seat with the air bag disabler. Works great and my son loves it! This is installed in an 04' 996 GT3. Very easy to remove and put back. Takes less than 2 minutes. Once he is over 40lbs we can take the "lap" pad out and he can just use the seat belt. You MUST have the airbag disabled in order to keep your son or daughter from getting hurt. The whole setup cost about $950 for the seat, the airbag disabler and the installation.

LVDell

The only problem is I have no place for my other son....and my wife

CornerCarver

I thought they made minivans for this purpose? Are you really going to take your kids and wife out in a TT with moton club sports, Recaro seats, roll bar, 550 hp tune?

LVDell

Minivans? I'd walk.

And trust me, there will be NO motons, rollbar, hp tuning, etc.