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05-16-2018, 04:37 AM

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I believe, I have the best of both worlds with the GTS, Amazing feeling of the 2wd with the hips of the 4wd

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05-16-2018, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by spyder918

In the market for a 997 and wanted your thoughts/input on 2S vs 4S models. Is one more problematic than the other? Let me know your thoughts....thanks!

Looks wise, 4S, love that wide body rear end.

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05-16-2018, 10:13 AM

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I believe, I have the best of both worlds with the GTS, Amazing feeling of the 2wd with the hips of the 4wd

That's a bingo.

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05-17-2018, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Chef Sheff

Focus on use case. I had a tough time making this decision for my 997.2 and ultimately based it on my use case. Drove a C4S and liked it. Drove a C2S and liked it. The differences have been discussed ad nauseam. But for me, it's a 2nd car for weekend drives and canyon carving in the Santa Monica mountains. I will never drive it in the rain and there is no snow here. I have daily driven a Subaru STi for the past 10 years, so I am totally over the side effects of AWD when pushing sportily in dry conditions. RWD with a 6MT is perfect for MY use case and I could not be happier with my C2S (as well from a value perspective, again for ME, since GTS cars demand such a premium). The dry grip is so good with C2S, I'm not sure what I would "do" with AWD on the roads I drive, especially vs. the mass and steering feel tradeoffs (and that's before I have new Pilot PS4S installed this weekend).

I remember reading a review of the GTS when it was first introduced. The writer said that based on what you get with the GTS compared to a C2S or C4S you almost get the X-51 package for free. It really was a bargain as a new car by Porsche standards. Add the fact that it's the only widebody 997 with RWD except for the GT3RS and the GT2, the small number of cars built and I think the premium is deserved and may even pull further away for low mileage well kept examples. Not beating my own drum here since my GTS is well kept but is not low mileage and now will most likely have a collision repair on its record. May be reduced to C4S value.