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Old 12-22-2006 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jnx
You should think like most of us, that this thread is pretty useless.
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thankyou and goodnight!

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Old 12-22-2006 | 07:39 PM
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get 3 pics of the 993 997 and cayenne dash..i must be blind,and what i read was crap..i really dont care,but the 997 dash looks a lot like the cayenne.porsche tried to get back to the 993 look with the headlights...but the dash does not recall 993 to me..
Old 12-22-2006 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by OCBen
Good one, Ian.

Cue the Detachable ***** sound track.
I wish mine was detachable,....I'm tripping over the damn thing all day.

Old 12-22-2006 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by joey c
yeah those interiors sure look the same to me...and the suv was first..
what have you been smoking?

there is a resemblance but they didn't take the Cayenne interior and stick it into the 997.
Old 12-22-2006 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Coochas
I wish mine was detachable,....I'm tripping over the damn thing all day.

nasty nasty nasty
Old 12-22-2006 | 08:09 PM
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I own a 997. I've driven 993 and 996.
I must say if I had a choice to pick again and money is not part of the decision making I would still pick a 997.
993 has a raw go-kart feeling which is very fun to drive. But the 997 is the state of the art.
it's much faster, shifts better, handles better and has all the technical tools and gadgets needed in the year 2006.

993 is a great classic but the 997 is definitely the best 911 ever built.

4-5 years from now they will come out with 998 which will be faster and more advanced than 997.
It will be a better car because of all the engineering and design evolutions.
993 will remain forever as a classic car. will the 997 be a classic porsche?
this remains to be seen.
Old 12-22-2006 | 08:15 PM
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hey crazy...i am not smoking anything,so dont be a ********...i will find the press release i read that states the interior is from the cayenne..look close,the buttons and *****...look alike?..a bit mor than a resemblance..what the hell is the big deal..its still a 911,even with the interior design of their suv..i will bet you that the part #s are the same for most of the cockpit..
Old 12-22-2006 | 08:16 PM
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as for the interior. cayenne or no cayenne. I believe it's worth the money we are paying for it. 996,993,964... all dont have any kind of interior luxury!
Old 12-22-2006 | 08:19 PM
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Old 12-22-2006 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by texas911


Yeah, those two interiors are identical!!

Right!!
Old 12-22-2006 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by joey c
hey crazy...i am not smoking anything,so dont be a ********...i will find the press release i read that states the interior is from the cayenne..look close,the buttons and *****...look alike?..a bit mor than a resemblance..what the hell is the big deal..its still a 911,even with the interior design of their suv..i will bet you that the part #s are the same for most of the cockpit..
Similarities maybe . . . but I don't see how you deduce the Cayenne interior is in the 997.

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As for buttons, a lot of the interior bits in a Gallardo are from Audi.
Old 12-22-2006 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by joey c
..i will bet you that the part #s are the same for most of the cockpit..
I've spent plenty of time in Cayennes as service loaners...not one switch is the same as a 997's.

However, I had a Touareg for a year, and it does share some very obvious interior parts with the Cayenne.

The triangular steering wheel and overlapping set of five dials are obvious design cues the current Porsche line all share, but the 997's dashboard shape, AC vents, window switches, and circular sport steering wheel are very retro-911.
Old 12-22-2006 | 09:02 PM
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Coochas, which wheels are those? Probably the best looking factory wheels on a 997, imho. Look like 18s?
Old 12-22-2006 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by pcar964
Coochas, which wheels are those? Probably the best looking factory wheels on a 997, imho. Look like 18s?
Those are the Carrera Classic 19s,....and Thanks!
Old 12-22-2006 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JFScheck
I am sure it is more finances than anything that keeps the 993 guys from the 997's.

All that matter is that everyone is happy with what they have.
Amazingly arrogant. Another Porsche owner perpetuating the porcupine joke.


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