Major Decision - Cab or Coupe
03-10-2017, 03:14 PM
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03-11-2017, 12:06 AM
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Congratulations, I hope you enjoy it for years to come.
03-11-2017, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by vettenomore
^+1 - what does one thing have to do with the other? I'm not aware of any meaningful differences in performance between cab and coupe. I agree there are differences re aesthetics, but that's a personal preference thing.
03-11-2017, 11:13 PM
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03-12-2017, 09:22 PM
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I come from a car racing background and for years poo poo'd all cabs, for all the usual reasons...flex, resale, safety. I bought the 997TT cab because my wife thought it would be fun. I'm loving it. I've done Luguna Seca track days twice, as well as ACS Roval and it performed great. I drive it almost exclusively with the top down around town. I live in the Santa Monica Mtns about 45 minutes north of Los Angeles, where the weather is great, and that might be the difference.
As for resale...what sells for more, a 356 cab or coupe? What sells for more, a 67 Ferrari California Spyder or a 67 coupe? What sells for more, a 67 Corvette big block roadster or coupe? What sells for more, a 48 Buick Roadmaster or coupe? The reality is, coupe or cab, neither 997TT is an investment car. It's likely 20 years from a price value increasing trend, if ever.
As for resale...what sells for more, a 356 cab or coupe? What sells for more, a 67 Ferrari California Spyder or a 67 coupe? What sells for more, a 67 Corvette big block roadster or coupe? What sells for more, a 48 Buick Roadmaster or coupe? The reality is, coupe or cab, neither 997TT is an investment car. It's likely 20 years from a price value increasing trend, if ever.
03-13-2017, 01:04 AM
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I come from a car racing background and for years poo poo'd all cabs, for all the usual reasons...flex, resale, safety. I bought the 997TT cab because my wife thought it would be fun. I'm loving it. I've done Luguna Seca track days twice, as well as ACS Roval and it performed great. I drive it almost exclusively with the top down around town. I live in the Santa Monica Mtns about 45 minutes north of Los Angeles, where the weather is great, and that might be the difference.
As for resale...what sells for more, a 356 cab or coupe? What sells for more, a 67 Ferrari California Spyder or a 67 coupe? What sells for more, a 67 Corvette big block roadster or coupe? What sells for more, a 48 Buick Roadmaster or coupe? The reality is, coupe or cab, neither 997TT is an investment car. It's likely 20 years from a price value increasing trend, if ever.
As for resale...what sells for more, a 356 cab or coupe? What sells for more, a 67 Ferrari California Spyder or a 67 coupe? What sells for more, a 67 Corvette big block roadster or coupe? What sells for more, a 48 Buick Roadmaster or coupe? The reality is, coupe or cab, neither 997TT is an investment car. It's likely 20 years from a price value increasing trend, if ever.
03-14-2017, 04:22 PM
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As with our BMW 330 cab, the 997tt has roll over protection in the way of hydraulic rams that move vertically from the rear deck to provide rollover protection. I''ve seen pictures of extended rams on a number of cars, and they are substantial!
