They are boats, interior bland for the $$, seating position weird!

 

I had an E39 M5... I knew I'd regret it so I kept it!

Regrets? YES. I should have bought Greyghost's (Britt) 2004 996 with the IA mods... I STILL regret that. He was selling and I just wasn't yet there on the 'ready to go' scale....

 

What did you have before getting your 996TT? Do you miss it?
I had a 1997 Supra TT, BPU-type mods, it was putting down low 400's. On boost it was about the same as my 996TT. Of course, by the time it got boost the 996 was already 2 cars ahead on the freeway. Let's not even talk about street performance.

So no, don't miss it at all. But it was extremely reliable over the 7 years I owned it, and I basically drove it for free. I miss that much.

Somewhat related, are there any cars you passed on that you regret?
Almost bought a 993TT recently (I like it much more than the 996TT) but my brother has one so there's no sense in getting two of the same car.

I agree with what others have said, the E39 M5 is a great daily driver. We have one in the family - can you say 1st gear burnouts all day long? The E60, not so much. Minus well throw your wallet in the fire, it burns gas that fast.

 

The most regret I have is passing on a 993TT also, but I had heard too many maintenance nightmare stories ...

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Somewhat related, are there any cars you passed on that you regret?
Almost bought a 993TT recently (I like it much more than the 996TT) but my brother has one so there's no sense in getting two of the same car.

 

The maintenance cost is indeed more than the 996TT, but other than a bad steering rack its been all routine maintenance for my brother over the last 7 years and 30K miles he's owned it. Then again, his car barely has 38K miles so it's still fairly young. He doesn't baby it though.

I must admit, if I didn't have so many projects going on I would've probably switched my 996 for a 993 by now. They drive, look, and sound great....what's not to like...

 

passed on a gull wing 10 years ago it was $100,000

 

Most regret? SELLING MY M3 DAMMIT! But then I wouldn't have been driving my GT2 now, you just never know

 

Originally Posted by dreamtripper
What did you like/not like about the Lambo? I've thought of Murcielagos as being in a completely different league.



My car experiences go like this : I had an Sl500 MY2005 , perfect car for luxury and looks but a little underpowered ( I got it right after an E46 M3) , I bought as a toy a 360 Modena MY2000 that was a piece of **** sold by the worst dealer ever here in San Diego CA. The car costed me 30,000 in a period of 4 months. I traded that one in for a 2004 Gallardo which was upgraded wth straight pipes and Tubi exhaust. That was the best sounding car ever. I sold that car to an NFL superstar and was at a good position to buy the Murcie. That is a perfect EXOTIC car , not as high tech as the Gallardo but the pure Italian Breed. Power is enormous which shines after 140MPH , before that anyone thinks they can beat a murcie but most of the owners are affraid to push the car to its limits.

That car had ZERO serious problems only the regular discharged battery from lack of use , but beware this is a car that can bring you a big repair bill if anything goes wrong. It might feel reliable but I always knew on the back ofmy head that it wasnt.

I have the 996TT now and It feels great is the missing link between the SL500 and the gallardo , lots of power and very comfy. I will mod this car a little but I feel that it has enough power to have fun and its not easy to take it to its limits. Exhaust sound is very quiet but it will never be like a Ferrari or Lambo so why bother.

 

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Microboby, where are you located in San Diego? I would love to come check out some of those cars someday...I don't have a 996TT (yet) but the car I miss everyday is my modded M5 (best car ever for me so far..)

 

Downtown SD , I usually attend the Carlsbad meets at the end of the month. Great place to see nice cars and meet people

 

Yeah I tried to make the one last weekend but I had to get in early for work so I missed out..I will definitely make the next one

 

$30K of repairs in 4 months ... yikes! Do you think you got a bad one or did random unpredictable stuff just happen. This has been my biggest fear with getting a Ferrari ... the unpredictable things that happen even with a good car that has passed a stringent PPI.

[quote=microboby;1930516]Originally Posted by dreamtripper

I bought as a toy a 360 Modena MY2000 that was a piece of **** sold by the worst dealer ever here in San Diego CA. The car costed me 30,000 in a period of 4 months.

 

I think a got a bad one but probably the dealer also knew about it and played it fool.

It was my first Ferrari and I was so excited that I just could not wait to get it. I paid $126 plus Tax for It and I thought it was good. If you buy one only buy a Ferrari Car from the Ferrari Dealer that can stand behind the car if anything happens. Two weeks after I traded in the car for the Lambo the Ferrari engine blew on the dealer hands , they called me to see what could I do but It was not my problem anymore.

Ferrari labor is $150 + x Hour and they take long to fix anything , the day I decided to trade for the lambo the Ferrari Chief Tech told me that If I wanted something reliable I should buy the Gallardo. Two days after I was picking mine

 

You guys that sold cars to get cars hopefully have learned a lesson. Previous car was a 968 Cab, which I still own. If I had it to do over, I would have bought a GT2 and found a way to put the turbo's back seats in there for my kids.

 

The Turbo actually replaced 2 cars, a 1998 BMW 540i and a 2000 Magnetic Red Corvette convertible. After about a year and a half, I was missing not having a convertible so I bought a 1997 30th Ann Camaro convertible with 132k miles....which is up to 160k miles 20 months later......a mile-eating machine.

Curious reading the thread and seeing so many admirers of M-cars. I'm thinking about replacing the Camaro with a 2004 E46 M3 (or a VW EOS) this Winter. Are M3s that good?