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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Red face plz help me out with my car shop decision... i am going nuts!!

Hey Guys!

I am from Hong Kong and first of all nice to be here on the forum and I am frustrated over the car shopping these days. First off this is not states. We do not really get any selection or test drives on the cars. Also remember the price is double compare with states.

List of cars I had

01 Celica GTS stick first car, handles nice for FF and it's very light had fun modding it heavily since it's a jap and wasn't too expensive.
99 E46 318i slow as hell, stupid 4 banger, good for grocery shopping and it's a bimmer
06 R32 DSG a good car, but too heavy in the front end and the VW badge doesn't make me happy. Overall quality is not bad for what you pay here.
02 996 Carrera tiptronic My first porsche. All I gotta say it's incredible. Even though the condition of the car wasn't great but still love the status and the feeling it provided me. The 320hp power is faster than CS but I really hate the tiptronic it's slow as hell. Guess I was spoiled by the R32's dual clutch
06 Cayman S tiptronic fully loaded expensive little car. Hate the tiptronic very much also . Looks amazing even now, love the handling, love the new interior, love it, It is a porsche. Dislike it when I want rear space just for small baggage or whatever.
08 320i step bought this because I needed a car to pass by the time when I wait for my X6 35drive to arrive.

Now, I am really sick of 320i whenever I drive it it's 4 banger and it's lack of power it's a bimmer and it looks not bad. 70% of time I take taxi here I live in central and It is a lot more convenient and cheaper for me to take a a cab instead of driving in most every way. But I need to drive about an hour back home every week. So I can't live without a car. Why I ordered X6? Thought it was rare, pimp, thought I could afford it. Why I mention 09 TT? This is something I can afford now without hurting my wallet. I finance all my cars.

TT is brand new, stylish, affordable, rear seats but that FF and 200hp is really 09 Cayman is used but only with 3000km on it and 4 years warranty. It is 265hp compare with my old CS 295hp tiptronic but I read online it is 5.7sec 0~100km compare with old CS 6.1 sec. 05 06 997 I am afraid of the condition and it's getting old and running out of warranty. 997 and 09 cayman price are similar about 95k USD while the TT is 63k USD

In conclusion, I am 26 years old and I really love porsche since I was a kid. How could I was able to afford the 996 CS? I had good relation with the bank before and I had some friend who helped me out with the cash. Now I don't really want to get a car that's out of my range and makes my life unbalance and can't be able to live normally. Everybody knows I had two porsches before for 1.5 years and I loved the fame. I guess I am shallow and I do really love these cars. Again, if I get the TT I wouldn't have that much of trouble in my lifestyle. I asked my friend for advice. They said it's a kid's car. Said I am already spoiled by two porsches and I won't appreciate the TT but I gotta face the reality TT I can afford and It is still stylish and has rear seats. There's no TTS here yet and it will be at least 40k more. Any opinion and comments are greatly appreciated!

p.s keep the 320i and wait til I can afford a nice cayman/997?
p.s.s just get the TT and shut up and wait til I can afford a 997?
 
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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You are all over the place!! HAHA.. I like it though. I get bored of cars too. I think you will really enjoy the TT. I happen to really like the new design of the TTs. (we are speaking of the Audi TT right??)

Its up to you man.. if your tired of the 320 and you have the ability to get a TT, go for it. Its a fun car, its got a ok power, cool interior, nice design.. audi fit and finish. I like it. Its not going to be a cayman.. its a different type of car. But coming out of the bimmer into the audi, I'd say go for it.
 
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Why is this in the 996 forum by the way?? lol, just noticed.
 
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Why is this in the 996 forum by the way?? lol, just noticed.
thanks for the reply, haha I asked this I guess I had a 996 before?
 
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