I've been to Studio 47 a couple times. Great guys and they have some sweet cars through there. I went up for a Tesla test drive event. They also did a great job on the clear wrap on my buddy's Aventador.

 

996 Twin Turbo is a keeper for me.

 

Depends on which Gallardo you speak of and what mods are done
No better WOW factor than a Lambo G spyder and I've had mine for 3 years and RELIABILITY thus far has been no different than owning the Porsche.
I love my TURBO S but it will be going soon.
I've got my eye on an 03 F 360 that i can pretty much trade even for

 

Gallardo.

 

I know is not exactly an upgrade, but they sure are a lot of fun...2012 ZR-1 and 2013 Shelby GT500 (650HP).
Reliable, 600+HP, 6sp, RWD, Daily Driver capabilities, etc.

But if the OP needs to step up with a reliable, beautiful, fast, easy to maintain, ageless car and see the Italians eye to eye: Ford GT or Porsche Carrera GT.

 

Sorry but they haven't builded yet the car to swap my 996tt .

I even have a Mini cooper 1970,Rx7 1994 and a Avanti KT100 Go Kart .

But the KING,to me, is my 996 TT

 

My next car would be whatever car that looks like a Civic(or any other regular car) but drives like a 996tt, if it ever existed...

It's not about what you drive, it is how you drive it. Love my 996tt.

 

will keep my 996tt, and next car might be a Ferrari 430.. or 458

 

I plan to convert mine to rwd if I ever get bored of it. I hear it basically turns it into a whole new beast. Good enough for me. I love my tt and the only thing I'll replace it with is a 997tt. Not really digging the 991 looks right now but maybe it will grow on me.

 

Hi everyone, nice thread and thanks for starting it!

I recently got myself a 996tt and do not plan to sell it in the nearest future.

My everyday car progressed as follows: Nissan Sunny -> Renault Logan -> Mazda 6 2.0 -> Audi A5 3.2Q. When I was getting an Audi I said to myself: I will not drive a weak car anymore, what I'm getting is fast and powerful. However, I was stupid enough to not get an S5 whereas there wasn't a big difference in price.

Now, when getting a Porsche I said to myself: I will get the fastest my budget allows so that I don't have to sell it in the future for an upgrade. I had $40K at my disposal (I could also get a 997 Carrera), however I went for a 996tt X50 and I don't regret it even for a sec. The previous owner installed GT2 brake kit from Brembo along with R19s and KW shocks, he also claimed engine is tuned up to 520hp but every Porsche driver says that.

I did consider other options: Audi R8 and DB9, BMW X6 5L.0. I would have to sell my Audi for that, though and I'm glad I didn't because I love the Audi too.

As for R8, we have a bunch of folks here who own this car in Moscow and the feedback hasn't been great. They cannot be serviced at any Audi dealership, you need an R8 certified Audi workshop for that, also service is more expensive than for regular Audis. A guy had a problem with steering system which dealers couldn't address here in Moscow - a weird problem he never got explained.

Then, R8 is basically a detuned Gallardo, so why get an R8 then? Better wait and save some more money and get a Gallardo.

As for GT-R, I personally don't like how this car looks, it's a Japanese car, my wife has a G25 and on the whole it's sort of cheap. I also hear GT-R's have problems with transmission. Don't think it's good as everyday car either.

You can get both an R8 and GT-R used for around $60K in Moscow these days or an F360 for around $50. All of these were options for me, but I chose Porsche because it's... because it's Porsche. I love it for it's style and feel and look. I like it because it can be modded and because there's an abundance of DIY articles about it on the net.

When I was getting this car my wife was sort of sceptical and thought I was just getting another toy. She also was saying it's a pure millionaire car while we are regular people, but when I took her for a first 996tt ride, here words were: "For what it's worth, it's definitely more than just showing off".

As for the next car question: So far I don't think I'll be selling this baby, I just love it! I'll be installing a lot of electronic options (I'll be doing it myself), parking cameras, Android based stereo, security system etc.

I would buy another Porsche, a GT3 probably if I could afford it (maybe a couple of years later I will), problem is here in Russia you pay annual road tax. This 996tt cost about $2.5K per year, Audi is about $1.5K per year. So, every additional car will require a tax to be paid for.

A Gallardo seems like an interesting option too (I won't probably be able to afford a Murcielago), again, I don't want to sell my Porsche.

 

I recommend either E/CLS 63 (V8 biturbo) as a companion to 996turbo. Quite powerful, torquey, and responsive to ECU reflash.

My 996TT is a keeper

 

997 TT :P eventually lol

 

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