is 996TT crash/accident prone?
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Originally Posted by jkb
i can't believe you are such a rabid anti-dentite. Oh, it starts with a few jokes and some slurs. "Hey, denty!" Next thing you know you're saying they should have their own schools.
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Originally Posted by ard
Isn't there some kind of 'stupid test' before you can own a 996TT?
He'd fail.
Let him buy something else.("My dentist says..." )
Geez...
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He'd fail.
Let him buy something else.("My dentist says..." )
Geez...
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IMO, he should just get a 997S and call it a day.
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The old Turbos (930) were dentist killers. The new ones are nothing like that.
Tell him there are so many for sale because Turbo owners are a bunch of ***** dentists who never feel 'safe' owning a car past 10k miles
Tell him there are so many for sale because Turbo owners are a bunch of ***** dentists who never feel 'safe' owning a car past 10k miles
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Just tell him the logical explanation for seeing 996TT's for sale... People are upgrading to the 997TT... If he can't rationalize that in his mind maybe the P-Car isn't for him!
I would think that the AWD and PASM would make the 996TT one of the easiest sports cars to drive.
I would think that the AWD and PASM would make the 996TT one of the easiest sports cars to drive.
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Do a youtube search with him for the 996tt with Tiff (the British race car driver). Talk about great video's. It is the one that has Star Wars music.
Good luck.
I had a 993 3.8L RS modded C4. The Turbo is way better for me and my needs. But that is me. Have him drive both and decide.
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Good luck.
I had a 993 3.8L RS modded C4. The Turbo is way better for me and my needs. But that is me. Have him drive both and decide.
JB
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this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut3BwIkAUpY
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Originally Posted by jcb-memphis
Do a youtube search with him for the 996tt with Tiff (the British race car driver). Talk about great video's. It is the one that has Star Wars music.
Good luck.
I had a 993 3.8L RS modded C4. The Turbo is way better for me and my needs. But that is me. Have him drive both and decide.
JB
Good luck.
I had a 993 3.8L RS modded C4. The Turbo is way better for me and my needs. But that is me. Have him drive both and decide.
JB
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Originally Posted by Condor Man
I hear those Volvos are quite safe???
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Originally Posted by jkb
volvo safety is a myth. they are safe simply because there has never been a documented case of a soccer mom driving a volvo over 50mph
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With AWD, and non defeatable PSM, it takes massive talent to actually crash a Turbo, which explains why the insurance rate is lower than that of an E46 M3.
IN fact, I sold mine because it was impossible to drive the car sideways in the dry with PSM off, whereas the E46 M3 with DSC off can easily get the hamfisted driver killed with lurid oversteer.
The GT2 is more like the 930 and 064 Turbo of the old days, no electronics, if you can't drive it properly, it kills you like the 930 and 964 Turbos and its dentist drivers.
Just tell him to get the Turbo, it is so cheap and safe and utilitarian to drive and insure that it's the bargain of the century. When I had the Turbo some weeks when my beater was in service, I drove it everyday and it was no less comfortable than the cushy M3.
IN fact, I sold mine because it was impossible to drive the car sideways in the dry with PSM off, whereas the E46 M3 with DSC off can easily get the hamfisted driver killed with lurid oversteer.
The GT2 is more like the 930 and 064 Turbo of the old days, no electronics, if you can't drive it properly, it kills you like the 930 and 964 Turbos and its dentist drivers.
Just tell him to get the Turbo, it is so cheap and safe and utilitarian to drive and insure that it's the bargain of the century. When I had the Turbo some weeks when my beater was in service, I drove it everyday and it was no less comfortable than the cushy M3.