My bro came down from Montreal for the weekend... We seriously lack imagination....

 

At least we didn't end up with the same color or year.....

 

Love both of them, it's time for a brother vs brother drag race!

 

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "Brotherly Love"

 

Ya, who pulls who?

 

Nice, but who's is faster

 

We are close. His is bone stock mine has been lowered stiffened on suspension and the ECU has been reflashed. Our wheels are exactly the same size 235/35/19 and 305/30/19.
Mine rides like a go-cart and his is more comfortable.

With all those changes the 996TT is as fast as the stock 997TT. We are suppose to do an autocross next month so we will see on the track what it is. My bro's assessment after trying mine is more than likely with the stiffer suspension mine be a bit faster on the track but his is definitely more civil.

Mine was different last year but that's another story!

 

Why did you sell the G?

 

Why are they in the rain? Did you guys fight over the one spot in the garage?

 

So I could have a savings account.... again.....

 

After extensive research we figured they were not made of chocolate.




Mine was in the garage I took it out to take the pictures.

 

So you mean that Lambo stuff is more expensive then Porsche???

 

Well to start with I have $90K less in the Porsche. Running them is about the same.

 

I was asking because I am planing to buy one in a near future. You scared me....haha
Any advise on what Yr. to buy and common problems on those?

 

I wrote a comparison with a 996TT in the other forum here it is:

The difference between the Gallardo and my TT.

I had a 2001 996TT before I got the Gallardo so I went from one directly to the other.
My current TT is very different than the 2001 TT. The one I currently have has had the ecu remapped and is lowered. The G has 100 more HPs than the stock TT so it's that much more powerful. My current TT is comparable in acceleration to the Gallaro my guess is my 2002 TT is close to 500hps.

At lower speeds the Lambo has more torque there is no waiting for the turbo to pressure up.

At higher speed there is a huge difference in handling. I have had the TT up to 188 mph and the car felt like it was going to take off like and airplane. Also over 100-110 mph the Porsche is very subject to wind buffeting the car not the Lambo. I had the Gallardo up to 198mph and that was rock solid so much that I was even able to take a picture with my Iphone at 190 on the way to top speed... See pic below.

Autocross wise I never tried the Lambo but my guess is it would be a bit faster. It's a smaller car, weight wise I don't think there is much of a difference but low end torque and longer first gear than the TT would help is my guess.

The TT is an awesome car and I have $90k in my pockets compared to having the Gallaro. In the end as soon as I am comfortable jamming that kind of dough in a car again I will get another Gallardo it is simply the best car I have ever owned. It is German engineering design (Audi has owned Lambo since 1998) with An Italian dress on top of it. But for under $50k a TT has no competitor.

The sound is also awesome in the Lambo there is a baffle system that makes 50% of the exhaust direct after 3500 rpm that is just sweet. I once passed a friend on the highway shifting at 7000 rpm and he said he saw flames from the exhaust in broad daylight... Just awesome.

I would of never even bought a Lambo if it wasn't for the Audi connection I have absolutely no love for Italian engineering...

Hope this explains my experience to a point.

I would buy anything 2006 and above:

2006 They started having the "Raise the nose" button which helps a lot on rubbing the ground.

2006 They started having the baffled exhaust giving something around 25HP more plus the exhaust is 50% direct above 3500rpm making it sound superbly wonderful.

Some of the early models had rear view mirrors leaking liquid for the night/day operation stuff that would melt the console so make sure you have an ordinary mirror not an auto one in the 2004-08 models.

Running them is the same as a TT same tire size and so forth expensive oil change... Plus you have Audi reliability.

You might read that some people have had lifespan clutch issues on the manual ones (my preferred model) after owning one for 2-1/2 years I have figured out that they don't know how to drive!!! I never accelerated feathering the clutch (same as any sports car I have owned) I always wait for the clutch to be fully engaged and my foot off the clutch before nailing it. Might lose some time on acceleration but both the TT and Gallardo will catch back up to 99% of cars if your trying to pass them off a light. I would rather lose to the other 1% than pay for a clutch...

If you do long rides (I drove mine from VT to Florida) there was no cruise control on mine which got really painful...Almost to the point where I jammed an umbrella on the pedal a few times... But in essence those are nice problems to have driving a Gallardo.

Don't hesitate it's the best car I have ever owned. And as soon as I get that chunk of cash back from an investment I have which should be this summer I will be right back in a Gallardo.

Also I am 6'4" and weight 275# and had no problems fitting in it. Butt first all the time!