which would you choose??
the coupe has killer lines but driving around with the top down is a whole lotta fun too

 

100 percent coupe without even a shred of cab for me personally .
The reason why I select the Coupe is because the Porsche 911 is a pure bred sports coupe and even though it can perform very well as a cabriolet it can not perform as well as the coupe .

As well the sound of the radio or the possibility of rain leaks and other assored convertible related problems are reduced with a hard top .

Lastly I am far too neurotic to have road filth blown all over myself and my car while driving . I don't even like to open my window to pay a toll or say hello to a friend .

 

Really depends on what your looking for. With my M3 and Vette I went with a convertible, which out here meant it also couldn't go to a track but I didn't care. If its just for cruising around town go for the convertible but if you're thinking about doing track events and such I would say go for the coupe.

 

911 cabs don't look right IMO.

Coupe all the way. Lighter, stiffer, better looking and faster.

 

As they say, 'it all depends':
Where you live (CA - Bay Area - perfect weather for a convertible)
How you plan to use the car (To me, the 997S is 'the supercar you can drive everyday'. and I do. But not to the track.)
What else you have in the garage (A Ford GT, Prius, SUV, and maybe an Ultima - so I've got a wide breadth of auto-coverage)
As a true sports car, there's no denying that the coupe wins. Likely not a coincidence that the GT2, 3, and RS come with a piece of metal over your head.
But for my priorities, the Cab wins.

 

Definitely the cab. Love the look of the coupe but as mine is not a daily driver, nor a track car, top down is the only way to gp for me.

 

Definitely the cab. Love the look of the coupe but as mine is not a daily driver, nor a track car, top down is the only way to go for me.

 

1+ on cab. Get the wide *** though

 

i agree fat *** on a cab looks the biz.

 

I'm preferential to the coupe simply for the purist sports car lover in me, and I must admit the lines look better on a coupe vs cab with top up. Coupe is also a bit quieter inside at highway speeds vs. cab with top up.

Cabs look pretty slick with top down, slightly lowered and wheels spaced out. Nice lines.
Having owned both now, the cab really gives it's own blast of fun with the top down / nice day out, and I have not experienced any lack of driving capability vs. coupe. I also find way more folks oogling over my car when it is parked somewhere with the top down.

Either way you can't go wrong - SoCal and Hawaii are two perfect places to own a cab.

 

I'll looking to move up to a 997 and it will be a coupe.

 

any pictures of a few wide assed cabs???

 

not wide-assed, but still sexy

 

I am 100% for Coupe , but here pics. as you ask

 

I'm lucky enough to live in a part of the country that enjoys spectacular weather nearly all year round. So the temptation for another convertible was there.

But I drove the coupe and the cabriolet on the very same day and I could definitely feel a difference in chassis rigidity. That did it for me. Game over.

The Cab is one of the best 'verts on the market today but it simply cannot match the rigidity of the closed roof car.

I'm sure I'll get flamed for this but... in all honestly, if I were going to buy a 'vert I probably would have bought a Boxster S over a 911 anyway since I think the top down lines are superior as is the "designed as a convertible" from the get go.