OK I made a huge mistake!!
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Verde: I think the comment on the age of your kids may have been in response to another comment you made recently regarding the need to have rear seats in your car. Also, again in reference to one of your comments yesterday, I wouldn't feel bad about "just" modifying your 05 C2S. Looking at the cars in your stable, I think you're doing a good job in stimulating the economy.
Edit: Oops, I think it was someone else, on Rennlist, that commented on the need for rear seats. Sorry.
Edit: Oops, I think it was someone else, on Rennlist, that commented on the need for rear seats. Sorry.
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Well, I enjoy my '09 C2S more than my 997 turbo. Its not faster or quicker, of course, but it is just plain more fun - more tossable and the engine power is instantaneous (no lag) and still quite substantial.
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The sport suspension is perfectly fine even on the crummy roads here in pothole heaven NJ. My wife complained every time I took her out in the 997 turbo about the ride, but has no complaints about the '09 sport suspension in normal mode.
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Anyway, I liked it so much I am ordering one: w/ SPASM w/LSD, Sport Exhaust, Sport Adaptives, 6 speed, etc...
Alan, did you get PDK? If so what do you think?
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Not to be a pest, but who has went with the 4s .2 and how does it stack up to the 2wd version.
I mainly like the looks better of the wide body and feel weight difference would be minimal.
The main thing for me would be feed back through the wheel and will it under steer more than the 2wd version?
I mainly like the looks better of the wide body and feel weight difference would be minimal.
The main thing for me would be feed back through the wheel and will it under steer more than the 2wd version?
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Not to be a pest, but who has went with the 4s .2 and how does it stack up to the 2wd version.
I mainly like the looks better of the wide body and feel weight difference would be minimal.
The main thing for me would be feed back through the wheel and will it under steer more than the 2wd version?
I mainly like the looks better of the wide body and feel weight difference would be minimal.
The main thing for me would be feed back through the wheel and will it under steer more than the 2wd version?
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So I went to the Porsche dealership today to go and look at a Cayenne as the family hauler. Well while I was there, I had the bright idea to look at the 09 911 S. Big mistake. Then I test drove it. Bigger mistake!! So I've read all the feedback before but that car with the PDK, sport suspension, chrono, and the new nav system really is a completely totally different car from mine. It seems like they improved everything. The suspension, the brakes, and the acceleration!! I got to test out the launch control and my buttometer told me it was a lot faster than mine.
So after 5 month it may be time to take the hit and put it up for sale. I think I may have to get the 09. So a word of warning to all 997.1 owners, stay away from the 997.2, and whatever you do don't test drive them !!
So after 5 month it may be time to take the hit and put it up for sale. I think I may have to get the 09. So a word of warning to all 997.1 owners, stay away from the 997.2, and whatever you do don't test drive them !!
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Ahh, got it. I don't recall the back seat comment though.
My kids have either graduated or are in college, so I must have somehow mislead the witness I guess (I did stick the ex-football playing one across the back for a short trip once. I had to butter up the leather to get him out).
And yes, I guess I'm either a perp, and an economic stimulator. Or both
My kids have either graduated or are in college, so I must have somehow mislead the witness I guess (I did stick the ex-football playing one across the back for a short trip once. I had to butter up the leather to get him out).
And yes, I guess I'm either a perp, and an economic stimulator. Or both
Verde: I think the comment on the age of your kids may have been in response to another comment you made recently regarding the need to have rear seats in your car. Also, again in reference to one of your comments yesterday, I wouldn't feel bad about "just" modifying your 05 C2S. Looking at the cars in your stable, I think you're doing a good job in stimulating the economy.
Edit: Oops, I think it was someone else, on Rennlist, that commented on the need for rear seats. Sorry.
Edit: Oops, I think it was someone else, on Rennlist, that commented on the need for rear seats. Sorry.
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No PDK for me - My '09 C2S is carrera white, natural brown leather, adaptive seats, thicker steering wheel, aluminum shifter and hand brake, sport suspension, sport shifter and 6 speed manual, of course.
My 14th Porsche and my best one (so far)
My 14th Porsche and my best one (so far)
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I confirmed my order tonight: meteor, sport adaptives, SPASM, PSE, short shifter, SC, thicker wheel, and likely aluminum e-brake and shifter. It's due in the middle of Apr. Just in time for spring.
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I think the 997.1 looks so much better then the new version. I am sure the 997 will be timeless, the GT3 version was an instant classic. I don't like the changes Porsche made in the design. There is however now doubt in my mind that the 997.2 is a better car.
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Nice to see some people are buying 997.2 with manual transmissions. If I were buying a new one, I would get a 6MT instead of the PDK.
Post some pictures.
Have you gotten to drive a PDK? I've been driving manual for the last 15 years or so and PDK with Sport Chrono shifts so much faster than I ever could, and on the flip side it is also extremely smooth. To be honest its the first time I have no doubt I'm ready to drop the 6 spd.
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Have you gotten to drive a PDK? I've been driving manual for the last 15 years or so and PDK with Sport Chrono shifts so much faster than I ever could, and on the flip side it is also extremely smooth. To be honest its the first time I have no doubt I'm ready to drop the 6 spd.
If absolute speed was my first priority, I would have kept my turbo.
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Have you gotten to drive a PDK? I've been driving manual for the last 15 years or so and PDK with Sport Chrono shifts so much faster than I ever could, and on the flip side it is also extremely smooth. To be honest its the first time I have no doubt I'm ready to drop the 6 spd.
The PDK is incredibly competent, but so was my turbo - just not alot of fun. The 6 speed 997.2 with sport shifter and sport suspension gives me back what I missed in the turbo. But I tell you, the 997.2 turbo with PDK will be a perfect match - keeping the turbo spooled up with the lightening shifts - what an acceleration monster it will be.