When I purchased my 997.2 S 6 speed 13 months ago, I promised myself that I will keep this car for about 3 years. It has been a great driver. However, I am beginning to get the itch to trade it in again. I almost traded it in for a 2009 GT3 over the weekend when my son started getting antsy and had to leave.
I have been entertaining different options since then.
1. Keep the 997.2 S for two more years as planned
2. Audi R 8 V8
3. 997 Turbo
After much thinking, GT3 is out of the running. (bumper clearance, can't change wheels at home with ease, etc)
What are your thoughts?

 

997.2 turbo if you can swing it

 

Are you itching for more power or a more raw sports car experience? Or is it that you just want something different?

 

just something different. I am considering the 997.2 Turbo so the difference in appearance doesn't have to be huge. I want the options of driving the car daily although it will technically be a "weekend car". Thus, ferraris and lambos are not good options.

 

hmm... I would go with the turbo then. I think it's a good choice for driving daily sometimes while being different enough from you current 911.

 

Out of those three, I would keep the C2S. If you a really wanting to trade it in (and a GT3 is out of the equation), then get the 997TT.

BTW, you can get a nose lift kit, and a special torque wrench for a few hundred dollars to change the wheels, if those are the only barriers for the GT3.

 

If I could have swung it, I would have picked up a new R8 rather than the P-car. I couldn't, and I have no regrets.

The sensible thing to do is to hang onto the 997 for another year or two, which will significantly reduce the negative impact on the first year's depreciation.

Did I say 'sensible'.. where the .. did that come from!?..

 

get a new lambo - it costs so much so you will be out of any other options for a while.

turbo 997 car realy does not do anything marginally different from what your current car does. if you feel you do ont like it - it is perhaps better to analizy what is it exactly you are after, especally considering it is a street car only.

 

There isn't enough info here to offer any insightful advice. Every car you list has it's strengths and weaknesses and each are magnificent in it's own way. As a DD, either the TT or the current car are at the top of the list. The GT3 (my personal preference) is a bit more complicated (though the torque wrench requirement is trivial and I get by with a lowered C2S with GT3 bumper with little issue, ensuring that I could handle a GT3 from a practicality standpoint already) but as someone who prioritizes steering feel over immense power, it is my goal to someday own of those.
The most complex point is not being able to analyze the 'want something new' concept. It and it's variants are the emotions that drive all of us to own these cars. If money is not a big concern, then move on to one of the two Porsche's (if handling is your pleasure than the GT3, if it's raw power then the TT). I'd leave the R8 out because of an uncertain trade-in value and the difficulty of it being a DD (I'm assuming that the sight lines in that car are not much different than my Ford GT which (for many other reasons as well) is not a viable DD).
For me, I've been so satisfied with my 2005 CS Cab that I don't see being tempted to swap it (and the associated costs) for a long long time.

 

I've driven the R8 4.2 multiple times and have been simply disappointed. Aside from it's good looks inside and out, it's overall performance is sub par. Feedback and driver involvement is mediocre. Acceleration is anemic. I think you will be disappointed going from a 997.2 to a R8.

What are you looking for...a daily driver? Track car? Highway cruiser?

- bob

 

That and it's an absolute pig to feed... I know with a sports car this is not a prime consideration, but you'll get a rude awakening in that regard compared to the Porsche. 997.2tt still trumps the R8 V10, btw...

 

I found to just be a bit underwhelming. It can easily be daily driven if need be but I think the C2S is just more fun to drive.

 

...and RTronic pales in comparison to PDK.

Too many negatives, IMHO. If you are convinced that the R8 is the way to go, consider a used Gallardo. Essentially same engine, much better driving experience.

bob

 

+1!!!

 

but it can be daily driven if your up to it. I put 11k miles on mine last year.