The only "suspension work" a Turbo needs is to add a Gt3 because next to a Gt3 even a 997S needs work. A lot of work.

 

A lot of Turbo owners have been there . In fact .. you may even want to poll the Turbo forum to see how many of them had a base 996 or 997 or an "S" and walked in and out of a dealership several times before making the jump.

 

Plan B -- leaves this as an option--

Keep your current car and don't buy a new car .
It would : (not in any order)
a) save a lot of money
b) make wife happy .

This actually sounds like the most logical and practical choice.
In fact my feeling is that if you settle on a compromise car will it ever erase the doubts about the Turbo S that you didn't get?

However -- if the opinion question is only about which Porsche -- I think you already know the answer in your heart .. and whichever car you get --or if you get none ---

I wish you the best.

 

I actually have my wife's approval for the full range from base to Turbo (even a TT S if I press hard). And this is the source of the problem, if she only approves a base, the problem will be simple.

She's just annoyed at my GTS vs Turbo question and she's just tired of answering it with: "Just get what you want."

 

Turbo.

 

Turbo S for all of the reasons stated above. However, I don't see your "fall back" position as much of a hardship either! LOL

Best of luck to you regardless of what you chose.

 

Get a Turbo and don't look back. I don't think I've met a Turbo owner wishing that they got the lower models. I'd get it over my C2S.2 if I could afford it.

 

TT all day long!!!

 

TT if money is no object.

 

The GTS is probably all the car you can ever use but, bottom line, your question requires an emotional decision.

Without a doubt...do the Turbo S!

 

Well, if you have to have rear seats for the kids then I guess you'll just have to 'trade down' to the TTS
It's a tough life, but sometimes you have to make a sacrifice here and there...

 

if I had to chose between those two I would take the turbo S

 

Get the Turbo S
You will save yourself the trouble of should I have bought the turbo debate in your head.
The Turbo S has it all and if your not tracking it will be all the car you will ever want and more.

 

Turbo. Easy answer.

 

Turbo S. Always something to add to it if you get bored (which you likely will).