First the good news............looks like I'll be ordering a new 997 C4S cab PTS Turquiose Blue this fall departing from my plan of keeping my current one till the end of time.

The bad news is why! My car was hit by a Chevy Tahoe while I was sitting at a stop sign a few days before Christmas and sustained a lot of damage and made me rethink buying it off lease. In fact it made me think that with these cars if you're out on the road a lot then owning them doesn't make a lot of sense at least for me.

I'm 64 now and I guess if everything remains the same I'll lease a few more before I get too old to remember my name.

I'm a little blue (no pun intended) about my car but unexpectedly excited about the new one the more I read about it....life goes on!

The other good news is that I wasn't hurt even a little bit. I took a hard shot and hardly felt anything in the driver's cabin....nothing! That I rteally appreciate.

All the Best for the Holidays!

Tom

 

The main thing is you're okay.
Why get a new one? You don't trust the dealer to repair the car back to its glory?

 

Glad you are OK.

My first 997C2S was my long term car, nice wheels, drive it gently, babied it! Then as I was sitting at a traffic light just over a year after getting it, and I was rear ended by a garbage truck! $30,000 in damage, and I know that the car wouldn't be the same. I bought my second one and drove the crap out of it! Now that you know this car's days are numbered, drive it like you stole it!

 

A lot of damage....like Northvan says....I have a feeling it'll never be the same and I certainly know that the value won't be the same! I don't want to be stuck owning a car with limited options for the future.

Besides....the new one looks pretty cool too and even faster.

Tom

 

You can still order a 997? You said you were going to order it this fall. Since it is now winter, do you mean fall of 2012?????

 

I'm curious; was the car ever the same?

I have maybe half to 1/3 that damage and my lease goes on for another 16 months and hopefully the C4S Cab will be orderable in the fall and deliverable in the spring of 2013 or I might have to keep the current one a little longer.

Thanks.

Tom

 

Sorry I meant 991!

Tom

 

I didn't drive it, had the second one 4 months before the body shop finished with it. The main frame rail on the passenger side was shortened by 1/2". I am sure it had it's problems.

 

Sorry to hear about your car but glad that you are OK. That is the most important thing.

 

Congrats on the 991. I thought you didn't like it tho?

 

It's starting to grow on me........certain views......if I could order another 997 I might prefer that but I can't so i'm stuck (if you can be stuck ordering any new 911). I'm a new car guy and like to build the car I like, especially the color.

Just trying to look at the glass as half full....I'm excited to see it in the flesh though.

Tom

 

If you do get tempted to repair the car, a little advice...get it repaired by a dealer NOT in OKC.

Good luck. When will the 991 C4S be available?

 

I hear in late 2012 or early 2013.

 

I'm glad your OK. Your comment on leasing does make me wonder too. What I mean is I would expect that your cars resale value to be less if it has been in an accident and repaired. With a lease, that is not a problem. An accident has economic damages that are not covered by insurance if you own. Can you go against the other driver's insurance for that difference? It could easily be $10,000... I had never looked at it like this.

With interest rates as low as they are, what is a good money factor rate? I have never considered leasing as an option but this makes me rethink that.

 

tommy,

sorry to hear of this misfortune...glad your not hurt...get it fixed and enjoy. You have time to decide. 991, turbo, speedster, GTS...you will look in any of them and believe me you will remember what your name is and what your driving.