bye bye turbo and hello to california?
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i just traded my 997.2tt pdk for italia. Do it. I also own f430 as well. Fun factor of driving F car is much higher compared to Porsche. Even though my tt pdk was faster than f430, I took out f430 more often. My pdk tt was only exciting when I gave her full throttle from dig. But it gets old after awhile. But F cars are fun to drive in any rpm range. And Italia is really huge step up from f430. Just my opinion though.....
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easy decision .. yes yes yes, trade it in. i just read that by 2018, prosche plans to sell 200k cars a year. yup a year. they're all going to be like hondas and toyotas pretty soon.
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We (Wheels Boutique) just acquired a new California (came out of a Murci) The F car is amazing in so many ways. needs a few things to be killer. Wheels/Springs and exhaust and the ride is totally transformed to one amazing looking F-Car that is waaay better than the P-car (in certain ways)
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The california sounds like it fits all your needs
So go for it. I actually did not like the California much after driving it. It did everything well, but there was not much emotion involved in the drive, In a way I guess its kind of similar to the turbo. It really is capable of being a daily driver which I think was its intended purpose but for my 200k plus I want something that makes my blood pressure go up a bit and the Cali did not do that for me
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Yes I have driven the California and I didn't get anything from it. Felt as I said, numb. Got back into my turbo after and that was where i wanted to be. I think it's nothing like a 997 turbo either.
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Hey guys,
I have owned 4 porsches in the last 4 years. Current ride is a 07 997tt stick. I am quite fed up driving a stick here in Taiwan. I thought about getting a Turbo/S PDK. But I just can't imagine how happy I will be by trading in the amount of money that I could get a used California/430 over a Turbo/S. 991 is coming out, 997.1 997.2 is too identical. I know it's fast but so what? It will never have the sensation over a F car. If you have the budget, would you do it? Always wanted an open top, always want the dual clutch and newer car design over the 430.
I have owned 4 porsches in the last 4 years. Current ride is a 07 997tt stick. I am quite fed up driving a stick here in Taiwan. I thought about getting a Turbo/S PDK. But I just can't imagine how happy I will be by trading in the amount of money that I could get a used California/430 over a Turbo/S. 991 is coming out, 997.1 997.2 is too identical. I know it's fast but so what? It will never have the sensation over a F car. If you have the budget, would you do it? Always wanted an open top, always want the dual clutch and newer car design over the 430.
I will be driving the Cali out of curiosity this weekend but have the feeling it will not give me an adrenaline rush.
So go for it. I actually did not like the California much after driving it. It did everything well, but there was not much emotion involved in the drive, In a way I guess its kind of similar to the turbo. It really is capable of being a daily driver which I think was its intended purpose but for my 200k plus I want something that makes my blood pressure go up a bit and the Cali did not do that for me