Thinking of a new Carrera 4 - Page 1 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK

first out the post I would say spend the extra & get the C4S, it is better value when you look at the extra's included & will do better come re-sale. 20k mileage pa is high for a porker, I think you will loose about £20-25k after 2 year's & 40k miles, which is still good for a new buy.Ask one of the Porsche buyers for a valuation on a 2yr old 40k car to be sure. Servicing is cheap for the first one (£300 ish) but higher for the second year (£700 ish), tyres the backs will go at circa 10/12k & cost around £500 the pair.Hope this helps & all the best with the car.

Grant Thanks for that. The depreciation is about what I had expected. My current M5 has lost around £20K in 2 years and 40,000 miles. From what you say the porker is a little more expensive on servicing and about the same on tyres. Only getting 21 mpg from the M5 though.

An M5 eh, a very nice car & with four seats & a boot (C4s have glove boxes for a boot!!). I hope you have decided to go for the C4S it's that bit more special to drive (although the M5 is great) & own. Just make sure you add the sports exhaust,Bose sound & the alloy hand brake & gear lever to your extra's list. If you are still going the standard C4 route I'd say buy second hand (s/h C4S are still fetching near list!) there is a lot of private sale choice at the moment.Go on do it, you are only here once!!

I really don't want the C4S. I prefer the understated looks of the Carrera 4. Would look at used but as I use the car as a 'mobile office' I really need things like a phone, sat-nav etc. etc. Not many used ones up with the stuff I need. Has anybody heard a rumour about a general facelift for these cars this summer?

The new shape (like 993) look is coming here next year I've heard.

RR, 997 is sept 04 i believe. So all the mags have been hinting at.

Just a thought, why the C4 It is slower than the C2, and a little more costly to run, and has no luggage space (2nd Diff takes up boot space) OK 4WD is a factor in wet, but the C2 is still very good and IMHO more of a drivers car Gary

I agree with Gax if you don't want the C4S then the C2 makes the most sense.I have the Turbo now which does need 4wd, but previously owned two different C2's & traction just isn't an issue with rear engined cars. As Gax said you get more boot space,a little more grunt & you save money. The press are definitely talking about another "facelift" model for the end of next year (MY05)

The C4 / S is a lard ass too, at around 100kg porkier than a basic C2. Unless you have turbo size grunt to lay down then 4x4 is a waste of time imo.

yes .....boo hisss at the c4s The boot on the c4 is small, at least on the c2 you can get a fair bit in it, no traction problems, not as 'flash' as c4s nor as heavy as the c4. I went for the Targa just to be different. ! Rear tyres lasted 8300 miles + 1 Track day. perfect reliablility, compared to my M5 which was Sh't.

Depends if you live at the top of a hill or not. Last winter I couldn't get the Tiv up the hill - and didn't bother getting my Boxster S out after that. Waited for the thaw. A C4/S would have climbed it no problem. Four wheel drive has its uses - even in a sports car.

Roadrunner! Where the bleedin' 'arry have you been? The search party gave up aeons ago...

Hello ol chap. How's it going? Still blatting around in that t4? Well I'm STILL in london for the moment. I'm finally looking at selling up and moving out this summer. At bleedin' last I might add. Can't wait to get my mitts on something nippy too. Still have a soft spot for the 911, so we'll see...

I have the chance to buy a new Carrera 4 in July. It's obviously very expensive for an everyday car as I do around 20,000 miles per year. Can anybody give me an idea of likely running costs - servicing etc.