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It's not, unless you've changed the front bumper and the color.
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Drove a C4S when test driving cars with my dad and he ended up buying a 40th.
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Thinking of adding another P-Car to fleet. From the posts I've seen a 40th is the best 996 other than TT. Give advice on finding a cpo car, or wtb maint. coverage for ims/rms issues. 951 is too much trouble,will leave basically stock. Need new toy.
Nice thing about the 40th is that they are fully loaded (some have nav others don't). They have more HP that everyone is trying to get. Close to the 997 cars. Somewhat rare and GT silver is beautiful in the sun. I just sold mine with almost 70k and only had a few issues. Throwout bearing and 6 months later the AOS. Not fun. Other than that loved the car. Now I have a 997TT and it is GT silver too. Apples and Watermellons when is come to power between the two. I thought my 40th was fast. WRONG. Just don't drive a TT and you will be OK. AWD is a wierd thing to get use to. Lot of torque streer in my TT.
Good luck!!
I would take the 40th over a C4S. 1)AWD serves little benefit to most, but wide body looks great. 2) X51 motor is much sweeter than the M96. I drove my car, a 40th, and a 2005 997 back to back. My favorite of those three was the 40th. That motor loves to rev and felt much snappier than the M96 or the 2005 997. That was 1.5 yrs ago and the 40th prices are higher today.
I was looking at c4s till I discovered the 40th. Was sold on the lsd, x51, paint, and stock wheels. Love the wide body look on the c4s but don't need awd in southern ca and don't care for the stock rims. For me the 40th was the better car.
The C4S was recently named by GT Porsche magazine as the 996 that is most likely to become a classic by Porsche standards. It was compared to the 1973 Carrera S 2.2!
The nav from that generation is actually more of a detriment than a benefit - it's painfully obsolete by today's standards and really dates the car. You're better off to have a Becker deck that you can easily replace.
That being said, I don't think you could go wrong between a 40th and a C4S. Good luck and have fun shopping!
I didn't think the nav was to bad but I also had the 2007 updated discs. Yes, it does not have touch screen or bluetooth but I added a dension with a 32 gig flash drive.
The LSD made the decision easy for me. I bought the car for autox so getting a car without an LSD was just silly. It
does
make a difference coming out of the corners! I don't particularly care for GT Silver as my BMW is also silver but the turbo bumper is awesome.
Full leather was standard on all 996 C4S'...X51 was an expensive option so it's fairly rare to find it on
ANY
996, except the 40th as it was part of the features on it.
I definitely see the appeal for the wide body look, but then I'm not a fan of the tail lights extended across the whole back of the car.
Drove a C4S when test driving cars with my dad and he ended up buying a 40th. Have to say I like the purest feel of RWD and was annoyed that the C4S just tended to understeer. But everyone has their preference.
C4S looks better but I'd go for the 40th anniversary, unless you really need 4WD. 345HP in a lighter car, makes it feel much sportier, quicker, etc. The 40th is a great car. Nav may be dated but works fine. The LSD, lowered suspension, nice interior, luggage, etc., make it a very nice car.
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