C4S as a daily, who does it?

Curious how many of you guys daily your C4S's? Im going to be daily driving it for about 3-4mo, strongly considering replacing my Bridgestones with Michelin, they have plenty of tread & are late 16. I feel as though they're a bit on the noisy side(I never really ride with my radio on, PSE is amazing) so this might be my only swap. Also about to order a few items from Pelican, BMC filter included.

I daily my C4S from April to October. I even have seats in the back for my two boys.

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I think I just gained a whole new respect for the 911's in general! lol Photo attached, just because & I finally got my specialty plates in!

Hell, I daily drive my GT3 year round, but this is Florida. So, rain or shine I have 128,320 miles so far. For me, the Michelin PS2 tires are the best. They cost more and are sometimes impossible to get in my size, but a superior street tire. So, drive your car! You can still take good care of it, but I wouldn't make a garage queen out of it—simply saving it for someone else. The hell with them, I say! Enjoy your ride!

I daily mine year round in Houston. My boys, 9 and 6, ride in the back seat almost every afternoon after picking them up from school.

I daily and am proud of it And it's modded too 365 days a year In a very harsh Canadian Arctic winter and hot hot summer with everything in between At higher altitude too Temp range from minus 40 Celsius to plus 35 Celsius Rain, shine, sleet, snow, wind, dust you name it Put on 100k km or 60k miles in 5 years Been the best daily driver ever Beats any previous bmw or Audi or Toyota or suv I had Build to be driven and she's happiest being driven

Oh And as far as tires Michelin PS2 trust me There's no comparison You get what you pay for They are the best by far

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I almost daily drive mine... I work from home a lot and also have a 3rd Gen 4Runner for quick errands or hauling stuff. As others have said.. it just loves to be driven!

Buddy of mine has a mint 993 hobby car and he drives a C4S Cab as his daily.

It doesnt need to be a C4 to be a daily driver either. I've got an '01 C2 coupe and use it every day. I agree with other comments - more practical than most believe - and if you know how to drive, can be driven in most any weather condition (whose out driving in blizzards anyway?)

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Skiers are out driving in blizzards. That's what snow tires or a powder mobile are for though.

I daily drove my 996 C4S for many years. It was awesome.

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Did that in my 1990 C4. It was a blast passing 4WD trucks on the road. Even stopped to help one guy get unstuck that managed to put his truck into a ditch.

A Truly Great Car! Daily back and forth from my home in Randolph NJ to NYC Manhattan -

My C4s is not a DD per se, but I drive it as much as I want, typically 3-4 days a week and seems to be very functional all around for travel, running errands or just getting my mind off things, lol. I�m currently running Bridgestone SO3 and going to Michelin�s this summer, please report back with your thoughts on the two.

Daily drove mine in Chicago for 2 years and now in Colorado...even as my ski vehicle. They are more than capable. Only warning is if you have a lot of stop/go traffic and a 6MT, your left leg might not like it so much.

Yup, I drive the C4S daily, or certainly every other day. But here winter is defined as "slightly cooler with occasional rainy days". I use it for all kinds of things, but have the Tiptronic which (to me) makes the car more accessible. I have yet to develop an appreciation for garage queens; these cars are so terrific that .... I don't want to be on my death bed wondering why I didn't drive it more when I had the chance.

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I daily mine in Houston unless it is raining or I am parking at the airport. Then I let my Hyundai take the hits. I just replaced my PS2s with a fresh set. It was just over $1,500 including getting my rim repaired at Discount Tire. It took a week to get them because they had to come from the Michelin factory. This was early February and the only stock was winter tires.

Great feedback gents! I've never been a fan of "saving it for someone else", even when I had 2 vehicles I still drove it 3-4x. I am in Houston & it is a 6MT, doesn't bother too much. I've come to accept Houston traffic is horrendous pretty much any time of the day lol New rubbers is high on the list, anyone have interest in a good set of Bridgestones?

I daily drive mine. To be fair though, I usually work out of my home office or the local Starbucks. Last year I put about 5,500 miles on it. Pre-porsche I used to have a 'weekend' car and a daily. The result was I drove the daily all the time and it was rare that I actually got to drive the fun car. I spent more on insurance, just as much on maintenance, and rarely got to enjoy driving. Then I sold the cars and decided moving forward I wanted a fun, 'reliable', car that I could drive daily. First up was a BMW Z4 that was fantastic and now the C4S which is even better in most respects. I have 19s on my car and run Pilot Super Sports. These are the same model tire that were on it when I bought it, so I can't comment about the noise from them being good or bad.

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I DD my C4S all year long. Only <5 miles to the train station, so I take indirect routes to let the the car get up to temp. If the car is clean, and rain is in the forecast, I'll take the SUV. Also same if snow is in the forecast due to summer tires, although I did drive home from Tech Tactics a few years ago in a snowstorm. Averaging just under 5k/yr overall.

I semi-daily mine. I drive it 3-4 days of the week to work during the winter. Every morning I come out and ask my son to choose, and he always choose the 911. I might end up fully daily it over the summer months.

I have been daily driving my 04 C4S for a few months now. It has 19in snows on now. It has been thru Rain, Sleet, Snow and Dumb A$$ drivers (which there seem to be more of). Not an issue. It is a little tank AND the looks on peoples faces cracks me up in the snow. Some smart 4x4 driver always pulls up behind me in nasty weather and goes around. I speed up a bit and wave hehehe. TANK TANK TANK TANK

I drive the 2002 C4S almost daily in Colorado. Plenty of cold and a bit of snow. Blizzak's in the winter of course. On obvious snow days I take the truck, but have gotten caught unexpectedly at work with 4" of snow, no problem. Drive these things daily!

Great feedback, didn't know that many of you DD these! Shooting to do a few things to mine soon... PS2 LED upgrade for interior & exterior Ultinon 6k headlights Fabspeed air filter(anyone running this? Thoughts?) Ceramic tint Then who knows! lol

I�m not sure why anyone in their right mind would want to DD a car on average 17-19 years old. There similar to driving a late 60�s early 70�s muscle car. Fun to drive here and there but hardly enjoyable daily.

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Probably that very small, tiny, minuscule, hardly countable, and special subset of 996 owners who really love driving the car.

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Because you can. It is a very sturdy and safe car if well taken care of. My speed yellow C4S is a blast to drive and I have been using it for a daily for some time. Don�t get much snow in Charlotte but plenty of rain and twisty roads. My commuter car was a Volvo C30R and couldn�t wait for the weekends to drive the Porsche. I finally decided to try commuting in it and haven�t turned back.

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Maybe some of us enjoy driving more than others? I give myself lots more work to drive, I have a fully fleet of manual transmission vehicles: 911, Accord, and CRV. I enjoy driving the 911, and it is very enjoyable driving daily, so much so that the days I don’t drive it, I wish I was driving it. The 911 is one of the few sports cars that can be daily driving. Ever heard of anyone daily driving a lambo, a Ferrari, etc? I can have lots of fun driving it. My 911 is also right in line with all my other cars. All my cars are old. I have never had a vehicle broken down with me on the side of a road other than a flat tire. PS2: I got the Fister mod and love it. LED upgraded interior and exterior ​​​​​​: Do you know the bulb types as yet? I want to upgrade my interior and exterior lights to LED as well. My tail light is already upgraded and I love it. Fabspeed air filter: The fabspeed is definitely better than the K&N, but I decided against air filters based on how many people sell them used and go back to stock. I do not like the idea of a sock keeping water from going in my engine. That feels a little too close to water ingestion for me.

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I sincerely beg to differ, its all about the sheer joy of driving (to borrow a phrase from the Bavarians), and the 996 offers that in heapfulls I'd rather drive my 17 yr old C4S than any modern ipad on wheels, if you enjoy driving you know exactly what I mean It is really that good, but shhh, don't tell anyone, let them keep thinking the 996 is not worth it, just means the rest of us will have that twinkle in our eyes, grin on our face, and spring in our step and they won't

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PS2 - do it, its a must LEDs - great upgrade, great easy DIY 6K headlights - im happy with my factory litronics Fabspeed intake - have it, nice sound, cleans up engine bay, bit $$$ also recommend an exhaust - whatever flavor you like - 997GT3RS short shift, maybe some suspension updates, motor mounts.....its a slippery slope but so much fun and so so worth it

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I have the PSE on mine, plenty happy with the exhaust note!

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Hmmm I own an Audi R8 arguably the best DD super car made yet I wouldn�t want to DD. Interesting takes from various folks here. I�d rather DD my F350 platinum

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I'd imagine a lot of it comes down to where you live and the age of the driver. Daily driving in LA is probably a lot less enjoyable than daily driving in a rural area. In addition, age begins to become a factor getting in and out of a lower vehicle multiple times a day, on a daily basis.

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I agree for when I'm in the mood. but there are some days I just don't want to shift gears or have a harsh ride, so I drive my X5.

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That is exactly why the 996 is great. When I think about what car I want to move to next, I realize that I hit my upper limit of a 911 turbo, purely because it is the only car I would want to daily drive. I do not want a weekender car. I want a car I can enjoy all year round. That is like having a supermodel girlfriend who only visits on occasional weekends. I want fun-mode all the time, or at least not limited. If I could not daily drive a Porsche, I'd be living in BMW land.

^^^^pretty much sums it up. i split time between my bmw and the c4s, but my BMW is on coilovers and has a cam, so I either drive the fun car, or a i drive the fun car. but at the end of the day, it's all about where you live i suppose -- doesn't matter how fun the car if you don't enjoy the drive. i just do what i can to make every road fun.

Mine's a C2, not C4. But, it's been my DD since the day I bought it. I bought it to enjoy, not to preserve it for the next guy.

I don't yet, but, I will by this fall. I have an RX350 that handles other duties when we need more room. I'm buying the wifey a new Q7 next winter so when that happens this will be my only ride. Should be interesting!

I've owned my 2002 Cab w/6sp Manual tranny for a little over two years now and used it as my DD. It has performed flawlessly! I put the top down just about every day as weather here in the San Francisco area allows that. The only place I went wrong was putting on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup II's when i bought it. VERY noisy for a 1000 miles or so on everything except new blacktop. Next time I'll buy Michelin again, but a different model designed more for daily road use. Like most cars, these 996's are happiest when they are driven regularly. Bill

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My commute is 45 mins of bumper to bumper freeway SLOW driving... which unfortunately means my C4S isn't that enjoyable as a DD, and also makes me nervous about putting "bad" wear & tear on it. Yet I still drive it once or twice on weekdays and try to maximize enjoyment during the weekends. Oh, and no winter driving, either...

I've been DD my 2002 for the past 14 months and loving every minute of it. I bought the Porsche to drive it and not to stare at it and watch it sit in my garage....although i do time to time just hang out in the garage are stare at it and just enjoy the view of my 996 sitting in my garage. I have done a bunch of mods that effect daily driving... i.e..... clutch spring mod, H&R coilovers along,19" low profile tires, function first engine and tranny mounts, headers, X-pipe 200 cell cats, PSE exhaust, short shifter, double din stereo with backup camera and custom 12" subwoofer, oil pan windage tray, slotted only brake rotors, hawk performance brake pads, i know there's several other mods i'm forgetting. I've always had manual vehicles and just used driving in heavy traffic so it doesn't bother me. I drive on weekends my '68 Chevelle with a very heavy clutch and thats a beast to drive in cruises and heavy traffic. I used to think the Chevelles clutch was too heavy and after doing the clutch spring mod on the 996 and daily driving that my leg have gotten used to heavy clutches that the Chevelles clutch no longer feels heavy. Anyway even with all the above mentioned mods i love DD my Porsche on my 45 minutes with no traffic and 1+ hour with traffic commute in the Portland Metro area. I seriously thought about buying a new Toyota Camry as my DD and decided on the 2002 Porsche C4S..... haven't regretted one second of it. It definitely helps being able to do my own work on the Porsche. I knew it wasn't going to be about being able to buy the Porsche but being able to afford the cost of maintaining it. With the exception of a full engine rebuild i'm confident i can handle pretty much what the Porsche may throw at me so i'm not afraid about DD and the typical wear and tear that it intails. Bottom line I DD and enjoy the heck out of it!!!!

PS2's went on today...woooowwwwaaaweeewaaa! I officially HAAATE Bridgestones now, feels like I got a new car.

I drive mine as a mostly daily driver here in Portland. I have a 4x4 F150 as well for the nasty weather as we live in the hills... But I drive the heck out of my 4s and it has treated me well to this point in all wether driving. Was tempted by a Cayenne Turbo not to long ago but at the end of the day I didn't want to let my car go.

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Agreed, Michelin PS2s so much better that S02s, so much