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My oppinion is that the best value is the tt or the 40th anniversary, but I tested a new 997s and I have to honestly said that the car makes the 996 look and feel old.
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The tech at my dealer gave me his 997 differences book and there is a world of change between the 996 and the 997.
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If I am changing my car, it will be for one that's even more track oriented, a 996 gt3 or may be even the 40th.
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My oppinion is that the best value is the tt or the 40th anniversary, but I tested a new 997s and I have to honestly said that the car makes the 996 look and feel old.
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Have been in the market for a 2002 /+ 996.
Am seeing some 05 997's for sale in my area for 10K /15K more than I am thinking about paying for the 996.
What are the major differences (besides 5 HP) between the 05 997 and the later 996' s?
Is the 20% differencial in price about right ?
Only 10-15k more for the newer porsche ????? there is no question, you should go with the 997. The whole chassis is improved, porsche's always get better, and only 10-15 k less for an older model is not a good incentive, so I'll get the 997. You should ofcourse test drive them both.
The 996's have been dropping pretty good and likely to accelerate. A longer warranty is worth it's weight in gold too! Kinda a "catch 22". You could get a good deal on a 996, but does the accelerated depreciation make up for it? FWIW
I could have gotten a base 997 with 19s for just a few $K more than my CPO'd 40th Anniversary. I chose the faster, more extensively optioned car (996 with X51), which has already taken its big initial depreciation hit, and with the CPO warranty is actually covered longer than a new car. To each his own.
After 2 days of high-performance driving at PDE, and almost a year since I bought my 40th Anniversary, I can honestly say that the 40th is perched above the base 997 and just below the 997S.
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying the base 997 is trash, it is a wonderful vehicle, and well worth it. But the 40th Anniversary does have an edge with the X51 package (at least from the track perspective). In terms of performance, the 997S is certainly above the 40th, no question.
What is interesting is the value the 40th brings to the picture. When I bought my 40th, the price was essentially the same as a base 997 with a few options. I wasn't sold with the 997 front design, and the beautiful all leather interior and unique features of the 40th made my decision easier. I have no regrets.
Personally I think the 40th rocks
Their is no way in hell I would sell my 40th and take a huge depreciation hit to buy a 997S or no "S".....but if I could afford the upcomming 997 Turbo S that would be different......
I agree that the 40th could be better than the base 997, I think I still will choose the 996 40th or the gt3 over the 997C2, But I love my C4S too muchy that I don't have to make that decision, and I assumed the initial question was for 996c2 vs 997c2.
Unless I'm mistaken, Porsche's performance figures for the 997 and the 2004 Carrera are the same - the 997 got 5 more HP (and no more torque) but gained weight over the 996.
The 40th had better performance figures than the regular 996 so I don't see how it would be slower than the 997, particularly a 997 without PASM.
I was looking at the same type of thing. 997, GT3, or TT, with the latter two being CPOd. The tech at my dealer gave me his 997 differences book and there is a world of change between the 996 and the 997. So much that I didn't even want to drive a 997 since I'd want to get rid of my O2C2.
Since I DE a lot I was also looking at the GT3 and TT.
Long story short..... I got a CPO GT3. Adjustable suspension, 390 HP and lots of the stuff I have already aquired for the 996 will still fit, and race type brakes. The rears are the same as the fronts on a 996 C2. The fronts are 6 piston! All these changes make the car transcendant.
The car is blindingly fast. I'm gonna hafta learn how to drive all over again! It will be all the car I need for the next few years!
I was in the same boat...Had an 00 C2 and almost boughta 40th once they started discounting them 18k...That was a good deal for the 40th pkg.
They are so close that I am sure the driver would make the only difference not the car..I opted for the 997 based on the interior comfort and slightly newer body...
That's a tuffy,...I like the looks of my car a whole lot better, but the 25 extra hp. on the newer version is tempting, but unlike the 996 it shares the chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels with the C4 and not the turbo (mags. agree the turbo will be even wider). If I am changing my car, it will be for one that's even more track oriented, a 996 gt3 or may be even the 40th. But, I'll wait till I have difficulty passing the zo6's and turbo's at the tracks.
I am going throught a similar process: sold my 02 996 cab and now I am debating between 997 S, tt or 40th anniversary. My oppinion is that the best value is the tt or the 40th anniversary, but I tested a new 997s and I have to honestly said that the car makes the 996 look and feel old. I haven't try a tt (will do this afternoon) so I can not comment on that. By the way, the 2 things that got my attention the most in the 997 were the interior (very well put toghether) and the handling feeling
I've had an 02 996 and now have 05 997. The 997 is just prettier IMO but I think the 996 looked more modern/agressive. I definitely liked the steering feel of the 996 better than my 997. I also preferred the pedal placement/feel of the 996. Everything else I like in the 997 better.
I think it's obvious that Porsche is reaching out to a larger non-sports car market with the 997 or even the 996 for that matter. Just look at their advertising. In the east coast Porsche use to run a commercial showing an elementary school girl who would deliberately be late for the school bus, so that her father would have to give her a ride to school in his Porsche 911.
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