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- wipers are not much help in this rain - nor are the headlights in this rain/night - Hunny I cant come in for dinner I am "adjusting" (name parts, points, brakes, fuel mixture, timing........) on the car AGAIN - Heat?
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I cant tell when it will let go and I felt at many times (when it was running) that it was at its edge when it really wasnt.
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I tried to hold out and use an older car as a daily driver.
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- wipers are not much help in this rain - nor are the headlights in this rain/night - Hunny I cant come in for dinner I am "adjusting" (name parts, points, brakes, fuel mixture, timing........) on the car AGAIN - Heat?
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Welcome - nice looking 996!
The discolored tank on the LHS at the back contains
coolant
- it's a new fangled idea that may or may not catch on, but it does come with it's own set of unique 'features'.
You'll be enjoying threads on coolant cap serial numbers, replacement coolant tanks etc etc much more now!
Thanks!
This is Rennlist. I reserve the right to post a poorly-supported, belligerant-toned opinion on something I know nothing about on any forum here.
So what kind of oil do you guys use?
Welcome!
Different as in you like it? Or different as in, "What did I get myself into?"
It took me a couple of weeks to get used to mine after being in a front-engined 944 for so long. But I couldn't be any happier now!
Well, in my so far very limited experience, it has much higher street confidence levels than the 993, at a cost of steering feel and back end feel. Took a few "favorite turns" and it just sticks without drama at speeds where the 993 would be sending all sorts of messages about slip angles and traction limits.
The front end is planted to a much higher degree than the 993. Both the 993 and my old '71 required more advance planning if you intended to turn in to a reasonably sharp turn--if you just hamfistedly turned the steering wheel without managing the weight transfer, the front end would wash out the minute you got on the power. I'm sure the C4S will do the same, but at a much higher limit. For now, it really seems to bite well.
I do appreciate the shorter gearing and improved midrange from the vario-things. Even if it had the same power, it's a much more accessible powerband.
The struts seem to be in good shape for 40k miles. I'm surprised.
The brakes are no better IMO. The 993 (which had the hydraulic--not vacuum--brakes) had the best brake feel I've ever experienced. The 996 has a softer pedal and feels more distant. Maybe just needs a flush.
The 996 sounds OK when revving it out, but the off-idle and part throttle sounds are really odd. It needs more grumble.
I'm really just evaluating now. I'm a car fiddler by nature, so I'm sure I'll be working on the bugs. Been searching for hours already and, as expected, everything I think of has been covered here.
like what.... MODS?
none of us do that kind of stuff
Check out this thread for a subtle exhaust note change
LINK
my final choice is on post #520 (IIRC)
Yeah, the 996 inspires confidence that lets you know right when it will let go.
My '87, no way!
I cant tell when it will let go and I felt at many times (when it was running) that it was at its edge when it really wasnt.
You have to pay a lot of attention to the older ones, not the 996, it WILL tell you the condition the car is in.
welcome to the dark side....of the ignorant Porsche owners who don't know the heritage of Porsche according to a post on the bright side!!
I think that drivability did however have to compromise the real Porsche look......but the C4S is a very very very sexy Porsche
enjoy (the fiddling)
very nice ride.... welcome to the water pumpers. Always a treat to see 993 owners on here... as for grip, I think you will give in before your c4s will... its a phenominal car on the track as well. Enjoy!
welcome!
Although, I do have to say that it's the same old story... 993 owners bad mouth the 996 until they own one (not saying that you did) and then it's the greatest car in the world - mark one up for another 993 convert.
Oh, but I did!
Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.
Is the 996C4S (perhaps the best of the "regular" 996s) a better
car
than a '95 993C4 (realistically, an entry level 993)? Sure.
Is it a better
Porsche
? Hmmm, OK.
Is it a better
911
than a 993? Whoops, who called a 996 a 911!?!
Gotta face facts--there's an old dude out there with a '72 911S who never goes more than 35mph, only on sunny Sundays, and if he had to turn or stop his flexy S brakes and 185/70 tires would pitch him off the road so fast a Hyundai driver would shake his head. And you know what? He drives a better 911 than any 993 or 996 owner can dream about.
I'm happy with what I just got. I was happy with what I had. And I'm pretty realistic about where they both stand.
Here-here Rally! I miss my early 911's - incredible reliability and simplicity + 'hand'-built with finest materials and pride. Our 996's are jap-designed, cookie cutter assembled, sub-standard materials mostly with 'profit' in mind. I think if Porsche had really been involved in the design and engineering of this (these) cars, we wouldn't be seeing the engine issues, etc. For me I have a gut feeling that Porsche somehow outsourced a significant element of the 996-on newer cars in an effort to cut corporate bottom line. It's backfired and I don;t think the backfire has ended yet. Porsche was proudly founded as an engineering company and will ignominiously fail as a cheap car maker. Sounds harsh - but today's economic and fiscal realities are going to put all the automakers to the test...maybe VW should pull a hostile corporate takeover of Porsche. There - my rant is over now
I still love my P-car...I guess for what it stood 'for', not necessarily for what it is now...
Whoa who whoa!
Remind me why you bought a 996 when there are plenty of early 911’s to be had? I'm no 996
fanboy
, nor have I ever owned or even driven an early 911, but you're talking about the dream car of a lot of people here.
Really, Marlon, you may go too far there. We all know there was no way Porsche could have continued making interior panels out of fiberboard hand-covered and stapled. And those 3000 tiny Phillips screws weighed quite a bit.
The 996 is a remarkable car--every minute I drive it, I learn more about how good it is.
OK we agree that old Porsche was simple. But so were the american cars....(hell all cars) and having driven a newer car with all its "features" there aint no going back...
has anyone got in any "old cars" lately?
Soul is neat, but where are my brakes!! - whats that smell.... GAS? Burning oil? - UFF it started, thank goodness! - wipers are not much help in this rain - nor are the headlights in this rain/night - Hunny I cant come in for dinner I am "adjusting" (name parts, points, brakes, fuel mixture, timing........) on the car AGAIN - Heat? we dont need no stinking heat - hand me the towel, the windows are fogged up again - what do you mean "you dont carry bias ply tires anymore"? -
AND that said, Porsche would not be in business already had it NOT made the 996
dont get me wrong, some day I would love to own an older one, but having owned a 60' bug, I have a real good idea of what to expect. (BTW, I loved that bug.......sometimes, ok most of the time)
It all depends on what the car is being used for.
For weekends, the charm of the older cars (and the "hassles" associated with ownership) is something easily dealt with. But on a daily driver the reliability and comfort of the modern vehicles cannot be matched.
I tried to hold out and use an older car as a daily driver. I liked the smell of burning oil and old leather. But eventually being under the car every weekend got old so I upgraded. I do miss certain aspects of my older car but I'm very happy with my decision.
Again, depends on what you're using the car for.
