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Looking to buy either a 2003 Carrera Cab with 29k miles, condition is near mint
seller is asking $46900
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/676499972.html
or a 2001 Turbo with 49k miles, in fact here's the link
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/car/669699420.html
Im looking to spend no more than $50k but was wondering which model would
you buy and why?
Thanks
That turbo seems like a steal...I'd be ALL OVER that if I was looking. Why...it's a turbo and it's fast and cool.
Also, relitively reliable...get it!!!
They are two different animals. Why don't you drive both and then decide what it is that you want, a cab or a coupe? Then you can decide if you want NA or TT.
Michael
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'02 NA Cab
The turbo...no question about it...and if you'd drive both of them you'd instantly come to the same conclusion...but I have the same question as FLY....why would a guy put an $8K set of wheels/tires on a car he's going to sell? You might want to check into the conditon of those wheels and tires...
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Definitely drive both and decide - I'm a sucker for drop tops (just bought a 2003 Cab myself actually), but if that's not a priority then the TT is an amazing car at a really good price.
It depends on where you live. If you live where you can drive with the top down most of the year (like me) then I would go with the CAB. If this is a daily driver to work or need to have the top up for the majority of the time go with the TT.
I love CABs, but not when the top is up.
Why are you even considering the cab? It is simply outmatched as-is in your presentation. Since you are considering it as a choice,I have to assume you are biased towards a cab. If so, despite the good deal on the TT, the car that
I
would buy, I would have to conclude you will still wish you had the cab if you bought the TT.
With that as a background, I say go after the cab. Bargain it down, have a PPI done, drive it, etc.
I have become more conservative over the years, having owned some reasonably high performance cars and experienced how much I paid to maintain them.
Part of the question is what do you want to do with it? The TT is a Great car--but a used one has probably been aggressively driven & simply has more systems to maintain. The extra HP can certainly be intoxicating & entertaining--how much are you realistically going to use it? How much will you pay for those moments. Clearly, for some, the entertainment and perceived status is worth it.
I bought my '03 Cab because it was late enough in the production cycle that most of the wrinkles should have been worked out, the cab makes it enjoyable to drive at 25mph as well as at higher speeds, and the simple C2 design had minimal systems to maintain over time. Most of my driving is in town or short highway commutes. So, I feel I get more enjoyment, more often than with a hard-top TT.
Performance cars are great, but for most of your driving, you're still going to end up behind a mini van.
Dude I live in Montreal and it's *still* worth it to have a Cab - the times with the top down are absolutely worth the storage and the times you have to put the top up. Nothing beats the feeling of a convertible.
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Cab vs hardtop. I like cabs but not 996 cabs. It's not that I think they don't look good, it's that you sit too low IMO. It's not a roadster type of car.
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