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YOUR RESEARCH$5k more for C4S worth it?
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It was $10k to buy the 3.0l engine in the Audi Q5 when new (and even used) just to get a better, more powerful engine.
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Used sports car prices across the board are on the rise.
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And don't forget, the C4S was faster in factory testing on the Nurburgring.
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2003 911 C4S 6-Speed Coupe MSRP: $
82,565
2003 911 C2 6-Speed Coupe MSRP:
$68,600
Today's price? A Bargain. Hell yes, if you like the C4S well enough, pay the premium for one. It will go down as one of the best looking 911's of all time when all is said and done.
It's a beautiful example that is worthy of making one biased.
My opinion however, is non-biased and based on factual evidence (again..., not my own self gathered evidence), the narrow body bare bones aero C2 is most superior.
It's hard to deny that the wide bodied 996 is more esthetically pleasing than the narrow body, but it all boils down to your tastes in looks and performance. They both drive radically different. For me, I prefer a lighter RWD vehicle. The AWD system on the Porsche C4S is more forgiving of common problems associated with standard 4WD systems. One of the problems is torque steer, but most have reported very little effect from the phenomenon. Other problems have been associated with tracking the C4S. The cornering dynamics are much different than a RWD Porsche. On and on it goes. You just need to test the waters on your own. Everybody is going to have a different opinion on the matter.
In terms of what the market dictates regarding prices, 5k more is on the low side for a C4S over a similar mile C2/C4.
If it�s the car you want, it�s a great price.
C4S� usually command in the high 20 to low 30s.
C2 in the high teens to low 20s.
There are some other design aspects that help make it look great: the front bumper cover, the rocker cover panels, the absence of the intakes for the Turbo intercoolers, the absence of a visible tail spoiler.
Side profile view is also a very iconic 911 shape. The whole car is kinda stealthy looking, like there is something special going on here.
And don't forget, the C4S was faster in factory testing on the Nurburgring.
Only if you think you will get it back when selling. For me, I don't like the look of the C4S. I don't like the red strip across the back, I don't like the fake vents in the rear bumper. In the Turbo those vents make sense for the intercoolers which aren't present on the C4S. Show anyone who doesn't know 996's a front 3/4 view of a C4 and C4S and they won't be able to tell one is wider than the other. Same powertrain as the narrow body C4, but with bigger and heavier brakes and suspension.
This. $5k ain�t bad. It was $10k to buy the 3.0l engine in the Audi Q5 when new (and even used) just to get a better, more powerful engine.
The $5k you spend on the C4S will hold it�s value, so you aren�t really giving up anything.
Several advantages to the 4s outside of being a widebody. It has aluminum wheel carriers (iron on the c2), the AWD can be beneficial with very little noticeable penalty on track (can get on the power much, much sooner). also, wider tires means better traction and braking. Can fit GT2 wheels on a 4s, but not a C2 due to fender widths.
Finally, the radiators are from the turbo which means more cooling power. While the C2 guys wind up putting a 3rd radiator in the middle, my 4s has never required to do so. Also, larger brakes. From the interior standpoint, full leather interiors which were standard are miles ahead of the plasticky C2 interior unless they went for the full leather option; a rarity.
There is a reason the 4s commands more $ then, and now. Going forward, a 4s will be always valued higher than a comparable C2.
Yeah, check out these asking prices (both are in LA). Looks like $5K more won't be enough.
yellow / black
, 56K miles, Tip: $42,99
silver / black
, 50K miles, 6 speed, custom wheels: $44,990
I started to look for a 996 almost by accident, (long story) but got very serious after I saw the C4S, then it was I got to get one of these, and I did. I think I paid more than $5k because it was a 4S. As far as the FWD goes, the PO had removed it, so mine drives like a C2 but looks like a C4. Can't complain. One of these days I will put the front back just to see the difference.
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