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The changes between 997 and 996 are only minor ones when it comes to appearance.
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So much so that I know someone who felt that he needed to change the colour of his car when he had a 997 so that most "normal" people could actually tell that he had bought a new car.
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IMO, I think Porsche have been a bit lazy when making the 997 - it uses the same engine design (still has RMS faults) which really should have been sorted by now.
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So much so that I know someone who felt that he needed to change the colour of his car when he had a 997 so that most "normal" people could actually tell that he had bought a new car.
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IMO, I think Porsche have been a bit lazy when making the 997 - it uses the same engine design (still has RMS faults) which really should have been sorted by now.
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Hi All
I recently bought a Cobault Blue 2000 C2 and am loving it! I have seen a lot of hand wringing about what an improvement the 997 is over the 996. I have to say my view is that the 996 is a great car and its more sparten interior is more in keeping with Porsche's sports heritage. I think the 997 is the wrong side of comfort and gadgets and that Porsche is in danger of becoming a volume car manufacturer with its burgeoning number is models; the 996 seems pure and truer by comparison.
Is this just a new guy speaking or do other people agree?
Not in danger, but already is..
I think the 996 had more models than the current 997, I have a 996 and look forward to replacing it with the 997, I find the shape much more pleasing to the eye ( in the eye of the beholder and all that) the technology is and should be more advanced, from numbers being thrown around that seem very much to be the case.
Its a shame most of the 997 comments seem to be about the TMC not working [&:]
As Khushy says "The 997 is SIGNIFICANTLY better - dont kid yourself its not - it bloody well is."..well it has to be..
Khushy are you the same man who had the Phoenix Gold M?
garyw
I agree with Adrian
I bought my first 911, an SC, in 1983 and have since updated to a new model every 2 or 3 years - 3.2 Carrera, 2x 964s, 2x 993s, 996 3.4 and now 996 3.6. My OPC keep trying to persuade me to order a 997 but I'm not yet convinced. Sure it is a step up from the 996 in several areas, but I have to say that I can't fault my current car.
The big issue is the cost to change. My 996, which still looks and feels like new, is worth c.£40k. A new 997S could cost c.£70k on the road, and will lose at least £10k very rapidly (a friend has been offered £57k for his 10k mls 997S that cost him £73k only 11 months ago[&:]).
IMO, £ for £, a really good 996 is a better car than the 997.
Inevitably, I'm sure I'll move onto a 997 - but I'm in no hurry.
I have looked at 997s in my local PCWL and just don't like the 'Ford Focus' interior of the 997 with its SatNav and silver plastic etc. This kind of look and technology dates quickly and frankly is too mass volume car looking for my liking. True I don't financially have the option of buying one at the moment, but even if I did I think the 996 is such a great car the benefits of the 997 would only show if I did track racing etc which I don't. So for now the 996 is all the car I need for the next few years and the 997 seems like a step ascetically in the wrong direction.
The changes between 997 and 996 are only minor ones when it comes to appearance. The basic floor pan is similar and the overall view from outside is almost the same. So much so that I know someone who felt that he needed to change the colour of his car when he had a 997 so that most "normal" people could actually tell that he had bought a new car. Even now , people still think that it is the same car, just a different colour.
IMO, I think Porsche have been a bit lazy when making the 997 - it uses the same engine design (still has RMS faults) which really should have been sorted by now. They can solve this problem by the fact that GT3 models don't have the RMS problem.
Sales are apparently down across the whole model range, so hang out for some discount if you do upgrade.
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