W204 c63 or porsche 996tt??
01-27-2016 | 01:21 PM
#27
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‘04 996 C4S, ‘18 GLC, ‘19 Alltrack
Sorry, while I do agree vipers and such turn heads, saying porsches don't is just not correct. Someone followed me all the way to my house before to ask me "what is it?" and "can I have a ride?" when I had my 996. Granted, it was done up, but I've never had anyone follow me in any other car before.
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ETA: Only the purists knew that the 996's were the blacksheep of the 911 family. Everyone else thought I was a stud when I drove it.
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01-27-2016 | 10:04 PM
#28
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‘04 996 C4S, ‘18 GLC, ‘19 Alltrack
This is from a Rennlist discussion on buying a 996:
"Turbos are a solid car, but it all depends on the car you buy. Look for limited amount of owners, unmolested, and little or no track use, and lower mileage. You can find a well sorted car in the low to mid 40's Had my turbo for a year and it's been a solid car. Spoiler hydraulics, throttle body, and ignition switch are the only issues I've had. All of which are fixable and not cost prohibitive. Paid 25$ for a new switch, $150 for tb, and pulled the fuse on spoiler until I figure what fix I will do. Stuff breaks and as the cars get up in age more stuff will. Have a little nest egg just in case, and become familiar with these cars before you jump in head first. I spent almost a year searching and my biggest advice is don't fall in love with any car until it's properly diagnosed and inspected."
Most of the thread is about NA cars but a TT guy chimed in.
FWIW
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"Turbos are a solid car, but it all depends on the car you buy. Look for limited amount of owners, unmolested, and little or no track use, and lower mileage. You can find a well sorted car in the low to mid 40's Had my turbo for a year and it's been a solid car. Spoiler hydraulics, throttle body, and ignition switch are the only issues I've had. All of which are fixable and not cost prohibitive. Paid 25$ for a new switch, $150 for tb, and pulled the fuse on spoiler until I figure what fix I will do. Stuff breaks and as the cars get up in age more stuff will. Have a little nest egg just in case, and become familiar with these cars before you jump in head first. I spent almost a year searching and my biggest advice is don't fall in love with any car until it's properly diagnosed and inspected."
Most of the thread is about NA cars but a TT guy chimed in.
FWIW
TC
01-29-2016 | 09:04 AM
#30
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2016 C63 S
There is a reason why 996's are affordable.
Its because they are undesirable. Its the only generation where they deviated so much from the front end design with those crappy headlights. And 996's are over 10 years old now.
i was in the same boat and almost pulled the trigger on a TT 996 Drop Top, but once i started really digging into them, it wasnt worth the value.
I ended up pulling the trigger on a 997 C4s and added a single turbo kit.
Its because they are undesirable. Its the only generation where they deviated so much from the front end design with those crappy headlights. And 996's are over 10 years old now.
i was in the same boat and almost pulled the trigger on a TT 996 Drop Top, but once i started really digging into them, it wasnt worth the value.
I ended up pulling the trigger on a 997 C4s and added a single turbo kit.
01-29-2016 | 09:09 AM
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Accurate. That, and the IMS issue. The 996 was also well behind the times of its other German counterparts in interior refinement. Like 6-7 years behind. The 997.5 is when they really started to catch up, but not till the 991 when the panamera inspired interior brought them to par.
