Dave Thornton

I would be very interested to hear why an opinion can change so much

ScoobyDoo555

I would be interested, but the fact of the matter is that I'm not!!

This is Scoobynet - I wouldn't expect anything less these days.

It's just fun to watch

toneh

iTrader: (1)

I used to have a 3,2 carrera ( air cooled )
And loved it. , it was a little raw and agricultural but once you'd got to grips with the quirky handling it was brilliant , you know you are driving it and with a sports exhaust sounds fantastic
in the two or three years of ownership it never missed a beat ( and it's considered an old car )
My bro had a 964 carrera 4 and never got to grips with it and also had a few niggles
I've no interest in the 996 /7 for the most part they seem very bland and costly to maintain

If I was going to get another it would have to be air cooled and lhd also

A nice lhd 3.2 with a g50 box is my 911 of choice
Certainly not as refined as a Scooby and not as quick as a highly modded one
But you won't be breaking it for spares to recoup you're money niether will you be on here every waking hour asking about various issues it's developed

You'll just be to busy blasting round with a grin on ya face

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

Why lhd and what was it like on fuel? toneh

toneh

iTrader: (1)

It was pretty good mpg wise , can't remember off hand but they not lugging a lot of weight around , certainly better than a Scooby fuel wise
The pedals are offset on the earlier rhd 911,s I've driven a few and for me it spoils the drive , and the sacrifice of lhd is worth it

e8_pack

I suppose when you've only had 300 scoobs ranging from standard to 700hp you're not sure, but 301 is the clincher.

coolangatta

I've been driving for 36 years and although I haven't counted, I doubt I've had 30 (of all makes) let alone 300

Dave Thornton

I wonder if I've owned 300 pairs of socks in my lifetime? Last year my favourite all time pair were some thermal ones from M&S. But how wrong I was since I discovered Nike sports socks earlier this year. I've now replaced all my socks with Nike and would never go back to M&S. Who needs thermal anyway?

coolangatta

Were your socks between standard and 700 bhp (british homestores pairs) ?

billythekid

If I was looking for a 997 or 997.2 then I would get an OPC car.
2 year warranty = no worries about engines etc. Just drive it.
(ex 997 2S owner)

GC8

Curiously 993 prices are pretty static with 964s leaping in value, anything else air cooled getting silly and anything genuinely rare or interesting going mental.

If I was buying a 996 then Id either buy a car which cost sufficiently little to allow me to rebuild the engine if it ever needed it, or Id be looking for a car which had had a recent Hartech rebuild (Hartech and no one else, not even Autofarm).

Id bet on a Boxster or 911 engine before a high output Impreza hatch 2.5l but its true that certain models have issues. Porsche Cars NA released failure rates last year in response to a class action lawsuit.

Paben

iTrader: (5)

I've owned an air-cooled Carrera and later a 996 turbo, both wayward in the wet and quite expensive to run. Now got a Merc 320 CLK for general stuff and a modded Bug for fun that would easily live with the 996. Wouldn't go back to a Porsche.