I didn't say corvette. Nor was I thinking about that marque either. It seems like you have already made your decision on what you are going to do before you even asked for our advice. I don't exactly know you very well, so I am not familiar with your perspectives or take on things. But again, I will reiterate this one more time. Please don't get s envy when you see a 25 year old driving a 991s. It happens in LA. Good luck with everything.

Oh, and I just read catchmyshadow's post, and it was !!!! +1 Rep point for you sir!!!

 

LOLOL, if i go ahead and just order it without telling her, I may just have to sleep in the car for a while...LOLOL....my real question should be: "hows the leg room in the Base VS S?!"

 

I agree with you sir. on the other hand there is always bigger better faster here in LA as well...BMW? so what i got a Porsche...Porsche?? so what i got an F car....or Lambo, or etc etc etc

i am not envious at all. I would prolly "thumbs up" a fellow P-car driver...i'm just laid back. but if i saw a 25 yrd old in a GT3 RS 4.0...then that would really ruin my day...LOL

 

No problem, since u live in California.
U can enjoy the Open Sky ON your new Porsche then,
just to give you an idea :

 

dude, your killing me!

 

You live in Pasadena and you currently own a 911. I don't think you can go wrong with any decision at this point.

 

Glad you are okay with that.

This is the FUNNIEST thing that I have ever seen on this forum!!! LOL!!!! I ran out of rep points to give you!!!

 

This does make sense because 991 is now larger

 

When I see young guys/gals driving a fancy car. I always tell myself that I can appreciate mine a lot more than they can. I am just guessing here, to some, it is just the brand they are after, not the car. ; }

 

damn limitations, lol, but thx!
how could you miss out on the whole story?



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lol, indeed.

 

Price is not a concern for me so I could buy a turbo, GT3 or S, however, I choose to buy base Carreras very lightly optioned with only power seats and XM. I think they represent the best value and the depreciation is very modest compared to the other models. I paid $76k for a base 2009 brand new and could sell it for $67k today, 3 years later. Check how much a GT3, S or turbo depreciates in 3 years. I bet much more than 9k. I have a 991 base car on order and happily so. White/Yachting blue, sport plus seats, XM and sport design steering wheel. About $85k and the dealer is giving me 3k off so figure $82k for a brand new 991. can't beat it.

 

I'll repeat this endlessly... ALWAYS... ALWAYS... buy the biggest motor. There is no substitute. You should know that!

 

Bigger brakes w/6 piston calipers vs. 4 up front.
PASM
Wider tires fore and aft
50 more HP
38 more lb/ft of torque (are you kidding me. An S will crush the base from any in-gear run)
Quad exhaust if one cares
Ability to get SPASM cheaper because PASM is standard (the only way I'd order a Carrera S that is)

All this nonsense about the .03 seconds delta to 60, is just nonsense. First of all .03 is a LOT to 60, but 0-60 times are BS. The real test is 0-100, 5-100, 120 and the good old 1/4 mile. A C2S will walk away from the base model in any of these tests. Numbers do not tell the story.

Like someone else said, the engine alone makes the price of admission worth it.

 

Sorry, I have a hard time believing you could get $67k for a 2009 low option base Carrera, that retailed (MSRP?) for $76K?. Same goes for the blue interior. Cool if you like it, but it is not going to sell easily. FTR, turbos and especially turbo Ss depreciate far faster than a GT3 does. Your base Carrera will depreciate at a similar percentage as a GT3 would. It just happens to be cheaper so the dollars are less.

 

I would get S...just because S easier to get rid of in the used market IMO.