sorry wrong choice of words. What I was trying to convey was if I were to buy a coupe, I'd get a GT series coupe as apposed to a standard Carrera or Carrera S. In other words, I prefer coupes in their highest performance/track oriented versions.

 

I've owned many many Porsche Turbos. Everytime I get a cab I regret it. I love convertibles but to me the 911 is meant to be a coupe, handles better, looks better, is faster etc. My vote is stay with coupe

Lou

 

Thanks for the clarification PC. I agree with you in general. Hence optioning the 991S in the way that I have. IMO, each model variant has a bias towards a specific purpose and options offered allow for expanding that purpose to a certain degree. What you state "I prefer coupes in their highest performance/track oriented versions", I presume you are going to use it for the purpose that variant was optimised for... e.g. the GT variant for a "track type" driving environment. Probably like you I've had a few Carrera's including a GT3 and it was superb. Unfortunately the 991 GT is not as yet released and I'm not looking for that type of drive. For reasons mentioned throughout this thread, I've chosen a coupe with options that will customise my 991 variant to suit my needs. BTW I hope I'm not coming across in a patronising manner.

Lou that is well stated and for me your comments explain perfectly how I felt after my last few cab test drives.

 

Go with the coupe

 

This post debate is sounding a lot like MT vs PDK. I guess you can't be kinda "pregnant". Just got back from a crusie in the smoky mountains…nothing beats a cab in that environment!

 

But if your worried about the modicum of flex that you might experience, you may want to consider deleting the sunroof option for obvious reasons.

 

In reality the flex on the cab is far more noticeable than in a coupe with a sunroof. I can live with that and hence my order and spec. Furthermore, my order cannot now be changed and I'm sticking with it. More convinced than ever that the coupe is the right choice...FOR ME.

I really did not intend this thread to become one where the debate is about which car is better...a cab or coupe. It was about highlighting the pros and cons of a cab, because I have not owned one, so that I could come to a reasonable decision about which one is better for me.

The cab owners here have clearly indicated that there are NO negative issues about the cab. the consensus amongst you seems to be more focussed on the joy of open air driving than the handling and performance of the car. This is also a good time for me to mention that I am new to this forum and therefore play my go easy on me card for you to be gentle with your flames.

 

Go with the Cab...its the best of both worlds and the Cab is unique, especially the new 991.
Tons of coupes in my area but very few cabs, turbos and targas

Unless you track, a typical driver can not and will not extract the full potential of any Porsche car so don't worry about Cab vs Coupe for performance

 

Even the 997 cab has very little flex, and I have to believe the 991 is significantly better. Unless you're driving on the track, I can't imagine this would ever be an issue. I believe some pca regions allow cabs on the track for their de's, and I've never heard anyone voice significant complaints about the way their cab handled.

 

I have to agree.

 

Stop confusing me all of you!!!

 

Funny. And sorry.
I think the bottom line is this: if you think you'll enjoy open air motoring occasionally, and you don't plan to track it, what's the downside of a cab?

 

Ane the Cab You mentioned had such a nice build, for a Cab.

 

STOP!

 

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