Originally Posted by speed21

Terminator if price diff is close/closer and, the same money was put into 997tt, the performance gap would be more than maintained so why bother with this? In years to come 997tt will always hold better value in relativity due to it being the later car and, the more desirable car to the mainstream.
Anyway weve already covered this ground. At the end of the day no matter what argument is put up it (again) it all comes down to money (As per bbywu....) never a truer word spoken.

Lets all not keep on with this . The OP has all the info he's ever likely to get from this thread without all of us going on and on and over and over the same old ground repeatedly .

Btw, have you noticed how the word "price" and "money" is so often used in arguing which is the better car.

Originally Posted by Terminator

Yes, I have noticed the price/money argument. This is especially true in the 911/GTR thread...

Originally Posted by speed21

Agree with that one totally. Ooops......lets keep a lid on this They can be very sensitive.

Originally Posted by Hogapalooza

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I am not wound up at all. A good salesman will have factual knowledge on the product that 90% of the buyers won’t know. I know, you fall into the 10%, that's cool.

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If you read my post that started this again you will see that I was actually telling him to be as informed as possible. To get every bit of information he could. That would include talking to people who deal w/ the cars everyday. No, I didn’t ask how or why you know, you *** U MEd I would want to though and proceeded to tell me while patting yourself on the back. I and every1 here understands that it is our choice; again you don’t have to point that out.

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Sure, it is flawed but so is reading the post of people on the internet, reading bias magazine articles, and talking mechanics. All are different levels of flawed ( IMO ) but flawed none the less.

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Thanks, I’m glad to know some1 who thinks so highly of themselves gives me some props. I appreciate you taking the time to point out our differences in philosophies on this subject. I hope the OP got some useful information out of it since that is the point of this thread and not the fact we don’t see things the same. Have a great day Speedo. <O</O

Originally Posted by Terminator

Originally Posted by PAULUNM

Did they replace the transmissions because of 2nd gear pop out?

Originally Posted by heavychevy

Not saying that tortesq1 was the problem but the transmission (other than the pop-out) is not a weak point on the Turbo's. However as with any manual, enough abuse and bad shifting over a few owners is bound to take it's toll.

Originally Posted by Terminator

Ask the same question on the 996TT board and you will get totally different answers.

Of course 997TT guys will be saying how much better the 997TT is. They always do!

To PSTT03; if I may also be blunt I would respectfully disagree with your write up. There are other things which appeal to a 996TT owner over a 997TT owner. Price isn’t everything. Some bought 996TT’s new, and the cost was the same as the 997TT. But it is clear you are looking at your car and are only judging it by its looks. Try driving it more! I have extensive seat and race time in both. I must admit my 996TT X50 car is modified including suspension however it is running rings round a stock 997TT. (Talking about $30-40K difference in money??? Try half that for a far superior “drivers car” driving-wise). 997TT is simply too soft and to nose heavy for fast track use without big $ upgrades). To that fact, the 996TT is a better platform. There are visual aspects I prefer on a 997TT for sure but there are some I prefer on the 996TT. But one thing I really prefer is a 996TT interior. I hate the new 997TT interior no matter how much 997 owners are talking up. I simply prefer curves to straight lines. But this is only a preference point, but each to their own.

Every 911 turbo version from the 993TT onwards is softer than the previous version more of an executive car and less of a driver’s car. If you like straight line warp speeds on a cushy suspension based more and more on “windows computer” rather than the driver then the 998TT will fit the bill even better than the 997TT which will consequently be talked down in the same way 996 is being portrayed like an underdog now. Or won’t it?

They are 911’s to me and they are all great cars. I love them all the way back right to the first one made. But I really hate the attitude of some where the older versions need to be trashed down. And those should really ask themselves a question, why they own a Porsche car in the first place?