Targa roof questions
#16
I bought my Targa 4s used and all the windows (including the roof and hatch) were tinted. Seeing out the back with the roof retracted was next to impossible but if I also retracted the sunshade, it made it much easier to see out the back. Took me 5 months to figure that out. Doh! Love my Targa though!!
My car has the sun-shade retracted about 98% of the time... only when parking on some hotter summer days do I close the shade.. but them I'm in the Puget Sound region so we don't get a lot of 85+ days up here.
While taking a drive around the Olympic peninsula this summer, the roof was open for most of the 2 day drive on US 101... came back with a pretty good sunburn on both arms and my face, it was that much fun.
The Targa just feels so much more roomy that a Coupe' Carrera would, and I've used the hatch to bring a big heavy box home from the store in my 3-door. something you could never do with just a 2-door.
#17
You know, I would have thought the same thing about the tinting but I now disagree. I like the tinting. And I guess if you tint the windows, you then would have to tint the roof to make it look uniform. It really doesn't detract from the general open feeling and it does give you a bit of privacy and further protection from having the car roast while parked in the sun.
#19
I often wonder why the Targa is not a bigger seller. Accepting that it adds a few hundred pounds of weight (up at the top of the car) thus turning off real performance zealots, most Porsche owners would likely never notice the speed and handling impact that the Targa presents.
In trade, a clear glass roof creating permanent outdoor visibility, a huge opening sunroof, and a rear hatch that radically increases the beauty and utility of the car.
Sitting in the Targa day or night is simply a great and unique experience. If I didn't live in a warm/dry area that is just perfect for a cab (with likely similar weight-induced performance penalties) I'd surely consider a Targa very closely.
In trade, a clear glass roof creating permanent outdoor visibility, a huge opening sunroof, and a rear hatch that radically increases the beauty and utility of the car.
Sitting in the Targa day or night is simply a great and unique experience. If I didn't live in a warm/dry area that is just perfect for a cab (with likely similar weight-induced performance penalties) I'd surely consider a Targa very closely.
However, and I'm quite sure that I'm in the minority here, but the deal-breaker for me for targa vs. coupe was that the targa is not roof rack capable. Since my '09 C2S is my daily driver, and I am also an avid bicycler and frequent traveler, the ability to fit the roof rack was essential.
#20
However, and I'm quite sure that I'm in the minority here, but the deal-breaker for me for targa vs. coupe was that the targa is not roof rack capable. Since my '09 C2S is my daily driver, and I am also an avid bicycler and frequent traveler, the ability to fit the roof rack was essential.
There are options by mounting hitch receivers in the back end of the car you can then attache a bike carrier to, but nothing factory, which is a shame. Porsche should, for the Targa, provide at least a hitch receiver solution for bike carriers as an option. If they want to avoid the liability of then having folks tow boats with the car, they could create a custom receiver interface that would not take the square post hitch systems.
#22
Mechanicals of the 997 gen 2 Targa top?
I just bought a Gen 2 Targa 4S and am very psyched to have a Targa again. Taking delivery this Sunday.
Does anyone know the mechanical underpinnings of the current generation of Targa? I had two 993 Targas and I know that the top was placed on a Cabriolet body. A very knowledgeable salesman told me that the 997 version is based on a coupe body. This doesn't really make sense to me, but does anyone know for sure. I can't seem to find any details from a Google search.
Also, how has everyone's experience been with wind noise / sealing of the Targa top in the 997? In the 993 it was a big problem...not that I cared most of the time because the top was basically always open. I think the mechanism has gotten much better, but I'd be interested in people's experience.
Thanks in advance!
Does anyone know the mechanical underpinnings of the current generation of Targa? I had two 993 Targas and I know that the top was placed on a Cabriolet body. A very knowledgeable salesman told me that the 997 version is based on a coupe body. This doesn't really make sense to me, but does anyone know for sure. I can't seem to find any details from a Google search.
Also, how has everyone's experience been with wind noise / sealing of the Targa top in the 997? In the 993 it was a big problem...not that I cared most of the time because the top was basically always open. I think the mechanism has gotten much better, but I'd be interested in people's experience.
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by mathfuzzy; 10-07-2010 at 10:12 PM.
#23
I just bought a Gen 2 Targa 4S and am very psyched to have a Targa again. Taking delivery this Sunday.
Does anyone know the mechanical underpinnings of the current generation of Targa? I had two 993 Targas and I know that the top was placed on a Cabriolet body. A very knowledgeable salesman told me that the 997 version is based on a coupe body. This doesn't really make sense to me, but does anyone know for sure. I can't seem to find any details from a Google search.
Also, how has everyone's experience been with wind noise / sealing of the Targa top in the 997? In the 993 it was a big problem...not that I cared most of the time because the top was basically always open. I think the mechanism has gotten much better, but I'd be interested in people's experience.
Thanks in advance!
Does anyone know the mechanical underpinnings of the current generation of Targa? I had two 993 Targas and I know that the top was placed on a Cabriolet body. A very knowledgeable salesman told me that the 997 version is based on a coupe body. This doesn't really make sense to me, but does anyone know for sure. I can't seem to find any details from a Google search.
Also, how has everyone's experience been with wind noise / sealing of the Targa top in the 997? In the 993 it was a big problem...not that I cared most of the time because the top was basically always open. I think the mechanism has gotten much better, but I'd be interested in people's experience.
Thanks in advance!
I'm not sure if this bugs anyone else - but I always wondered why the Targa had to have its own unique side window proflie - one of the most beautiful parts of the 911 Coupe is the rear side window (C-Pillar) - in a recent spy photo of the 998 - I could have sworn I saw what appeared to be a Coupe with a panorama sunroof - I wonder if that will be the new Targa.
#24
The lines of the Rear end of the Targas are the same as the coupes. The only similarity to cab is the subwoofer being in passenger footwell instead of behind rear seats. While I agree that the coupe c-pillars are gorgeous, I think the Targas are also great looking and a little more unique. I also like the black looking top, especially on lighter colored bodies and with slightly tinted rear window.
#25
I've always thought that the latest Targa is also based on the Cabriolet body - I'm considering one but I go back and forth between that and a C4S Cab.
I'm not sure if this bugs anyone else - but I always wondered why the Targa had to have its own unique side window proflie - one of the most beautiful parts of the 911 Coupe is the rear side window (C-Pillar) - in a recent spy photo of the 998 - I could have sworn I saw what appeared to be a Coupe with a panorama sunroof - I wonder if that will be the new Targa.
I'm not sure if this bugs anyone else - but I always wondered why the Targa had to have its own unique side window proflie - one of the most beautiful parts of the 911 Coupe is the rear side window (C-Pillar) - in a recent spy photo of the 998 - I could have sworn I saw what appeared to be a Coupe with a panorama sunroof - I wonder if that will be the new Targa.
Not sure if you're considering buying a new or used one, but either way, it's a LOT easier to find a C4S Cab than a Targa. For me I knew all along that I was going to get a Targa, but it started to become a big enough pain to find a six speed with good options that I nearly started to look at Cabs. Glad I stayed with it though - one turned up at a local dealer - CPO - after looking all around the country. Go figure.
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