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C4S al

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About C4S al

  • Birthday 11/04/1967

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  • Present cars
    2003 911 C4S
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    997 TT
    67 Shelby

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  1. Hi, I will gladly give you my 2 penneth. I have driven most things Porsche in my search for my car and since then Porsche loan cars when mine is in for service or work. I will be critical and objective so please do not take this the wrong way. I am however going to probably open up a can of worms from other readers!!! I think on reading your post the decision is really around the TT and the C4S. Two different animals. Normally aspirated verses turbo. Clearly down to you on how you like the power delivered. Many people like myself prefer the linear delivery of normally aspirated engines. Having driven and been in a GT3 there is nothing like it. The TT is more refined and does not really give the GT3 experience if you want the raw powerexperience. The lag in the 996TT there, nearly non existent in the 997TT and the being thrown back in the seat is no great shakes when compared to driving the C4S hard. I can certainly create the thrown back experience for my passengers in my C4S!!! The C4S is the vehical I went for having been in your situation 15 months ago. The car is awesome nice linear power and responsive across the rev range. Here is the controversial bit, not sure why any one would want cruise control or the parking sensors or sun roof for that matter !! Regarding the cruise contorl in my opinion the car is to enjoy and even on the straight open roads enjoy the accelerating. Cruise control is for mercs and cruisers not the best vehical in the world!!! Any way each to his own. But the fact you have mentioned this steers me to the C4S. My intuition is that you will not use the power band of the TT big assumption but like I said just my 2 penneth. A lot of people buy the turbo for the iconic status and not really take advantage of the power band. In the UK there are may GT3's for sale with low milage. This tends to be people not fully taking on board the car and it is a handful and not an every day driver as such. Both the TT and the C4S are everyday drivers but I think you will probably get more out of the C4S. It also has cleaner lines not having 2 holes in its sides!!! Essential to have the litronic head lights. After market sat/nav is better than stock. But with 2003 plus cars there is the MOSTbus optic connections. This is a night mare for adding aftermarket. Easier if you do not get a car with pcm2, BOSE and CD changer. The C4S has the upgraded sound pack anyway which is just as good as the BOSE. Anyway just enjoy the search and get some test drives to make comparisons but buy for the right reasons. Regards Alan.
  2. Hi, A very tricky situation and can I be objective being a C4S driver :drive: I am also a very big fan of carbon fibre!!! Any way to be objective. You are looking at two different animals. The C4S being normally aspirated and then the TT. Different delivery of power and require different driving styles to apprecaite the power. The clean lines of the C4S appeal to a lot of people. The air intakes in my opinion spoil the line of the vehical. Also look at where you intend to go with your Porsche experience. If you are planning on track days and really wanting to experince raw Porsche power I would really only look at the GT3. If you are wanting to use the vehical as a daily driver and not really push the envelope then the C4S is in my opinion the vehical to have. I would not consider depreciation, as this is a variable that is reality on any performance car and the outcome of how much is uncertain. With the potential for a global recession all luxury items will take a hit. The reliability of the TT engine to my knowledge is marginally better than the C4S etc. Main issues have been RMS which is easily fixed and created a bit of a storm. Catastrophic engine failure is rare but can occur will all Porsche engines. I think the only motor compant that has no engine failures is Toyta! Any way enjoy the experience and enjoy what ever choice you make. Have a look in the registry for C4S al a nice example of a C4S may sway your decision!!! Regards Alan
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