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Offline SKAVIA

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Re: 996 c4s
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2011, 01:02:05 pm »
That 964 is stunning!
I've had a couple of Porsches (964 C2 Manual and a 993 twin turbo).
The 964 was beautiful to drive and sounded awesome. The 993 Turbo was SO fast it was unreal, however it lacked the intimacy of driving experience provided by the C2.
BUT, as has already been mentioned, when things go wrong they get VERY expensive VERY quickly!
And there are only certain specialist places that can help apart from main dealers.
However, as long as you go into this with your eyes open then these are very rewarding cars in every way...
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Re: 996 c4s
« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2011, 01:12:56 pm »
Swapped my edition30 for a cayman s last august it had 40k miles on the clock, ive put another 7k miles on it so far and driven it pretty hard and its not yet missed a beat, just had to top up the oil a few times, new tyres (£1k+ a set in 19") and it does drink fuel when you drive it properly.  But dont regret it one bit, fantastic cars  :happy2:

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Re: 996 c4s
« Reply #17 on: March 20, 2011, 01:46:53 pm »
Times are gonna get tougher with fuel costs.

Personally, I'd put your money in the Toyota IQ,and keep the Gti for weekends.

Those old porches are all well and good, but if you can afford if it goes wrong or maintain one, then go for it.
If this car is to replace the golfs job, then your mad as a hatter. :signLOL:
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Re: 996 c4s
« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2011, 03:22:12 pm »
Quote from: Saint Steve on March 20, 2011, 01:46:53 pm
Times are gonna get tougher with fuel costs.

Personally, I'd put your money in the Toyota IQ,and keep the Gti for weekends.

Those old porches are all well and good, but if you can afford if it goes wrong or maintain one, then go for it.
If this car is to replace the golfs job, then your mad as a hatter. :signLOL:


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Re: 996 c4s
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2011, 03:30:20 pm »
Quote from: Saint Steve on March 20, 2011, 01:46:53 pm
Times are gonna get tougher with fuel costs.


Play your cards right and buying the right car, you can take advantage of others paranoia.

Say a thirsty cars used value drops by £3k because of fuel prices, even if you're spending £500/year extra on fuel, you've got a long time to make up that £3k saving on a car that isn't really depreciating.
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Re: 996 c4s
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2011, 03:39:39 pm »
Good old Iphone spell checker i see was working well again :ashamed:
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