My twin brother popped round last night to show off his latest purchase - a black 997 4S

We went for a drive and he was taking it realtively easy as he has only ever driven it twice. Then i jumped in and he crapped himnself

The car certainly goes well and sounds immense with the sports exhausts Handles well too as its 4 wheel drive but the back end still kicked out a little on the roundabout which was fun although i dont think my brother enjoyed it too much as he was complaining about the cost of tyres

Not as quick as my old 400bhp 3dr in a straight line but its effortless power delivery and you dont actually realise how fast you are actually going.

I was saying to my brother why am i waisting loads of money at old sierras when you get have something like that for 35k and the 2S is 10k cheaper which i prefer too.

Anyone else driven one and what did you think?

 

i drove a few at a porsche "show off the cars" day. aparently every dealer does a few every year so try and blag one if you can.

drove a conversable 4 with auto/trip and HATED it

drove a manual 2S and loved it! i used to think the only 911 worth having was the turbo up until i drove a normal one and realised how awesome they were!

then i got a go in a GT2, OMFG! nippy!

 

twin brother?!

 

yes Kam, twin brother mate -he is 5 mins older lol

Jim, this was a proper manual not one of those gay flappy paddle thingys

 

lol 997 sounds awesome, must make a good daily

Does he have a passion for Fords too?

Ran i know what you mean about the costs - you can have a decent mileage 996 Turbo for 20k - 20k will only take you a couple of months to save

 

shit theres 2 of you could be a interesting script for eastenders

 

 

Had a few track rides in a mates 997 GT3, bloody amazing.

 

shut it

luckily for him he dont look nothing like me

My bro was thinking about a 996 turbo but didnt like the front end so went for a 997 instead

 

Double post

 

I can just about deal with you ran didnt know there was 2 pains in the ass

 

The money you pay for them you expect them to be amazing.

 

its ok - we are total opposites anyway - he likes german cars now and i prefer fords. Told him my cossie would waste the porsche and he didnt like that

Glen - the chasis is amazing - great out of the box performance and the sound they make is guaranteed to lose your licence

 

I've only driven a 996c4 and thought that was nice

 

Driven my cousins 997 4s, really car and he happy with it no complaints.

Really would like a 996 Turbo for my next car going for good money at the moment.

 

Driven my bosses 997 turbo a bit, and its awesome on track, i get very nervous around town in it, though. don't want to be the one that damages it!

a lot easier to live with than his old 996 gt3

 

I was massively underwhelmed and by the 997C2 and 997C4S

Mike

 

They live in the shadow of the GT and the Turbo's so everyone thinks they are slow.

You need a post 2006 one otherwise you might have engine issues.

the 3.8's are epic!

 

Never driven a C4s but use to have a 996 Turbo and they are such a nice car to drive.

 

997 get but boring after a while and too easy to drive. Least with the older Porsches and turbos you get the thrill of living on the edge. Good cars but not really a proper divers car anymore. 993s much better man.

 

Drive them daily, and rebuilt a 997 c2 motor with 48k on the clock!(cracked liner)
997 turbo"s are pretty special!

 

my brother needs all the help driving he can get - his e46 has been hit on nearly every panel

 

Sid is also far better looking.




People are quite dismissive of the "lower" model 997s, ie the non turbo and not RS models etc, but they are still very good cars.

 

Very very good cars.

 

pah

 

I seriously doubt you can keep up with a well driven 997 C4S around the wisties in a Sierra...very good car and íf you find someone at the wheel that's not scared you can corner at immense speeds!

 

I'd love to drive (and own) a porsche, any 911 model, they look great, and from what I've read/watched on tv they go great too. A must if the lottery numbers ever come up.

 

Maybe I'm just easly impressed lol

 

yeah i know that and even commented to my bro that i would waste him in a drag race but as soon a bend came up the porsche would be in front.

They look so bloody cool too

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPnFc...eature=related

:P

 

That porsche got waisted big time

gonna send that link to my brother lol

 

PMSL !

 

The new c2s is quicker round the ring than the outgoing gt3

The standard 'lower' Porsches are much underrated by people who don't really know what they're on about and IMO are cheap for what you get.

Not many standard cars with that performance and normal service schedules