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Lighter is good, but the car is also down 155-180hp comparatively. Fuel economy doesn't matter as I'd be driving it on weekends. 997 interior is much nicer than BRZ interior, even mine with $4k in interior work. Totally OK with the fact that movie stars have died in them; I find it strangely romantic.
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Ehh do what you want. Do what makes you happy. If you have the means to pull off the swap, go for it. It boils down to what you want. I am going to say. All that money you dumped into the twin is not required to have fun @ the track. Sure lower lap times are fun to chase, but its a never ending spiral. Think of how much track time if you stayed NA and just put $$$ into the basic required mods. Thats my 2 cents. I would keep brz and daily drive the RS6 with gas coming way down.
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Maintaining modern 911's doesn't seem like a big deal IMHO. If you can find one that's had the IMS issue addressed, you won't be looking at spending that much. Tyres will cost a decent chunk of change compared to the BRZ, and you'll use a little more gas, but I don't see any of that being a deal-breaker. If you're gonna track the car costs for the Porsche probably start to look a little more intimidating but there's no car that will be cheap to track. I actually prefer the shorter wheelbase on the 911. When you run a 911 and a BRZ on a properly tight windy road, the 911 feels way, way more agile due to the short wheelbase and the ability to tip the rear end around the corners with trail-braking where the BRZ often wants to understeer. If you can work the weight distribution of the 911 properly it feels incredibly agile. Last edited by Ganthrithor; 01-03-2015 at 09:30 PM. |
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Spent my whole day in a 997.1 911 Turbo, and I have to say that I was thoroughly impressed. Decided to stop throwing money into the car, and instead invest it into a fund to pick up a used Porsche that has a better chance of appreciating vs depreciating in value lol
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No, man. Audi drivers aren't cocks. Nobody even fucking knows what an Audi is.
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You get a 911, you gotta get a turbo because, otherwise, you're a pansy. Get a 911 turbo and you need to modify because why get a turbo if you're not going to turn the turbos up? And so on. The road we live on has a chip seal so tires do not last.
And Miatas are pretty cheap to run at the track.
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Not sure if troll... [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDsL9RdtjbE"]Cocks are now driving Audis - YouTube[/ame] As for 996 Turbo, spent most of my afternoon researching and watching videos on it. The interior sucks but I've seen a few things spruce it up such as Recaro seats (got a nice Profi SPG that I could swap from my MR2 into the Porsche) and carbon fiber or stainless steel trim so reduce the plasticky-ness. I haaaate the blob headlights but the wide rear arches and big air ducts and rear intercooler vents help make up for it. Also the engine and driveline are stout; eventually (with enough time and money), one could have 850bhp without cracking the engine or replacing driveline components (except the clutch, of course).
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But really, you can't have that much fun in a car trying to kill you unless you're on the track. Which is why you're back to the FR-S again.
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Still waiting for your input when you get the chance; thanks!
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turbo, any turbo, 996,997, I would be a buyer
non turbo 996, pass
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