Thinking of swapping 996 for 993

[zwhitea]

Isn't that why you need both a 3.2 and a 993.... []

 

[ach]

And what about 993 vs 997? Last air-cooled vs second water cooled?[]

 

[tim993]

When I chose a 993 TT last year over a 996 and/or a non-Turbo. Similar reasoning as Gordon points out above, plus...

1. I decided on 4wd - probably easier to drive in the wet and a safer bet for a Porsche-novice like myself who is used to more modern cars / stability control etc.
2. Having decided on 4wd, the price step up to a TT (with power/torque on a completely different level) seemed 'good value'.
3. I had not heard any scare stories* around TT running costs,
4. the 993 looks fantastic and feels so compact and 'right' compared to the 996 model
5. The 996 interior was too similar to other makes and just did not feel special. Getting in a 993, you feel like the clock has just gone back 20 years or more and I still can't believe they were being made that way less than 10 years ago. The 993 feels almost hand-made and has a fraction of the amount of pre-formed plastic compared to the 996 and most other cars.
6. I did think about a non-turbo 997 as they are very quick and have regained some of the 993's good looks - but they were just way too expensive compared to a 993 TT

(* except the 993 TT that Autocar ran as a bargain-supercar a few years ago, which ran up huge bills in a very short period of time - but I ignored that as by then I had got the bug for a TT[])

These are all personal views, but are what i followed a year ago, rightly or wrongly! Since then, I have warmed to the 996 a lot and can see why they also make sense for so many people.

Good luck making the right decision!

tim