Merv Posted 7June, 2014 Report Share Posted 7June, 2014 I am looking around to buy a decent 997, probably a base Carrera, coupe/manual. I am interested in any perspectives that you may have on these cars? I know the IMS/RMS issues but really interested in driving experiences, Tip vs PDk, options necessary. many thanks, Merv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550Spyder Posted 7June, 2014 Report Share Posted 7June, 2014 If you find an air cooled one you likely have a very rare collectors model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 7June, 2014 Report Share Posted 7June, 2014 Having been in a manual Carrera S I'm impressed, probably going to end up with one as a lease car next year. Einsteiny and Quozl should have more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC9911 Posted 7June, 2014 Report Share Posted 7June, 2014 I am looking around to buy a decent 997, probably a base Carrera, coupe/manual. I am interested in any perspectives that you may have on these cars? I know the IMS/RMS issues but really interested in driving experiences, Tip vs PDk, options necessary. many thanks, Merv Merv, Buy a 997.2 & then you don't need to worry about IMS. I had a 2010 997.2 3.6ltr AWD manual. It was a very good car, great to drive & I have to say the 3.6 while not an S was still a very capable & fast car. I have driven the PDK cars & they are great too, I just have a personal bias for manuals. I had a 991 3.4ltr & I think the 997 was the better car. There are some great 997.2 buys out there at the moment, shop around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 8June, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 8June, 2014 Thanks guys. I get the message about the quality of the 997. Manual is what I want. The best I have seen is a 2008 manual with 30K Km's BUT it is a cabriolet . Seems they have a softer suspension and the 911 look is rather lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctb Posted 9June, 2014 Report Share Posted 9June, 2014 I had an '07 997 4s Manual which I loved dearly and used as a daily driver for 18 months. It was so much of a car and that was the problem. You could never drive it to its potential and around the streets at 60km/h is was just like any other car. My 964 on the other hand is noisey, smelly and still a lot of fun around the streets. The 4s had a lot of road noise partially due to the wide rear end and massive tyres but it is also inherent in the design of the 997. I was going to trade up to a 991 but decided on the best of both worlds and bought a new Cayenne GTS and a '90 964 Carrera 2 for a $100k cheaper than a 991. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davhen Posted 10June, 2014 Report Share Posted 10June, 2014 I have a 997.1 2005 base Carrera which has been my daily driver for last 4 Years. Always brings a smile to my dial whenever I drive it. Has the sports exhaust as the only option!! If you look at the IMS as a maintenance item built into the cost of ownership 997.1's appear to be becoming somewhat of a bargain allowing for the fact that the early cars like mine are pushing towards 10 years old. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 10June, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 10June, 2014 True Dave - you seem to have the perfect set up. The base Carrera with the sports exhaust seems the best by all accounts I have read. Now I just need to find one. Brisbane Porsche has a Cab but I really want a coupe. Thanks also Craig. Merv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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