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norfolk & idea wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 5:06 am SAC1 do you ever post on Piston Heads? No? Good job! Some rather rude keyboard warriors on there.

And what's a 911S?

Cheers, Paul.

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Nice looking 997 C2S. :)
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I had one of those, an early 997.1 (54 plate), Basalt black C2S, manual with PSE, lovely car.
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nsm3 wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:47 am I had one of those, an early 997.1 (54 plate), Basalt black C2S, manual with PSE, lovely car.


Nice to hear of a manual transmission 911. :) Something of a rarity these days.
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Yes, quite a lot has changed in the 12 years since I bought that car. I first made the switch to PDK in 2013 with the 981, no regrets personally, but I can fully understand the 'real drivers car' sentiment from the manual box aficionados? My GT3 was a 7.1 and therefore manual, which is why at 10 years old it is worth £15k more than I paid for it as a 3 year old!

Edited to add, sadly no longer in my garage!

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Post by Wing Commander »

That GT3 is gorgeous. Is that the one you've sold on?

Estimated current value? :ugeek:
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Yes, I traded it for the 981, for the now unbelievable sum of £52k! Now £80-£85k?

It got critique on Pustonheads for being a 'comfort' version (sunroof and Sports seats), but still, even as a non-Clubsport (only 13k miles when I sold it), it would fetch good money.
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Wow! Even at £80k to £85k, I'd call that a bargain!

Probably not an ideal daily driver though. Love the rear spoilers on those! :)
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The reason I got rid was predominantly the lack of user friendly items, like lack of park sensors, 75mm from the road chin spoiler etc, which kept my usage down and which is a shame, as that really isn't their raisin d'être?

Multi-storey car parks were a particular nightmare and every trip had to be planned for obstructions, sharp inclined turns etc. Later models had a front suspension lift option, which was a good move?

In hindsight, I should've just bought a Golf daily and kept it, but hey-Ho?
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SAC1 wrote: Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:43 am Have you driven a GTS and SD in a back to back extended test drive? I did, fully expecting on to place an order for a brand new GTS at the end of the test. But it was not significantly different IMO - just that in MY opinion.

All Macan versions are the best.
Hi,

I’m not sure if you mean me or the original poster ...

I owned an SD for 2 1/2 years (it’s gone now) and have owned a GTS for nearly a year now.

They are different (or why would they exist?), significant is a very subjective word, that’s MY opinion ;)

I agree with your last comment
BTW.

Martin
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