991 50th anniversary Edition
Discussion
cayman-black said:
Has anyone ordered one of these? Thinking of putting a deposit on one for next year. Was going to get Aston V12Vantage but i really like the look of this Porsche. Whats your opinions on this model? Seems very quite about them here , everyone is talking about the GT3 only.
Hard to get excited about a standard 911 with Cayman wheels, a metal rear spoiler and funny seats!IMHO...
If it had the power kit as standard and a few other bells as whistles as per the u.s version the peeps would be more interested in it.
They even picked a limited set of naff colours, quite how apologetic grey celebrates 50 years of the 911 I do not know.
Maybe the 50 is reffering to the age of customer it's aimed at.
Carl_Docklands said:
If it had the power kit as standard and a few other bells as whistles as per the u.s version the peeps would be more interested in it.
They even picked a limited set of naff colours, quite how apologetic grey celebrates 50 years of the 911 I do not know.
Maybe the 50 is reffering to the age of customer it's aimed at.
Ha i will be 50 next year. Bloody hell perhaps i should stick with the GT cars. So looks like they might lose a bit of money as no one is that keen then.They even picked a limited set of naff colours, quite how apologetic grey celebrates 50 years of the 911 I do not know.
Maybe the 50 is reffering to the age of customer it's aimed at.
Looks nice with the wide arse and retro rims etc etc, but could you reallllly choose one over a MEGA-spec 991?... Like this 4S with Powerkit.. http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...
cayman-black said:
Has anyone ordered one of these? Thinking of putting a deposit on one for next year. Was going to get Aston V12Vantage but i really like the look of this Porsche. Whats your opinions on this model? Seems very quite about them here , everyone is talking about the GT3 only.
I'd have one over a V12 vantage for sure I wouldn't.
A GT3 might be a hard choice, but of course the Aston is a very different car and pushes different buttons. I am not sure what I would do, but this over a V12V? Nein, danke.
Look at it this way. Was the 996 40th Anniversary a good buy? No, it wasn't because there were much better 996's (and better looking 996's) to be bought for less money. Was the 997 Sport Classic a good buy? No, it wasn't because there were FAR better 997's to be bought for a lot less money, not least the GTS which was a better car for nearly half the price of the Classic.
So the lesson is that Porsche always try to take a huge profit out of 'special edition' models and mostly they seem to attract enough rich enthusiasts to make it work. So my recommendation is to give this a miss.
A GT3 might be a hard choice, but of course the Aston is a very different car and pushes different buttons. I am not sure what I would do, but this over a V12V? Nein, danke.
Look at it this way. Was the 996 40th Anniversary a good buy? No, it wasn't because there were much better 996's (and better looking 996's) to be bought for less money. Was the 997 Sport Classic a good buy? No, it wasn't because there were FAR better 997's to be bought for a lot less money, not least the GTS which was a better car for nearly half the price of the Classic.
So the lesson is that Porsche always try to take a huge profit out of 'special edition' models and mostly they seem to attract enough rich enthusiasts to make it work. So my recommendation is to give this a miss.
cardigankid said:
I wouldn't.
A GT3 might be a hard choice, but of course the Aston is a very different car and pushes different buttons. I am not sure what I would do, but this over a V12V? Nein, danke.
Look at it this way. Was the 996 40th Anniversary a good buy? No, it wasn't because there were much better 996's (and better looking 996's) to be bought for less money. Was the 997 Sport Classic a good buy? No, it wasn't because there were FAR better 997's to be bought for a lot less money, not least the GTS which was a better car for nearly half the price of the Classic.
So the lesson is that Porsche always try to take a huge profit out of 'special edition' models and mostly they seem to attract enough rich enthusiasts to make it work. So my recommendation is to give this a miss.
I hear you BUT Aston said they would only make 1000 V12's but then suddenly lifted the ceiling on production numbers and opened the flood gates. That makes them no longer exclusive and looking like the V8 still. A GT3 might be a hard choice, but of course the Aston is a very different car and pushes different buttons. I am not sure what I would do, but this over a V12V? Nein, danke.
Look at it this way. Was the 996 40th Anniversary a good buy? No, it wasn't because there were much better 996's (and better looking 996's) to be bought for less money. Was the 997 Sport Classic a good buy? No, it wasn't because there were FAR better 997's to be bought for a lot less money, not least the GTS which was a better car for nearly half the price of the Classic.
So the lesson is that Porsche always try to take a huge profit out of 'special edition' models and mostly they seem to attract enough rich enthusiasts to make it work. So my recommendation is to give this a miss.
Whilst I appreciate the new Anniversary may not be your average 911 buyers exclusive 911 at least porsche wiill stick to the original deal of 1963 cars
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