997 GTS vs 991S
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Hi all,
I'm looking to get back in to Porsche ownership. As per the title not sure between a 997 GTS or a 991S. Both cars will be around £60/70kish and pre-owned I want pdk, sport exhaust, upgraded stereo etc, which both cars should have, what's the better drive ( maybe subjective maybe?), safest purchase for future resale etc? views on current ownership etc
Anyone, any thoughts?
I'm looking to get back in to Porsche ownership. As per the title not sure between a 997 GTS or a 991S. Both cars will be around £60/70kish and pre-owned I want pdk, sport exhaust, upgraded stereo etc, which both cars should have, what's the better drive ( maybe subjective maybe?), safest purchase for future resale etc? views on current ownership etc
Anyone, any thoughts?
Some days I'm considering the same, however heavily leaning towards the 997 GTS.
I would be looking closer to the £50k mark, 2wd and manual.
The 991 S is a great car and I've driven the 2 and 4 at the Porsche experience centre.
The 991 feels more expensive - interior, engine sound etc. however, the GTS looks and feels more special.
All in my opinion, both are fantastic :-)
I would be looking closer to the £50k mark, 2wd and manual.
The 991 S is a great car and I've driven the 2 and 4 at the Porsche experience centre.
The 991 feels more expensive - interior, engine sound etc. however, the GTS looks and feels more special.
All in my opinion, both are fantastic :-)
Tricky one. I was recently in a similar'ish position. This was going to be my 4th Porsche & wasn't sure want to get. I even drove a macan. I placed a deposit on a CGTS; but felt it wasn't going to be special enough as the GT4 & also I always regretted selling my previous 911s. So got my deposit back from my OPC & was thinking a 997 GTS. My indy kind of put me off saying they are priced at the top of the game & will come down a bit. In the end I saved myself a load of cash & bought a nice 5 year old 997 C2S PDK for under £40K. Personally, if I still wanted to spend north of £50K I would buy a 997 turbo. It will also hold its value better than a 997 GTS & def over a 991S. The 991 feels more like a limo than a 997 - both great cars; but down to personal choice.
Andrew911 said:
Tricky one. I was recently in a similar'ish position. This was going to be my 4th Porsche & wasn't sure want to get. I even drove a macan. I placed a deposit on a CGTS; but felt it wasn't going to be special enough as the GT4 & also I always regretted selling my previous 911s. So got my deposit back from my OPC & was thinking a 997 GTS. My indy kind of put me off saying they are priced at the top of the game & will come down a bit. In the end I saved myself a load of cash & bought a nice 5 year old 997 C2S PDK for under £40K. Personally, if I still wanted to spend north of £50K I would buy a 997 turbo. It will also hold its value better than a 997 GTS & def over a 991S. The 991 feels more like a limo than a 997 - both great cars; but down to personal choice.
I think 'Limo' might be *stretching* the analogy a little too far, but we hear ya. :-)I was weighing up the same options. Here are my thoughts, please remember this is just my humble subjective opinion:
991 2S- Better looking design, more expensive interior, much larger feeling car, interior defiantly feels more spacious. controls, and set up more ergonomic. PSE sounds better.
997 GTS- smaller, cabin feels much tighter and lower, more awkward sat nav set up etc. when trying to use while driving. Drive pretty much on par with the 991, as I don't track so I noticed little difference.
Performance wise, again they felt very similar. Like I said I don't do track days, so I never push the car to its limits, I wouldn't be able to say which would come out on top they were tracked, I would hazard a guess at the GTS. For the A and B roads I tried them both out on, there was no definitive difference.
The GTS was about 8 grand cheaper which helped with my decision, but the real deciding factor for me was that 'special feeling'. I didn't want to be spending a small fortune on a car to see someone else driving the same one. So I went with the GTS. Now people I am sure can say that they see them all the time, but I hardly ever see the GTS, where as the 991 is starting to become a weekly sight.
991 2S- Better looking design, more expensive interior, much larger feeling car, interior defiantly feels more spacious. controls, and set up more ergonomic. PSE sounds better.
997 GTS- smaller, cabin feels much tighter and lower, more awkward sat nav set up etc. when trying to use while driving. Drive pretty much on par with the 991, as I don't track so I noticed little difference.
Performance wise, again they felt very similar. Like I said I don't do track days, so I never push the car to its limits, I wouldn't be able to say which would come out on top they were tracked, I would hazard a guess at the GTS. For the A and B roads I tried them both out on, there was no definitive difference.
The GTS was about 8 grand cheaper which helped with my decision, but the real deciding factor for me was that 'special feeling'. I didn't want to be spending a small fortune on a car to see someone else driving the same one. So I went with the GTS. Now people I am sure can say that they see them all the time, but I hardly ever see the GTS, where as the 991 is starting to become a weekly sight.
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