My first Porsche

[mattiselvis]

This is my new daily driver - picked it up on Saturday and have already burnt a whole tank of petrol. Sorry about the rather poor pictures, but the weather hasn't been great. Not that it's stopped me hooning around West Sussex all weekend :-). Thank God for four wheel drive...

Edited by mattiselvis on Sunday 11th November 18:31

[rich 36]

That looks nice, and you've some lovely roads down there as well.

Do you think 4WD was a welcome addition then?

[Martin_Hx]

Looks great, i want one !!

[zmrjason]

Bloody lovely car!! Well done.....

[kennyf430]

awesome motor, that looks like a gem!

nice one dude

[wmg100]

That styling puts the 996/997 to shame. Enjoy

[arryb]

Very nice, my favorite version of the 911

[mattiselvis]

rich 36 said:

That looks nice, and you've some lovely roads down there as well.

Do you think 4WD was a welcome addition then?

Thanks for all the positive comments, chaps . I've spent the last two weeks terrified about the financial side of things, but all forgetten as soon as I collected it!

Roads around W. Sussex are great - I spent first thing Sunday morning "testing" on the A272 between Billingshurst and Midhurst. Even with a damp road, it really was awesome! Which brings me to 4WD. I've no reference point (never driven a RWD 911), but this car has (seemingly) unbreakable traction and mindblowing acceleration. It's also quite compact, which makes it unintimidating. Only thing I'm worried about is how long my license will stay intact...

[g@ry]

lovely car mate
my all time favourite porsche 993 turbo
congrats

[hostman]

Best looking car I've seen in a while

[RobCrezz]

That's just beautiful!

[rich 36]

Road angel is your friend on the licence front

& when you begin seeing the red mist, slow down and stop for a few minutes

[SpeedyGonzales]

g@ry" Target="_blank">class="forumQuoter">g@ry said:

lovely car mate
my all time favourite porsche 993 turbo

I second that

[Mattt]

Wow - that's a beauty!!

[Ecurie Ecosse]

What a Porsche for your first Porsche - nice one!

[baSkey]

Ecurie Ecosse said:

What a Porsche for your first Porsche - nice one!

you saved me some typing there..!

great stuff.

[flattotheboards]

very nice.

[Paul C4S]

mattiselvis said:

rich 36 said:

That looks nice, and you've some lovely roads down there as well.

Do you think 4WD was a welcome addition then?

Thanks for all the positive comments, chaps . I've spent the last two weeks terrified about the financial side of things, but all forgetten as soon as I collected it!

Roads around W. Sussex are great - I spent first thing Sunday morning "testing" on the A272 between Billingshurst and Midhurst. Even with a damp road, it really was awesome! Which brings me to 4WD. I've no reference point (never driven a RWD 911), but this car has (seemingly) unbreakable traction and mindblowing acceleration. It's also quite compact, which makes it unintimidating. Only thing I'm worried about is how long my license will stay intact...

Interestingly I have just bought a 996 C4S and although I think it is probably more civilised drive than your motor, I now wish I had gone 993 shape as i too think it is aesthetically very pleasing.... I too worried about the money... but we are here for a good time not a long time after all.

Edited by Paul C4S on Wednesday 14th November 18:33

[rich 36]

I Recently bought a 964 C2 which up until very recently I was very happy with
although I'm wondering all the time if to have gone for C4

[mattiselvis]

Paul C4S said:

Interestingly I have just bought a 996 C4S and although I think it is probably more civilised drive than your motor, I now wish I had gone 993 shape as i too think it is aesthetically very pleasing.... I too worried about the money... but we are here for a good time not a long time after all.

Edited by Paul C4S on Wednesday 14th November 18:33

Hi Paul, I share your views on life, I think! I haven't got experience of the 996 (although I think the widebodies are very pretty) but I'd say the 993 is pretty civilised. What surprises me most is the way it glides along the road, no crashes or bangs in evidence. In this respect it reminds me of a Clio Williams, in that it feels unhurried, even when pushing on (I haven't "pushed on" hard in the Turbo yet, I'm working up to that very gently indeed!).

Clearly there is a great deal of power available, but it deploys it very linearly and therefore seems quite easy to keep in check. So far it feels almost benign.