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After 14yrs of ownership, i decided to sell my SG/IR
I also keep thinking about selling the M3 and buying a 997. Prices have really gone up on them. I guess like everything else lol
IDK… I helped a friend source a 997Cab4S a year or so after I got this car. The more time I spent in it the more I appreciated (read “preferred”) this car. And his cost roughly double. I never got that out of my mind. Couldn’t figure out what that extra cake was for. Sure some here will say “Cab” was the problem, or not a 6MT or whatever. My view is unless it’s a GTS or Turbo or some color that just doesn’t come in these (like the Mocha Brown they like to do), don’t bother. But my TiAG / Imola v his Black / Grey?? Puhleeeez!
Back on point, this SG / Imola is another hot one. I drove a couple of those that nonBMW dealers would confuse for “Silver” back in the day.
Me: “No not THAT silver, the other one. [Test drives car anyway, for fun]”🤣😂
IDK… I helped a friend source a 997Cab4S a year or so after I got this car. The more time I spent in it the more I appreciated (read “preferred”) this car. And his cost roughly double. I never got that out of my mind. Couldn’t figure out what that extra cake was for. Sure some here will say “Cab” was the problem, or not a 6MT or whatever. My view is unless it’s a GTS or Turbo or some color that just doesn’t come in these (like the Mocha Brown they like to do), don’t bother. But my TiAG / Imola v his Black / Grey?? Puhleeeez!
Back on point, this SG / Imola is another hot one. I drove a couple of those that nonBMW dealers would confuse for “Silver” back in the day.
Me: “No not THAT silver, the other one. [Test drives car anyway, for fun]”🤣😂
maw
have a couple good friends with 997s. The issue for me is they’re basically just prettier 996s and while that goes a long way, it doesn’t make it juicy enough to justify the premium… for me.
I love the immediacy of the power train on shifts - no wind up like a front engined rear drive car. But then again, the engine didn’t feel ‘special’ enough to justify the premium.
I love the immediacy of the power train on shifts - no wind up like a front engined rear drive car. But then again, the engine didn’t feel ‘special’ enough to justify the premium.
Yes! And in the Turbos, that’s a real thing! Prominent like the DCT in the E9XM. But that’s a different animal altogether, engine wise. Of course there you have lag and a whole lot more premium. A 996 Turbo is one of those sleeper cars that I feel like might one day be had for a number that makes great sense (Porsche purists notwithstanding).
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