I made the move from a 993C4 over 10 years ago to a 996 turbo which I still have to this day. In fact, I will never sell it
It wasn't that I didn't like the 993 (midnight blue/sports seats/manual/RSR's/M030/hollow spokes etc) and it sure was good looking in my view but...nearly every time I drove it I thought it needed more oomph to have that real sense of performance. it wasn't helped by my having an Audi RS4 (B5) as my DD at the time I suppose!
After approx. 6 months of agonising whether to go for a 993 turbo or 996 turbo (back then they were similar money)
:hammer: , I then went to see a few 996T's as I figured, same money for a newer car. Not as good looking but inside they are less cramped (or do I mean cosey?)
Anyway, the deal was done to buy the 996T and the 993 took maybe a fortnight to sell (maybe 30K miles on the dash by then so it was still very low )
But the first few months I had the same 'what have I done?' feeling as when I sold the 928 and bought the 993: the steering was very light and it was sooo quiet (after the 993). these 'issues' were immediately fixed by a KWv3 kit and Milltek (later swapped for a Europipe) and the car was transformed from benign GT tourer into something of how I felt it should have been from the start. I was now starting to really enjoy it and the looks had grown on me !
Since then, the 'tweaks' have continued (GT3 style alloys in correct turbo sizes are a nice cosmetic change), Techart SSK to address the laughably long gearshift, engine updates and mods etc and I still love it. so much so that it was treated to a glass out respray and PPF early last year
It seems to me (flamesuit on :cop: ) that the turbo is rather unfairly overshadowed by the GT3. they are amazingly good value for their potential and huge fun can be had in their ownership and tinkering
'Kettle' ownership can be very rewarding indeed