Yes I did think of that a few times.
I decided against it for a few reasons -
1) to me the 997.1 is essentially a facelift of the 996.
2) I genuinely prefer the look of the 996 from most angles exterior, I also particularly like the interior
3) Several people I respect believe the 996 to have a better chassis than the 997 (despite point 1), this confirms what I think too.
4) I'm a tinkerer and would want to tune whatever car I had, I'd be starting again from scratch with a different car
5) Whilst the 997 may be 'newer', it still isn't a new car and I would still face the lack of functionality faced by the 996 (which I've circumvented by the in-dash iPad)
6) Any 997 would have needed work doing to it, be it consumables etc etc.
7) I did consider a 997.2 PDK turbo S but didn't expect my engine rebuild to cost as much as it did. That said, points 1-6 would still apply.
Just my (personal) take on it, I'm sure lots of others would always choose a 'newer' car because, well, its newer and therefore must be better. I don't subscribe to this philosophy.
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I decided against it for a few reasons -
1) to me the 997.1 is essentially a facelift of the 996.
2) I genuinely prefer the look of the 996 from most angles exterior, I also particularly like the interior
3) Several people I respect believe the 996 to have a better chassis than the 997 (despite point 1), this confirms what I think too.
4) I'm a tinkerer and would want to tune whatever car I had, I'd be starting again from scratch with a different car
5) Whilst the 997 may be 'newer', it still isn't a new car and I would still face the lack of functionality faced by the 996 (which I've circumvented by the in-dash iPad)
6) Any 997 would have needed work doing to it, be it consumables etc etc.
7) I did consider a 997.2 PDK turbo S but didn't expect my engine rebuild to cost as much as it did. That said, points 1-6 would still apply.
Just my (personal) take on it, I'm sure lots of others would always choose a 'newer' car because, well, its newer and therefore must be better. I don't subscribe to this philosophy.
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