Last July l finally purchased my dream car, a 997.2 Carrera 2S. Since then l have driven it pretty much everyday and it has performed beautifully, which is great. You,ll have to bear with me for a bit while l explain the only drawback of the Porker as a daily driver.
Now the thing is l have always had fast cars with my last car being a supercharged Audi S4 (great car) with lots of power. So when l first drove the 997 l was used to fast cars. However, the penny has only just dropped to finally realize that the Carrera really is my dream car. Now to my point. About four weeks ago when the snow and freezing weather was forecast, l tucked my pride and joy up in the garage and plugged the Ctek charger in (great bit of kit, thanks to the forum for the heads up). My replacement has been a 2003 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 that my son has kindly given me. It has ferried me back an forth to work covering 64 miles each day. It has screamed it's nuts off up and down the dual carriage ways, but has coped well considering the weather conditions. So today l could not wait any longer and liberated my Porker from the warmth of the garage. Wow, just Wow! I suddenly realized just what a truly great car the Porsche is, and it has taken the comparison between two totally different car's to enlighten me. No other car that l have owned has put a bigger smile on my face.
So finally to my point. The Porsche 911 was designed to be a daily driver which it really is, but if you drive it every day you can get numbed to the great driving experience that is delivered not just the power but the whole driving thing. Moving forward lt is still going to be my daily driver but l will make sure that every drive is savoured just as it should be. :thumbs:
Now the thing is l have always had fast cars with my last car being a supercharged Audi S4 (great car) with lots of power. So when l first drove the 997 l was used to fast cars. However, the penny has only just dropped to finally realize that the Carrera really is my dream car. Now to my point. About four weeks ago when the snow and freezing weather was forecast, l tucked my pride and joy up in the garage and plugged the Ctek charger in (great bit of kit, thanks to the forum for the heads up). My replacement has been a 2003 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 that my son has kindly given me. It has ferried me back an forth to work covering 64 miles each day. It has screamed it's nuts off up and down the dual carriage ways, but has coped well considering the weather conditions. So today l could not wait any longer and liberated my Porker from the warmth of the garage. Wow, just Wow! I suddenly realized just what a truly great car the Porsche is, and it has taken the comparison between two totally different car's to enlighten me. No other car that l have owned has put a bigger smile on my face.
So finally to my point. The Porsche 911 was designed to be a daily driver which it really is, but if you drive it every day you can get numbed to the great driving experience that is delivered not just the power but the whole driving thing. Moving forward lt is still going to be my daily driver but l will make sure that every drive is savoured just as it should be. :thumbs:
