skinny_monkey
Montreal
- Joined
- 16 Sep 2014
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- 539
Hello all, been lurking a few weeks, looks to be a great forum.
I've promised myself a 996 when I get a promotion at work (hopefully within 6 months if everything goes well) and am just hoping that I'm being realistic in my expectations.
I like the 996.1 and .2 equally in terms of looks, and in my mind, the slightly higher risk of IMS issues on the 3.4 are offset by the slightly higher risk of bore score in the 3.6 (although i don't know if the single bearing IMS in the 3.6 is a concern). I doubt i'll notice the difference in power enough to care, and similarly i don't think i'll prefer the 2wd over the 4wd enough for it to affect which one i want, to me it's more important to find something in good condition and with good history. Mileage too doesn't put me off but i'd prefer something with less than 120k on it.
My only requirements outside of history and possible warranty are manual transmissions, coupe, dark interior (not tan, light grey or red), and 'hard' rather than rouched (is that the word? where it's all bunched up anyway) leather. And not a GT3 / turbo replica, I don't want skirts and rear wings etc, unless they are easy to remove? Bose would be nice but not a deal-breaker.
As much as I like the look of the C4S, purchase price plus higher upkeep would stretch me too far, which also (sadly) means that a turbo is out of reach. I'm aware that I'll need to set aside £2k a year to keep it maintained as I'd want to - tho I'm pretty handy with the spanners if need be for the simpler jobs.
I don't need a particularly raw or thrilling experience as I already have a 230BHP early MX5 so am looking for a GT type cruiser, good for wafting up and down the motorway or a decent A-road blat. It will never see a trackday. Targa is something I know very little about, are they generally seen as good or bad?
Anyway, just wanted to say hi for now, sure I'll be back for questions or advice at some point and looking forward to joining you all properly!
Oh, i'm Reading by the way
I've promised myself a 996 when I get a promotion at work (hopefully within 6 months if everything goes well) and am just hoping that I'm being realistic in my expectations.
I like the 996.1 and .2 equally in terms of looks, and in my mind, the slightly higher risk of IMS issues on the 3.4 are offset by the slightly higher risk of bore score in the 3.6 (although i don't know if the single bearing IMS in the 3.6 is a concern). I doubt i'll notice the difference in power enough to care, and similarly i don't think i'll prefer the 2wd over the 4wd enough for it to affect which one i want, to me it's more important to find something in good condition and with good history. Mileage too doesn't put me off but i'd prefer something with less than 120k on it.
My only requirements outside of history and possible warranty are manual transmissions, coupe, dark interior (not tan, light grey or red), and 'hard' rather than rouched (is that the word? where it's all bunched up anyway) leather. And not a GT3 / turbo replica, I don't want skirts and rear wings etc, unless they are easy to remove? Bose would be nice but not a deal-breaker.
As much as I like the look of the C4S, purchase price plus higher upkeep would stretch me too far, which also (sadly) means that a turbo is out of reach. I'm aware that I'll need to set aside £2k a year to keep it maintained as I'd want to - tho I'm pretty handy with the spanners if need be for the simpler jobs.
I don't need a particularly raw or thrilling experience as I already have a 230BHP early MX5 so am looking for a GT type cruiser, good for wafting up and down the motorway or a decent A-road blat. It will never see a trackday. Targa is something I know very little about, are they generally seen as good or bad?
Anyway, just wanted to say hi for now, sure I'll be back for questions or advice at some point and looking forward to joining you all properly!
Oh, i'm Reading by the way
