Carrera S on both points.
"Lawrence Lugar" <lawrence_lugar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> for all intensive purposes, for the sake of this argument - i'm talking
> about the 911 997 line
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> you say for 'my money, the best buy' - ok, if you throw the money
equation
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> 1.) what would you rather drive?
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> 2.) what would you rather live with, on a day-to-day basis?
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> i would assume out of the three 911's...the Turbo would feel/drive the
> most different than the GT3 and Carrera, since it's all-wheel drive and
> twin turbo charged - is that a safe assumption to make, w/o ever driving
a
> GT3?
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> "Guru" <Guru@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> It all depends upon which model years you are comparing.
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>> I recently purchased a 2006, Carrera-S, and in the process, drove a
2003
>> Turbo, and had the op****tunity to drive a 2007 GT-3, so...hopefully I
can
>> give you some reasonable impressions:
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>> First of all I had an '01 Carrera and the '06 Carrera-S is a quantum
leap
>> forward in almost every area. I found that the '03 Turbo was great
once
>> you got the turbos spinning up, but was a little soft on the bottom
end,
>> not to mention that about 1/4 or more of your trunk is lost to the all
>> wheel drive's front drive components.
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>> The GT-3 is a purpose-built car. Essentially, you've got most of a
race
>> car, tamed just enough to meet DOT requirements. It's loud
inside...due
>> to removal of much sound insulation; it's lower...and you'll scrape
that
>> front air dam at almost every driveway entrance/exit; and the
suspension
>> is very stiff. So...you've got about 400 HP, rear wheel drive, big
>> tires, and mountains of torque. If you can stand the pounding and the
>> noise...not the mention the attention you'll get with that high rear
>> wing, enjoy. Oh...and they cost @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$125-140,000...minor detail.
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>> For my $$$, the best buy in the line is a pre-owned '05-06 Carrera-S.
>> You can save a bundle by letting someone else take the first year or
two
>> of depreciation, and still get a state-of-the-art 911 that's easily the
>> best, everyday street car the factory has delivered.
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>> "Lawrence Lugar" <lawrence_lugar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>
>>> i've driven the ****sche Carrera and Turbo - needless, to say...there's
>>> an obvious difference in the way they drive - lol
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>>> but i've never driven the GT3.
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>>> how does the GT3 relate in comparison to the Carrera and Turbo?
>>> is the difference as stark as the carrera compared to the turbo, or
more
>>> subtle?
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