Re: 911 Turbo: Starts from 2nd Gear, Radio

are '02 Turbo's that bad, for some reason?

I was planning on getting an 01 or 02, black 996 Turbo - still do.








"Jules Winfield" <Jules.Winfield@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I am interested in your opinions or impressions so far with your new 
>> ****sche.  I currently have your former .... '02 996/911 TT with the six

>> speed manual.
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>> How does the new one with the Triptronic compare?
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> I've only had it for a week, but here's what I was told by the sales rep

> and what I've noticed on my own:
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> - The 2008 has more power (around 500hp). It'll hit 60mph in 3.4 secs as

> opposed to 3.9 with the 2002.
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> - The tiptronic switches gears lightning fast! It's truly amazing. My 
> sales rep tells me that it's only in the last model year that the 
> tipronics have become so fast that they actually outperform the manual 
> from 0-60. After driving it, I believe it.
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> - The exterior styling seems almost identical. The exhaust pipes and
head 
> lights look a bit different and the "hips" around the back wheels seem a

> bit wider to me. I'm sure there are other differences that a true 
> enthusiast would probably notice.
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> - The biggest change for me personally was the interior ammenities. When
I 
> had my '02, the out-of-the-box GPS capabilities were rather poor. There 
> was no integrated cell phone sup****t. If you're into MP3s, the CD-player

> in the '02 didn't play them [at least mine didn't at the time]. The
system 
> in the 2008 is totally upgraded with all of the features mentioned above

> plus lots of other interesting things that I haven't fully explored yet.

> One of the many key reasons I snubbed BMW in favor of ****sche is BMW's 
> ludicrous "i-drive" technology, where virtually everything is controlled

> with a single dial. The 2008 ****sche has a far more intuitive simple 
> system in my opinion.
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> About the 2002: I bought mine in 2002 and kept it for three years until 
> moving from San Diego to Chicago. You don't really need a car in Chicago

> so I sold it and then bought the 2008 when I moved back to San Diego.
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> 2002 was a strange year for the ****sche Turbo. Although I *loved* my
2002 
> when it was working, it had a LOT of problems (as opposed to my previous

> 2000 911 which ran flawlessly). I won't bore you with all of the details

> here but it suffices to say that everything that could go wrong with
that 
> car DID go wrong -- this despite the fact that it was purchased brand
new. 
> When I sold it, I swore I'd never buy another ****sche. Then a few months

> ago I was skimming through some kind of consumer rating guide that rates

> used cars and just for fun, I figured I'd look up ****sche 911. What's 
> weird is that the 2002 got **horrible** reliability reviews whereas the 
> models years on either side of 2002 (00, 01, 03, 04) got decent reviews.
I 
> have no idea why, but 2002 was apparently just a crappy year for
****sches. 
> They turned out a lot of lemons -- or at least the consumer ratings
would 
> indicate this to be the case. If your 2002 is running ok for you, you're

> safe. If you had a lemon, you would've known by now. Guess you got one
of 
> the good ones. :)
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> Overall, even though I've only had the '08 for a brief period of time, I

> certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend the upgrade if you're
considering 
> it.
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> Hope this helps,
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> Jules
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