Thread 28569308

debating buying a 996 gt2.
someone talk me out of it

>>28569308 (OP)
porsche has a faggy connotation

nice car

>>28569308 (OP)
Pretty sweet cars, only reason not to buy one is if it would be your daily for some reason.

>i'm debating on buying an old exotic german car
oh boy here we go.

>>28569308 (OP)
Aka “the Widowmaker” because at the time a lot of doctor-lawyer-bankers would buy them to try and flex on Ferrari’s and shit, crash and die.

>>28569308 (OP)
996 is widely considered the worst 911 generation

>>28569308 (OP)
USGPMT+
Just get a 964 Carrera RS or 997.2 GT3 4.0 RS already godsDAMN

>>28569384
>996 is widely considered the worst 911 generation

this retard applies some generality people say about basic bitch 996s to a GT2

lmao

>>28569404
The 996 gt2 is even uglier than a stock carrera THOUGH
LOLbmaooo0o0o0

>>28569308 (OP)
>someone talk me out of it
No.

>>28569308 (OP)
could get 90% of the way there and save a lot of money by doing a 996 turbo with rwd conversion and a few mods, if that matters

>>28569308 (OP)
Not a homologation special anymore, unlike the GT3 or the 993 GT2.
480hp is tuned 335i tier.

>>28569404
Nah. It’s a fundamental engine thing for the 996, regardless of iteration. It was their first liquid cooled 911. They have a lot of problems they were working out. Basically the 997 is one of the best built ever due to lessons learned from 996 and being flush with cash from Cayenne sales.

>>28569638
All the usual 996 engine problems apply to a slightly lesser degree to the base 997s. Turbos and GTs used a completely different engine that was basically a development from the 962.

>>28569637
Yeah, but back in 2002, most supercars had about that kind of power. Car companies were only just coming out of the hangover of the 90s from the 80s emissions stuff. Gallardo made 493. The Ferrari 360 only made like 400hp, even the 430 made like 490. The GT2 was in the mix of its era. You also have to remember cars were several hundred pounds lighter back then too. E38 7 series was like 4,100lbs. Today they’re 4800-5100 lbs depending on trim. Likewise, the GT2 was 3200lbs, modern porsche turbos are like 3700.

>>28569404
It's really the look of the headlights+the cheapness of the interior. The 90s were a low point for Porsche.

>>28569648
You mean 964 engine aka Mezger?
Only thing against them is fuel economy

>>28569662
Exactly. 996/997 Turbos and GTs still used developments of the Mezger engine, which is why they're free of the dreaded M96/M97 problems.

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>>28569671
Jajajaja me gusta maricon

>>28569309
Among obese retards who can't afford the V8 version of their favorite """muscle""" car

>>28569384
It's only because of the car's looks and being the first liquid cooled 911. The 997 is suddenly seen as a radical improvement but for the most part the only difference is the return to form aesthetically.

>>28569797
True. Just can't get over the Toyota-like plastic interior of the 996.

>>28569797
And the later ones had engines that didn't self destruct.

>>28569308 (OP)
dentist paypig mcdonalds gay pikachu car

>>28569308 (OP)
Sure you are

>>28569308 (OP)
This shit is McDonald's with worse build quality than GM, just get a 350z.

>>28569308 (OP)
Do it, dab on the boomers and their air cooled meme.

>>28569637
You dont buy a porsche for the hp, that would be extremely retarded when the gt500 exists.

>>28569660
>It's really the look of the headlights

you retards dont even understand the things you parrot from hearing online

the headlight thing applies to the flat panel early 996s, they had fucked up proportions

no one has ever thought the wide body 996s were ugly until brainless zoomers started parroting things they dont understand

>>28569637
any gt3 after the 997 have been homologation jokes that were only competitive for their cup series. The actual GTE race car now is the RSR which is full on mid engine.

>>28571224
They’re both ugly stupid faggot