I have driven my 997 C2S (manual) for just shy of 50,000 miles the past 46 months. It has been a love affair. All types of driving and all types of weather. Not a single day have I regretted it.

The C2 FL is sweet according the reviews and comparable in performance to the original C2S.

In Dallas you don't need a C4.

PS: you do want sports control. The throttle response is totally different: much more alive. Bit of rip off since it is virtually zero cost to Porsche and a $960 option as I remember it, with a stupid chronometer on the dashboard that you will never use.