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That looks incredible! thanks for the pics 
Re: Turbo Cabrio Spy Shots
now the hump really looks too big.
that was always a problem with the 911 cab. when to top is down the hump looks silly. on this one it will look outrageous !
however, with the top up thy look very sweet.
my cab is silver with a black top and it really accentuates the cars hips. my previous 997 coupe did not look half as wide in the back.
but having experienced great problems with my current car's top, i will not buy a porsche convertible again unless the fault is rectified 100% by my service center.
that was always a problem with the 911 cab. when to top is down the hump looks silly. on this one it will look outrageous !
however, with the top up thy look very sweet.
my cab is silver with a black top and it really accentuates the cars hips. my previous 997 coupe did not look half as wide in the back.
but having experienced great problems with my current car's top, i will not buy a porsche convertible again unless the fault is rectified 100% by my service center.
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now the hump really looks too big.
that was always a problem with the 911 cab. when to top is down the hump looks silly. on this one it will look outrageous !
however, with the top up thy look very sweet.
my cab is silver with a black top and it really accentuates the cars hips. my previous 997 coupe did not look half as wide in the back.
but having experienced great problems with my current car's top, i will not buy a porsche convertible again unless the fault is rectified 100% by my service center.
Hmmm, my 996TSCab top has been flawless. What has been the problem with yours?
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Re: Turbo Cabrio Spy Shots
hey turbo al,
my soft-top has become very noisy. the whole metal cage of the roof is clonking and thumping. the adhesiv on the cloth rolled around the two pillars on the sides behind the rear windows has come off and the cloth was hanging around. horrible.
it was noisy from day one and now its really become unbearable. sounds like a 7 year old cab.
when i drive with the top down, i can hear the doors on both sides squeeking. passengers in the car have asked me what that noise is !!
will take it to my service center, but i doubt they will be able to do an awful lot.....
my soft-top has become very noisy. the whole metal cage of the roof is clonking and thumping. the adhesiv on the cloth rolled around the two pillars on the sides behind the rear windows has come off and the cloth was hanging around. horrible.
it was noisy from day one and now its really become unbearable. sounds like a 7 year old cab.
when i drive with the top down, i can hear the doors on both sides squeeking. passengers in the car have asked me what that noise is !!
will take it to my service center, but i doubt they will be able to do an awful lot.....
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hey turbo al,
my soft-top has become very noisy. the whole metal cage of the roof is clonking and thumping. the adhesiv on the cloth rolled around the two pillars on the sides behind the rear windows has come off and the cloth was hanging around. horrible.
it was noisy from day one and now its really become unbearable. sounds like a 7 year old cab.
when i drive with the top down, i can hear the doors on both sides squeeking. passengers in the car have asked me what that noise is !!
will take it to my service center, but i doubt they will be able to do an awful lot.....
Sorry to hear that. Mine still works smoothly, it feels as solid as the rest of the car, perhaps since mine is a 2005 996TSCab, it was the pinnacle of 996-version 911 assembly, or maybe I am lucky with this car. Even when I wash my car and direct the water hose with the nozzle on squirt-gun right at the seam of the top and the door window, there's no leakage into the car. There is a local touchless carwash I go to when I'm too busy to handwash mine, and even when the car is doused with high pressure water, there is at worst a few drops inside. My point is that I wouldn't let your experience with your ragtop completely dissuade you from another-but I agree you should at least pester your service center. Best of luck.
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funny thing to test a convertible in the snow!
Why? So many people are driving Cabs over here in Germany in winter time, they can't afford owning two cars at the same time. My wife (and me sometimes) drove a Boxster S with winter tires during winter time, no problem at all. This is actually one of the reasons why Porsche tests ALL their models under winter driving conditions. Because they can be used as daily drivers. One week ago, we had a lot of snow, the traffic almost collapsed over here in Bavaria. Now the winter seems to be over but at least for 4 months a year, the winter has us in it's icey and snowy claws. You don't really suggest that Porsche drivers should leave their cars in the garage during winter time?!
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Sorry to hear that too.
The top on my 997 S Cab has performed flawlessly and totally beyond my expectations for what a convertible can do. When up the car is very, very close to be as being quiet as my 996 Turbo coupe. And when down the way the car creates a bubble of almost motionless air in the cockpit with the wind deflector is amazing. Wouldn't think of going back to a Porsche coupe. No way. It's like you're getting 2 cars in one with the cab.
Besides my kids would hate me if I traded 'their convertible'. They told me at the Turbo Lounge yesterday. I had to explain that the Turbo Coupe we were looking at was going to come out in a convertible. LOL!
The top on my 997 S Cab has performed flawlessly and totally beyond my expectations for what a convertible can do. When up the car is very, very close to be as being quiet as my 996 Turbo coupe. And when down the way the car creates a bubble of almost motionless air in the cockpit with the wind deflector is amazing. Wouldn't think of going back to a Porsche coupe. No way. It's like you're getting 2 cars in one with the cab.
Besides my kids would hate me if I traded 'their convertible'. They told me at the Turbo Lounge yesterday. I had to explain that the Turbo Coupe we were looking at was going to come out in a convertible. LOL!
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How many of you think the tip is the best gearbox for the cab vs the coupe?
Not I. Think the stick is better for both cars. Carving up the twisties with the sun on your face......... shifting 1st to second, second to third, third to fourth ......Turn left, turn right, downshift from fourth to third ,,,,hear the exhaust burbble...ahhhh yes. Life's good.
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pedro_b said:
funny thing to test a convertible in the snow!
Why? So many people are driving Cabs over here in Germany in winter time, they can't afford owning two cars at the same time. My wife (and me sometimes) drove a Boxster S with winter tires during winter time, no problem at all. This is actually one of the reasons why Porsche tests ALL their models under winter driving conditions. Because they can be used as daily drivers. One week ago, we had a lot of snow, the traffic almost collapsed over here in Bavaria. Now the winter seems to be over but at least for 4 months a year, the winter has us in it's icey and snowy claws. You don't really suggest that Porsche drivers should leave their cars in the garage during winter time?!
Think most of that comes from back in the day when convertible tops were not very good at keeping out the weather. The top on the 997 is so good doesn't matter what the weather is like.
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Yep. I used my 996TSCab last winter occasionally, and even in extreme cold (below 10F/-10C), with the top closed (and of course the heated seats cranked up to the max.;)), I was toasty warm. When I bought the car last summer, the removable hard top was included (there was no price cut to me for rejecting it), and I built a motorized hoist in the garage to handle the hard top, but it hasn't been used yet. The hard top sits in the garage, untouched since the first day I removed it (manually). Why add more weight to the car for no good reason? 
Of course if I were tracking the 911Turbo, then I would get a coupe (structural rigidity, slightly lighter weight), but that's the reason I bought the Noble M400 (about 1,000 pounds lighter than a 911Turbo coupe).
Of course if I were tracking the 911Turbo, then I would get a coupe (structural rigidity, slightly lighter weight), but that's the reason I bought the Noble M400 (about 1,000 pounds lighter than a 911Turbo coupe).
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