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Re: Poll: Best looking 997
Your Cab sounds great. You've bxxxx that I lack to order PCCBs and X51 with a C4S Cab. If were price were not a factor, I would consider that car one of the best cars on the market today. Great power, surefooted handling facilitated by the PCCB's, wide body and a drop top. Nice job.
I love my newly acquired C4S Cab, but feel it needs a little more juice. I have about every option imaginable with the exception of X51 and PCCB. Those two options would have brought my sticker to $143,000; which I would consider price prohibitive (imho).
I love my newly acquired C4S Cab, but feel it needs a little more juice. I have about every option imaginable with the exception of X51 and PCCB. Those two options would have brought my sticker to $143,000; which I would consider price prohibitive (imho).
Re: Poll: Best looking 997
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Your Cab sounds great. You've bxxxx that I lack to order PCCBs and X51 with a C4S Cab. If were price were not a factor, I would consider that car one of the best cars on the market today. Great power, surefooted handling facilitated by the PCCB's, wide body and a drop top. Nice job.
I love my newly acquired C4S Cab, but feel it needs a little more juice. I have about every option imaginable with the exception of X51 and PCCB. Those two options would have brought my sticker to $143,000; which I would consider price prohibitive (imho).
Thanks a lot, devo!
I absolutely love it- couldn't be happier!!! 
I'd love, love to have the power of the TT ( just amazing), but I just couldn't wait any longer and I slightly prefer the cleaner lines of the C4S ( and the sound w/ PSE is much better, imo).
I did a search ( it only went back 50 posts), have you posted pics of your "baby" yet?
Sorry, I don't remember. If not, please do. 
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What is the best looking 997.
My vote is for the 997 GT3. This car may also be the best looking 911 ever.
Isn't good looking and 911 an oxymoron?
However, I will admit it is the best looking frog I have seen.
Nick,
Your comment on this topic is as useful as garbage.
The lines on my 997S is better looking than your 430 at any angles.
Jul 9, 2007 10:21:27 AM
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Isn't good looking and 911 an oxymoron?
However, I will admit it is the best looking frog I have seen.
This is the pot calling the kettle black
Both the F430 and the 997 are far less beautiful IMHO than the following: Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Gallardo Spyder, Murcielago, Pagani Zonda F and Carrera GT.
Best 997? I think in 1st place it's the 997GT3 in carrara white/black interior with yellow PCCB brake calipers followed closely in 2nd place by a -20mm 997 C4S in GT silver/cocoa followed closely in 3rd place by a 997 Targa 4S in midnight blue/two tone beige/black interior...
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Nothing beats the clean basic look of the standard 997.
I agree 100 percent.
Would be nice to see some sort of 18inch Fuch-esque wheels on the 997 too! _Two_ _round_ exhaust tips would excite me further.
Agree regarding the base 997, and I like the rectangular tail pipes.
Jim
Jul 9, 2007 2:33:20 PM
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I like what I got, C2S.. Gotta have the larger wheels, but I'm not totally won over by the wider-body C4S... It was the cat's pajamas during the 996 era, as the base 996 didn't have enough "hips" to it, but with the 997, the 2wd car is just "right" to me, and causing the 4S to be a bit bulbous in the trunk. Baby's got a bit too much back...
I feel the same about 993's, the standard body is more svelt and beautiful than the wide-body.
Any time anybody here catches me going to forums of cars I don't care for, just to sling mud and assume some stature of superiority by virtue of a car I bought, please melt my gold jewelry, throw my bottle of "Just for Men" in the trash, and beat me senseless with a large oak branch...
I feel the same about 993's, the standard body is more svelt and beautiful than the wide-body.
Any time anybody here catches me going to forums of cars I don't care for, just to sling mud and assume some stature of superiority by virtue of a car I bought, please melt my gold jewelry, throw my bottle of "Just for Men" in the trash, and beat me senseless with a large oak branch...
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Without a doubt the C4S coupe, in my opinion. The cabs (yes, even mine) look like ass-heavy bathtubs and the current Turbos look like the batmobile with all the extraneous scoops, vents, and geegaws on them. I vote for the classic look with the wider "4" stance. Sadly, looks are only a small factor when deciding which Porsche is for you, which is why I settled for the looks of a cab (life's too short to drive a car with a roof) and skipped the widebody (I prefer to drive the RWD car over the heavier 4WD).
Not sure if I'd have gone for a Turbo cab had that been an option when I bought, but probably not. The looks of the Turbo are just too ungainly for me to ignore.
Not sure if I'd have gone for a Turbo cab had that been an option when I bought, but probably not. The looks of the Turbo are just too ungainly for me to ignore.
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Any time anybody here catches me going to forums of cars I don't care for, just to sling mud and assume some stature of superiority by virtue of a car I bought, please melt my gold jewelry, throw my bottle of "Just for Men" in the trash, and ...
As seen at Starbucks.
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targa4s. Best looking 911 on the line up, hand down!
too bad it lack the turbo motor.
I don't agree (sorry). The Coupe is the "purest" form of the car; therefore best looking.
Others like Cab and Targa have been modified to allow for the ragtop and the hatchback and larger sunroof. The basic coupe look has been compromised. _ORIGINAL_ Porsche ethos is supposed to be all about an unwillingness to compromise.
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Re: Poll: Best looking 997
I think there are three choices: coupe, Cab and Targa. All the rest are simply body trim options, which can be applied to any of these three models (more or less).
I vote for the Cab with the top down. There is nothing, in my mind, better looking than a roadster and the 99x and 98x bodies both have a great line with the way they've self-stored the top. While I respect those who hold the bath-tub view of the 997 Cab, I strongly disagree. I find the rear bulge a representation of the massive power contained therein, much like the rear fender hips. Which, of course, is exactly what it is.
If the top must be up, then the coupe. I wish that Porsche could find a way to mimic the coupe's rear-side window line better in the Cab. It is just beautiful.
I vote for the Cab with the top down. There is nothing, in my mind, better looking than a roadster and the 99x and 98x bodies both have a great line with the way they've self-stored the top. While I respect those who hold the bath-tub view of the 997 Cab, I strongly disagree. I find the rear bulge a representation of the massive power contained therein, much like the rear fender hips. Which, of course, is exactly what it is.
If the top must be up, then the coupe. I wish that Porsche could find a way to mimic the coupe's rear-side window line better in the Cab. It is just beautiful.
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Re: Poll: Best looking 997
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I like what I got, C2S.. Gotta have the larger wheels, but I'm not totally won over by the wider-body C4S... It was the cat's pajamas during the 996 era, as the base 996 didn't have enough "hips" to it, but with the 997, the 2wd car is just "right" to me, and causing the 4S to be a bit bulbous in the trunk. Baby's got a bit too much back...
I totally agree! I just pulled up behind a 996 C4S at a traffic light and was noticing it's shape from the rear. I much prefer the lines of the 997 C2. However, many seem to like the shape of the C4--I guess that's why they offer both models.
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