Another 911 arrives on Rennteam
I wrote a thread back in April describing our (wife and I) various test drives of Porsches – Caymans and 997’s – that would replace our now-departed 2002 M Coupe. My wife is the “owner” of our 2-seaters around home (we split driving on longer trips), so she has the casting vote on what we buy in the sports car space in our garage (and I have the casting vote on the others…). She admitted to some difficulty in the short environment of a test drive, to really arrive at firm conclusions on which of the large number of Porsche choices she preferred. The Cayman S was always the first choice however, as it was the closest in spirit to the M Coupe as a “pure” 2-seater, and while bigger than the M Coupe, still fit the role of nimble and fun sports car.
But… a funny thing happened – after going back and forth a few times, the Cayman S did not win – the 911S emerged as her favourite. What turned her to the 911S? Here are some of her thoughts leading to being a 911 girl:
- “love the visibility forward and rear… makes the car seem smaller and very confidence-inspiring in heavier traffic”
- “prefer the firmer feel to the steering and overall handling in the 911”
- “I think I will enjoy PDK… much as I love the index shifting on our road bikes”
- “both are good looking in their own way, but I keep coming back to the classic 911 shape…. it is the Chanel suit of the car world” (guys, ask your wives if this doesn’t make sense… they will explain )
- “the Cayman clearly has beautiful handling but at any sane speeds the 911S has handling to spare, and on poor road surfaces I sense it is less troubled than the Cayman”
and finally, the clincher:
- “I just don’t think the Cayman S has enough power… the 911 just feels more special and its fantastic power even lower in the rev range is part of that… the Cayman seems a bit ‘domesticated’ once I spent more time in it, whereas the 911S has just a touch of that dangerous feel that makes it more fun and for me much more enjoyable”
So there you have it: how can you not love a woman who opts for more power??? 
So to conclude the story – we decided to buy a recent-used 997.2 PDK. Why used? Mainly this - for $50,000 less than new price, we can live with an all-but-new 911 to decide if it is a long term car… if so, by then the 991 will be around and we can opt for a factory order. I remember many on this board offering the view that the only sensible way to own a Porsche is not to buy new… in our case we may still buy new, but not this time.
Our car is one of the 2009 British Racing Green / Sand Beige / PDK 911S launch editions. Low km, superb condition, and so close to new that it makes little difference to us. Pics from our 500km christening tour today in next post… 
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2010 Audi S5, 20__ Porsche _______
Congrats ... you surely made the right choice 
What we noticed however is that Sand Beige interior, which can look somewhat bland in some colour combinations, really comes alive with this particular green, hence it is the combination that really works well. I expect the Aqua Blue would do the same... 
