I traded mine in for only 13k in 2020, which was pretty depressing. I believed they would reach classic status sooner as were so well regarded when new, naturally aspirated, manual, etc., but seem to be a bit forgotten. In the four years I had it it was overall really trouble free. It needed a carbon clan quite badly when I got it at around 40k miles, and the usual vacuum leaks sorted, but aside from that the only issue is the very common one of the front Brembos being a very poor design and would develop vibration no matter what I did. It really could do with better discs. For an NA car it also responded quite well to a remap which raised the rev limit to 8400 and 430-ish BHP (from actual 400-ish, as the claimed 414 was optimistic).
Watched the video that Chris put up. Love things like this. I have to admit I was quite sceptical when CC came about but it does seem to be a great place to buy and sell.
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A good friend of mine has just bought a 911 C4S Cabriolet from CC. Loads of history in the description, and a ton of photos. He hasn't yet found anything on the car other than as described. It was a decent price too.
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Yes. That’s the one! I like how down to earth the video was, here’s my mate Mr TI22 and we are off to pick up a bargain he’s got!
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Can't believe I've got my perfect 2 car garage for less than the price of a 5 year old golf R. Starting to think that the mid naughties was the zenith for cars for me.
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Ha, no. It's at the unit I rent for my business!
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They don't rely on volume. Buyer beware of course, but many of the cars listed have very comprehensive histories included in the particulars. I can only speak to my friend's experience.
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Some herbert, driving a van he was not used to, managed to swipe off the front bumper of our old 2011 Superb the other week, pulling into a parking space.
Right outside our front door.
He was good enough to stop and knock on the door, so his insurance stumped up, no issue.
The surprise was that our old faithful was "beyond economic repair". After some negotiations, we realised that although we probably couldn't get a direct replacement of what we had, for the money, our old girl was beginning to creak at the seams, so we settled on a sum.
And then went looking for a replacement, which we just got last week.
So we now have a much later Superb, the 2 litre TSI 4x4 Sportline.
It's lovely. Really is. The 270 hp is enough to get you going pretty quickly, but in normal settings it wafts along effortlessly, and the mpg is pretty good if you stay off the loud pedal.
And I like the way that (in normal mode) you have to prod that pedal pretty hard to get it to really react. But when it does, it goes.
Steering is ever-so-slightly remote. But you could cross continents in it with ease.
And being a Superb, 4 of you with shedloads of luggage could all make the trip in comfort.
This will probably be our last large family car (kids are 17 and 16, and we keep cars for a long time), and so far it is doing the job very well.
I gave the 930 a lot of attention recently with all new exhaust (manifolds, all associated turbo and wastegate piping, and backbox) and turbo rebuild. It wasn't lacking before, but wow is it epic now. It always surprises passengers as that turbo packs quite a kick. Now it spools quicker and breathes better, so it's really quite something. Hard to judge, but it had about 330bhp before so without taking it on the rolling road I'd guess maybe another 20-ish. It's noticeable.
Now is time for the 997 to get some love, so I've booked it in for new exhaust (again, the full thing), performance clutch and a custom setup on a rolling road. We're targeting 600-620 BHP, around 530-540 WHP, and something over 800NM torque. I actually didn't really care for the extra power, but I did want a new exhaust to improve the sound, so a tune to match it makes sense, however once we started discussing it I got pretty excite about the potential. It's just Stage 1-ish, so the car will otherwise stay standard.
I've had both about 4 years now and can't imagine ever not having them.
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And I did have this until recently. There was a small crossover with the A6
Great car. I had the 2017 sportline diesel (190hp) 4x4 and it put a smile on my face every time I drove it. Exchanged it for an Enyaq IV80x and while it is a decent car it just doesn’t make me smile the same way. When or if they announce an electric superb or similar size estate I’m signing up.
Bloody hell, that’s a weapon there! You keep the other(s) or were they sold / traded?
We have two children both under 2 yrs old subsequently my Mrs seems to think I should have better things to spend my (our) money on than cars - so my previous GT cars have gone however I still have the 993.
To be fair the 4RS has been a revelation- it makes the standard GT4 feel very slow and surprisingly it’s even on another level compared to the 991.2 GT3RS in terms of exciting visceral engagement ……. Just a shame the cabin noise is ridiculous and the ride quality on crap roads appalling- but you can’t have it all.
That is an accolade in itself making the GT4 feel slow & being up a level on the GT3RS is amazing. I’d read a few reviews on the 4RS and it is my current dream car - maybe GT7 will add it & can drive it in VR with my wheel; about as close as I can get!
Is it engine or road noise in the cabin, or just a combination of both through reduced sound deadening materials?
Brilliant colour choice by the way, it just suits the car and its aggression perfectly. Had you seen that colour before in real life, as a brave choice if not as could have been the wrong shade?
The cabin noise at low rev range is really not that bad and perfectly tolerable……but when you absolutely floor it to around 9000 rpm the noise is just mental - due to the air intake ducts right behind your head along with the screaming engine.
That said you do forgive it such negatives because it’s what you signed up for. It’s a proper track car or Sunday morning blast -
I’d been looking for ages for a used 4RS - but they were virtually all standard colours…..I didn’t want to spend this dollar for a boring spec car…….I informed several OPC sales folk that I was after a PTS colour and eventually got a call when this NATO Olive car was taken in as a trade in. Only 3 months old car, I immediately bought it before it went on the OPC website. I’d never seen NATO Olive in the flesh before but knew I’d like it…….it’s not as nice as Irish green but a close second. Apparently it’s the only nato Olive 4rs in the U.K. so I hope it will hold its value slightly better than some cars.
Hey of course the spider will make it I until recently had a 949 spider could get it as low as 14 mpg and about £3000 a year for parts , but hey as clarkson once said the greatest badge ever and don’t forget most series collectors would sell everything for a P3 Tipo B ….