gulf911 wrote:After seeing the headlights, new front markers and flared rear ala 993, it appears Porsche was listening....
I think you are right. One of the first things the Hoehn sales person said to me as we were looking at the 997 lines was "I think Porsche was listening becasue the lines are much better than the 996". He went on to say that he could not believe Porsche was still producing the 996 along with the 997. Very funny really when there is a lot full of 996's going no where
I found the lines and the entire look of the car very pleasing to the eye. I sat my 993 next to it and there is a very close body line match to the 993 though more subtle, but they made some nice changes to differentiate the 911 from the 986 and the 996. Having a 996 next to a 997 there is an obvious difference. The track is wider on the 997 which is nice though "it is still a very nice street car", not my quote, quoted by the sales guy. The sales guys seemed to truely understand the difference between a street car and a tweener track car and a full track car. Kind of nice to see given some of the threads on this board.
The cost for one as sitting there (997 s) was $80K. I imagine, in the true Porsche philosophy, one could get this car price to $100K with all the bells and whistles, but then whats the point. The computer in the center console was laughable really, but then this car really was not meant for the track, now was it? The chrono package was interesting in that it could do split times etc...I guess they are thinking a little about the track
People were and are paying $100K for 996 cabs with some bells and whistles, wow!!! If I were them I think they might want to buy a MB sports car