Have the 997 C4S cab on test drive today. Has been quite fun. Never driven the C4S and only had a short drive in a Turbo.
I am really impressed - it is obviously a lot quicker than my C2. The car deosn't feel that different to the C2 IMO. Ceratinly a lot closer than the 996 C2/C4. It wasn't until I really got the 4WD to kick in on the damp roads that I really felt the difference. Didn't like it at first - felt a bit like the car was driving you (can't think of a better way to describe it - sorry), but got used to it after a while. The handling is very impressive, really sharp into the corners and the 4WD certainly helps on the damp roads.
It's good enought to make me wonder if a 996 Turbo should be my next choice!
Also really pleased that the car gets on my drive with ease - about 4-5cm to spare at the front.
Car itself is Arctic Silver, with the Cocao interior which I really like. The Sport suspension button is fun - but the shaking was a bit much so the car stayed in normal most of the time. The cab hood is very quiet and I did wonder whether I would bother to shell out £2K on a hard top. Might do, if only for the better visability in the winter. The C4S looks massive from the back - dwarfed mine at the dealership. The phone module is really good but wasn't that impressed by the Nav. It's not even as good a TomTom! Once I got it working the screen is easy to see/use though. The Bose sounds system is aslo very good - felt much closer to CD quality than in my car. Have averaged 19mpg today including 70 miles on the motorway. :twisted:
All in all has been a good day - shame I have to give it back tomorrow! :roll:
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I am really impressed - it is obviously a lot quicker than my C2. The car deosn't feel that different to the C2 IMO. Ceratinly a lot closer than the 996 C2/C4. It wasn't until I really got the 4WD to kick in on the damp roads that I really felt the difference. Didn't like it at first - felt a bit like the car was driving you (can't think of a better way to describe it - sorry), but got used to it after a while. The handling is very impressive, really sharp into the corners and the 4WD certainly helps on the damp roads.
It's good enought to make me wonder if a 996 Turbo should be my next choice!
Also really pleased that the car gets on my drive with ease - about 4-5cm to spare at the front.
Car itself is Arctic Silver, with the Cocao interior which I really like. The Sport suspension button is fun - but the shaking was a bit much so the car stayed in normal most of the time. The cab hood is very quiet and I did wonder whether I would bother to shell out £2K on a hard top. Might do, if only for the better visability in the winter. The C4S looks massive from the back - dwarfed mine at the dealership. The phone module is really good but wasn't that impressed by the Nav. It's not even as good a TomTom! Once I got it working the screen is easy to see/use though. The Bose sounds system is aslo very good - felt much closer to CD quality than in my car. Have averaged 19mpg today including 70 miles on the motorway. :twisted:
All in all has been a good day - shame I have to give it back tomorrow! :roll:
Migration info. Legacy thread was 113023