996 stock vs M030 on UK B-roads

[Paul Strong]

After test driving a stock 2000 996 C4 last week I found the suspension firmer than I expected after hearing the 996 "has gone all soft" from magazines and a friend. However I'm intrigued by the M030 suspension option. Unfortunately I can't find any comparison of the stock 996 suspension (pre-facelift) with the M030 on our lovely rough, potted and bumpy B-roads or unclassified back roads. Can anyone offer any experiences of the ride quality of the M030 on these challenging roads?

Thanks.


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[noony]

No.

A lot of the faux GT3s you see have sports suspension and other sport related stuff like exhaust. Might want to look for one of those.


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[James Ball]

Bear in mind, though, that those sport suspension, exhaust, wheel etc mods push your Insurance up, possibly past the level a GT3 would have been in the first place. Insurance companies are annoying like that

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[Paul Strong]

The Insurance for mods is what I was struggling with until I found that Norwich Union Direct are pretty good for all the GT3-style mods (see my post yesterday in General Porsche Chatter section), although if I find a car with them all on I'll be getting it in writing that 18" wheels, M030, PSE and GT3 aerokit are indeed covered for only 15% more than stock, which is what they've quoted me. Sounds too good to be true.


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