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MyRide^
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Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 4730 Location: Springfield Massachusetts |
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I am interested in the porsche 997 carrera S and the carrera 4s. Which is better? throw some opinion .
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Axures
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Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 4548 Location: St. Paul,Minnesota |
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When you learn to drive a rear engine car properly you'll find they're just great cars.
AWD is a nice feature but a car from 1998 and older may not get a good warrantee anywhere and I promise you, will be costly to serviced.
If you may be able to pay for it the CS4 could be the way to go..
Good luck and if you buy think about joining your local Porsche Club of America region you will be able to have other Porsche holders share all their info with you they're good people. Their motto it is not just the cars.it's the people.
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Mike In Canada
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Joined: 24 Nov 2006 Posts: 4629 Location: Calgary AL Canada |
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Thom70
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Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 4570 Location: Lincoln Nebraska |
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AWD is better because of better traction
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italy34bigw
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Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 4634 Location: Mesa az |
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AWD is better for traction. Also you'll have more controlle of the car in the snow and rain. Go with the AWD
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italy2world
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Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 4632 Location: Italia |
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all wheel drive is much better if you live in an area where snow accumaltes on the ground or if you drive on a non maintained road where traction is a must. particularly in rain or mud.. disadvantage being that fuel economy is lees with all wheel drive. If you live in a warmer weather, then the rear wheel drive can be the way to go.
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Lilride
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Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 4522 Location: Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania |
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back wheel.but in some roads 4x4 is the best way
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HA-HA
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Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 4601 Location: Stockton |
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According to Top Gear, the 4S is marginally quicker that the S.
But S is more fun to drive.
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nowherebbb
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Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 4536 Location: FR |
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AWD.
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Buduwoodoo
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Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 4600 Location: Tacoma,Washington |
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i think I saw a tv episode from topgear about that, they raced indoor rally course the 4wheel drive variant and the normal rear wheel, the four wheel was only slow by less than a second
4 wheel supposedly give you more traction so less of you to go under and over steer so all wheel is better for non professional drivers like us
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