996 Turbo vs Boxster

[Bavarian Motorist]

I'd want the turbo cabriolet. I don't know if I could ever have my favorite/fun car not have an open top

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

Keep in mind that from the doors forward, the 986 and the 996 are exactly the same car. When someone says they are completely different cars, that's not really true.

well I would say that a Playboy Playmate that was being impersonated by a transvetite may look the same from the waist up but are still COMPTELELY different.

Engine placement really does make a car completely different no matter what's going on up front.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by boxsterz

Interesting, I know a guy in Virginia who has a black 996TT modded to +500hp who says he gets 28 mpg in daily driving...

Based on my experience, this is a joke.

However, if he were fired out of a canon and was going with the wind, downhill, in neutral, perhaps.

Sorry, this defies logic.

[Perfectlap]

LOL

I have NEVER averaged 28 mpg in my lowly 3.2!!!!!
and that's with lightweight wheels, weekly checking of tire pressure, lighter seats and being the only passenger 80% of the time.
I short shift 90% of the time as well..wonder if that helps or hurts.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

well I would say that a Playboy Playmate that was being impersonated by a transvetite may look the same from the waist up but are still COMPTELELY different.

Engine placement really does make a car completely different no matter what's going on up front.

I disagree. They're not completely different.

Sorry my memory wasn't what it used to be. He said 24mpg averaging 65mph in 6th. Also it's 600hp.

[Grizzly]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

I disagree. They're not completely different.

I hope you're talking about the car, not the Playmate.