Considering a Cobra have some questions

[lippy]

A 991 TT is just a very different car. I like them both, but wouldn't consider a 991 TT as a substitute for a Cobra, or vice versa. Also, to be honest, I'd just as soon have an S coupe vs a TT.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by lippy

Also, to be honest, I'd just as soon have an S coupe vs a TT.

Lip, you should lie more often then. No on the TT? Wow.

[lippy]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Lip, you should lie more often then. No on the TT? Wow.

I happened to see a new TT yesterday, of all places, inside a mall. $190k. Yikes. Great car, but for the additional (and hypothetical) cost it wouldn't be worth it to me. Instead, I'd get as close to a base S as I could and drive the wheels off it, maybe 150k+ as my daily. I have experience with turbos and am not convinced you can do that with a TT. If I did buy a turbo, it would be a much cheaper one - maybe a Cad ATS-V or CTS V-Sport, or a "Sally" M3. But I would still keep the Cobra and drive it as much as reasonably possible.

[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by lippy

I happened to see a new TT yesterday, of all places, inside a mall. $190k. Yikes. Great car, but for the additional (and hypothetical) cost it wouldn't be worth it to me. Instead, I'd get as close to a base S as I could and drive the wheels off it, maybe 150k+ as my daily. I have experience with turbos and am not convinced you can do that with a TT. If I did buy a turbo, it would be a much cheaper one - maybe a Cad ATS-V or CTS V-Sport, or a "Sally" M3. But I would still keep the Cobra and drive it as much as reasonably possible.

A turbo is an intense machine. I drove a 997 when I bought my car. It is hyperspace! It also is on rails, you could get pretty nutty in that car.

[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by lippy

I happened to see a new TT yesterday, of all places, inside a mall. $190k. Yikes. Great car, but for the additional (and hypothetical) cost it wouldn't be worth it to me. Instead, I'd get as close to a base S as I could and drive the wheels off it, maybe 150k+ as my daily. I have experience with turbos and am not convinced you can do that with a TT. If I did buy a turbo, it would be a much cheaper one - maybe a Cad ATS-V or CTS V-Sport, or a "Sally" M3. But I would still keep the Cobra and drive it as much as reasonably possible.

I have driven a CTSV and a 997 tt and there is no comparison. No CTSV for me.

[lippy]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

I have driven a CTSV and a 997 tt and there is no comparison. No CTSV for me.

Of course. Apples and oranges. But for the $53k my friend just paid for his CTS-V Sport (not full V), it is a *great* car. Any if my experience with GM is any indication (I drive GM trucks), it will far outlast any new German car and require far less maintenance.