It’s still a 911. Fabulous drive but it is expensive to maintain. Bought my bare bones 1999 cable throttle cab in 2016 at bottom of mkt from 2nd owner w great PPI, yet it has been expensive per mechanic n parts. No depreciation though. Wife n kids love it. I also daily a Lexus GS F (v8 super sedan), and the 996 manual 911 is still a treat. Some days, spare me sport stuff, time for 1996 Jaguar XJ6 (final year of 4.0 inline 6).
Not worth my money. Rather spend a few thousand more and buy a 997. 996 is simply ugly. Doesn't help if it is shined and polished. It's like putting lipstick on a pig... It's still a pig.
@@C4S911 You're absolutely right. I've never driven a 996. I'm also a typical hater. For almost 50 years, the Porsche 911 has been one of my favorite cars. Primarily because of appearance. But when the 996 came out, I completely lost my desire for Porsche. It was so ugly that I became a hater. Fortunately, Porsche also saw this, and made the 997. So I bought one like that.
@@castroorstad8215 I had the chance to buy a 997 but choose the 996 instead because the 997 rear is hideous and the interior didn’t age well with all those knobs and buttons on the center console. The 997 screams no character to it. Also why buy a heavy 997 when the 996 is one of the lightest 911s made.
@@castroorstad8215 the 996 to me is a better 911 driving experience wise. Sure the 966 headlights are different but the rear on the 997 is just awful looking. Also the 997 interior has way too many buttons on the interior… looks really out dated and cheap. IMO 996 is more of a traditional 911 driving experience.
I am looking to buy a C4S. I got a professional inspection report delivered today and it just said the coolant was low. The mechanic did not do any further checks to see why coolant was low but could this be a concern?
Best place for side skirts is your local Porsche dealer. I've just replaced the wrecked ones on my C4S. You'll struggle to find second hand ones as they often badly damaged after 20 years of driving!
I raised a couple of anti decal kids, gotta stop listening to their opinions, that stripe looks GREAT! Just found your channel, excellent job, very well done.
This vid popped up in my feed, well done. I have a Lapis Blue C4S nearly identical that and I love it. I've had it 7 years, put 20k miles on with only maintenance and up keep. It has 100K miles on it now and still rips hard. I have a lot of cars and none give me the mechanical and visceral feeling as this but it still has modern comfort. I don't plan on getting rid of any time soon, I love the fact I can drive the shit out of on twisty mountain roads without worrying about doing instantaneous astronomical speeds the new cars bring.
Shift right solution takes care of that, and the clutch is perfect for hammering on it. Not too light like modern cars with no feel, but not heavy at all unless it's at the end of it's life.
My opinion might not be so popular, but for me, C4 996 is the third best looking porsche after 356 speedster and narrow body early 70´s carrera
Fair opinion
Finde ich auch…ich habe einen.
It’s still a 911. Fabulous drive but it is expensive to maintain. Bought my bare bones 1999 cable throttle cab in 2016 at bottom of mkt from 2nd owner w great PPI, yet it has been expensive per mechanic n parts. No depreciation though. Wife n kids love it. I also daily a Lexus GS F (v8 super sedan), and the 996 manual 911 is still a treat. Some days, spare me sport stuff, time for 1996 Jaguar XJ6 (final year of 4.0 inline 6).
Least you have the Lexus and Porsche to fall back on when that Jag breaks down.
@@cs1375 95-97 Jag XJ6 sedan final years, proved very reliable. I’ve spent far more on 911 maintenance than the Jag XJ6.
If you can turn a wrench, you can avoid the Porsche tax from local P-shops. Porsches just demand more patience.
The number of times you use the word “obviously”…… watch it back…. Obviously.
Obviously you're correct
Not worth my money. Rather spend a few thousand more and buy a 997. 996 is simply ugly. Doesn't help if it is shined and polished. It's like putting lipstick on a pig... It's still a pig.
@castroorstad8215 - you sound like a typical hater who has never driven a 996! 997 looks basic
@@C4S911 You're absolutely right. I've never driven a 996. I'm also a typical hater. For almost 50 years, the Porsche 911 has been one of my favorite cars. Primarily because of appearance. But when the 996 came out, I completely lost my desire for Porsche. It was so ugly that I became a hater. Fortunately, Porsche also saw this, and made the 997. So I bought one like that.
@@castroorstad8215 I had the chance to buy a 997 but choose the 996 instead because the 997 rear is hideous and the interior didn’t age well with all those knobs and buttons on the center console. The 997 screams no character to it. Also why buy a heavy 997 when the 996 is one of the lightest 911s made.
@@castroorstad8215 the 996 to me is a better 911 driving experience wise. Sure the 966 headlights are different but the rear on the 997 is just awful looking. Also the 997 interior has way too many buttons on the interior… looks really out dated and cheap. IMO 996 is more of a traditional 911 driving experience.
996 is a better drive for a driver's car, and the interior I think has aged way better than the funky plastic 997, and all this for about 20k less.
It all changes with the turbo my friends!
I am looking to buy a C4S. I got a professional inspection report delivered today and it just said the coolant was low. The mechanic did not do any further checks to see why coolant was low but could this be a concern?
The plastic side sills are £120 each from your local Porsche centre and take 20 mins to fit. All parts for the 996 are readily available.
Thanks for the heads up David, will certainly look into this.
How hard is your suspension set up? You're bouncing in your seat.....
Get some silver centercaps on those wheels, this looks bad😅
Yeah, I think you could be right Supermoto, will definitely look into this.
beautiful car and great video, your channel should blow up in no time
Answering your title on thumbnail: YES it is
Drink everytime he says obviously .
And “sort of like”
Best place for side skirts is your local Porsche dealer. I've just replaced the wrecked ones on my C4S. You'll struggle to find second hand ones as they often badly damaged after 20 years of driving!
I do my own labor and I work on my buddies car too. If these are expensive to work on maybe drive a Honda.
A wondeful Video..996 is a great looking car iconic styling the best of the old and new in one !
I raised a couple of anti decal kids, gotta stop listening to their opinions, that stripe looks GREAT!
Just found your channel, excellent job, very well done.
I will trade you silver center caps for something. I have an 01 in Seal Grey with Aero kit, fixie spoiler, litronics, and tippie.
Pretty sure the fuel gauge shouldn't behave like that. Good launch though, you have to be committed to get these cars off the line. 😀
Really appreciate that Alex, they certainly do in all in or nothing, glad you liked the video.
Yes they do behave like that
Yes and AWD 996 does that.
@@matthewbrown1860 Do they? Ok, didn't know that, I have a C2 which doesn't, what a strange difference. 😀
can confirm mine also does this. Just found out the other day as I usually fill her up all the way. Was quite confused by it haha
I can’t believe your account is so new. It seems like you’ve been doing this for a long time.. am I missing something?
This vid popped up in my feed, well done. I have a Lapis Blue C4S nearly identical that and I love it. I've had it 7 years, put 20k miles on with only maintenance and up keep. It has 100K miles on it now and still rips hard. I have a lot of cars and none give me the mechanical and visceral feeling as this but it still has modern comfort. I don't plan on getting rid of any time soon, I love the fact I can drive the shit out of on twisty mountain roads without worrying about doing instantaneous astronomical speeds the new cars bring.
Lovely car. The 996 definitely worth looking at for any Porsche hunter
I had one. Had to replace alternator, battery n sets of tires duting the two years i had it.
I love my 996. An absolute JOY to drive
I love Lapis Blue😊 5.1!😃
Your videos have great quality and beautiful content
How did you redo the porsche lettering on the calipers ? The factory lettering on Mine has come off.
eBay decals plus clear coat for high heat
What a car . awesome
Fantastic car.
Personally I like the black centre caps. I don't see why every car has to have silver.
Not worth the cost...problematic engine, crappy shifter, overly stiff clutch for the power level and cheap interior.
Yet you are here
Just reaffirming what I already know
Shift right solution takes care of that, and the clutch is perfect for hammering on it. Not too light like modern cars with no feel, but not heavy at all unless it's at the end of it's life.