Production quality is amazing Sam! It's easy to forget the effort gone to behind setting up certain camera angles and fly bys etc, transitions in the editing, you can really see the quality & execution you're putting into your work!
This is what I love about this channel; variety. Not some random routine boring video always. So many types of videos, appealing to many people, this is amazing! Thanks for all the content Sam! Edit: Loving the HQ intro shots!
I remember my purchase as if it was yesterday. MSRP on my car was $91,xxx.xx dollars. Dealer offered $10k off. Back in ‘04 that was a lot of scratch. The slight engine upgrade (X51) - only noticeable at higher RPMs, the cool unique polished wheels, the Turbo front facia, the GT3 side skirts, and the unique interior called my name. I was hooked. I enjoyed that car for three years. The longest I ever kept a car - at that point... I recall it was marginally better in every way over my previous ‘99 996. Enjoying your vids as it brings back great memories. Cheers/B
You are by far my favorite car RUclips Sam. New interesting content. I have watched Paul and James for a long time but have actually got bored with their content. Keep the great work up Sam👍🏻👏🏻
This year you have significantly improved already great b-roll and editing. I am glad you still shoot your own footage instead of using prerecorded stuff from manufacturer’s PR department like some other automotive RUclipsrs do. I also enjoy the variety of your ideas to explore the cars which you are filming, it’s not just spec sheet rundown. You truly deserve more views, because as a one man crew you’re doing a great job and keep things fresh every time 👍
I’ve watched your channel from the 4c days and now I can’t get enough of your content. Your videos on the Porsche world and specifically the 996 inspired me to get my own 2003 Porsche Carrera 4S. I can’t thank you enough, best car purchase I’ve made!
Just want to say your enthusiasm cheers me up, I enjoy your shots and editing, and I love the music you choose. You have the gift of gab and an effervescent quality that makes you a pleasure to listen to. Cheers from Seattle
Extremely well done. Technical work (thoughtful shot selection,stellar edit, great narrative arc woven in) plus interesting content = winner. The effort shows.
Sam, you know what I like most about your reviews? You have so mach joy with cars - especially Porsche - and it shines through. Like a little boy fun who knows what he is talking about (only positive) - which is infectious very good! Love it. :)
You have to keep the 996. Hate the lights at the front, but you always have smile on your face when you talk about it. It’s a keeper! Another great video mate😎
Great video as always. Loved that flexing of your editing skills with the 992 at STG HQ 😉 Also really love what Porsche does with their retro infotainment stuff. In my 944, I went for a Blaupunkt DAB unit instead though, as it is looking even more period correct.
Jesus Sam! Just watching your videos are just amazing! I’ve been watching since your 4C days and you’ve evolved incredibly. Your videos are absolutely incredible but your still yourself. Love the vids man!
I have a 1998 996.1 C2. My sixth year starts about now. Ive done about 5000-8000 km a year of which about 70% is quality kilometers on B-roads. Ive done many things with my car. Had the engine off my first winter, did the usual IMSB, thermostat, water pump etc. I have the Bilstein B16 kit, Powerbush polyurethane bushes, Eibach rear AR-bar, three sets of tyres, one set on RS-sized OZ Alleggeritas. I honestly dont think that I feel happier anywhere as driving my 996. I feel free, in control, concentrated, even enjoying sceneries. I feel gratitude beyond words.
Watched you channel for a few years now sam, since u got ur first mclaren and u have constantly upped the quality of ur videos and love the different content you keep bringing. Level above all the other people doing car content... keep it up fella. If u even need any recommendations for roads come up to Northumberland and over to Alston..
Thanks Sam, great video. I was planning on buying that same unit for my 986S but I kept having weird problems with the car and sold it to a Porsche mechanic who figured out what was wrong and he’s having a great time. I’m very happy for him 👍. Keep up the great content, hoping for more travel content once it’s possible again!
when i saw the PCCM was a thing and available i was blown away. brilliant idea and glad you installed it. looks fantastic and works the part. 996roadtrip was the first install i saw. so happy you made this choice as well. can't wait to have a 996, odd to dream about a factory installed head unit on an old car. lol cheers.
Great vid Sam! Spot on re your comparison on the 996 v 992. I’ve had a 996.2 and ordered a 992 for June delivery; while it’s an evolution the similar feeling carries through. Btw what’s the opening into music? Great choice. Keep up the great work 👍🏽!
Irony is that early cars were all pretty much the same size, until the 996, which felt enormous when it debuted. Incidentally, the build quality also went off a cliff in 1999. When I bought a 996 in 2002 to go with my 964’s, it also felt so much slower on the backroads and so much disconnected from the driving experience. I really feel a well sorted 964/993 cannot be beat for sheer driving pleasure on a back road. That said, my next edition is likely a 992 for daily liveability, and thank god the build-quality is not the plastic, fall-apart, budget experience of the 996... Great video, as always, thanks Sam!
Such an incredible car Sam 😍 So happy that you got this and your planning lots of adventures with it! So many other RUclipsrs get press cars for trips or buy a car for a trip then sell it straight away but you've proved you really use your cars with 'drive the world' and the adventures to come with this car! 👏🙌
Another great video Sam. As a RUclips car enthusiast who has never been in a 911 I am full of opinions! I think your video reinforces the point that the 996 is a great value. I like NA manual transmission. I like lighter and smaller. If I buy a Porsche, I think it will either be a 996 911, or a 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 stick. Both are lighter. Have NA manual transmissions. The 718 has the advantage of warrantee and modern interior. The 996 is a contender and offers better value having run out its depreciation curve. I think your 996 is a winner particularly with the modern infotainment system.
Love the video and the 996. Well done Porsche for making PCCM+ available too. I have a 992 C2S Cab. Beautiful interior but I'm not bowled over by it's awful ride quality and uncomfortable 14 way seats.
Another great film Sam. Superb production quality and look forward to seeing 'way' more content now that you have your new touring vehicle sorted. Well once the bloomin Covid situation eases .... I think we are all going nuts ....
I was never a 911 headlight fan. LOVED the slant nose look and really like the 718 and Tycon headlights. Wish the 911 would follow suit and dump the roundies.. Amazing tech inside.
@STG Sam like I told TGE, two years ago, "officially", there is no Carrera (2)S version on the 996 Model Range, only the Carrera 4S... Although you could consider the “911 40 Jahre” version, an almost “2S” version, you can't consider it a "GTS", because it doesn't have the "bits" that makes it, an "S" version, like the chassis, brakes and suspensions of the "Turbo" models, which it happens on the "4S" version... Also, it's factory standard X51 Power Kit boosting 345hp, could also be ordered, as an option, on any of the other 996.2 "Carrera" versions, even the "4S", at the dealership... 😎 Best Regards
992 is more angular , more racy looking than previous gens. Love the sharper interior but needs more buttons on that gloss black piece. Best part is the sound, truly impressive in person and with sport cats , glorious flat six right there. Fantastic work Sam.
Beautiful dark blue on the 992! Love seeing Porsche being one of the last to not reserve the manual gearbox for highly limited special runs. Fascinating comparison! I'm always impressed by how characteristics are being carried through generations, even dozens of years apart 🚙💨
Loving the Porsche content, Sam. I never really liked the 996, but recently I have grown more or a liking for it. Maybe seeing yours has helped, I couldn’t say. I’ve always liked the 997 or 993 or the classics from 70’s as it’s that proper Porsche look ( non ‘fried egg’ look) as you say. It does grown on you though. Keep up the great work
Hi Sam. Love the content, I've enjoyed the channel for a while. Would you do a video (or series?) on great UK driving roads or areas? I just think it would be timely considering we're confined to our country during this pandemic and restrictions will soon be lifting. I for one am itching to get out and enjoy my (new to me) Cayman S but have no idea where to find exciting driving roads. Just an idea. Take care, thanks for keeping us entertained.
This so simple, the older I get the more 911s I own. The only one I don't like was my 996 Turbo and it's gone. Ready for a 992 but I can't afford it anymore. YES I liked and I'm subscribed...
Great video Sam, equally great to see a marque considering the needs of all their vehicle's owners, not just the latest, greatest and shiniest-est cars😜👏
![What's Next For My 'Cheap' 911? [996 40th Anniversary]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Be7LkZxZ6hQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Why am I watching Porsche videos despite living in Stuttgart and seeing them everyday? Ah right....its Sam from STG. Thats why!
Grüße aus Weissach! 😂😂
Haha legend
Uv seen him through the glass. His whole persona embodies Stuttgart Passion! 👍 😄 👍
Production quality is amazing Sam! It's easy to forget the effort gone to behind setting up certain camera angles and fly bys etc, transitions in the editing, you can really see the quality & execution you're putting into your work!
Really appreciate that! Having fun making the videos at the moment even if a bit hand tied by COVID restrictions
Loving all this Porsche content Sam! You’ve singlehandedly made me fall in love with the 996 design 😂
Good choice!
I would have the size, weight and engine of the 996, the styling of the 991 and the interior of the 992.
Yes! Although I couldn’t care less about styling and interior when I’m behind the wheel of my 996 ;)
991.1 or the 991.2 Style ?
@@therealone2958 991.2 but very close
So you want a 997.2 with an updated interior...
And how much would you pay for touring version of that with 500hp and 2800lbs?
Asking too see if there would be market for such a car
Sam, you can take all the time you need for an upload. This is brilliant!
Thanks mate!
Contrary to the majority, I love the 996 and dream of having one in my garage… It’s a timeless beauty
They're a true 911 in every way.
I'd love a 996.1 with GT3 wing and clear indicators, it should not be black or gray. I hate the .2 headlights.
The production quality and editing in your videos is amazing. 🙌🙌
Glad you think so!
Your best when talking about your own cars great episode.
I appreciate that!
This is what I love about this channel; variety. Not some random routine boring video always. So many types of videos, appealing to many people, this is amazing! Thanks for all the content Sam!
Edit: Loving the HQ intro shots!
Wow, thank you!
2:50 don’t know why but you saying fat ass cracks me up, almost sounds as out of place as you yelling ALRIGHT TREACLE
It's such an American phrase that hearing Sam utter it in his posh British accent just catches you off guard.
And PCCM actually has Android Auto too! This is such a huge thing. Thanks for talking about this. Makes me really want a CPO Porsche now.
It’s actually really cool seeing a manufacturer care about the people who own their older generation cars
over 70% of all 911's ever made, are still on the road ... the owners REALLY CARE too.
I remember my purchase as if it was yesterday. MSRP on my car was $91,xxx.xx dollars. Dealer offered $10k off. Back in ‘04 that was a lot of scratch. The slight engine upgrade (X51) - only noticeable at higher RPMs, the cool unique polished wheels, the Turbo front facia, the GT3 side skirts, and the unique interior called my name. I was hooked. I enjoyed that car for three years. The longest I ever kept a car - at that point... I recall it was marginally better in every way over my previous ‘99 996. Enjoying your vids as it brings back great memories. Cheers/B
You are by far my favorite car RUclips Sam. New interesting content. I have watched Paul and James for a long time but have actually got bored with their content. Keep the great work up Sam👍🏻👏🏻
Really appreciate that!
This year you have significantly improved already great b-roll and editing. I am glad you still shoot your own footage instead of using prerecorded stuff from manufacturer’s PR department like some other automotive RUclipsrs do. I also enjoy the variety of your ideas to explore the cars which you are filming, it’s not just spec sheet rundown. You truly deserve more views, because as a one man crew you’re doing a great job and keep things fresh every time 👍
Love the cinematics of the cars in STG HQ!
Thanks! Having fun filming the cars in the space
You’ve made me think twice on the 992 vs my 997.2 and I must say your content has gotten so much better.
I love that you put the modern infotainment into the 996 - it just works
Glad that we are getting content regularly!
Amazing content Sam, unique and insightful, so good! Keep it up!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting and informative, for anyone contemplating, buying an older or current Porsche 911. Thanks!
Glad you think so! Cheers for watching
I really should stop being surprised by yet another brilliant video. Thanks Sam 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
I’ve watched your channel from the 4c days and now I can’t get enough of your content. Your videos on the Porsche world and specifically the 996 inspired me to get my own 2003 Porsche Carrera 4S. I can’t thank you enough, best car purchase I’ve made!
Just want to say your enthusiasm cheers me up, I enjoy your shots and editing, and I love the music you choose. You have the gift of gab and an effervescent quality that makes you a pleasure to listen to. Cheers from Seattle
Haven't seen a video from this channel for about a year now but wow, the editing has improved so much. Top quality stuff, and it was great before!
I was looking for this video only to realise it wasn’t a Sunday...
Extremely well done. Technical work (thoughtful shot selection,stellar edit, great narrative arc woven in) plus interesting content = winner. The effort shows.
Sam, you know what I like most about your reviews? You have so mach joy with cars - especially Porsche - and it shines through. Like a little boy fun who knows what he is talking about (only positive) - which is infectious very good! Love it. :)
Wow, thank you! Glad you enjoy them
You have to keep the 996. Hate the lights at the front, but you always have smile on your face when you talk about it. It’s a keeper! Another great video mate😎
opening cinematography was particularly awesome this time with the lights reflecting on the car. Great video as always!
Great video as always. Loved that flexing of your editing skills with the 992 at STG HQ 😉
Also really love what Porsche does with their retro infotainment stuff. In my 944, I went for a Blaupunkt DAB unit instead though, as it is looking even more period correct.
Awesome! Love the 944. Appreciate you watching
Sam quickly becoming my favourite car youtuber a variety of different subjects all approached with the same enthusiasm
Got to love a Sunday stg vid! Really interested to know hoe you experienced the manual 992
Going to be chatting about it on the podcast!
@@seenthroughglass looking forward to it! Curious what Tony thinks of the manual. Love the podcasts!
Amazed of the deserted film locations you manage to seek out🤩 Epic film! Again!
Great video! That infotainment upgrade is brilliant and like you say will make it so much better for daily use.
It really is!
you're producing the best car content of any car RUclipsr in 2021. good vid.
Great video! Love the new screen!!
Jesus Sam! Just watching your videos are just amazing! I’ve been watching since your 4C days and you’ve evolved incredibly. Your videos are absolutely incredible but your still yourself. Love the vids man!
Great video. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into making your RUclips videos.
I have a 1998 996.1 C2. My sixth year starts about now. Ive done about 5000-8000 km a year of which about 70% is quality kilometers on B-roads.
Ive done many things with my car. Had the engine off my first winter, did the usual IMSB, thermostat, water pump etc. I have the Bilstein B16 kit, Powerbush polyurethane bushes, Eibach rear AR-bar, three sets of tyres, one set on RS-sized OZ Alleggeritas. I honestly dont think that I feel happier anywhere as driving my 996. I feel free, in control, concentrated, even enjoying sceneries. I feel gratitude beyond words.
Sam you do it every time top quality video pal always enjoy watching your video's
Watched you channel for a few years now sam, since u got ur first mclaren and u have constantly upped the quality of ur videos and love the different content you keep bringing.
Level above all the other people doing car content... keep it up fella. If u even need any recommendations for roads come up to Northumberland and over to Alston..
996 all day!!! The narrow bodies are looking better day by day!
Thanks Sam, great video. I was planning on buying that same unit for my 986S but I kept having weird problems with the car and sold it to a Porsche mechanic who figured out what was wrong and he’s having a great time. I’m very happy for him 👍. Keep up the great content, hoping for more travel content once it’s possible again!
Awesome video. I don’t think I will ever get rid of my 996 C4S. I am actually thinking of buying another one 🤣🙏🏾
Such a great idea of content. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Seen Through Glass is my ASMR car channel. It's my favorite thing to watch with my coffee in the morning!
Great edit on the 992 bit Sam! Such great effort and quality
when i saw the PCCM was a thing and available i was blown away. brilliant idea and glad you installed it. looks fantastic and works the part. 996roadtrip was the first install i saw. so happy you made this choice as well. can't wait to have a 996, odd to dream about a factory installed head unit on an old car. lol cheers.
Sam, your production quality and passion for the subject matter continues to amaze me. I absolutely love Porsche and dream of owning one someday!
Well done all around. Been thinking about the PCCM for my 2004 C4S w/ X51 pkg and your video is making it difficult not to.
Love the footage of the 992 spliced in throughout, awesome video 🤙🏻
Great vid Sam! Spot on re your comparison on the 996 v 992. I’ve had a 996.2 and ordered a 992 for June delivery; while it’s an evolution the similar feeling carries through. Btw what’s the opening into music? Great choice. Keep up the great work 👍🏽!
Sam your Editing is on another level!!! that was hard!!!
Really enjoying the quality of this years videos, and love watching and listening to behind the glass, 👍 great work
That edit of the 992 footage was amazing!!!!!
Been waiting for this video!
Hope it lives up to expectations
@@seenthroughglass It did. Great video as always!
Irony is that early cars were all pretty much the same size, until the 996, which felt enormous when it debuted. Incidentally, the build quality also went off a cliff in 1999.
When I bought a 996 in 2002 to go with my 964’s, it also felt so much slower on the backroads and so much disconnected from the driving experience. I really feel a well sorted 964/993 cannot be beat for sheer driving pleasure on a back road. That said, my next edition is likely a 992 for daily liveability, and thank god the build-quality is not the plastic, fall-apart, budget experience of the 996...
Great video, as always, thanks Sam!
2:58 you're getting smooth with your transitions Sam!
Such an incredible car Sam 😍
So happy that you got this and your planning lots of adventures with it! So many other RUclipsrs get press cars for trips or buy a car for a trip then sell it straight away but you've proved you really use your cars with 'drive the world' and the adventures to come with this car! 👏🙌
Another quality STG upload
I try :)
The beat in the intro really felt like a living life fast video!! 👍🏽
Thats a downside for me then
Another great video Sam. As a RUclips car enthusiast who has never been in a 911 I am full of opinions! I think your video reinforces the point that the 996 is a great value. I like NA manual transmission. I like lighter and smaller.
If I buy a Porsche, I think it will either be a 996 911, or a 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 stick. Both are lighter. Have NA manual transmissions. The 718 has the advantage of warrantee and modern interior. The 996 is a contender and offers better value having run out its depreciation curve. I think your 996 is a winner particularly with the modern infotainment system.
Awesome Sunday Porsche drive video Sam, thank you 😃👍
Thank you too!
Love the video and the 996. Well done Porsche for making PCCM+ available too. I have a 992 C2S Cab. Beautiful interior but I'm not bowled over by it's awful ride quality and uncomfortable 14 way seats.
Another great film Sam. Superb production quality and look forward to seeing 'way' more content now that you have your new touring vehicle sorted. Well once the bloomin Covid situation eases .... I think we are all going nuts ....
Porsche has never made a car as beautiful as the 996. A close second is the 987 Cayman. Both designed by Pinky Lai. He’s an artist.
So right you are - the 996 brought back the clear lines of the first 911s in the 60s.
More great content with fantastic camera work - Thanks Sam!
Sam, you are by far the best you tuber in the UK car scene. Fantastic review.
top notch editing as always
Apparently the 3.4 300 HP 996 engine you mentioned fits in my 1998 Boxster! Perhaps one day I'll "upgrade". Great content Sam!
Great video. Really like these more in-depth episodes, and what’s not to like about anything Porsche.
Loving the new montages with the music and transitions
I was never a 911 headlight fan. LOVED the slant nose look and really like the 718 and Tycon headlights. Wish the 911 would follow suit and dump the roundies.. Amazing tech inside.
Nice vid Sam. Glad to see you got the 996 back. Although 911s have gotten bigger, faster and more expensive, they are still great cars. Cheers 😎
@STG
Sam like I told TGE, two years ago, "officially", there is no Carrera (2)S version on the 996 Model Range, only the Carrera 4S...
Although you could consider the “911 40 Jahre” version, an almost “2S” version, you can't consider it a "GTS", because it doesn't have the "bits" that makes it, an "S" version, like the chassis, brakes and suspensions of the "Turbo" models, which it happens on the "4S" version...
Also, it's factory standard X51 Power Kit boosting 345hp, could also be ordered, as an option, on any of the other 996.2 "Carrera" versions, even the "4S", at the dealership... 😎
Best Regards
The PCCM+ makes all the difference. One of the best Porsche upgrades ever!
992 is more angular , more racy looking than previous gens. Love the sharper interior but needs more buttons on that gloss black piece. Best part is the sound, truly impressive in person and with sport cats , glorious flat six right there. Fantastic work Sam.
Fantastic upgrade Sam! Love that it is OEM.
Awesome comparison and great production and content! Keep up the good work!
Good afternoon Sam! Keep up the great! This video will be excellent no doubt. 👍🏻
Thanks for tuning in
Your content is getting better and better. Well done ✌🏻
Beautiful dark blue on the 992! Love seeing Porsche being one of the last to not reserve the manual gearbox for highly limited special runs. Fascinating comparison! I'm always impressed by how characteristics are being carried through generations, even dozens of years apart 🚙💨
Loving all the effort being put into the edits!!!
Your content is sooo good compared to the rest quality shots just amazing to watch
Damn awesome shots/clips of the 992! Great video!
Just confirming your Porsche is SICK AS DUDE! Fuckin love it. VERY COOL VIDEO!
It’s a cool thing they did to retrofit new tech into the older 911. 996revival!
Porsche's and Sam makes great viewing. Thanks for another great video.👌
Loving the cinematic shots
impressive production quality!
Get a Techart wing. Needs wing! Glad you updated the radio, I would have done the speakers too. I hope you enjoy it!
Beautiful car and amazing video Sam !! Love your content as always mate ! Keep it up looking forward to the next one .
Loving the 996 content, that x51 pack really is a good piece to have on one. Cool it came standard on the 40th
Another fantastic video Sam!
Cheers buddy!
Loving the Porsche content, Sam. I never really liked the 996, but recently I have grown more or a liking for it. Maybe seeing yours has helped, I couldn’t say. I’ve always liked the 997 or 993 or the classics from 70’s as it’s that proper Porsche look ( non ‘fried egg’ look) as you say. It does grown on you though. Keep up the great work
Hi Sam. Love the content, I've enjoyed the channel for a while.
Would you do a video (or series?) on great UK driving roads or areas? I just think it would be timely considering we're confined to our country during this pandemic and restrictions will soon be lifting. I for one am itching to get out and enjoy my (new to me) Cayman S but have no idea where to find exciting driving roads. Just an idea. Take care, thanks for keeping us entertained.
This so simple, the older I get the more 911s I own. The only one I don't like was my 996 Turbo and it's gone. Ready for a 992 but I can't afford it anymore. YES I liked and I'm subscribed...
Great video Sam, equally great to see a marque considering the needs of all their vehicle's owners, not just the latest, greatest and shiniest-est cars😜👏
Another brilliant video Sam 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻