Great for Porsche enthusiast
Battery problems experienced.
911 has excellent handling characteristics and will make you feel invincible as if you are not bound by the laws of physics.
Seats are perfect and I cannot think of any better seats.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 18th September, 2002
The ultimate driving machine isn't from Bavaria
Nothing.
The car is a 2002 Carrera (996). Quality, fit and finish, both interior and exterior, are superb.
It will run to 60 miles per hour in less than five seconds, yet we see twenty two plus miles per gallon in city/highway driving, and over twenty six on the highway alone.
I'm six foot two inches tall and have more than adequate head and leg room.
We optioned the car rather heavily (full leather interior, Bose sound system, heated full power seats, Bi-Xenon headlamps, eighteen inch wheels) so she's really more of a GT than a sports car in the traditional sense.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 16th April, 2002
Great performance for the money!
Running great.
I love this car!
Once I turn it on, I never want to stop driving it.
I bought this car because it was a good deal. I mean what other model that is less than 120k can have a top speed of 190?
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 26th October, 2001
What other car can you buy that is less than 120k and has a top speed of 190? I don't know, let me think.. maybe, CORVETTE. My 2001 will beat the 911 turbo in 0-60, quarter mile, and top speed... when Chevy tested it for top speed they got to 175, but if you put premium gasoline in it, say bye bye. I hit 210. Honest to God.
26th Jun 2002, 14:13
What you don't say is that the new 911 is excessively noisy, common, not that involving to drive, and like the Boxster is assembled from low-grade plastics. The drivers door goes clang rather than clunk. The indicator stalk goes snap and not click. Now, don't get me wrong, the 911 has always been a specialist car, but the latest (996) incarnation is an emasculated version of its predecessors. It lacks that wonderful air-cooled whirr, it's no longer built like Grandpa's toolshed, and unless you go for the insanely priced Turbo it really doesn't feel that fast. It's a grand tourer -- a sort of "PC Porsche" for the nineties -- and not a lot more. You're welcome to it...