Mike A.
Ready to race!
- Location
- Leesburg Va
I've wanted a 911 for a long time, I spent 6yrs living in Germany about 10 years ago. I have a 944 that I loved but have always wanted a 911. I was in a Porsche club while I lived there and we did auto-x races, a few Factory and Porsche test track events. I got to meet Alois Ruf and have a tour of his shop in Pfaffenhausen. He and one of his mechanics gave rides in their new Turbo R and they rolled out "Yellow Bird" from the famous Nurburgring video for everyone to see. So....I've always loved Porsches.
So fast forward to today...I can now afford to keep driving my 2010 GTI and get a 997, looking at the 2007-2008 Carrera S. I'm out in San Francisco for the week and I rented a 2005 997. The flat 6 sounds amazing and I love the steering feel...and looks of the car in general....but....in the twisties I feel like my APR stag 1 with PSS's and the DSG can hang with it without a problem. It doesn't really feel that much faster then my GTI. Of course coming out of tight corners it can put the power down better with the rwd. My car also feels a lot more planted in fast corners. I was surprised but I thought the 911 would feel a lot faster.
Any current or former 911 owners now driving a Golf R?
So fast forward to today...I can now afford to keep driving my 2010 GTI and get a 997, looking at the 2007-2008 Carrera S. I'm out in San Francisco for the week and I rented a 2005 997. The flat 6 sounds amazing and I love the steering feel...and looks of the car in general....but....in the twisties I feel like my APR stag 1 with PSS's and the DSG can hang with it without a problem. It doesn't really feel that much faster then my GTI. Of course coming out of tight corners it can put the power down better with the rwd. My car also feels a lot more planted in fast corners. I was surprised but I thought the 911 would feel a lot faster.
Any current or former 911 owners now driving a Golf R?
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