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Originally Posted by Hegge
Conissah, how much better of an experience was the Turbo S over the M2C? I can only imagine. Must have been the highlight of your day to test drive a Turbo S. From my previous posts, you know I'm only interested in M2s and 911s, which makes sense in a way since they are around the same size. Caymans seem underpowered to me. M4 is too big plus the grille. Although I lust over a new Turbo S, at $205K with another $35k in options and taxes, this makes the M2 CS seem a lot easier to obtain especially for someone with housing costs, etc.
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Preface: I didn't get a test drive of the Turbo S, I worked for a wrap shop and the owner was very adamant on us enjoying the car. He gave us a tour of his fleet, showed us how to use all the drive modes and options (exhaust, front axle lift, etc), and told us to have fun!
That being said, the 911 was in another realm. I've been in a couple 4 digit horsepower cars before, and those obviously felt like a rocket, but the Turbo S does it in such a German manner, very precise. The fit and finish of everything was fantastic, the slap of the ridiculous launch control, the stupid quick shifts of the PDK, the time-warp feeling of laying into the pedal, and it's all covered by a WARRANTY, it blew my mind. Granted, this was 2 years ago and I didn't have the M then (hell, I was still in college), but they're entirely different. I love my M2C to death, even more than I thought I would. Even if I COULD afford a Turbo S, I would take a 991.2 GT3 with a 6MT in UltraViolet, but I'm a manual advocate and I love purple.
Also, I just want to note that working on the Turbo S was much easier than one would expect, especially considering some choice Mercedes sedans that we seemingly always had in the shop. The headlights are held in by a special clip/mechanism that only works with a proprietary Porsche tool, took me maybe 20 seconds to remove them both. The front bumper took me under 20 minutes to take off, 2 special "slide" clips and some torx, came right off. It was impressive. Same with the door panel, the leather was AMAZING, and the bolts were hidden behind a panel that you didn't know was a panel; I think it was 3 bolts and some clips, and it came right off. No fuss, no fighting.