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Bye Bye Carbon building RS4 piece of SH*T
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:57 am
by RS_Y4Z
RE: Bye Bye Carbon building RS4 piece of SH*T
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:28 am
by ArthurPE
guess you haven't heard about the rear main seals? 996 TT correct?
you bought a vert in England and have owned it for 4 months?
RE: Bye Bye Carbon building RS4 piece of SH*T
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:37 am
by hogster
What is it with this place?? ReAl CaR?? CaRbOn BuIlD Up....
Once upon a time there was a happy place called RS246.com
YAWN
Obviously the RS wasn't for you but come on.. is it that bad? My father inlaw is heavily involved with Porsche and has driven pretty much everything to ever come out of stuttgart but still has respect for my RS.
Horses for courses and all that, enjoy the 996.
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:14 am
by P_G
I'm sorry; did you actually have any issues with your RS4 associated with carbon build up? Or did you just run with the hyperbole?
Genuinely I hope you enjoy your Porsche but you may as well be comparing a Kia Picanto to a Veyron because an RS4 and a 911 Turbo are for different purposes
Oh, and how is the improved fuel economy? I bet there is a wadge of £20's in your wallet that you have saved already between filling that up to the RS4.
Work colleague of mine has a 996 TT and his average over the last 3k miles is 23.4 including a run out to France which is 1mpg more then I get.
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:58 am
by neckarsulm
What is it with this place?? ReAl CaR?? CaRbOn BuIlD Up....
Once upon a time there was a happy place called RS246.com
YAWN
+1
Another good reason not to buy a Porsche
If you think a 7 year old supercar with a complicated engine squashed into the wrong end of a car is going to be more reliable then a relatively simple RS4 then can I have some of that stuff too?
Goodbye and keep an eye on that oil level and judging by this 996TT which caused an injury on the 'ring, coolant loss too
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:20 am
by sonny
3000 miles = 1 liter oil consumption, better than the RS4?
Enjoy your car, just make sure its had all 5 recals carried out.
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:35 am
by dominic1
bye hope you have fun in it
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:47 am
by rees1974
Probably not the most tactful post, but still i can see the natural progression to a 911 turbo
PRO's of turbo-
-Much faster
-Better looking (subjective as all Porsche's look the same, but RS4 looks like a 2.0tdi saloon with big wheels)
-Better handling
-Better built
-More reliable
-Cheaper to Service (every 2 years)
-Same insurance as RS4
-Better MPG
-No Carbon
-Actually makes 420ps
-More Special
-Cheaper official warranty
CON's
-RS4 interior better
-More Space
In honesty i'm suprised more people don't look at the turbo, good ones are 30-35k and they dont depreciate as much as an RS4 either. And no worry of the engine eating itself to bits every day you use it. All IMHO just from reading alot of the stories on here
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:58 am
by stoddie
coming from a 996 c4s to the RS4 i really dont see how you can compare the 2.
chalk and cheese IMO.
try taking your rubbish to the skip in the porker......
good luck with it all the same
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:00 am
by approved
911 turbo is a genuine supercar.
wont be cheap to run, and the interior is primitive by comparison, but geez they are fast, and handle unbeleivably well.
enjoy your car
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:02 am
by SR71
I considered a 996TT at the same time as purchasing the B7 and the B7 won hands down because of lifestyle issues.
If you're a petrolhead, a Porsche will always be a lure, but if you want to go snowboarding in the Alps and kite surfing and scuba diving or camping or mountain-biking you're going to look a bit of a tit when you rock up with some Thule bars on your Porker and your gear falling out the passenger window because you haven't been able to get it all in.
Should have got a GT3 tho.
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:20 am
by bye bye
......that was a bit of "ner ner ner ner ner, I've just bought an Porsche" Fast yes, relaible maybe but OLD!!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:23 am
by P_G
rees1974 wrote:Probably not the most tactful post, but still i can see the natural progression to a 911 turbo
PRO's of turbo-
-Much faster
it should be with two turbos
-Better looking (subjective as all Porsche's look the same, but RS4 looks like a 2.0tdi saloon with big wheels)
very subjective, Porsche design just as 'common' as Audi because they do look the same
-Better handling
Agreed
-Better built
how did you arrive at that conclusion?
-More reliable
again how did you arrive at that conclusion?
-Cheaper to Service (every 2 years)
Porsche service is way more on a TT than an RS4
-Same insurance as RS4
so how is that a pro?
-Better MPG
by 1 mpg, hardly going to tell the difference are you?
-No Carbon
and the presence of carbon makes what difference?
-Actually makes 420ps
and what evidence do you have to say an RS4 doesn't, a rolling road? 
-More Special again subjective, less RS4's than 911's so not really
-Cheaper official warranty great but you only get a one year anyway so by year three on the Audi one you have shelled out 2 years for a Porsche warranty, makes perfect sense
CON's
-RS4 interior better
-More Space
In honesty i'm suprised more people don't look at the turbo, good ones are 30-35k and they dont depreciate as much as an RS4 either. And no worry of the engine eating itself to bits every day you use it. All IMHO just from reading alot of the stories on here
You are right in your HO and your misguided; Turbo's don't depreciate as much as RS4's? Maths not your forte' then? A 996 TT which retails at £100+K two years ago can be had for £40, so more than 50% depreciation in 2 years. And you are talking about used Turbo's for £35K from 2003-2005, so a 5-7 year old car for the same price as a 3 year old car. And you are comparing a car that has already lost the bulk of its depreciation against one that is mid phase. Logical
nasty trim
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:43 am
by neilc
Nice car for sure but nasty inside with really cheap plastics and not a patch on the quality of an RS4. Talking about torque , the RS4 counters that argument with a really strong top end which is something the Turbo doesnt have + they are designed for totally different reasons. But to say its a piece of s*** is just silly. So maybe you are better off with a Porsche.
RE: nasty trim
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:01 pm
by lengster1
Better quality? Way more potholes to look out for on a 996t my mate has one,£900 clutch master cylinder etc etc £3k plus for a sevice,rust under the sill gaurd the porsche are trying to wriiggle out of under warranty etc etc
Depreciation good? £90+k new and he paid late 20s for a low miler x50 on a 52 plate?
Its rapid almost litre superbike perfomance but isnt and never will be on my shopping list as theres more than 2 people in my family
