Driver-ability and Reliability

[brink668]

Driver-ability and Reliability

Hi,

I need some help determining if a Porsche Carrera would be a good car based on Driver use in my location, reliability in my location and if there is anything I should consider. I have not driven a Porsche (list of things to do), but I know I would love one. I live in Westchester NY, if you are unfamiliar with the area it is approximately 30 miles from NYC. I will be encountering snow and I would love to be able to drive this car year round.

How do these cars fair in these conditions Rain, Snow, etc. Should they be kept garaged, like is this a must? Any special maintenance needing to be done?

Question about Tiptronic does this mean the car is automatic and manual? Is it truly automatic or just some sort of automatic manual shifter.

Sorry for the long list, but I'm a noob!

Any information tips, ideas, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

~

Rich

[cmjgolf]

I live in central Minnesota. I drove a 996 C4 year round. I now have a 997.2 C4S that I also intend to drive through the winter. You MUST have a different set of wheels/winter tires ! You will then have a blast! I think I have more fun driving the 911 in the winter than anytime else. With PSM off, you will learn a lot about car control and have a blast. I had no trouble with reliability with the exception of the 996 battery - regardless of season, they seemed to last 12 -18 months max. I ended up with a spare jumper battery in the front trunk all winter! Hopefully that will not be a problem with the 997.2 Check out the Pirelli Sottozero video of a 911 Cab (top down!) driving on the Matterhorn.

[brink668]

Thanks for the reply and that information! Do you have a link to the Video?

Edit: I found the video

Edited August 27, 2009 by brink668