- Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:51 pm
#1968156
Borrowed a Carerra 2 ( 996 ) the other day from a good friend who lent it to me for my BDay. 3 yrs old with 8k on the clock and although I've had a blast in a 996 Turbo round Brunty, this was the first time I had had a good drive of the car that I have always loved........................................but I had a few issues with it !!
I won't give a bit by bit account but I will make the points I feel need making;
Noise - Superb with lots of raspiness, enough to keep you smiling constantly
Acceleration / power / torque - Not as fast as I had thought but only a 2 don't forget / plenty on hand and very smoothly delivered / oodles of them, and even in 5th / 6th at low revs, it pulled all the doo dah day long.
Steering - Slightly jittery with over sensitive power steering
Handling - Firm, planted and a feeling of surefootedness
Gearbox - Not brilliant at all; went from 2nd to 1st unintentionally more than once, so a pronounced move to the right when shifting into third - my biggest disappointment to be fair
Braking - Not the best brakes I've tried - getting back into the CTR, I nearly headbutted the steering wheel !!
Interior / Comfort - Dark, leather, smart, not fussy / very comfy, fitted chairs with good support
Would I buy one, well hell yes ! I would go for a 4s if i could afford it, but the 2 is a very good car, just the gearbox and steering let it down imo, if i could change them, there'd be no problem !
I won't give a bit by bit account but I will make the points I feel need making;
Noise - Superb with lots of raspiness, enough to keep you smiling constantly
Acceleration / power / torque - Not as fast as I had thought but only a 2 don't forget / plenty on hand and very smoothly delivered / oodles of them, and even in 5th / 6th at low revs, it pulled all the doo dah day long.
Steering - Slightly jittery with over sensitive power steering
Handling - Firm, planted and a feeling of surefootedness
Gearbox - Not brilliant at all; went from 2nd to 1st unintentionally more than once, so a pronounced move to the right when shifting into third - my biggest disappointment to be fair
Braking - Not the best brakes I've tried - getting back into the CTR, I nearly headbutted the steering wheel !!
Interior / Comfort - Dark, leather, smart, not fussy / very comfy, fitted chairs with good support
Would I buy one, well hell yes ! I would go for a 4s if i could afford it, but the 2 is a very good car, just the gearbox and steering let it down imo, if i could change them, there'd be no problem !
You know, there is another world out there...
