Page created: July 16, 1999
(photo by: Cargirl Jun-1998)
I rented this car for a few days while Cargirl visited me in Regensburg, Germany. I tried for a Boxster and got this 996 instead -- not a bad trade. The only initial disappointments: it was a Tiptronic, and there was no CD player. We decided to keep it anyway, and proceeded to put about 2300 km (1400 mi) on it.
I got over my disappointment of the Tiptronic tranny pretty quickly. It’s actually a bit fun, like driving in a video game. And it still took Cargirl to 262 km/h (163 mph), and me to wimpier 251 km/h (156 mph). A rematch is in the works.
Oh, I remember what else this car needs -- cupholders. These would have been very useful when we were trying to do 0-60 mph runs.
You can read about my impressions of this car if you go to Musings, the 1998 Left Lane archives, and August.
(photo by: EMan Jun-1998)
Here’s Cargirl driving a 996 around the Regensburg countryside. And if I could ever get the keys from her, I could be doing the same thing. (I think this was a bike path -- it’s not always easy to tell around here.)
(photo by: EMan Jun-1998)
This is what the inside of the 996 looks like through the windshield, if you’re driving through the Karussell in the Nürburgring, in the pouring rain.
(photo by: EMan Jun-1998)
All right -- ignore the fact that this is a 993 instead of a 996. Here’s a color that you don’t see too often in the United States -- unless you happen to own a Mustang II.
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