help need car advce 996 or bently gt
 

Hello all
Sold my 1978sc now looking for replacement my two choices are 996 Cayman or Bentley continental gt want to spend about 45k any thoughts.

Check the price for a water pump replacement on both.

That's 3 choices... 996 (Carrera), Cayman (987), and Bentley CGT.

Cayman.

:eek: I just searched some Bently's CGT's for sale. Damn...That's some serious depreciation. Several low mileage nice ones in the $50K range. Do they self destruct at 10 years and 50K miles or what????

For 50k I'd get a 997.2 S.

With that money, I'd look at a 996 Turbo, a very nice looking convertible version just sold for $39k on BAT

I like the Bentley option. Universes apart from a Porsche.

A touch of street cred, don't you think?

doug_porsche I see a used water pump for $88 on Google.

With those choices I have to wonder 'to what end?'.

They are very different cars, what do want? A daily driver? A car that might hold it'd value? A GT touring car? So many questions arise...

Bentley

996 Turbo or 987 Cayman.

Drive both and see which one speaks to you.

A couple of years ago, when I was in the market, I drove a 2001 tt. It was fast, and a nice car, but it didn't really do it for me. Then I drove a Boxster/Cayman and that did. I ended up with a Boxster S with some great options and I'm very happy.

I'm sure the Bentley's great, but sounds boring to me.

http://f.tqn.com/y/billiards/1/W/t/I...34105-crop.jpg +http://amburns.com/blog/wp-content/u.../mustang1.jpeg :p

The Bentley will cost you 2x in parts/repairs over the 996. Fuggetaboutit. (And it will need both, often).

a rolls club member once told me when they have club events inevitably one or two vehicles suffer mechanical problems.

they refer to it as 'failing to proceed'

I thought that was comical.

Rap stars and NFL linemen drive Bents...scoot in a Cayman.

Bentleys are for rich people who can afford them new and just don't give a damn. Even still, they are beautiful POS cars.

A Porsche is a completely different ball of wax. And as noted, your price range would buy a nice 997.2, not a 996. Nice 996s are well under $20k. :cool:

Everything that falls off of British trash is of the highest quality.

Nothing made in the U.K. is reliable. Heck, my first wife was British...even she was unreliable with wiring issues.

boy no question i'd go 997 if they're in that range. beautiful car.

yeah for 50 grand, go get the nicest 997.2 C2S you can find.

easy button dat ****.

I will second that and I am British.