help need car advce 996 or bently gt

[landrover88]

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.

[doug_porsche]

Check the price for a water pump replacement on both.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by landrover88

my two choices are 996 Cayman or Bentley continental gt ....

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

Cayman.

[Craig T]

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????

[wildthing]

For 50k I'd get a 997.2 S.

[jhynesrockmtn]

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

[Bob Kontak]

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.

[1990C4S]

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...

[Macroni]

Bentley

[masraum]

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.

[HardDrive]

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[J-Mac]

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

[berettafan]

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.

[M.D. Holloway]

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

[speeder]

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.

[Hugh R]

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

[Craig T]

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

[berettafan]

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

[cockerpunk]

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

easy button dat ****.

[Yorkie]

Originally Posted by Craig T

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

I will second that and I am British.