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Originally Posted by stevepaa
Did Porsche fix all the ailments from the last go around with glass targa?
Beautiful car, always wanted a 97 Targa but was dissuaded by a Porsche region manager.
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The 993 Targas had some problems, not the least of which were leaks and squeaks - the targa top was put onto a Cab body as a unit - almost like a permanent hardtop - and that turned out to be a bad idea.
The 2007-2009 997 Targas used coupe bodies and this supposedly stopped the leaks and squeaks. The targa unit was put in FROM INSIDE, so that as the car went faster it get sucked up tighter too.
My new 2007 Targa 4S has 10,000 miles on it, and the top glass doesn't squeak, but the roller shade blind does rattle a bit on rough roads if it is deployed open (quiet if retracted so there is just glass). Nothing like an old or new cabriolet (drove a 996 cab an it rattled) or the old Targa, and overall way more rigid than the old car, but it does squeak from that shade. No water leaks (drove through some terrible rain on the way from Miami to Chicago).
997 is a great car, but the 3.2 was more like a go kart (in a good way).