997.1 2007 trade for air cooled 911 possible?

[crixer]

Just kicking the idea around of possibly getting rid of my 2007 997.1 3.6. It is a great car. I love driving it. It just isn't for me. I am more of a pre '89 911 person. I have an '84 Targa and think I will want to get a coupe for a daily driver (I don't commute to work so daily is really a weekly driver). Just wanted to get some thoughts on trading, BAT, or just selling via some online avenue. Has anyone else tried a water cooled 911 and just not really clicked with it?

[juanbenae]

i went from an aircooled spec911 racer to an 03 996tt that i kept 10 months before getting back into aircooled. it was by far the fastest car id ever owned but i hated the AWD, anti lock brakes, traction control and what ever other nannies made the brake pedal and steering wheel quiver whenever i did the tight twisties i so love.

i never tracked it, but then again ive never tracked the 75S i bought after selling the turbo. not sure what your car is worth or the miles on it but maybe start there?

[KNS]

Sometimes you just don't click with a car, no matter how capable it may be.

For a few years I had a BMW 128i. I put a lot of money in suspension upgrades and other stuff. It was a wonderful driving car, lots of fun on twisty roads. But I just didn't "love" the car. I couldn't put my finger on it. I sold it and don't really miss it.

I've driven a couple 997s and think about getting one same day but fear I may not bond with it like you've found out.

Don't hang on to a car that doesn't speak to you.

[Unobtanium-inc]

A friend of mine who has driven and owned dozens of Porsches has a 997. I asked him what it's like. He said if you push it to the limit, it feels like a Porsche, but most of the driving it feels like driving his wife's Jetta.
Here are some of his Porsches over the years, so he knows what he's talking about.

---Adam

[Matt Smith]

Is that the wife who owns the Jetta? She needs much better PPE, in particular some protective shoes. Race tracks are dangerous.