# A: Nice car, year round cabable VS B: Nice car, summer only and boring DD **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 6, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722 "2008-11-06T13:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/1 "2008-11-06T13:38:43Z")
Just thinking out loud… Would you: ![http://i21.ebayimg.com/08/i/001/14/1e/6914_3.JPG](http://i21.ebayimg.com/08/i/001/14/1e/6914_3.JPG) (02/03 996TT) **OR** ![http://cdn.motors.co.uk/d/used-photos/huge/F/1/F1N2.jpg](http://cdn.motors.co.uk/d/used-photos/huge/F/1/F1N2.jpg) (06/07 Exige S) **+** ![http://www.autoreviewsonline.com/img/vw_city_golf.jpg](http://www.autoreviewsonline.com/img/vw_city_golf.jpg) (lame car) 996 is AWD and way faster than the exige. Exige looks way hotter, but the interior sucks ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/2 "2008-11-06T13:39:15Z")
Option 2 ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/3 "2008-11-06T13:39:47Z")
(06/07 Exige S):tup: ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/4 "2008-11-06T13:39:55Z")
996TT DO IT ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/5 "2008-11-06T13:40:57Z")
Id go for a nice yet year round capable and reliable DD and then a summer car. ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/6 "2008-11-06T13:42:00Z")
lol @ 996 being a year round DD. Have fun with the maintenance on that 😛 #poop ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/7 "2008-11-06T13:42:35Z")
Option 2 makes a LOT more sense but I have never been one for having a lame dd. I would just move out of buffalo to somewher eyou don’t need a winter car 😉 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/8 "2008-11-06T13:42:53Z")
> [@IanK](#): > > Id go for a nice yet year round capable and reliable DD and then a summer car. Well, when i say “some POS” it would be year round OK and reliable, but not remotely fun or cool. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/9 "2008-11-06T13:43:11Z")
Exige… no questions asked TDI Rabbit ftw!!! ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/10 "2008-11-06T13:43:21Z")
if you’re actually going to do track days… then the Exige S. otherwise the 996TT. If you just want to drive the Exige S around on the street you’ll get sick of it really fast (which is a little of what I’m guessing happened with your elise). don’t make the same mistake twice… figure out your needs first. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/11 "2008-11-06T13:43:34Z")
> [@Pass McGass](#): > > lol @ 996 being a year round DD. Have fun with the maintenance on that 😛 > > #poop IDK, i’ve been looking around and a lot of people DD them fairly reliably… ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/12 "2008-11-06T13:46:37Z")
1. rocking hot DD year round \> rocking POS 300 days a year and having a go kart to take out once in awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/13 "2008-11-06T13:46:47Z")
Or just move to Cali and not worry about this. I’ll meet you there. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/14 "2008-11-06T13:47:18Z")
option2 with not that much of a gay boring car ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/15 "2008-11-06T13:47:51Z")
I would think maintenance and just general damage from the winter would make it not worth it for the 996 ---
**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/16 "2008-11-06T13:48:28Z")
buy a white 996 ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/17 "2008-11-06T13:48:43Z")
don’t forget to test drive a Cayman S… it’s exactly half way between these two cars (in just about every way) and within your budget. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/18 "2008-11-06T13:49:02Z")
> [@02NismoSpecV](#): > > buy a white 996 yeah, i just couldn’t find a good pic of one. there was one on ebay wth the GT2 aero on it… super hot. edit: ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/d/4dcb57651a75abfd07fb36c70c6c5108c49bdb34.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/19 "2008-11-06T13:49:24Z")
i vote option 2… but… can’t it be both? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722/20 "2008-11-06T13:50:33Z")
996TT seems a bit too nice to drive around in the NY salt. I suppose if you’re looking at a higher mileage used one that’s depreciated considerably it would be ok. The one you stole the picture of is on ebay for $48.8k. Drive it through a Buffalo winter and it would probably be worth half that. Drive it only in the summer and take care of it and I doubt it loses much value at all. That’s a pretty substantial hit. I’m not a fan of rocking some econobox 75% of the year though just to have a fun toy. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-nice-car-year-round-cabable-vs-b-nice-car-summer-only-and-boring-dd/57722.md?page=2)