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I didn't know Neb was on his second - what happened to the first? Do they look identical, since I only recall seeing photos of a silver 996TT on his Facebook.

The Zenith Blue one looks lovely outside but the grey slip-on shoe interior is just awful.

Had had Dave Tickles old 996 c2 and now has a 996 turbot.

integrale_evo wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:41 am Had had Dave Tickles old 996 c2 and now has a 996 turbot.

Ah, that makes it clearer. I barely recall him having a non-turbot 996, don't tell me how longs it's been please....

Ah.... the way I read it it was his second 996 Turbo but I guess not. Looks like he got the Turbo in 2019...

I can't criticise the 996 direction but the Aston will feel way more special. You need to take a look at both in the flesh.

You also get a very different reaction from people in the Aston. Nobody notices a Porsche, they're common. People like Astons. People smile.

And finally - was the 996 in the "sub-zero" section of Top Gear's Cool Wall ?? Nope....

Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:07 am I can't criticise the 996 direction but the Aston will feel way more special. You need to take a look at both in the flesh.

You also get a very different reaction from people in the Aston. Nobody notices a Porsche, they're common. People like Astons. People smile.

And finally - was the 996 in the "sub-zero" section of Top Gear's Cool Wall ?? Nope....

Yeah, I need to get out and see some and drive them. Totally agree with the "wow" factor of an Aston though.

I can't believe I neglected to factor-in the "Cool Wall" to my thoughts. Schoolboy error.

A handsome low-mileage, example of the 996-generation 911 Turbo.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... 50-package

IanF wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:45 pm A handsome low-mileage, example of the 996-generation 911 Turbo.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... 50-package

"Handsome". I love some of the language used in these ads. At least with Collecting Cars its all part of their thing and consistent, but its when you get the random Auto Trader ones which are literally trying to polish a turd that it cracks me up.

I'm not a massive fan of the bodykit and spoiler combo on that one - have seen it on a few and I don't think it works, particularly the front lip.

IanF wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:45 pm A handsome low-mileage, example of the 996-generation 911 Turbo.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... 50-package

Thank fuck that awful number plate isn't included in the sale. I'd started to budget a couple of hundred quid for a new plate on the car I wasn't going to actually purchase

McSwede wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:26 pm

IanF wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:45 pm A handsome low-mileage, example of the 996-generation 911 Turbo.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... 50-package

Thank fuck that awful number plate isn't included in the sale. I'd started to budget a couple of hundred quid for a new plate on the car I wasn't going to actually purchase

Exactly my thought when posting about the bodykit.

I like that they've picked a username to match their company name, but have spelled it wrong. And just left it.

Ascender wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:28 pm

McSwede wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:26 pm

IanF wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:45 pm A handsome low-mileage, example of the 996-generation 911 Turbo.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... 50-package

Thank fuck that awful number plate isn't included in the sale. I'd started to budget a couple of hundred quid for a new plate on the car I wasn't going to actually purchase

Exactly my thought when posting about the bodykit.

I like that they've picked a username to match their company name, but have spelled it wrong. And just left it.

Ha. Never noticed that

Ascender wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:46 am

mik wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:44 am That does look lovely @Ascender . And at around 4.5k miles PA it’s clearly been used regularly - a good thing.

I must have missed your comments about moving North - where you off to?

We're going to build a place near the in-laws croft and take it over in time, so up in the wild north up by Helmsdale.

I had to look it up! Wow that’s well North.

There's a proper tight set of hairpin bends up around there, which is nice.

One of them is literally is on the edge of a cliff, which is less so. Fun for buses


Edit - I'm thinking of Berridale, always an interesting point on the trip from Wick to Inverness or vice versa.

Beany wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:31 pm There's a proper tight set of hairpin bends up around there, which is nice.

One of them is literally is on the edge of a cliff, which is less so. Fun for buses


Edit - I'm thinking of Berridale, always an interesting point on the trip from Wick to Inverness or vice versa.

That's gone now (or the work is well underway at least)

They're reworking it, or bypassing it?

A bit of both; heading north, they're removing the hairpin and taking a wider, flatter route up the hill. Doubtless better for lorries etc, but... I'll find some links.

Beany wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:19 pm They're reworking it, or bypassing it?

Some pics - scroll down, there's a page 2 also. It must have been 2019 when I was up there so only got to do it once

The old route;




Apologies for going a bit off topic, but it's not too far off because I want to go back there.

nuttinnew wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:23 pm A bit of both; heading north, they're removing the hairpin and taking a wider, flatter route up the hill. Doubtless better for lorries etc, but... I'll find some links.

I'm sure the original plans were to bypass it, but I guess "money" was the challenge.

Always is up there, once you get past Inverness no-one in local govt gives a single fuck.

Yeah, getting anything bigger than an articulated lorry up there (and with Dounraey and wind farms up there these days, that's no small amount) has always been 'challenging' and it's astounded me that they've never done something about it sooner.

Beany wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:00 pm Always is up there, once you get past Inverness no-one in local govt gives a single fuck.

Yeah, getting anything bigger than an articulated lorry up there (and with Dounraey and wind farms up there these days, that's no small amount) has always been 'challenging' and it's astounded me that they've never done something about it sooner.

I wonder how much ends up going by boat and in to Scrabster or Wick? I suspect there's quite a bit of wind-farming business up there these days.