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New 911 Turbo S or Ferrari 458 Italia?

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by teak360, Mar 3, 2010.

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  1. Lesia44

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    #26 Lesia44, Mar 5, 2010
    A full report and write up with pictures is mandatory. :)
     
  2. lung7707

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    #27 lung7707, Mar 5, 2010
    Congratulations!!!! <Envy>
     
  3. Jameel

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    #28 Jameel, Mar 5, 2010
    That 918 looks so much better with those rims.
     
  4. The Hawk

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    #29 The Hawk, Mar 5, 2010
  5. MordaloMVD

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    #30 MordaloMVD, Mar 5, 2010
    Agreed, I'd take the 918 Spyder in a heart beat. Especially if they added a top. :D
     
  6. MordaloMVD

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    #31 MordaloMVD, Mar 5, 2010
    Nice. :):)
     
  7. manya81

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    #32 manya81, Mar 5, 2010
    +1!!!!!!!!
     
  8. Jay_H

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    #33 Jay_H, Mar 7, 2010
    I have a 997 turbo. Its fun and very fast. It aint no Ferrari tho
     
  9. stereotaipei

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    #34 stereotaipei, Mar 8, 2010
    911 turbo or 458?
    Porsche is doing the best sport cars.... but the 458 is not a car, it is a Ferrari ;-)
     
  10. Andreu Tautou

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    #35 Andreu Tautou, Mar 9, 2010
    +1
     
  11. SlvSurfer

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    #36 SlvSurfer, Mar 9, 2010
    Porsche obviously..................................
     
  12. Harleybaby

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    #37 Harleybaby, Mar 9, 2010
    Use your head and you'll choose the 911. Use your heart and you'll choose the 458.
     
  13. bounty

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    #38 bounty, Mar 9, 2010
    But isn't that the heart of the problem? :) I reckon with the 458 you'd be thinking about it just about every minute that you weren't in it!
     
  14. Scuderia980

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    #39 Scuderia980, Mar 10, 2010
    not for me...both my head and my heart says 458..but...my wallet says neither at the moment:-(
     
  15. DM18

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    #40 DM18, Mar 10, 2010
    I loved my CGT. I still love my 993RS and 930 Turbo SE. I respected but did not love many others - in particular my 997GT3RS.

    Same for Ferrari.

    Hard to make a generalisation for a marque like Porsche Lesia44
     
  16. FerrariEnzo

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    #41 FerrariEnzo, Mar 10, 2010
    Well put.
     
  17. ferraripanoz

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    #42 ferraripanoz, Mar 10, 2010
    Not exactly, Porsche has come out with concepts that have been never produced(rare, but has happened) however they do use the styling off of the concepts in later projects. One of the most famous was the Panamericana..... Getting back on the main subject the difference between Turbo S and 458 is the Turbo S is a daily driver and the 458 is more of a weekend toy. Financially the 458 is the better choice and IMO the 458 would be my choice hands down.
     
  18. ChalStrad

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    #43 ChalStrad, Mar 10, 2010
    Depends where your head is...

    What's a 911? A Seven 11 that opened two hours late?
     
  19. Back Marker

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    #44 Back Marker, Mar 10, 2010

    LOL on both !
     
  20. absent

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    #45 absent, Mar 10, 2010
    Funny!
    A bit too elitist and snobbish though....
     
  21. ChalStrad

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    #46 ChalStrad, Mar 11, 2010
    Thanks!

    Snobbish?
    Since when is a Porsche not an elitist acquisition, unless they sell them in Nine-11s??!!
     
  22. Carnut

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    #47 Carnut, Mar 11, 2010
    I've owned 39 Porsche's and 4 Ferrari's all the Ferrari's were sold, I will always own a Porsche. though I would never own one that was AWD or kept stock.
     
  23. 134282

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    #48 134282, Mar 11, 2010
    The real irony here is that the Porsche is available in a manual.

    The 'harsh' reality is that most of those guys on the Porsche forum will have to 'settle' for the Twin Turbo 997. But at the end of the day, they'll be able to manually downshift before apexing.

    Just sayin'. :)
     
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