Two year ownership of my Porsche 911 (997.2) 

I have an 09 Carrera S PDK and wouldn’t trade it for a manual. This being said owning a 996 Turbo manual and an 87 Carrera Coupe manual. The PDK is simply incredible.

Appreciated but manual yeah manual it is just more fun. Agree and understand being older PDK will do why not.

Coming from a long experience on a number of classic 911 variants,the first time I had a test drive on a Tiptronic fitted 996 I felt disappointed but in a following drive on a 997 PDK I quickly realized that PDK is an eminently functional device both in daily driving and in whatever occasion you want to really push hard on the pedal. I can just imagine how is PDK performing on the following 911 series....Great job by Porsche engineering staff.

Thank you appreciate that

Thanks man!

Thank you very much! I do love my car but I have fallen in love with the 991 GT3. If my car was white red or yellow I’d most definitely keep it. They’re all to drive though! Enjoy and drive safe friend.

100% turbo all the way

Thank you Keith!

Hey man! Congratulations on the 997.2! I hope to drive a bit more this year, only did 2k on it in 2020. Be safe and enjoy the car!

Thanks for the info! I’d love to hear a video of the two together.

I know, I’ve been second guessing my discussion.

I’m from Scotland and I knew that I was confused by his pronunciation 😂

Wow! Thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it.

I felt much better once I let it go. Sometimes it’s just not worth the stress of fighting for it.

Thank you!

Do it! Love the Macan. Hopefully I’ll get one for a daily soon.

@@watchwithme91 The Macan is a great "Swiss Army Knife" daily driver. It's fun to drive and practical. Just make sure to get at least the S trim. I had the 4-pot as a loaner before and it's terrible. LOL

Thank you! Tell me about it, I hate the front plate. If we didn’t have cops camped out at every entrance of a cars and coffee on LI I’d take it off.

Thanks man! I will never own a black car again.

@@watchwithme91 black looks REALLY good when clean, like unbeatable, but when dirty or dusty...

that's scary are you sure about this? so inflate it even more? from what? 40 to 50 ? we are talking 295 tires here?

Thanks man!

well said! I count agree more.

Does anyone feel that all whhel drive feels too stiff compared to rear wheel drive? I like the targa but the 4s seems too stiff.

Guards Red is a favorite of mine!

Thank you! Details In the description.

Thanks Jason!

Thank you

Thanks brother!

@@watchwithme91 is this engine got the IMS bearing? No? Any big issue you encountered so far?

@@smhobiez negative, the 997.2 does not have the IMS issue

Only needed an alignment after the springs.

One day you may!

What’s the cost of upkeep on the ceramic breaks?

WatchWithMe My ceramic brake car is actually a 997.1 , a 2009 with only 24k on it. I bought it very recently and it has new pads, by the previous owner that he purchased in the US and had installed by an independant, who appears to have been a very good mechanic. I have only put just over 1k on this car, and I am really enjoying it, even the TIP compared to the PDK in my 2012 Coupe, also with approx 25k miles, and very low maintenance costs. I normally do my own fluids, brake pads, plugs and filters. The 2009 has new coil packs, and both cars have fresh tires. The 2009 is bone stock while the 12 has a Sharkwerks Center exhaust, which I really like. It appears that other than these regular wear items, these cars will be very reliable, and easy to self service. Having 2, I plan to spread the mileage out, although I am loving the Cab. I have center locks on the 2012, but hate the brake dust, and am loving how the ceramic brakes on the 09 don’t make the wheels dirty.

That seems high, what parts were included with the job? rotors, pads and lines? The lip is a GT3Tek lip. can be found from on google by searching that.I thought about doing headers as well just don't know if I'm keeping the car get. Sounds like you have an awesome ride!

Is yours a 997.1? Interesting you have some problems. I have heard that the first generations have the IMS and RMS issue. The 996 GT3 is an amazing car, super rare and I think will only go up in value. Best of luck, let me know what you end up doing.

WatchWithMe it’s a 997.2 (2009). I too am surprised there are issues with it. I’ve had to replace the dash cluster, roof rack moulds needed attention, wind screen wash fluid tank/pump replaced, and now the AC compressor and drive belt+tensioner need to be replaced. All these issues with 4,000kms of my ownership. Super frustrating!

Wow that’s super rare

kevineg6 was 700 painted and installed. The only issue is once I go over 70 and break, a light will come on in the dash saying to check the rear wing break light (because it’s not working because it’s not there)

WatchWithMe there’s a way to disable that from happening by bypassing or tricking the car into thinking it’s working. I did it with my wing install. Email me at herman.co@aol.com and I’ll send you the instructions.

Herman Herrera dude you’re the beat! Thank you.

Thanks for your comment

Thanks bud

It was an upgrade from the first owner.

I did unfortunately. For it to look correct the whole door had to be done.

Thank you so much for all that information! I’m going to try to change the spacers tomorrow and see what happens. I would hate for that to be the solution being 1, I purchased an extra tire already and 2, I love the look of the 15mm in the front. I’ll see what happens. My car has ppf on the front, needs to be pulled off but worry about the paint coming up with it. Test drove a 991 GT3 a month ago a and loved it. Prices are dropping quickly. A year ago or more 120 now can be found for 99-105.

WatchWithMe The main issue with a wheel spacer is that it moves the wheel to a wider position whilst the rest of the suspension arms remain in the same place. In particular, the king pin inclination axis remains in the same place. Therefore, fitting a wheel spacer moves the wheel outboard and alters the scrub radius of the car. It is important to know whether your car currently has negative or positive scrub radius and ideally how much it has. Fitting a wheel spacer will increase the positive scrub radius at the front wheels which has some unfavorable consequences. If your car already has a bit of positive scrub radius then the wheel spacer will increase it. An increase in positive scrub radius increases the forces on the steering rack under braking conditions. Any bumps in the road will also be amplified through the steering wheel, making the steering jerky and more unpredictable. Twitching wheels when braking can cause the tire to lose grip and ultimately can cause the wheels to lock up and slide. An increase in positive scrub radius also causes the wheel to gain positive camber when the wheels are being turned, reducing grip in corners on the front wheels and producing understeer.If your car has the more favorable set up of negative scrub radius then installing a wheel spacer can cause bigger issues. The outward movement of the wheel can make a negative scrub radius become zero. This is the worst position for it to be in. A zero scrub radius can cause squirm. This is where a scrubbing action occurs on both front tyres in opposite directions which can create unpredictable handling in corners and can lead to understeer too. Secondly, installing wheel spacers on a car increases the leverage on the wheel bearing. The larger the spacer, the larger the leverage becomes. This reduces the life of the wheel bearing as they are not made to take leverage forces and can therefore wear faster, increasing rolling resistance and power loss of the car. Finally, the wheel spacer moves the wheel further away from the damper mounting point. This means that the wheel will have a larger effect upon the damper and will act upon it with more leverage. This effectively makes the spring and damper softer and less effective on the wheel. This means that the car can roll more on corner entry and exit and feel generally softer out on track or on the road.”. The 911 geometry it is very sensitive!! When you made even small changes, the impact is noticeable. Moderns cars with rear traction, the scrub radius should be Negative/front and Positive/Rear, so in your case there are no problems with 15mm spacers in the back, the problem is on front, your car was build withOEM negative front scrub radius of (-)10mm , so when you pull out the wheels 15mm SR becomes POSITIVE +5mm. Porsche recommendation is max 5mm spacers, because in that way you still keeping (-)5mm negative SR. Your 997.2 OEM front wheels size is 8”x19 ET57 , so adding 15mm spacers your ET turned to 42, but your maximum by recommendation is ET52. There 2 smart ways to pull out your wheels to have a flush look 1- )Replacing with a 1/2” thicker wheels but maintaining same or very close offset (ET). For example : 8.5x19 ET52 is equivalent to having 11mm spacer on the OEM wheels but only affects SR by 5mm. 2-)You can get a wider track with new suspension arms without altering scrub radius and using OEM wheels. About the front protected film, it’s better to removed as soon is possible with heat steam , otherwise it will be harder later. If the paint is original, it will not came off! Cheers!

Wow thank you so much for all that information. I’ll see what happens tomorrow with the spacers

i knew another guy who had a bmw m3 and could no longer drive it due to some nerve problems in his foot. i don't like clutches. they are annoying and not everyone can drive them by just hopping in and going. PDK is much easier. just click the paddles like a video game on nintendo and you're going.

I had 15mm spacers on the front and had the same issue took them off and no problem now, sure they looked better but I want it to handle perfectly so won’t be using them now 👍🏼

Nice! What model did you go with? I still have my 997

Got the 991.1 c2s. Still haven’t taken it out of Long Island for a good drive, Robert Moses and ocean pkwy good enough so far.

Yeah I agree, think I’m going to keep them. Thanks for watching.

@@watchwithme91 Hey, I was looking for a video on the exhaust system, did you ever getting around to doing the exhaust...thought I remembered you mentioning it?

Smart man!

WatchWithMe I’m graduating in 2 years with no debt, so I just have to stack up some money and buy a home, that’s my goal. Then to build wealth. 👍

Maybe this summer

Zero rubbing

@@watchwithme91 fantastic! Thanks

Take out those spacers, They're not engineered for the car.

I made a new video, changed my tire and the wobble is gone. It was indeed a flat spot on the tire.

I can’t really tell the difference, I only drive 3k miles at most a year however.

@@watchwithme91 Does yours have PASM? When I enable the PASM mode mine rides rough but that mode is for the "track" only.

Mine does but I haven’t used it.

@@tylerlee1292 if you do the springs get the dsc controller with them. Rides great when not in sport mode and then you can stiffen it up in sport mode

Thanks for the comment! How do you like the short shifter? To be honest I love the look of the wing and lip on my car, to each is own I suppose. My friend just purchased a 997.2 GT3 and loves it. I’ll have to think more about it when the time comes. 991 vs 997 GT3.

WatchWithMe Short Shift Kit is great in the car. No regrets. I have OEM so could be made back to stock. Hey, it’s your car and the rear wing can be deleted should you ever wish to do so...or next owner. Hope you saved the original? Same with front lip. I just submit that your car IS beautiful and so is a GT3. If you want a GT3 get one instead of trying to make your Carrera “look” like a GT3. I am a big believer in OEM parts too. Porsches hold their value and appreciate with time. You can put miles on them and in 30 years they will be desired. Just my 2 cents. Hope Spring gets here as the Covid shut down is getting O.L.D...Need a good drive and some life above 6kRPM’s to fix my blahs...

Absolutely! I have all the oem parts to put back on. And yes I’m over the COVID-19 BS!

Not for sale at the moment, should be in the spring

I would pass personally. There are amazing cars out there for far less that don’t need to be salvaged.

.... a job?

Xpipe only.

My first mod was the SharkWerks X pipe. Didn’t quite achieve the sound I wanted, so added the Fister mufflers. Perfect, reasonably priced combination.

How do you like the exhaust?

Fantastic, could not be happier though very expensive installed. Minus nearly 30 pounds and gorgeous sound.

😂🤦🏼‍♂️

I am entertaining the idea but haven’t listed it yet.

Not yet

Thank you I do. It’ll be for sale in May

Can you give me a price that you are thinking of… I know it’s not a hard price

@@kevinhigginbotham8464 it’ll be listed between 70-75k

Wow I wish!!!

@@watchwithme91 About two years ago I was offered a 997.2 GT3 in GT-silvermetallic with red seats and 100,000km for 50,000€ but I didnt have enough money / wasnt crazy enough to buy it with a loan. I wish I had. Prices seem to already increase on those. Its about 70 now. But yeah, cars older than 10-15 years arent worth anything in Germany, no matter the specs, there are just so many around. Germany is with cars und no speed limit what the US is with guns, freedom haha.

That’s 90-105k here

The whole video and this is what people point out.. 🙄 lol

Thank you so much.

Was going to do flat stoppers

Firstly it's spelt cushion. And secondly omg bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

A lip and a wing is hardly mixing parts.. and I like it so it being my car that’s why it was done.

It’s black paint, it happens. It’s everywhere.

Hah sorry

Devaluing a car with parts that are easily taken off? Congrats about knowing nothing about cars

Well the 911 in general is a dream car for me but I always strive for something greater. And yes it’s at “mommy’s house” nyc roads are awful and monthly garage parking cost upwards of $500 plus a month so yeah... I’ll take the free parking and another excuse to see my mother who I love more than anything. Cheers.

Thanks bud! Have an awesome day!

@@watchwithme91 hey I’m the guy that put the first comment there….and guess what …I have a 997.2 too…..I could give you far more information if I could be bothered ..but you know what I don’t need to shout about it and prefer the under the radar knowledge that I’m driving one of the best cars on the road….nuff Said I think . Best Regds from the uk

Glad you love it! Thank you.

Wow you have a lot to say lol. Thanks for watching.

@@watchwithme91 my pleasure. Hope you get a turbo next. 991 turbo is unreal. Don't ruin it with spacers

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