Would you trade a 3.2 to a 2.2 T ?

Greetings,

Quick one, but not an easy one : would you trade a 3.2 1988 G50 to a 2.2T or 2.4T (both in perfect condition) ?
Not the same car for sure.
Cannot keep two (budget and space only for one).
G type 3.2 is multipurpose
F-Type 2.2 is stylish.

Am using my 3.2 as a true daily, going to work, shopping, going to the sea coast (700miles return), get the Christmas tree on the roof rack, and few track days a year. Smooth on the highway.
I had in the past a 2.0 911L (SHE) I was forced to sold. I was fond of her. I tried to use it daily, but the S engine (replacement of the L) was a pain as a daily driver here in Paris suburb. I did even many track days with. Highways is also a bit of a pain, as 130km/h engine revs are 4000 with lot of engine "sound" in the cockpit.

Not many of us using a T as a true daily driver, any feedback ?

I should put a 3.2 in the 2.2 :D.

Not as a daily driver I'd say. If you have to go for a T, than try to find a USA one (i.e., with MFI or the later with K-Jetronic) ... I hate carbs.
BTW, impact bumpers are now getting fashionable since the Singer Turbo study ...

I think you may have answered your own question. If you intend to use it as a daily driver with the occasional cross-country trip and track day, the 3.2 makes more sense. For a daily driver 2.0/2.2/2.4 that will see a lot of urban and suburban use, a T or E might be more practical.

Dare I say even a Sportomatic? ;) The original owner of my 2.2T registered the car in the Hamptons area of Long Island in New York, but I found a parking decal and permit in the car for a parking garage on the East Side of New York City that was near the UN and Bellevue Hospital. So at least some of the time he was driving it in NYC traffic, probably commuting between there and the Hamptons.

FWIW I did notice a black 912 in use around Les Halles on more than one occasion this past July.

That’s a hard choice to make but, I think you’ve provided the answer. 3.2 transplant. :D

I’d love a daily 911 (constant joy) but, it’s not as practical with the 50+ yr old cars though the G50 cars are inching up there lol. Also don’t know that I could give up my 2.2.

Do you want a street legal car in France, or not?
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The issue with the transplant, as Samuel says, this would make the 2.2 outlaw for real. Road regulations are very very strict in France.
Basically no modifications allowed, at all.

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Originally Posted by 70SATMan

That’s a hard choice to make but, I think you’ve provided the answer. 3.2 transplant. :D

I’d love a daily 911 (constant joy) but, it’s not as practical with the 50+ yr old cars though the G50 cars are inching up there lol. Also don’t know that I could give up my 2.2.

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I like the older cars. I want to experience them, maintain them, discover them, improve them, preserve them.

Another consideration in France are the changing tax assessments on non-electric older vehicles. What does the future look for each of your choices? But if you are forced to choose only one based upon what you've said, and you currently use your 3.2 as a daily driver, then as nice to look at as the 2.2 is, it isnt really a daily driver. It sounds like you'd be forced into another different daily car anyway if you sold your 3.2. If I were in your situation I think Id lean toward the one I could use and enjoy more, the 3.2. Good luck.

No way on that trade

Galvanized body
G-50 transmission (with normal H pattern)
Bulletproof engine with actual torque
HVAC that works ie heats and cools

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Originally Posted by Xavier PJB

The issue with the transplant, as Samuel says, this would make the 2.2 outlaw for real. Road regulations are very very strict in France.
Basically no modifications allowed, at all.

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Whoa! Didn’t know that. As I used to say in the 80’s. That blows chunks!