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I currently own a 911SC along with my 986S. Over the years I've owned a bunch of water and air cooled Porsches, none of them have ever visited a shop. Honestly I don't find the 986 to be any worse than any of them, just different. They all have their nuances, like having to remove the rear bumper and intercoolers to change the spark plugs on the 996TT. That job is cake on the 986. The absolute worst in my book was the 951, damn I hated working on those things.