JackOlsen

40K is probably a good median number for what you're talking about. But even then, it's probably not going to be optimized for the kind of use you're describing. Most of these cars will either be built toward period correctness, which is expensive and obviously not what you're looking for, or toward track use, which is also different from what you're talking about. If you want to hammer the gas at stoplights you're going to need to get one with a 930 or G50 transaxle, along with beefed up CV joints and axles. These cars can beat up on most modern performance cars at a race track, but I know my car would make a lousy stoplight racer. You'll have to look at what the Turbo crowd is doing in that department, and you'll have to make sure your drivetrain is as beefy as the ones that came in the turbocharged models, which isn't cheap.

Tippy

Edward, Steve, and Jack, thanks for the insights! My choices right now are between a cool RSR if I can find a decent one and a decent price, a '02 996, or a '99 996 that has had it engine replaced.

JackOlsen

If you can stomach the looks of the 996, it's a great value and a really strong performer. There are lots of them out there. Make sure you check for the particular issues for the particular year you're looking at.

theiceman

yeah like the thing popping out of second gear on deceleration.

Tippy

I guess my stomach has been hurting for 2 years now......since I have owned my peptol-bismol inducing car.

I think my car is way way better looking (my avatar) than a RSR I want, but it is not as tough looking as one. I get tons of waves and compliments with my car.

JackOlsen

Sorry -- I don't mean to insult anyone's car's styling. It's just that the most dramatic difference between a 3.6-powered longhood and a 996 is probably the exterior styling. A lot of 911 owners have issues with the 996. But for those who like it (and there are a lot of them), the mixed reviews on the styling actually make the car a better value. And there's really no knocking the 996's performance. It's a very quick and very capable car.

Tippy

No offense taken.

The funny thing is, is that I was not a fan of Porsche until the 996 came out and I thought finally, a Porsche that looks like an exotic car.

From non-Porsche loving friends of mine, they agree that the 996 was the best looking 911 to date.

Of course, from the air-cooled camp, the opposite as you said is expressed. I guess if you grew up around the older ones, you prefer the classic look and dislike the modern and vise versa.

I just so happen to like both classic and modern and hate the whole air vs. water.