I am on my second 1991 964 C2 Cab. I sold the first because I could only have one car - a station wagon. I finally have the opportunity to own a Porsche again. Bought the same car, just different color.

The first one was bought as a daily driver in California in 1999. I used it as such for 8 years and then regretfully had to sell. Over the past year, I realized it was perhaps the worst decision I ever made. I rectified it last week with the purchase of a “new” 964 Cab.

Common wisdom is that you want to buy the latest generation 964 possible (ie, ‘94 > ‘93 > ‘92 > ‘91 > ‘90 > ‘89 (which is only in C4) because various issues were rectified along the way. That may*** be true for Coupes and Targas. However, for a Cab, the 1991 is by far the best vehicle, especially a car made toward the back half of the production period. The reason is that (especially for a daily driver, someone who has kids, someone who might ever want to take more than one passenger), it is the latest model 964 that has rear seats.

If you want a 964 C2 Cabriolet with rear seats, the only options are 1990 and 1991.

***The reason I say that it may be true is that at this point, most of the problems that arose even in the 1990 models have likely been resolved. Even if there weren’t, the costs of repair / retrofits are not that great relative to the current value of these cars.

Regarding Cab vs. Coupe vs. Targe I chose Cab. I drove my first 1991 cab from 1999 to 2006 as a daily driver when I regretfully had to sell due to personal reasons (moving to a city with a baby and could only own one car, a station wagon). I loved the cab. It is not as encapsulated from the elements as would be a coupe, but it sure is marvelous with the top down on a nice or even metiocre day. It does just fine, however, in the rain. It is also so much easier to just pop the top down than is a targa. Though Targas sure do look nice. At this point, all of the 964s are so raw compared with a modern vehicle, that I wonder if it really makes a difference to be just a bit more encapsulated.

If you love convertibles, then I can’t see that it makes much of a difference if you are using it as a Daily Driver. Personally, I think Cabs look beautiful, especially with the top down. But even with the top up.

A lot of Porsche people seem to prefer Coupes over Cabs. But that seems to defy the numbers. Porsche made more cabs in the early 1990s than anything else. Why would they have done so if they thought people preferred Coupes? I wonder if perhaps one of the reasons Coupes are more expensivem now is that there were fewer made.

sunblock works well. Unless you like doing all outdoor activities in long sleeves and a big hat, and a big hat might blow off on the highway.