The 993 platform is great, as is the targa concept. Looking up into the sky yet having a coupe at the touch of two buttons combines the good features of a coupe & a cab into one. However, the targa roof can leave a bit to be desired; be sure you know what you are getting before you buy. For example: . The roof squeaks in places. Depending on the dealer and the presence or absence of a warranty, you can improve things, but it probably will never be silent, and probably won't improve with age. The roof might leak. Mine doesn't. Maybe you aren't planning on driving in the rain. . The roof might have mysterious wind noises. Mine doesn't. The roof has been described to me as "a mechanic's nightmare." Despite that, I just fixed a broken power shade track which had rendered the entire thing inoperative..fortunately while the glass was closed.

A couple additional notes & recommendations: . Improvements to the design & assembly were made over the 1996 and 1997 model years. If you have a choice between a 1997 and a 1996, go for the 1997. Failing that, if you have a choice between a car produced late in 1996 and one produced early in 1996 (or 1995), but the "newer" one. Squeak and leak remedies are described in great length (like, 10+ pages each) in Books M and N of the service bulletins. . The general design of the roof is described in the 1996 technical summary / description for the C2S/C4S and Targa. This is worth buying and reading. Try www.my-porsche.com for both the service bulletins and the technical summary.