Scott at Team Harco...Welcome to the 996 madness. Please give us some more details on why a 996? Looks like you have quite a stable of 944s!


I need to do this also, pictures please...

Hey Ratchet - I have always been a big Porsche fan. When I first witnessed the (then new) Porsche Carerra 6 (906) at Road America as a kid, I fell in love with that sound and that look. My father had a 356 Speedster when I was a very small child and he then had a 911E when I was in my teens. There were lots of pictures of his other Porsches among his trophy collection. We were always cheering for the marque and their motorsport heritage grew, as I did.

I have always wanted a 911. The closest I could get, with my limited budget was the 944. We now have 5-6 of them. Bought them all for cheap and fixed them up to become reliable daily-driver and also for use as rallycross and track-day cars. In 2013 a friend allowed me to rallycross his 911. I fell in love with the car and renewed my vow to have one, one day. Maybe you've seen this car. It's in a lot of magazines and gets around many of the car shows in our area. The shot below was actually taken at our farm at the Detroit SCCA Season Ender RallyCross of 2013. I drove like a ****** that day and ended up about 5th or 6th. The owner (Paul) took the class win. It wasn't a bad season, though, as I won 10 of 11 and the 2WD championship.




Over the past few years I've been socking-away money. When it reached a certain level, I decided to start looking for my 911. I bought Peter Zimmerman's book. Did some research and started looking at prices. That's when I discovered the car I now own. Knowing that the IMS bearing has been replaced eased most of my apprehension with regard to this 996. There were other items in the listing that helped me in my decision to have a look. The price was significantly lower than any comparable 911s I came across. It's got a fair amount of mileage (123k), but it is in good shape and has been well maintained. Having driven it home from Linwood (MI) in a snow storm, I now have a list of things to address before claiming it to be my daily. But that's what I do: 1) buy cheap, 2) fix, 3) drive.

A little chilly here this morning and the shifting was a bit stiff at first , but she works just fine

Awesome Scott! ... but why a cabrio ?? Doesn’t seem to fit your MO.

It does suck so we try to make the best of it with some humor. Warm temps and summer wheels/tires are only 3 months away.

True. The pictures I saw of it didn't immediately make it obvious it was a cab. Only on the phone, with the seller, he mentioned it came with a hardtop.

Me: ".......... Oh..... so it's a cab? Oh well, that's not the end of the world".

Would prefer a coupe, for sure, but the price was too good. Besides, if I plan to RallyCross the car, a hardtop will allow me to run. Should be able run it on the track as well. Did notice some squeaks on the way home last night. Will look to see if I can secure, or pad, the lid better.

And of course the lemonade side is, when we get those three sunny days in the summer, I can even drop the top.