Mike Murphy

I would get a PPI that included scoping the bores from top to bottom, along with cam deviation check. And don’t replace stuff just because it’s old. Old is not the same as worn out. We can all go broke replacing perfectly good parts on this car, and then something that just got replaced breaks 3 months later (figures).

TexSquirrel

Yes...if you do your own repairs & maintenance.

One thing to consider, my 2002 Porsche has the lowest insurance cost of all of my vehicles.
The 2011 Honda Odyssey, 2006 Ford Mustang, and the 2009 BMW 135i it replaced cost me more to insure.

Makoto0406

Haha. Yup. Although I’ve had to take home some extra kids unexpectedly so I have had two 6+footers and my son 5’4 in the car at one time. Tight squeeze for sure but doable.

jobyt

Taught my 15 ½ yr old daughter to drive stick today on mine. She figured out the feathering of the clutch in 1st pretty well! (and she loves how it handles)

az968gpw

It will make a great first car for her. She'll love driving to high school every day

golock911

Just Do It! You will not regret it. Stupid grins never stop.

to Jobyt: I taught my son how to drive stick and let him take the car to high school. In one year all his friends knew how to drive stick and I was changing the tires on the car! (luckily it was not a Porsche) Be careful...

pcarfan944

No reason why you couldn't. Daily mine during the warm months and it's still a superb product twenty years on. If you think the 996 is old, I still press my 944 into daily service for a month in the summer just so it gets some miles added. Still completely viable. These cars are built well and reliable. Enjoy and drive as you please.

996.2

Electric vehicles and their simplicity compared to fuel injected smog devices gasoline engine is really surprising. They have full torque at idle, no transmission because motor rpm range is 0-18,000, and low 50-50 cg.

We are driving the equivalent of a horse and buggy, and when a light weight energy dense battery is developed most carbon burning vehicles will be worth $0.

If government allows, a few fun gasoline vehicles like Mustangs and 911s may still be enjoyed by future generations.

theprf

We've been searching for that for about 150 years so far.
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Optionman1

Back in 1968 I was promised that soccer would take over as America's sport and that the US would adopt the metric system. I'm still waiting! (anyone remember 55mph/88kph speed signs?)

Putt-Putt

Working from home there's no commute, but there are plenty of daily driver trips every week, like picking up food, going to the pet store, Walgreens, taking my kid out for ice cream, driving Mom here and there, and many joy rides to nowhere. 'Casper' has racked up almost 1000 daily driver miles since I got it 2 months ago.

Makoto0406

As an owner of both types of vehicles I will say both have their place. I was an early adopter of Tesla (6th in the state or so I was told). The torque and the convenience of never stopping at a gas station can't be beat. The emergence of the electric vehicle is pretty stunning. When I bought mine there were less than 10 superchargers now there are 15000. The obsolescence of the gas engine is inevitable.

That being said the gasoline engine is a much more mature and refined product. And it shows. The Tesla is heavy. It handles ok. For long trips gas is still king if time/convenience is the most important. For pure driving experience the 996 is superior.

The horse analogy is a good one. In my lifetime the gasoline car will become the hobby of the rich much like owning a horse is today.

The death of the sports car is more likely to be at the hands of self driving cars. Once these get good there will not be a future generation of drivers. Even now driving does not have the same appeal. It was a battle to get my 16 yo to do the minimum driving to get his license. My 14 yo seems more interested, but he is the exception amongst his friends

I love to drive but once this tech gets super safe I'm going to want the OTHER drivers on the road to be using it. Hopefully one day I'll be so old I shouldn't drive and I'll be glad there will be an alternative.

silver9962002

That is why I got mine, plus I wanted a manual transmission. I think the mercedes suv is actually faster, but the 996 is much more fun to drive.

TexSquirrel

I had the same issue with my oldest.(now 21)
He wasn't that interested in getting his license and it took forever for him to get the practice hours in.
He didn't get his license until he was 17. (It took 2.5 years to get 110 hours of driving in)
Now he enjoys driving, and I've taught him how to drive a manual transmission in my 996.

My 14 year old daughter can't wait to start learning how to drive.
I imagine she is going to have her license as soon as she turns 16.
She already talks about picking up her friends and going places.

I've talked about getting an electric car and my wife is against the idea.
We have a Tesla supercharger near our house, and installing a charger at home wouldn't be too difficult.

My wife is also totally against self-driving cars.
I've told her I hope they're safe, reliable, and available when I'm too old to drive so I don't get stuck at home.
Until then I'll be tearing up the road in my smelly, loud Porsche 996!

jobyt

She *only* gets to drive it once in a while...it's MINE. But she is inheriting my old BMW 330Ci that has some mods....