Why did you move on from a 996 or why are you considering moving on?
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I keep wondering about the next car. The roads around Seattle are pebble surfaced, which are loud inside the car. There are times I'd like room for more people.
I can make arguments for so many specific features in other cars. But I keep coming back to the 996 is comfortable, well balanced, good in traffic or out on a back road. On the highway, I can get 27-30mpg; mine has been dependable with no signficant maintenance issues. I could replace it with other cars that are different, but none that are genuinely better for my particular tastes.
Faster models are tempting--but I'm stingy and the fuel/maintenance costs of faster cars just don't pencil out. The 996 is fast enough, I would have to spend Many thousands of dollars just to gain a few tenths of a second. Under what conditions could that make any real difference (since my income does not depend on the speed of my car)? I could get a bigger car, but I'd miss the handling.....and on and on.
Easy to find something different, but hard to find a better balance of handling, comfort, (relative) economy, practicality, etc.
On the other hand.....a Caterham would be a kick. Since I live on an island, an Amphicar would be odd--but fun. I would like to own, again, a '67 275 GTS Ferrari (but the high values take the fun out of just driving them). It would be fun to own an interesting, vintage V-12/V-16 Cadillac/Packard/etc. Frankly, even one of the old straight engines would be fine. I miss cars with Character. (which often surfaced as imperfections)
But every one of my more interesting choices would be cars I could or would drive less than the 996. I can't imagine driving them to work, on errands, leaving them out on occasion or driving them in bad weather.
Maybe at some point the 996 will start to give up the ghost and the newer 997-2 style, DFI, no IMS Porsches will have been in production long enough to prove themselves and I'll find one that's a couple of years old w/ about 9K miles & do another CPO. But by then, who knows what fuels or issues we'll be facing. So, this may be the last interesting car for me.
I can make arguments for so many specific features in other cars. But I keep coming back to the 996 is comfortable, well balanced, good in traffic or out on a back road. On the highway, I can get 27-30mpg; mine has been dependable with no signficant maintenance issues. I could replace it with other cars that are different, but none that are genuinely better for my particular tastes.
Faster models are tempting--but I'm stingy and the fuel/maintenance costs of faster cars just don't pencil out. The 996 is fast enough, I would have to spend Many thousands of dollars just to gain a few tenths of a second. Under what conditions could that make any real difference (since my income does not depend on the speed of my car)? I could get a bigger car, but I'd miss the handling.....and on and on.
Easy to find something different, but hard to find a better balance of handling, comfort, (relative) economy, practicality, etc.
On the other hand.....a Caterham would be a kick. Since I live on an island, an Amphicar would be odd--but fun. I would like to own, again, a '67 275 GTS Ferrari (but the high values take the fun out of just driving them). It would be fun to own an interesting, vintage V-12/V-16 Cadillac/Packard/etc. Frankly, even one of the old straight engines would be fine. I miss cars with Character. (which often surfaced as imperfections)
But every one of my more interesting choices would be cars I could or would drive less than the 996. I can't imagine driving them to work, on errands, leaving them out on occasion or driving them in bad weather.
Maybe at some point the 996 will start to give up the ghost and the newer 997-2 style, DFI, no IMS Porsches will have been in production long enough to prove themselves and I'll find one that's a couple of years old w/ about 9K miles & do another CPO. But by then, who knows what fuels or issues we'll be facing. So, this may be the last interesting car for me.
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owned and raced a lot of 911's, but the "bang for the buck" factor is what one me over. Being able to snag a one owner, 85k car for almost 1/3 the price brought me back into the fold after almost 2 years without a 911 daily driver
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Apples and Oranges. A BMW is refined, quieter, and probably faster in a straight line. But a Porsche 911 is a Porsche!
As a daily driver, I would choose a new BMW any day of the week. As a killer sports car with racing heritage and style - any 911 beats any BMW in my mind!
As a daily driver, I would choose a new BMW any day of the week. As a killer sports car with racing heritage and style - any 911 beats any BMW in my mind!
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Apples and Oranges. A BMW is refined, quieter, and probably faster in a straight line. But a Porsche 911 is a Porsche!
As a daily driver, I would choose a new BMW any day of the week. As a killer sports car with racing heritage and style - any 911 beats any BMW in my mind!
As a daily driver, I would choose a new BMW any day of the week. As a killer sports car with racing heritage and style - any 911 beats any BMW in my mind!
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As I contemplate a XK8 07 you gotta admire a man who thinks with his butt ! Notice the 911 is everyone's target for there product.
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I'm using my 996 as my daily, and I love it. I smile every time I get in the car, and continue to smile until I leave it in the garage.
I sold my e36 M3 for it, and went for the 996, because the e46 wasn't enough of an improvement. The 996 will leave the garage, when I can afford a GT3 to replace it.
-Jon
I sold my e36 M3 for it, and went for the 996, because the e46 wasn't enough of an improvement. The 996 will leave the garage, when I can afford a GT3 to replace it.
-Jon
I've driven a friend's GT3 both on the street and on the track. The sound of that engine getting close to 8k RPM is beyond seductive!! But, in the used market, 996 GT3s are going for 2x what a regular 996 is going for... And the regular 996 is at least 80-90% as good.
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I had a guy wanting to buy my 996. I only wanted to, and I mean the only reason I wanted to get rid of it, is I wanted a manual.
Just so happened a man loved my car and wanted to buy it - he did.
Luckily, my friend was selling his 500+hp G-50 trans'd Carrera 3.2 with 964 bumpers, turbo 3.6 wheels, and coilovers.
I couldnt pass that up!
Just so happened a man loved my car and wanted to buy it - he did.
Luckily, my friend was selling his 500+hp G-50 trans'd Carrera 3.2 with 964 bumpers, turbo 3.6 wheels, and coilovers.
I couldnt pass that up!
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Oh, btw, I'd buy an '02+ for a daily driver if I could right now. I still love 'em.
Love to throw the MKII aerokit front bumper and skirts with the MKI taco wing or MKII wing on one!!! Sekzeee.....
Love to throw the MKII aerokit front bumper and skirts with the MKI taco wing or MKII wing on one!!! Sekzeee.....
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