Capt. Obvious

You're welcome!

Zanzibar Red 996

Bought a 2001 996 in 2004 with only 7,000 miles
Had to sell 2 years ago, have now spent 6 months
trying to find another ( Zanzibar Red Coupe)
I drove that last one often and hard
Plan the same for the next
Anyone know of a Zanzibar for sale ?

jasper

The first 996 I ever saw was Zanzibar Red. It was in the showroom at the local dealership.

Very cool

jumper5836

GT1 is a legacy

Quadcammer

and the lights have zip to do with it. The gt1 originally had 993 headlights.

not like it makes an ounce of difference.

Jacks911

Read the latest Excellence article comparing the 356 to a 912. Last few sentences could be comparing the 993 to the 996. What was loved by it's owner yet is now old (993) is revered ... but is still "old". What is new (996) is clearly better, yet those who like the old will claim it just is not so. If you drive a 996 first with no experience in a 911 you would never see value in what is clearly less of a Porsche when you then drive an "Oil/Air cooled" 964 or 993. Just my two penny's worth.

Capt. Obvious

Coming from a the Volkswagen world, I've already heard the air-cooled vs. water-cooled arguments a million times. The funning thing is, just like in the VW world, all the waterpumpers love their cars yet are magically able to ALSO love and appreciate the air cooled cars. The other way around though? Not so much.

450knotOffice

This is correct. When I was looking for a DD Porsche to join my '84 911 in the garage, my wife was not at all interested in the 993's. She loved the 996's. She said, "Why would you want to go with a 911 that seems so much like the old 911 you have now? It feels old and dated." She was right.

pfbz

IMHO...

My '83 911 SC was a 'classic sports car'. Very gorgeous, turned heads, handled well, but is vastly outperformed by more modern sports cars. Heck, even my EcoBoost F150 would destroy it in a stoplight drag race. I loved looking at it, and taking it for a drive in the mountains on a perfect day.

In my opinion, the 993 is also classic sports car. Closer in performance to the 911 SC than a 996, and sitting in it or driving it feels much more like a classic than modern sports car. Very pretty to look at, fun to drive, but not what I'd want to drive on a less than perfect day. Some speculative value and possibility for appreciation, but not really an investment-grade car. Will almost certainly require more expensive upkeep than a lower mileage 996.

My 2004 911 C2 is an 'everyday sports car'. Great, though perhaps not gorgeous looks, reasonable acquisition cost, low ongoing cost, very good performance that can be modified to awesome performance at reasonable costs. It is a tool... I will spend far more time driving it than waxing it. I will take it to the track and not worry about 'diminishing my investment'. It will get lots of miles, fuel, oil changes, and tires.

Here's my personal 'Porsche Enjoyment' equation. Yours might differ...

PFBZ's_Porsche_Enjoyment = (Performance + looks + miles + smiles)/(purchase cost + ongoing cost + depreciation)