jballz01

First post and I have been lurking for a while trying to collect some info. I started looking at older 911s about a month ago and in the spirit of "latest you can afford," I'm looking at the 996s now. I'm currently evaluating a 99 and a couple of 01s. (One of the 01s is a GT3 aero, which I'm partial toward.) This is where I'm conflicted.

All have the 3.4L, and I like the idea of shorter stroke. But from reading some of the threads it looks like the 99 will be a bit lighter and have a bit more mechanical feel. (No drive by wire throttle, etc.) The trade-off on a 99 is they do seem to have been less sorted than the later 3.4Ls. I know proper maintenance is everything, but I'd like to get some expert feedback.

Regards.

jamren

I think there are lots of 99 owners on this forum that will vouch for the model year. I have a 99 myself that I bought a couple months ago with 77,400 miles for $17,700. It already had the LN IMS update which gave me peace of mind. I also have maintenance records for the last 6 years. In addition, I had a PPI done and the car passed with flying colors. I think the advice you will get is to make sure to get a PPI and be prepared to walk away if there are too many issues.

MarkM

Love mine, it's a full race car now.

But for a street car I'd go for aero kit over throttle cable and a couple of pounds.

kromdom

in case OP missed this recent thread: https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...dvantages.html

jballz01

Thanks. I have been following that thread, also. It's implied that there are a ton of differences between a 99 and later 3.4L models. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what really changed between the 3.4L models.

jballz01

Anyone know this car?

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/3715158753.html

Dstutler

Good looking car on the outside - I'm not particularly fond of the interior but low mileage great price is always a good thing.

jasper

If you can handle the interior colour, then that looks like a nice car.

The full leather interiors are very nice, especially compared to the "stock" plastic in the early cars.

That's not silver either - it's seal grey. Also not a bad thing.

When you get down to it - most of them were arctic silver with black interiors (like mine). That's a great combination - but it doesn't exactly stand out.

Seal grey on brick red - pretty cool. And you get the earo kit and sport seats too.

Misplacedyankee

An air freshener hanging from rearview mirror is never a good sign...

Dennis C

Personally, I like that color combination!

sheatley

And extended warranty!

- make sure it can be transferred.

thedugger1

That 01 looks off hand like an excellent buy, Aero kit, navigation, and a warranty. Maybe I'm used to New England prices, but that actually sounds too cheap!

jballz01

Oddly enough it is a NY number and they stopped responding when I told them I didn't live in CO Springs. Weird.

jballz01

And to top it off, I've shown up for 2 test drives to find the vehicle not running. Well, one was running but the CEL was on and I told him I wasn't driving it...

Barn996

An 01' sold on Mecum last night for 24k and wasn't an aero.