Ahmet

The irony here is that the car's only got 24k miles on it, so it's not like you're driving it much in Alabama either! Is it your 5th or 6th car? :P

On the other hand, you could probably get something in the 50s for that car w/the right buyer rather quickly if you did decide to sell it.

Kevinmacd

If he sells it he willget withdrawal symptoms, once he realizes the country side where he is igoing is made for a nice cruise machine!

Breeznn

I moved from Oklahoma to Northern New England a few years back and brought my C4 Cab with me. I parked it in the garage the first winter. New teen aged drivers in the house claimed my commuter car, so I then purchased spare wheels and winter radials for the next winter. The car did great in the snow and I commuted 40 to 50 miles each way to work, up and down I-95 without problem. They readily salt and sand the roads, which keeps them very passable. Come the next spring, the front bumper, hood and even the wind sheild all looked like *&%!!. I did this for one more winter including replacing a cracked windsheild before I sold the car and bought an R32.
I definitely had more opportunity for top down driving up here (Oklahoma is to hot for that during the day in the summer) and more senic destinations to drive to, but driving a nice car regularly in the winter here in the north east will take its toll.

I am currently searching for a 996 T and when I find one, it it will reside in my garage from December through March.

Keep that stunning car and really enjoy driving to some great near by locations, but don't subject it to the ravages north east winters. (Did I forget to mention what salt does to nice wheels?)

Receiver

I drive mine all year long. They don't melt and they have good rustproofing. You won't like what the car is worth based upon what I paid for mine last July with less miles than yours.

CWhaley

Keep it! We drive year round here in CNY... So, join the CNY region chapter and have some fun.

TomTiddler

+1 on all those who said "Keep it and drive it". I've driven a C4 365 days a year for the last 10 years, last year I upgraded to a 996 TT X50, drove it all this Winter -- with good snows and rims, it's better than my wife's Cayenne S. Only thing that holds me up is more than 6" of fresh snow (just too deep Im afraid). BTW I'm up North of NY in Ontario.

Enjoy.

falcon7x7

Nah, I'm a Challenger Pilot (Corp. Jet).

ltcjmramos

Don't listen to these guys!! Sell the car to a real nice guy who will take real good care of it in CA. That is, once he sells his GT3. And, BTW, he happens to be a retired brother-in-arms, too!!

CWhaley

And the Vultures start to circle!

Al Pettee

I am just a few hours to the west of Fort Drum in Rochester, and I have two 911 Turbo's, both tuned, and even for only 6 months a year, ownership is worth the winter wait. I say keep it.

tvurt

I love the division of seasons and the joy at getting my toy cars out every year. I keep mine stored dec, jan and feb. Rest of the year is great. Upstate NY has some of the best driving roads ever.

Tom

JG 996T

Where did you get those headlight covers on your 6S? Both look great BTW.

T2

I drive mine all year also in the nasty New England weather - put film on the car and replace it as needed. It's the best winter driving car (on snow tires of course) I have ever owned. I have driven it on the highways in wet heavy snow at 8-10" deep and up a long driveway in 14" of the light powdery stuff - no issues - the looks you get from people on the highway is priceless!! It's one of the best times to take the car out and enjoy it in a whole new way.

Al Pettee

Thanks.

They are Techart 996TT headlamp finishers, I got them from CEC (Claus Ettensberger) in Miami. I had my dealer's paint shop spray them factory black. The car is now in NJ @ Protosport getting a 4.2L (!) conversion-the goal is 800+ crank HP on 93 octane.

Dr. Jekyll

I've been stationed up at Drum since June and to be honest, the winter wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. No need for snow tires until December and by early March all the snow was melted. Granted it's still cold, but you could definitely drive the Porsche around now.

I'm picking up my 996tt from EPL on the 16th (previously Tony's car) so I can't comment on how driving it in the snow is, but I plan on buying some winter tires and having fun in some of the smaller snow storms :-) My 450whp B5S4 was a blast in the winter with some studded snows. No one is out driving around, so you have the whole road to yourself.

The roads are very straight up in this area so no real fun twisty stuff unless you go a hour or so east (towards lake placid). I plan on hitting up those roads as soon as it starts to warm up. The only real downside about having a Porsche up here is that you're going to stand out like a sore thumb. The area is *very* rural and I've only seen one other Porsche (an older boxster) since I've been up there. So you (we) will stand out. Not a huge deal, but something to consider.

Let me know when you PCS up here. It'll be nice to have another local gearhead to meet up with.

pic of the car for the heck of it: