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First world problems:

I've got a nice collection of air cooled 911's purchased prior to the current bubble pricing. Truth be told, they are starting to get too valuable to drive and I'm putting less and less miles on them each year. I just took my 993 turbo for an inspection and realized it has seen a whopping 213 miles this last year. I track a 996 GT2 (bought right long ago) which has the same problem. It is too valuable to ball up, which has me dialing it back semi-consciously. My Porsche hobby is becoming less fun with rising values. I expect many feel the same.

Time for a new daily driver here in the Boston area. A new SUV is a 50K purchase, and while comfortable and convenient is boring.

I'm considering a 2006 and later 997. Seems IMS issues are resolved and are generally pretty reliable. Budget for this is 40K or so. I would run it on snows during the winter. This would be my first 997 with the exception of a short lived 997.2 turbo.
Past experiences with 996's shows good snows are more important than a C4. For the biggest storms I'll drive something else or stay home.

Come summer I would like to lightly track it and start getting back involved in local rally. (I have a "safari" 911 running a 4 inch lift that is a blast) The car will be mechanically well cared for but will ultimately get ugly on the outside. I'm fine with this.

It seems like 997 depreciation is near the bottom of the curve, making this feel like a pseudo good idea.

Convince me I'm not nuts.

Can a 40K 997 be a reliable daily, deal with northeast winters and handle occasional (10-12x/year) track days?

Anyone do something similar?