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Surprised nobody really flamed me for my 993 opinion... Totally drifting from the 993 topic now (did I mention it's a gorgeous cars) - but for me, given current car prices (new and classic), I want either the most raw historically correct experience (a 356 or an early 911, as early as possible), or on the opposite end of the spectrum, a 991.2 GT3. Anything in the middle was great back 10y ago, but seems overpriced now, and neither of those extremes is "Meh". The oldies are slow but sound so good and drift so well your ride will likely remember it - and possibly without having to break the speed limit much. Too expensive for sure, but will always be the originals.

Anything in the middle, for ME (after having owned a few) and assuming you'd have to purchase now, is now better served by other brands given the current horrendous prices and the costs of rebuilds, plus the lack of amenities in porsches in general. Price an SC rebuild today and let me know how excited you are to pay that for 180hp ;-(

I just sold my 991.1 this week end - I sold it for $1000 less than its purchase price..in 2017. I literally drove that car for $15 a month for the past 5.5 years plus gas and tires. It's nuts. (and it only works if I don't buy another, obviously which I will not). There's a shark jumping curve for cars in my head - how much I'd pay for the pleasure I get (factory power, looks, handling) and a lot of cars I love have jumped to the wrong side of it over the past decade. 993 included, 356 too, Alpine a110, BMW 3.0CS, you name it... These days I'd buy a used M2 over any 1974-2022 Porsche. Except a GT3, but hey, those are 100K over MSRP now. Sigh !

And yes, every single 993 I see - I live in a porsche heaven area - is driven by a gray haired guy.