[indicaM3]

Im 22 years old, have graduated college and start law school next fall. Right now im working as a paralegal and making enough to where i think i can afford to finance a 30-35k 911 (please no disputes on this point! haha in reading it over i forsee some doubt coming my way). Right now I drive an e36 m3 that i had all through college, and its great, but I've always been into Porsches and after my little brother got his 911sc (his first car!), well, the deal was sealed. Of course, there's also the real benefit of building my credit with a car loan. While the SC is great fun, however, my m3 is still a much more capable daily driver and therefore a Porsche to replace it would have to be something along the lines of a 993/ 996 C2, or maybe a 930. Of those, i might have to exclude the 930 because this car will be driven daily and i want the same kind of reliability my m3 offers. I really like the idea of a 996 with PSS9's and wheels, the sport seats, mmmm! How will i make payments once law school starts? The 15k i get from my car will go into some kind of conservative investment earning a return. SO...

Anybody driven both 3.4 and 3.6l 996? Worth the extra 5-10k for the 2002, which translates to maybe 200 dollars extra a month? I know i'll be driving both before any purchase decision but im getting anxious here haha. Any other opinions more generally related to financing a 996 are welcome! Thanks.

Kevin Menes