I too have a 99 996 that took quite some time to find. As stated in the previous post, do your homework and you can find a solid car. Just be patient.
My 996 is a low option car, full leather, M030, and LSD. Full service records from day one. No RMS issue ever.
Currently has just a tick over 50K on the odo.
Here is a picture of it before the aero install.
