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ts true to say that yes I have.
mostly the car issues are just normal wear and tear. I have covered a lot of miles in the 4 years of having it. I have driven later cars and I have to say they do seem to drive better and are smoother (gear box and suspension). I've driven a couple of earlier 996's (apart from mine) and the gear change is notchy in comprison to the later cars.
Built quality is not great on the inside with the dash fittings, eg the air vent louvres always seem to drop which is annoying and other bits are a bit plasticy compare to the 993.
Driving though is a hoot. To be honest I'm keeping a hold of mine because I dont know what else to have that is better for the money. It seems Id have to pay a lot more to buy a better car so I might as well look after the one I've got.
Thinking about it my frustration is not with the car its more to do with the cost of running it which is mainly down to the extortionate prices that Porsche garages charge in the UK. Labor rates in a Porsche dealership are 100 GBP per hour. Porsche specialist are around 80 GBP per hour (I guess about $200 - $160). So even though the cost of a standard service is reasonable every time my car goes in to the garage I end up spending around £2000 on something or other. I reckon I have spent £15000 on the car since having it and thats not including tyres.
So there you go I think the car is great, I think there mindset in the UK that says because you have a Porsche I can charge you twice as much for everything to do with it. I think if I had to chose I would go for the faclifted 996 but an early one is just fine.
The only big issue with the early on is the so called cylindar liner issue but usually cars that have that problem have been rectified by now.
Hope this helps, happy hunting:-)
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