Quote:
Originally Posted by JBaez
Guys,
I have to say I did not know what to expect when I bought this car. I had never driven a 996 and had many Porsches in the past. My first was a 1970 911T and over the years, I have owned various water cooled varieties. My last Porsche was a 1986 Carrera coupe in wonderful shape. I loved the car but realized that I could not count on it as a true every day commuter with A/C that would function properly for me or my clients with a suit on. I have come to realize that the 996 is the car I always needed. I am so amazed when I hear people tearing into the car for various reasons. A clean bill of health on the car I bought was included a check for RMS problem(which not all 996 cars had) I drove back from Beverly Hills to Austin and the trip was flaws. The 996 has it all...power band through every gear with loads of torque, quiet enough to speak on a cell phone at highway speed, comfort in seats like no other 911 I ever rode in, (my car has lumbar option and full leather package) and economy of 26.3 miles per gallon at an average speed of 68 miles an hour over 25 hours of driving including stops.
Would anyone like to share their 996 experiences? I am remarkably impressed with this car and can not figure out why the prices have dropped so dramatically. I am going to drive this car as my daily driver and don't care if I run 300k on the motor. I have no worries about further depreciation as this car was meant to be driven. It is a complete blast!! For air-heads out there..believe me..you have to drive a 996. I think the best part about the car is that I don't feel like I am shifting a screw driver through a bowl of rocks anymore..
Let's hear everyone's stories on the 996. I will get some more pics out of the car as the ones I posted do not do it justice. It turns out that Porsche believes that my car may have been the only one factory ordered in meteor grey metallic in 2000 as my car was ordered from Steve Taub Porsche in Santa Monica and took four months to build. I smile when I think that the original owner paid $92,758 out the door for the car including tax and I was able to get the car for a fraction of the cost. Remarkable.
|
We certainly agree on teh undervalued nature of the 996. I bought my car in '01 just as the '02s were coming out with 3500 miles on it. Traded a 1996 911 C4 for it. As I alluded to in my previous post, most of the guys who think the 996 is crap have never driven one. After they do, if they are honest with themselves, at the very least, they have to give it credit for being a great car. Yes, the 993 had a more solid interior and shifter mechanism. It might have felt just a tick more solid, but thats about it for me. The underpinnings of the 996 are pretty competent. While 996s have rear main seals, 993 have their share of expensive problems too... ceramic heads and valve jobs come to mind.
I've driven 997 versions and it is an improvement, but is the difference worth nearly $50Gs? No way. Until the prices rebound or I just cant drive anymore, I expect to keep mine.
