[glenndeweirdt]

It is with a heavy heart that I bid farewell to the 996 forum. My '99 996 is no more due to cylinder fracture (no, I don't know which one and I was too distraught, shocked, pissed off, dismayed, depressed, etc. to ask). I was second owner having purchased the car with 12,000 miles on the odo. Engine went at 57,000 miles.

I elected not to replace the engine as I felt it fiscally irresponsible to spend $17,000 on a new Porsche engine for a car with a market value of $22,000 (maybe).

Good luck.

Glenn