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Hello,

Recently I have been seriously looking into getting a used 996. So I had a talk with a co-worker who is the owner of a very clean 993.

Of course I did expect him to throw a lot of the air-cool-supremism at me. But he also pointed out two other things which I was caught surprised to hear

First, he said that the 993 is a lot more reliable having the last (thus the most mature) air-cooled engine. And that the 996 suffers a lot of leaking, unless I am buying a Turbo or 997.

Second, he put on his accountant hat and claim that the 993, will hold value a lot better than a 996 due to it's being last of its breed and rarity.

I do agree on his second point because having been a window shopper for used 911's for a few short years I came to notice that the 993 almost never dropped in price(if not even rising) while the 996, especially the earlier years 99-03, has seen prices down.

The valuation is really a second consideration to me. But the mechanical issues (leaking and other reliability) are more worrying for me.

I would appreciate if someone can point me in the right direction to read more into maintenance issues with the 996.

Thanks a lot
Ben