[jvmcnair]

More details in later posting about my failed 2000 996, but let me just say this; Porsche has produced an entire generation of cars -circa 2000/M46- that have ended the tradition for second generation enthusiasts like most of us. Wealthy people buy the new Porsches and, in the past, we buy them used, often in like-new condition, and care for them and enjoy them. This is no longer true. These first and second generation 996/7 are failing at a 5-10% rate (which is astronomical) and cost more to repair than book value. Junk yards that specialize in Porsches are filling with 996 bodies and Porsche will not produce, or acquire, the number of engines needed to repair them, especially at a price that makes sense. We have owned Porsches for 35 years and have a new Cayenne on order. I do not understand why we are so faithful..... jvm