[tonythetarga]

What is your concern? Battery drain? There are other issues with cars that are driven infrequently that pertain to the IMS bearing failure or cylinder head cracks. If that is what you mean, then the 996, 986, 997, 987 up to late 2009 could all be in the same boat to some degree. The early 996's 99-01 and early Boxsters 97-01 are all similar with thin cylinder castings and can overheat and/or have a cylinder head failure and oil/coolant intermix which could ruin the engine. They all have IMS bearings and can be replaced up to 2004 and maybe some of the early '05's. From '06 to late '09 you pretty much want to have a Porsche warranty for the engine. For normal periodic use and no track time, I would think a nice 996 with the IMS bearing upgrade would work well for you. As always, a PPI is good insurance from a shop that knows what to look for with the water cooled cars. There are all kinds of opinions, so you need to do some research and decide what works best for you. Good hunting.