Looks nice. My 2000 996 has almost double the mileage (almost all of it put on the car by me
), but still looks and runs great.
Yes, these are very DIY friendly cars. I do almost everything on it myself. I have an '84 Carrera too, which I do almost all my own work on too (for the past almost ten years). In most regards, the 996 is easier to work on than the 911.
Check out the very active Rennlist 996 forum for answers to anything you might wonder about. The tech forum to follow is Renntech.