[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by masraum

So is the 997 worth a premium over a 996? What about miles, how important are miles to you?

Seems like a pretty good price with low miles and I like the sport seats.
1999 33k miles, coupe $23k. Dk blue paint, gray int, sport seats.

more miles, but still acceptible, 997, sport seats
2005 51k miles, coupe $33k. Wht paint, blk int, sport seats

decent miles, 997, most expensive, no sport seats
2007 48k miles, coupe $38k. Slv paint, blk int

It's a turbo, what else needs to be said other than no sport seats, but that's probably a fair trade off.
2001 43k mile turbo $40k. Blk, blk

Performance is only marginally better, newer, typically lower mileage, lower/no incidence of IMS failure (depending on year). I personally think they nailed the styling on the 997, I like it better than the 996 or 991. More traditional 911 than the 996, not huge and sorta melted looking like the 991. With that said, 997S vs 996TT would be a very hard choice, and I'd still take a 996 GT3 over either.