Well, there are several reasons why some people lease or rent classic cars. I, for one, am an owner and I only feel truly "attached" to one of my cars if I've worked on it, restored something on it, etc.
While I don't understand the leasing side of the discussion at all, I can well understand why some people like to rent a classic.
Personally, I have never rented a classic Porsche, or otherwise. I do, however, rent out classic Porsches to other enthusiasts (for a living). I established my business with classic Porsche owners in mind in 2009. Imagine this, you own a classic 911, live in the US, Canada, Australia, etc, and have always wanted to drive your car - or a car like it - in the Alps, Black Forest, Italian Dolomites, etc. you have two options:
1) ship your car to Europe, get it road legal, plan your trip and go (this has been discussed at length in a variety of different threads on the board), or
2) get yourself to Europe, select your tour, select your classic 911 and go!
Oh, and regarding Chocaholic's "a rental is, well, just a rental", that is true. But, even rentals can be exceptionally well cared for cars - just like mine. As a matter of fact, two of my cars were bought via this forum. Although they have quite a bit more mileage on them than 4-5 years ago, they're still awesome, enthusiast owned cars. Matter of fact, they're even better now than when I bought them.
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