[rammstein]

Its been a long time. Long enough that it is midlife crisis time. I am in the market for a car. It needs to have a back seat capable of holding a 3 year old and a 1 year old. I've been thinking hard about a 1M, and was planning to go drive one locally before it got sold. My problem is that for the 1M cost, I started realizing I can also get a 996TT, or even a 997.2S if it has a few miles.

My problem is that I've never ridden in any of these, let alone driven one. At least with the 1M, I drove a nicely prepped 135 on the track years ago so I know a 1M would be just that much better. Plus, the 1M I think I'd do pretty well on the depreciation front.

So how do I get a ride in or drive one of the 911s mentioned above? Going to the dealer makes my peepee hurt just thinking about it, plus you'll just end up driving around the block a few times, which does nothing for really figuring out if I like the car. I could go to a private seller, but I don't like the idea of driving their car around when I have no intention of immediately buying it regardless of how the drive goes. I want to try these cars out, go home and think about it.

Maybe there are some forum members here with a 996TT or a 997 who want to let an old crusty forum member go for a spin in their sweet ride? I'd totally buy some coffee and bagels or something... hell, a bottle of scotch might be in order if its a lot of fun.

Any ideas?

Oh, and Hi everyone.