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Originally Posted by Craig T

VERY nice!!! Hard to tell the color. Is it Bitter Chocolate?

I agree 100% with Matt. IMHO, the 996TT is the best value in Porsche today. The 996 C4S is a pig. The 996TT for a few grand more is a rocket...and has a dry-sump Mezger motor. That's basically the same motor Porsche put in the GT3-C Cup cars. Plus, $1,500 get's you a 996TT GIAC or FVD tune and you're into 500+ HP. If you plan to to any DE's or track time, the 996 wet-sump is an oil starvation catastrophe waiting for a place to happen.

If I couldn't stretch from $30K to $40K for the 996TT, I would find a low mileage 09 997 with a manual, or a 05-08 that has had the lMS issue resolved.

I would add one more - 1999 996 C2 for about $15k. You get the dual row IMS that is very robust, cable throttle that is more linear than the electronic throttle, lightest weight, most rev-happy motor, and the most raw driving experience while still being far more livable than the air-cooled cars. Each step that made the 911 more refined has also made it less fun, I think the best pure water-cooled driving experience is in an early 996. At some point in the near future I will buy one to use as the platform for a lightweight hot-rod 911, because they are so cheap and so much fun.