Back in a Porsche for the week.
 

I'm back in a 911 this week for the first time since 2013. Dad's 2003 with under 20k miles on it. The car has PSE (sports exhaust) and sounds great. Dad wants to sell it and I don't want it to leave the family... So trying to decide if it could fit into my life enough to buy it from him. Pic below!

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...1333acd40b.jpg

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Nice looking car. Good luck with your decision.

Beautiful car - you'll enjoy it a lot!

So now that you've driven both...

If you didn't own either and were cross shopping between a Lotus and a 996 which one would you choose?

The 996 had IMS bearing issues... FWIW.

Values have been decreasing fairly regularly.

Nice looking Carrera.

Some, and the issue has a solution. My 996 is my daily driver since it doesn't care it it's sitting in traffic with the AC on full blast, or carving corners in the mountains. They are workhorses.

996 values have been flat for several years. About $1200 for a replacement IMS cures those concerns. The 996 is THE best value in a sports car today. I miss the heck out of mine.

You'll never get this chance again.

(That's a GOOD looking garage.)

Let it go unless you were already in the market for this car to begin with.
Sentimentality is anathema to sound decision making.

Great looking car, sounds like a keeper. Ignore those who degrade the 996, most have never even driven one. I would be very interested in your comparison to the Lotus, I suspect it is pretty night and day different.

Exactly what I am thinking. Daily driver, It's fun to drive, comfortable, has ice cold A/C and seat heaters...I can beat the piss out of it and who cares? Its the 911 no one wants...1st generation water pumper. The fact that there is nothing special about it is what makes it so special. :D No heartache in piling on the miles, driving in bad weather, or getting door dings on it.

Um..yeah....LOL....it's nothing like the Lotus. The modern 911 is a street car you can occasionally take to the track. The Elise is a track car you can occasionally drive on the street...if you dare.


Two totally different cars for totally different purposes IMO. So it's tough to compare. I would never daily drive my Lotus, a Little Tykes Cozy Coupe is more comfortable. This 911 though, it's like driving a pillow by comparison.

Ya know...after driving it all weekend I am thinking you are 100% right.