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YOUR RESEARCHTake it from me. Don't sell your Porsche
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Every time I see a 996 on the commute I wince and look lustfully at the clean lines.
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I’m the original owner and decided to finally replace the potential grenades at 64k miles.
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It's been about a year and a half since I sold my beloved 996.
I miss it EVERY DAY.
Take it from me - don't sell.
I am now on the hunt for a 997 or 996 Turbo.
Ugh.
Great advice! I had an 82 SC coupe that I sold to get a downpayment on my house. Of course if I had moved the family into a mobile home, I would now have 2 911s. I will never sell my 99 coupe. The long term plan is to add a 996 C4 convertible before the prices get out of hand.
Im selling my house with pool and buying a new house with no pool! Even in TX you can only use it 6 months a year. Also did you know a pool pump will likely double your utility bills? Enjoy....
Bought a 1980 SC for $8,000 about 12 years ago. Sold it a few years later for $7,500. Was not at the same point in my life as I was now to put the work into it that it needed. Now that I see how SC prices have skyrocketed, I kick myself every day.
I have mental anguish daily over failing to buy an SC when I was in the Navy and a Ferrari 308/328.... it would�ve been hard then but oh so glorious now.
sometimes I consider turning my corvette ZR-1 into a 996 turbo......
I really have a bad case of automotive ADD, meaning I switch vehicles like the wind blows. Currently dealing my 2014 BMW 328d XDrive for a 2015 640i Gran Coupe XDrive. Had tons of E90 3 series and I have to say they really ruined the sportiness with the lame suspension and steering in the F30, and the interior quality took a dive too.
Anyway, near the end of last year, I was considering selling my 996 Cab and searching out a 996 Turbo. I decided to do every maintenance item on it over the winter the and now I have had it out a few times this spring as weather has permitted. I am sticking with it, car puts a grin on my face with every corner and every shift. Gundo hack, 200 cell Top Gear cats, car goes like a scalded cat. No need for a turbo.
I get it. I had and 82 SC Targa, missed it within an hour after selling it and it took me 6 more years before I picked up my 99C2. I've had it listed to sell since I worry about having a 20 year old car needing expensive repairs, household with teenagers that no longer fit in the back seats, etc... and now have someone who is potentially interested. But at the same time I know that I don't really want to sell it and will miss it if I do.
look at it as an opportunity to get a 996 Turbo I have a 2000 cab and a 2003 Turbo coup the only way I am getting rid of either would be to upgrade to a 996 Turbo cab or a 996 turbo S cab
I am going to put a lot of miles on both of mine before I can justify making a change but I have been looking at Craigslist and auto trader almost everyday (I think it is compulsive behavior )
Yes! However, I plunked down the big bucks on one of those variable speed pumps and the electric bill savings alone paid for the pump in about one year! Amazing.
By the way, no plans to sell my 996, even after putting over 120K miles on it�so far.
Every time I see a 996 on the commute I wince and look lustfully at the clean lines.
My new car is a $138,000 Audi S8 with all the goodies. But it is boring.
I think the 996 cars are reaching an age where the engine issues are known, and getting easier to address.
The model is aging incredibly well.
I should have kept it. Getting into a similarly equipped, well sorted and maintained 996 is going to cost me $5K more now than what I sold it for. Really kicking myself.
Hey, if you act now, it's a relatively inexpensive lesson compared to how much your S8 is going to depreciate in 4 years
That said - what are you looking for?
I promised myself when I decided to start looking for a turbo coupe last year, that I'd sell my 99' cab if a brought home a turbo. I ended up buying the turbo last May. I LOVE the car. Today was a beautiful day. A cab day. I took the 99' out and had a blast with the top down, so apparently I lied to myself about selling it. It's really hard to get the fun-per-dollar return elsewhere, especially when the tach is hitting 7k with the top down. It's music to my ears. As an aside, I met my best friend and his 7 year old son for sushi this afternoon. When we left the restaurant, the boy ran to and jumped into the nearly 20 year old Porsche for the ride back home instead of his dad's Hellcat. He has never done that when I drive my CLS 550. Kids know fun when they see it!
Best of luck on your quest for the turbo. You won't regret it. I plan on keeping mine until I go belly up.
The turbo was already lightly modded in terms of turbos, intercoolers, tune, coilovers, sway bars, etc. when I bought it. The cab is bone stock. Even if they were both coupes, they are two different driving experiences. Just going down the road in a straight line with the cruise control on, the cab does better with road imperfections and basic comfort. The turbo is an adrenaline rush that I'd rather not live without. If I absolutely had to sell one, it would be the cab. But I'd really miss those warm evenings with the top down. Turbo or non-turbo, these are just plain fun cars. And as an added bonus, they're a pleasure to look at.
Great thread. Fracture told me to find this as he knows I am going back and forth (by the minute) on whether or not to sell my 40th AE.
I went from a 40th (sold to Fracture) to my dream car 996 Turbo and while is was wickedly fast, sexy and did I mention wickedly fast, I ended up selling it and coming back to another 40th. I sold my Turbo for $45k and could have added $10k to the budget to get a 997 or other generations of a 911 and I came back to wanting a 996 again. I did consider a 996.2 Aero coupe, but in the end the 40th is simply worth it and checks all of my boxes. I like a more playful chassis and want to be able to really get more out of a car (drive it hard) without being a felon. I also think any C2 is just more enjoyable to drive.
My two motivations for selling it now is I simply don't drive it. I have a 5 mile/10 min) commute and shortly will be going from one kid to three so my weekend family drives are not going to be a thing. But I really do love it - even just seeing it in the garage makes me happy.
Really? So selling a 996 to get a 997 seems to have folks advocating that it�s not really advised or a worthwhile upgrade? I wonder if this comparison is a bit like upgrading from a 3.2 Carrera to a 964?
With all cars its all subject to personal tastes. I am a rare oddball that prefers the styling of the 996 C2 better than the 997. In the GT3 and Turbo variants I do like the 997 a little better. But overall the 996 looks more compact to my eye - a little leaner. I test drove a 997.1s and 997.2 and what I liked better in those cars were the shifters. Other than that the 996 felt a bit more special. Window switches where they belong, no TPS sensors and a
perception
that there are less cylinder scoring issues with the 996 are some of the reasons I went 996. I would love a 997.2 GTS, but overall I actually like the 991 better, but far too many electronics for me.
But again many would and will disagree. But the good news is we all have options!
We probably all have stories like this. In 1985, I was offered an original 66 Shelby GT350. I looked at the car and it was original and complete. White with black (or dark blue, I can't remember) stripes. It also needed an engine rebuild. A friend of a friend had it. He was asking 10k, but would have taken less. I bought a new Mustang GT instead.
I am very happy with my 99 coupe and have no plans to sell it, ever.
I'll have mine until I can justify to my wife a 997.2 C2S or 991.1 C2 is needed for a daily commute... I do love it though. I just could have bought a better example if I'd known I'd love it this much, and selling it to 'upgrade' to another 996 (which could only be a Turbo) doesn't make a ton of sense either.
I love my car. I have dumped a ton of cash into it yet I love it.
On a semi-related note, I saw a so-so '99 996 with 109,000 miles, a taco wing and aftermarket wheels fetch $41,000 at last weeks' Barrett Jackson event in West Palm Beach.
Mine’s going in next week for a general inspection, then IMS, RMS, clutch and probably flywheel. I’m the original owner and decided to finally replace the potential grenades at 64k miles. May do water pump as well, and hopefully should be good to go for a looooong time thereafter.
I had a green BMW 528i (‘97) which I declared my ATF when I finally gave it to a friend with over 400k. But this little black 996 is tugging at my heart strings for the number one position. Dunno.......
I dunno, I sold this 3.2 Carrera Targa in 2005 for under $20k and most people would say, �I bet you regret that,� but I don�t. The one great thing about 911s is that they are rare and special enough to be sought after, but common and cheap enough to attain at any level. I moved to a Boxster S and now have a 996. Back when I had this car, the 996 was the new kid on the block and I would post in the 996 forum expressing how I thought the 996 was great, even back then.
