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I searched country wide but in the end, i was willing to pay a little more for a local car that i could see and test with my own eyes vs.
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Im going to use the car for some DE's and weekend driving.
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Im in the market for a 996, looking to spend $30k to $35k, may be a little more if its a car that really grabs my attention.
My question is are their yrs and mileage amounts that i should be aware of, for example is it better to buy a newer car with more mileage or a older car with less mileage.
All and any help is appreciated.
Im going to use the car for some DE's and weekend driving.
Thanks
Anthony
You should be able to get a great 996 in that price range.
Personally, I prefer a newer car with a few more miles. The ones that sit and have very low mileage tend to have more issues than the ones that are driven.
Personally, I'd buy a 2002 or newer car. For track applications, you'll probably enjoy a C2 the most.
IMO, since you live in the tri-state area, prices are higher here than elsewhere in the country so keep that in mind when reviewing responses. I mention this because I recently finsihed my own 3 month search for a 996 and I ended up with a 2002 C4 Cab with 37k miles. I searched country wide but in the end, i was willing to pay a little more for a local car that i could see and test with my own eyes vs. relying on pictures and a PPI from an indy that i wouldn't know.
For your price range, in the tri-state area, assuming you don't buy it from a dealer, you could land an '03-'05 if you stay away from AWD and Cab's. if you want AWD or a Cab, you will likely need to scale back to '02-'03. Personally, i would not consider anyhting before '02 simply becuase of all the upgrades from '01 to '02.
If you need some help in your search, there is a great guy in CT that resells Porsches, almost exclusively and could give you some pretty good tri-state market insight. If interested, let me know and I'll pass along his info. Good luck in your search and enjoy it but whatever you do, don't settle. Get what you want because you don't get a second turn at life.
Thanks for the offer, the awd is not importnant to me as i have a truck for bad weather use, im just not a cab guy, if you could send along his info that would be great.
Thank you!
With more than 1000 posts, you appear to own a P-car already, if not said car in your avatar?
Low(est) mileage 996 cars at this point may have been garage queens and IMHO would be best avoided although if you're willing to do your own work and you're not using as a DD, you can probably get away with it. Buy the newest you can afford, like SSST said, period. If you don't care about AWD, you're missing the best you can get with the money you're willing to spend (4S and Turbo) and in that case get a 2004-2005 (yes there were a few) with moderately low miles, CPO and save the rest for all of the repairs you might need. Read the IMS and RMS posts prior to buying a 996, and make sure you're comfortable with the car imploding, or again, get the CPO. Good point that NYC is going to jack up the price; you still should be able to find a good car at your price.
