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If you want to know why people buy them, go take one out for a test drive.
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I actually enjoyed the thread. Hearing the veterans of 996 ownership talk about their positive experiences made me (a very new 996 owner) confident that I too will someday write about my own. So, thank you for getting the discussion started! Ralph
I thought the thread was fun.
If you want to know why people buy them, go take one out for a test drive. :-) it's not just because the 911 is the greatest sports car of all time.
Then again I might be bias.
X2 with the emphasis on "Lots". Ultimately you gotta do your own research and you have to feel comfortable since it's your money and you're the one that has to live with it.
Just like any car find a car you like that has been DRIVEN and maintained. Ask questions of owner if any flags go up or you don't get answers you like walk away find another car. Once, you find one that passes first part get PPI done and even call originating dealer for information they will give to you if you ask nicely. Then and ONLY then if passes do you worry about making an offer.
Yes, it's a Porsche but it is after all JUST A CAR.
Maybe I'm just the only a-hole around here - or maybe I'm the only one willing to say it - but if you roll into any car X forum and start posting up multiple threads about how much car X is a maintenance and financial nightmare, you're going to generate some friction.
However, thanks for apologizing - I'm sure you were just voicing concerns generated by seeing all of the other paranoid/lunatic posts from years of other people freaking out about various issues...
I said this in another thread, but has the paranoia level around here increased substantially in the past few weeks? I don't recall seeing this much 996 gloom and doom in forever.
Plus, it's been awhile since someone posted a thread about a recent IMS failure.
Any time there's a crop of "my new 996!" posts, there's generally a corresponding crop of "OMG, what have I gotten myself into" posts as people start to buy into the FUD that you find on every car forum.
