If you thought that the era of cheap Porsche 911 996s was behind us…well, think again. The fried egg P-car continues to be the cheapest 911 on the market, even if it offers one of the better driving experiences…but you might have re-orient what you consider cheap from $15k to $20k. Inflation, I guess. Anyway, […]
Each time I find another cheap 996 generation Porsche 911, I wonder; how much longer can the 996 be the redheaded (orange headed? orange eyed?) stepchild of the classic 911 lineup. It wasn’t a bad car when it was released — it was faster and more capable and sold way better than the outgoing 993, which has now been elevated to deity status in the pantheon of Porsche. So what gives? Are the fried egg headlights really that bad? Is the IMS a death sentence…it seems to have been fixed on this one. Or are these currently a good buy? Find this 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera offered for $16,950 in Thousand Oaks, CA via craigslist.
This next car is tempting. Really tempting. It looks the part of the $100k sports car, but costs less than a used Kia from your local dealer…what gives? Two things — first it IS a 996 with 147k miles on the clock and second it is a 996. However, it has de-fried egg headlights, updated […]
As a non-Porsche owner, it has been painful to watch the rise in prices of vintage aircooled P-cars…but I’ve been watching the prices of the 996/997 and they offer a shocking amount of performance and comfort (sorry 993 owners…but they are faster and more comfy…maybe not as cool…) for the cash. To be honest, I’m […]
The Porsche 911 is an iconic classic imbued with a finely tuned suspension, classically understated good looks and raucous sounding rear mounted flat-6 engines – a combination that is seldom imitated. The 996 was a 911 that was faster, more comfortable, and better than the previous generation, but of course the purists and naysayers complained […]
Can’t afford a new Porsche 911 GT3? Yeah…okay, that is probably 99.9% of the adult population in the USA because those things are murderously expensive. Okay, head to the used side of the car lot and eeeeeEEEEEESH, they are still expensive. Like, a new BMW M3 expensive…so dig a bit deeper (there is always a […]
Who says a 911 is a rich man’s car? Well…the mechanic might think so…but if you’ve got another car for when the 911 is getting its interplanetary marmon spindle (IMS…just google 996 IMS and read all about it) replaced then the 996 is a car you could drive every other day of the year without […]
Nothing say’s you’ve made it like driving a Porsche 911. To most people it is this bulbous shaped billboard proclaiming to the world that you’ve worked hard and now you are ready to play. But the truth is that you can buy a 911 for less than the price of a used Hyundai. Find this 2001 […]
The original Porsche 911 has seen incredible price appreciation in the past decade, to the point that you’ve got to own a software company or be a rap star to own one of these things and the worst part is that even the cleanest museum quality version is dangerously slow in the modern world of […]
I can almost feel the wind in my hair now and smell the occasional waft of a mild chemical scent (all Porsches emanate some kind of petroleum based scent from time-to-time…just don’t take it to the dealer and ask for a diagnosis because they will say you need a new rear main seal and a […]