penski said:
Got to agree with ThePharcyde - the 993 was a better looking car.
Aircooled too
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Its only better in a true die-hard enthusiest mind. Some people got upset when Porsche moved away from air-cooled engines.
The new 996 was huge improvements all round, a far superior car. More powerful engine with the power more usuable. Far superior handling and much improved interior and creature comforts whilst still been a true drivers car.
Its a nice car your dad has bought but I hope he paid no more than 25k for it as the only thing it has going for it that lets it hold its price better is the low mileage. The tiptronic does not really add to the value as they hinder performance a bit over the manuals.
When I was looking at Porsches a 1998 example with the horrible orange indicators with 40k-70k on the clock ranged from 22k - 25k, colours made little difference price, except the horrible green ones tend to sell very cheap as its so NOT a porsche colour.
For 26k-28k getting a newer 1999-2000 C2 or C4 is possible with sub 60k miles, clear lenses all round and some even had the Aerokit and larger Porsche alloys fitted.
30k area will get you a great example 2000-2001 996 C2 or C4 with low mileage.
Spend in the region of 35-40k and you might be able to grab the absolutely gorgeous C4S which are amazing.
I still want a Porsche and the C4S might be my next car but I also love the new C6 Corvettes too. My Mustang has appreciated massively in price, I could make more or less 10k profit on it at the moment which is good but I aint selling as I love it so much.