IUI696
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I love driving, maintaining and looking after my first Porsche 911. A 996 C2 Coupe 2004. I’ve always loved 1990’s 911’s, the 964 – 993’s. Great shapes and I recall when they went for £10k - £15k and not without their problems back in the day (1995ish onward).
Today circa 2017, I still love the 964 – 993 911’s but I find something strange happening. Apart from the cost going through the roof of these and earlier 911’s now becoming unaffordable for a common enthusiast. They seem to be void of previous problems and teething issues, but now an apparent fault free model – to the online purists.
The more I want to see encouragement for a 996 online, the more I seem to see the 996 dislike / haters (not all but a majority). How this 911 is ugly, unreliable, design faulted, unconventional! (what 911 has not had teething problems yet nothing than can’t be fixed).
I don’t want a 911 on it’s worth or rarity. I want a 911 on how it makes me feel and drives. I find my 996 turns heads, is reliable, is fast, is efficient, is easy to work on, it’s beautiful in my eyes.
I had a stranger ask me if my 911 was a 993. I noted no, it’s a 996. I was advised you don’t want that, no good, you want an air cooled 911, yours is not a good car! I also noted in the Porsche Post Magazine, a Q&A article to the rear from Hexagon. Who have a stunning collection of rare high end cars that I appreciate. Jonathan Franklin, rightly or wrongly has a negative view of the 996. He, Hexagon and everyone are allowed an opinion.
All cars can have issue’s. But fundamentally I think the 996 is a ground breaker, is revolutionary. It’s fast, efficient, user friendly, easy to work on, a drivers car and daily driver. I love my 996 and I feel the need to stick up for it. I look online and there seems to be so many negative people and comments about it. In life nothing is prefect, it’s what you make of it and how your fix it…
On a final note. I recall when the 924, 944, 968 and 928 models, all watercooled and seen as not worthy some years ago. But are now seen as appreciated classics with rising values. My watercooled 996 is not about value or investment, but about enjoyment regardless of worth, rising value or investment – it puts a smile on my face – priceless..…
Today circa 2017, I still love the 964 – 993 911’s but I find something strange happening. Apart from the cost going through the roof of these and earlier 911’s now becoming unaffordable for a common enthusiast. They seem to be void of previous problems and teething issues, but now an apparent fault free model – to the online purists.
The more I want to see encouragement for a 996 online, the more I seem to see the 996 dislike / haters (not all but a majority). How this 911 is ugly, unreliable, design faulted, unconventional! (what 911 has not had teething problems yet nothing than can’t be fixed).
I don’t want a 911 on it’s worth or rarity. I want a 911 on how it makes me feel and drives. I find my 996 turns heads, is reliable, is fast, is efficient, is easy to work on, it’s beautiful in my eyes.
I had a stranger ask me if my 911 was a 993. I noted no, it’s a 996. I was advised you don’t want that, no good, you want an air cooled 911, yours is not a good car! I also noted in the Porsche Post Magazine, a Q&A article to the rear from Hexagon. Who have a stunning collection of rare high end cars that I appreciate. Jonathan Franklin, rightly or wrongly has a negative view of the 996. He, Hexagon and everyone are allowed an opinion.
All cars can have issue’s. But fundamentally I think the 996 is a ground breaker, is revolutionary. It’s fast, efficient, user friendly, easy to work on, a drivers car and daily driver. I love my 996 and I feel the need to stick up for it. I look online and there seems to be so many negative people and comments about it. In life nothing is prefect, it’s what you make of it and how your fix it…
On a final note. I recall when the 924, 944, 968 and 928 models, all watercooled and seen as not worthy some years ago. But are now seen as appreciated classics with rising values. My watercooled 996 is not about value or investment, but about enjoyment regardless of worth, rising value or investment – it puts a smile on my face – priceless..…