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Old 08-28-2012, 08:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sheps58 View Post
Has anyone here ever owned a 911 air cooled Porsche? I enjoy my 2010 370 Z. However, I'm thinking about purchasing a 1998 911, the last of the air cooled 911's.
993's have a lot of nostalgia in the community so are holding their values where as you can get a 996 or even a 997 for song in comparison.

Really depends how much of a Porsche-phile you want to be. Though the 993 has better interior quality (subjective to many) you can get a late model 996 for less money and have a better overall car (not necessarily a better Porsche).

So start your reading and get lots of opinions at Pelican, Planet-9 etc...the 993 is pretty bullet proof from an engine point of view but you are looking at a near 15yo car. Any car of that age is going to be needing some service items.

As much as I like the 993, i opted for a CPO Cayman this past year to join the Z in the garage. Just a general rule of thumb for any Porsche: buy the newest one you can afford

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