@@DMK2nd I wish. I wanted a manual coupe but I ended up getting an auto cabriolet because I got a deal too good to pass up. With the money I saved on the purchase price I got some excellent mods....68mm turbos, 3" SS xpipe exhaust, 4.5" markski intercoolers, turbo intake tubes, semi solid motor mounts, pinned coolant lines, sharkwerks elbows, markski 4 tune package, and forgestar cf10 wheels....255s in the front and 325s in the rear.
Morning Trevor my brother from another mother my surname is also Joseph but mine is plural as in Josephs I'm just looking to buy my first Porsche I've been lutsting after one for 40 years ! new sub loving the content thanks for the uploads
Had a Manual C2S, bought a clean low mile example for sub $50k. There’s a strong after market support, as long as you’re not looking for the aero wing, parts are plentiful. Strong forum support, you can easily find the solution to any issue you’re looking for. This was one of the last 911’s built by Porsche before VAG, meaning repairs and disassembly is DIY friendly making it attractive to enthusiasts who do their own mods and repairs. It’s not as expensive as you’d think to maintain. Yes bore score is an issue on the .1’s, but that never stops enthusiasts from buying a fun analogue Porsche. 997 owners are some of the coolest owners out there too and are true enthusiasts who don’t care about the clout or IG followers. Overall great ownership experience when I had my 997.1.
In North America the prices of 997’s are double the price of 996’s. Nobody wants a 996 because there’s a $1000 bearing you should change but that same bearing is an issue on early 997’s and bore score is a much larger issue on the 997 but nobody talks about it here. I feel bad for anyone who buys a 997 for double the cost of a 996 and then finds out they need a rebuild
Beautifully put together. Tremendous content, smooth, easy to digest and an absolutely wonderful watch. Really enjoyed this (not that I’m biased with my own 997 turbo) but because I could have watched this for an hour. Really good. Thanks for creating this for us. More please….
Speedster, you forgot those tasty Speedsters. I agree with @DMK2nd, you do NOT want a $20K 997 in the US. I believe the 996 is the most affordable 911, but being a 997 owner myself and COMPLETELY impartial, I think it is one of the best looking 911s. I also like the 964 over the 993, so YMMV. Good video, nice shots and cinematography.
I think aircooled are more frequently modified... mostly because there are so many out there and they had such a long history. But the mod culture of the aircooled Porsche are different.
I’ve often thought about this. I think once all the 996 variants are in the hands of loving enthusiasts and there is not a single neglected 996 left (like the 964) then yep, I think 996s will be worth more
Great video Trev interesting format .. and subject I think the 997 has become a real bargain because of the borescore issues but they still have some way to go to beat the cheapest as there are currently 996s for sub 10k and bare in mind the early 3.4 996s are a stronger more reliable engine compared to early 997s or even later 3.6 996s ... in fact I saw one the other day for £8995 which is the cheapest I've ever seen but probably good reason for it making actually now so cheap in the end ... 997s are still 15-20 for the really cheap ones only ones cheaper are honest sellers selling the car with confirmed bore score. It's certainly clear that you could roll the dice for under 20k and buy a 997 that's fine for years or just go straight for a scored one for say 12-13 and spend the same again on the engine and then for sub 30 have a car you can keep forever without worries of engine failure.
@@RollingSlowMedia yes 100% for the really non car builder type guys a fully rebuilt engined car is probably all they would be looking for and they would have already done the math on time and money so would happily pay a substantial premium for a built engined car ...it just makes good man maths 👌
