Counter of beans.... First off I do not currently own a Porsche and it has been many years since I last drove one thus anything I type may have no relevance whatsoever, but I do have time to contemplate much... (-:
First off I suspect one has to be very honest relative to one`s OWN priorities and I take it for granted that one who goes by the forum I.D. such as yours will have spent time enough considering many aspects of any potential purchase... (-:
I do tend to wonder about "investment" potential of any petrol driven vehicle given how legislative changes can seem to erupt out of a volcano that may have rumbled along for many years, the eruption altering the markets in the long term in ways perhaps never imagined..?
I suspect any 993 is getting on a bit with a past life of who knows what regardless of what paperwork might accompany it, or what mileage is recorded on the "clock" with no means of downloading over revs and the likes (?) It would seem chassis and other corrosion is not a stranger either, thus I suspect as with any older machine there are some risks involved in it`s purchase..? All my Porsches had a some history that might put any purchaser who would tremble at a missing spec sticker from the frunk running off screaming into the distance.... and I had used at least two of them on track days even bounced the rev limiter.... but then Porsche made unburstable engines back then it seems...? Body filler and repainted yup that done too.... I would have any one of them back today and they would be FUN... investment potential..hmm..???
As for that which some might regard as a primitive driving experience, everything is relative, and when compared to your 997, you might feel the 993 a tad basic whereas when I drove a 993 they were new to market, I felt it a big step forward in Porsche engineering... Of course there will ever be those who are slaves to their fundamentalist ideals and promote their beliefs at all costs and I suspect the 993 will have legions of devoted followers and perhaps more than most being the last of the air cooled cars..? As a Morgan owner I have read over many years of tales of daring do in Morgans, taking on tasks to which they were entirely unsuitable from trips to hack down a large Christmas tree and transport it home, or those like myself who have engaged a few continental holidays in very HOT weather, where any hard top with air-con would seem to be a minimal requirement in such temperatures and over such extended distances...
The difference between your 997 and a 993 in terms of driver involvement or as I prefer to categorise it sensory perception.... I have not driven a 997... BUT, I too at one stage felt the desire to visit to a more ...err...basic driving experience in search of something different after following a pre war LM styled open topped Bentley for a few miles.... which hopefully explains my Morgan ownership... (-: I can only imagine that you will feel things are a tad more basic, and as Albionmuz declared a 993 might be no fun for YOU in heavy traffic on a regular or even semi regular basis, and the wise words of jhrfc on how your driving style may require to alter a bit given the lack of technology in the decision process as to the way the car will conduct it`s self in any given set of circumstances.... Driving my old SC you had to wait for it to climb up on to the cam but once there the change in engine note and increase in power output was a very special part of 911 enjoyment once experienced unlikely to be forgotten, oft described by me as the wail in the tail....(-: However the 993 seemed to have loads of power low down in the rev range by comparison, thus something lost and something gained as would ever seem to be the way in terms of Porsche progress...??
Whatever you decide it will be great if you care to share the process.... Best wishes in whatever direction you take..
First off I suspect one has to be very honest relative to one`s OWN priorities and I take it for granted that one who goes by the forum I.D. such as yours will have spent time enough considering many aspects of any potential purchase... (-:
I do tend to wonder about "investment" potential of any petrol driven vehicle given how legislative changes can seem to erupt out of a volcano that may have rumbled along for many years, the eruption altering the markets in the long term in ways perhaps never imagined..?
I suspect any 993 is getting on a bit with a past life of who knows what regardless of what paperwork might accompany it, or what mileage is recorded on the "clock" with no means of downloading over revs and the likes (?) It would seem chassis and other corrosion is not a stranger either, thus I suspect as with any older machine there are some risks involved in it`s purchase..? All my Porsches had a some history that might put any purchaser who would tremble at a missing spec sticker from the frunk running off screaming into the distance.... and I had used at least two of them on track days even bounced the rev limiter.... but then Porsche made unburstable engines back then it seems...? Body filler and repainted yup that done too.... I would have any one of them back today and they would be FUN... investment potential..hmm..???
As for that which some might regard as a primitive driving experience, everything is relative, and when compared to your 997, you might feel the 993 a tad basic whereas when I drove a 993 they were new to market, I felt it a big step forward in Porsche engineering... Of course there will ever be those who are slaves to their fundamentalist ideals and promote their beliefs at all costs and I suspect the 993 will have legions of devoted followers and perhaps more than most being the last of the air cooled cars..? As a Morgan owner I have read over many years of tales of daring do in Morgans, taking on tasks to which they were entirely unsuitable from trips to hack down a large Christmas tree and transport it home, or those like myself who have engaged a few continental holidays in very HOT weather, where any hard top with air-con would seem to be a minimal requirement in such temperatures and over such extended distances...
The difference between your 997 and a 993 in terms of driver involvement or as I prefer to categorise it sensory perception.... I have not driven a 997... BUT, I too at one stage felt the desire to visit to a more ...err...basic driving experience in search of something different after following a pre war LM styled open topped Bentley for a few miles.... which hopefully explains my Morgan ownership... (-: I can only imagine that you will feel things are a tad more basic, and as Albionmuz declared a 993 might be no fun for YOU in heavy traffic on a regular or even semi regular basis, and the wise words of jhrfc on how your driving style may require to alter a bit given the lack of technology in the decision process as to the way the car will conduct it`s self in any given set of circumstances.... Driving my old SC you had to wait for it to climb up on to the cam but once there the change in engine note and increase in power output was a very special part of 911 enjoyment once experienced unlikely to be forgotten, oft described by me as the wail in the tail....(-: However the 993 seemed to have loads of power low down in the rev range by comparison, thus something lost and something gained as would ever seem to be the way in terms of Porsche progress...??
Whatever you decide it will be great if you care to share the process.... Best wishes in whatever direction you take..
