r/996

Just saw this in another thread post in this subreddit. This should help minimize the annoying bot posts.

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I've been on the hunt for a C4S tiptronic coupe under 100k miles for $30k USD for quite some time now and I keep hitting dead ends. I'm seeing junkers or questionable cars in low 20's and others sitting high 30's or even $40k+ and not moving. Are my expectations unrealistic, do I just need to be patient and look harder or is it now a sellers market and that range is just where the market is on these tip coupes?

Just a short little appreciation post, I love this car to death. Had an early morning flight and the roads were empty, and something just clicked and I had an absolutely euphoric experience, never had a more smooth drive in my life, especially cruising at 90-100. This really is a special car. That's all.

The number of bot posts on this sub is absolutely insane, and they're all functionally identical -- a brand new account with 0 history or karma, with a username that looks like "firstname_lastname", posting a random photo of a 996 with the name of the model as the title.

Is there not an easy fix to this? I don't want to hurt engagement on the sub generally, but it'd seem pretty easy to require people to have 50 karma or something nominal to post and get rid of 90% of the bots...

Just stumbled back into Porsche land after a long sabbatical. I’m currently looking at 3 cars at different ends of the spectrum.

2001 996 80k miles manual for 35k
2005 997.1 carrera 80k miles manual for 59k
2004 996 gt3 55k miles manual for 118k

Do these prices seem about right? I’ve only been shopping for a few days. I feel like the 996 Carreras are the best buys for the money. I know it’s all subjective and situation dependent but is it worth jumping up to the middle tier for like a 25k premium?
Also, what about the gt3? They used to be way cheaper (the 996’s) and now they’re getting up there but it’s also the only way to get a manual gt3 which is what I’m looking for. The next jump up is a 997 gt3 manual and you’re at like 180-200k then.

I’m deciding between two models having a budget of up to ~$60k (I don't have to spend it all):

Porsche 996 Turbo Tiptronic.

Porsche Cayman 981 PDK.

I’d drive it around 7000 per year for occasional weekend trips (e.g. Los Angeles to Big Sur, Las Vegas, San Diego) and once or twice per week commuting in SoCal. Zero track time. I already have practical daily drivers (minivan and plug-in hybrid Honda). I'm 50+ years old, it that matters; I grew up with manuals and have zero desire for one.

Which would you choose?