Nayf
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Hmm, I’m not so sure about that. In theory it has everything going for it. Indeed, I (ghost) wrote a feature on their investability in an early Modern Classics getting on for seven years ago.As a Porsche enthusiast, I'd go for a clean sub-50k miles Porsche 996 Turbo.
The GT3 is way beyond the budget as is anything Porsche with tge coveted RS badge.
I know the marque inside out. So I'd not step outside and risk buying a bad example that could be a money-pit. I can spot a money-pit Porsche from a thousand yards and a look at the service book.
The problem with the 996 Turbo is that, other than in a straight line, it is a a bit inert. I remember getting in it and at the time it was the fastest thing I’d ever driven. I couldn’t believe the acceleration, the hilarious in gear thrust, the ridiculously short time I got from north London to Stevenage (ahem). Frankly, I was in love.
But then, when I started to take on corners - and the experience started to fall apart. It just cornered. It was too capable and there wasn’t the excitement that you would get from a 996 C2, let alone a GT3, which is why those cars have increased in value.
The thing holding it back is that given we live in an EV world with instant monstrous torque, the 996T’s defining attributes are no longer ‘special’, and the 997T is prettier, nicer inside and even quicker, and a bit more fun in the bends, and not too far away in price.