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My original plan was to start with a used 996 and then in a few years, move up to a 997. Then I drove a Boxster and decided that I could buy the Box and use the money saved to pay for track time/upgrades/repairs and learn how to properly drive first. This plan has worked out perfectly (thus far) except that I'd still like to own a 911 model (even test drove a used 997 Turbo last month - nice car!).