Porsche have declared 986 models "classics" which currently means there will be parts available as long as Porsche is in business, meanwhile back at the ranch, prices for early 986's are falling as fast as a barrel of oil. Much of the depreciation is due to misconceptions about the IMS bearing failure rate, which is around 0.02% according to the class action lawsuit but each one that does fail is lauded as an example of poor design and or poor assembly by Porsche because they decided to change their production methods to save money and maximize profits by copying Japanese car manufacturers assembly techniques.
In reality who gives a crap, those of us who drive them, as they were meant to be driven, know what everyone else is missing.
I love the look in my passengers eyes when I put my foot in my 986 and the CAI roars as it sucks in air, the headers and Dansk exhaust start to roar like a formula 1 at 3.5K rpm, and I only brake for 911's in the twisties.
