blue, i'll miss you. i tried to leave too, but the muppets wouldn't let me. tried to trade my 2000 S w/ 73k kms in immaculate condition on a 2012 wrx sti. they advised that wholesale was $10k Cdn and the most i was able to work them up to was $12.5k Cdn. as a result i am still a boxster owner and soon to be one of two porsche owners in the canada's northwest territories (the other is a 924 in yellowknife). and, apparently, my dentist owns a ferrrari.

about the right price in the NW for a "S" in good shape, I paid 15.5 for mine in October but it did not have the IMS done (now is) and had a few very small issues I have found (cracked underbody panel, missing air diffusers in front of front tires, only one key, spotty service history from the first owner, stuff like that)

Without leakdown and compression numbers, along with oil consumption data, this statement is not worth very much. It might (and probably is) be true, but as you know, much more data is necessary.

There's rhetoric, and there's real life. Cars are more fun in real life.

A well sorted air cooled 911 would likely keep you very entertained, not to mention keep you in the P-car family. While I really enjoyed my 986, the move to a 993 was one of the smarter decisions I made. With every passing month of ownership I've grown to appreciate everything about it a bit more, honestly the first time in over a decade I've gotten attached to a car. As they say, the hunt is half the fun, good luck Blue :cheers:

Blue,

I already found your next vehicle . :)



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Right color, wrong transmission.

this is a pretty sweet ride, low miles too

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You wouldn't buy a Case tractor from Johnny Pasquale, just as buying a Ferrari from a guy named Jake seems like trouble.

997? Nah, I've driven them. I like the 986 much more.

I don't know why, but there's just something I don't like about the spyder Ferrari V8s. It just seems like this car should be a Berlinetta.

Better than buying it from a guy named Bubba.

I'm glad to hear about your growing appreciation for that car. They're pretty great.

Agreed. I much prefer the Berlinetta, I just couldn't find one with a six speed to post .

I have a WRX, it's a great car, but it's not a replacement for a 986. The experience is something totally different. The tall chassis relegates them to always being something other than a sports car.

Sometime peruse carguru.com there are a couple almost affordable 430's if there is such a thing. If you are a phenomenal wrench it seems the 355 is the deal of the century. 22,500 miles fly yellow 6 speed 1995 asking 54,500 348's even cheaper, fire sale.

there are several sub 50's 355's for sale here in the PNW on craigslist!

348's are cheaper

they are almost giving away 308's!

It's amazing how relatively inexpensive the 360 is. But I am strongly leaning towards the F355. To me, it's Ferrari's best looking modern car.

I love it's looks and it's sort of affordable, it does have more expensive maintenance than the newer cars. However when I was shopping and reading Ferrari blogs it became clear that like us there are people out there that change their own exhaust manifolds on the 355 and that there are after market cheaper parts for said repairs.