Older Turbo or newer 996

[michael lang]

Chris, if I was in the car business (which I am), I'm hearing that you really want to buy the 930 and are looking for the back up to justify such a purchase but what you are really telling us is that you know inside the 996 is the better way to go for what you want the car for. Yes, we all know the mystique that the 930 has but the 996 is no slouch either. One of my clients brought by his C4 Tiptronic to my office for a testdrive and I thought it had pretty good snap for a daily driver. Brian made a very good point in that most 930's that are on the market have been hung up wet and will need some love (read that as $$$) to make them nice cars again. In my opinion, the 930 to buy is the '89 for its G50. All the others are nice but if you're buying a weekend play toy it's probably not a bad idea to have the 5 speed. The problem is the '89 930's are still selling for RSA or 993 money. Enjoy your targa, buy a car that you fall in love with and just enjoy it. 930 or 996 it really doesn't matter, you're probably not going to go wrong either way.