This is a BS piece of writing
I'm so tired of reading about egg headlights, bad interior and IMS bearings only to end with a single paragraph on how we should consider buying a 996. Let me give your readers something worth knowing about the 996 911. I bought a 40 Jahre 4 months ago. It's GT Silver, has an X51 powerkit, and 350bhp. When I get in this 911 I sit low and tight in the seat and more comfortably than the reading chair in my home library. It's like sitting in a cockpit. The Mezger flat six is a jewel. The sound is pure as is the acceleration. I've owned 5 BMW's, but none were anywhere near as responsive as my 996 911. Everything is tight. As for Max's comment on interior design, most of the interior is wrapped in exquisite leather. My 2004 Jahre 911 is'n't filled with electronic junk. It's mostly analog, but the engine is supported with reliable technology and software that informs the engine and informs me of what's most important for me to know. When I get in it, I become part of it, and when I'm driving it, I'm fully engaged with it. It's a jewel of an auto and a jewel of a Porsche. I didn't buy it because it was, as Max put it,
"cheap"> There's nothing cheap about it. I bought it because it's iconic, because it's a true 911, because it had 15,000 miles, because it was owned by a collector and well cared for, because of its design, it's feel, its power, because it's a classic. because it's a 911 Porsche in every way, shape, and form.
I'm tired of BS articles like this one written by Max Larsen that's nothing more than a regurgitation of so many others that focus on the same old stuff. Buy a 2004 911 because of the experience it gives and because it's iconic. You'll love every minute of being in this auto.