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I would absolutely love a DC2! It's on the list of cars to one day own. I looked at a DC5 about 6 months ago, was lovely but sadly the interior had been burnt by cigarettes, particuarly the red recaros, plus the arches had started to rust (rusty arches on a honda, since when!?)
I've read about glass being thinner than regular Integra + the same steering wheel as the Ferrari of the era, small features I love.
I saw a yellow one at the petrol station a few years ago and it had the yellow Recaro seats. Not really into yellow cars or yellow interior, but it looked stunning.
Is yours Championship white? Any pics?
Also the 996 was fun, but really did feel like an old car. The steering was heavy as was the clutch. I appreciate this is the experiece you get with an older Porsche, but to drive as a daily it wasn't much fun unless you were giving it some.
997.1 was a 2006 and really did feel like the first generation of cars feeling 'new' and how they do now. If the entertainement system was updated to an OEM look, there's not really many things you could have dated the car with, unless you really knew Porsche.
Truth be told, I sold it as I felt it was a ticking time bomb of expensive things to go wrong. Bore scoring being the main thing, I just didn't enjoy the car as much and was happy to see the back of it.
Bore scoring, 2 turbos, all wheel drive system and active suspension was just too many expensive moving parts for my liking. Absolute beast of a car. If I could have a 'sunday best' car, that would be it.
They are also ridiculously hard to sell yourself, as for that kind of money people want the car from a premium car dealer who can also offer them finance.
The type of buyers who buy a car of that age also do a huge amount of research on the car and want indepth pre-purchase inspections (quite rightly so, but it's a lot of hassle). You'd think with a car being of higher value you'd get fewer messers, but I found it to be worse.
I prefer the cheaper Porsche's as buying the car or even selling it on is easier.
I work from home a lot and anytime I go into London I get the train, so I only use a car for going to the shops and for pleasure, so even with them being awful on fuel, I was only doing £30 a week, but I'd not want to put fuel in one if I was commuting with it...