Watch This Before Buying ANY Porsche 911

[00:00] Unless you've been living under a rock,

[00:02] you recognize the confident and iconic

[00:04] styling of a Porschee's flagship track

[00:06] tackling sports car, the 911. And these

[00:09] little land missiles were built to tear

[00:11] up the turns at the racetrack or to get

[00:12] you from the driveway to the office

[00:14] comfortably. Whatever it is you plan to

[00:16] do with your 911 Carrera, or if you can

[00:18] get your hands on the ultra rare RS

[00:20] America, which is about pretty much

[00:22] impossible these days, you got to watch

[00:25] this vid. We're going to tell you about

[00:26] all the different Porsche 911 models and

[00:28] dig into which ones bring the most

[00:30] firepower and which ones need to be

[00:32] double inspected and which ones you can

[00:34] buy today and sell tomorrow for a

[00:36] profit. Here's everything that you need

[00:38] to know before buying a Porsche 911.

[00:41] Let's go.

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[00:45] It's one of the most iconic and easily

[00:48] identifiable cars on the road. Other

[00:50] than a well loose resemblance to the

[00:52] Volkswagen Beetle, there's absolutely no

[00:54] mistaking the incredible Porsche 911

[00:56] Carrera for any other car. I mean, just

[00:59] look at this thing. Seriously, you guys,

[01:02] those hips, this rear end. I absolutely

[01:07] love it. Give it a Nobel Prize, baby.

[01:10] Okay, aren't Nobel prizes for like books

[01:12] and stuff? It's also one of the best

[01:13] performance cars out there, period.

[01:16] Providing limitless levels of driver

[01:18] engagement. And of course, that prestige

[01:20] that enthusiasts just want out of a

[01:22] Porsche. And yes, they still offer that

[01:25] manual transmission, which if you want

[01:27] to save the manuals, go check out our

[01:29] limited edition Ideal T. It's our

[01:31] bestseller. And for those of you that

[01:32] don't want to row your own gears, they

[01:34] have the records shattering PDK dual

[01:36] clutch gearbox. That's still a wonderful

[01:38] choice.

[01:44] Woo!

[01:45] Porsche dropped the first 911 back in

[01:48] 1964 and fixed it up with an air cooled

[01:51] rear-mounted engine behind the rear

[01:53] axle. What were they thinking? And yet

[01:55] somehow that platform lasted over 50

[01:59] years and spawned hundreds of limited

[02:01] editions and of course a couple RSR race

[02:03] cars that snagged the crown. It even

[02:05] paved the path for the 935 Turbo which

[02:08] is just straight manic. And that puppy

[02:10] took home the trophy in the 1979 Lemon.

[02:13] This car is truly the granddaddy of

[02:16] gravel gripping, geforce pushing

[02:18] performance automotives. I think I just

[02:20] dented like the hood a little bit. And I

[02:22] think most of us know today that the 911

[02:25] is still a great buy because enthusiasts

[02:27] appreciate its pedigree, precision,

[02:29] driver engagement, reliability, and not

[02:31] to mention incredible value. Everyone

[02:34] knows that when you buy a Porsche, you

[02:36] expect it to stick to the highest

[02:38] possible standards, and they're really

[02:41] way up here. And I'm the first to admit

[02:43] that everybody has their own perception

[02:44] of a Porsche owner.

[02:46] European midlife crisis mobilebile.

[02:48] But I think that those people that judge

[02:51] just don't really know what it's like to

[02:52] be in one of these sleek speeders and

[02:54] what bang forbuck they provide that most

[02:57] of the luxury class just can't really

[02:59] touch.

[02:59] You can't touch this.

[03:00] Just about every iteration of the

[03:02] Porsche 911 in the last decade has

[03:04] appreciated significantly. And that

[03:06] bubble is not going to burst anytime

[03:08] soon. And if you want to learn how to

[03:10] buy a Porsche like a pro, go check out

[03:12] the Ideal Car Strategies. And for the

[03:14] longest time, Porsche was rolling out

[03:16] aircooled 911s from 1964 all the way

[03:18] until 1998. And you got the OGs, the

[03:21] originals, the 911E, the 911 L, the SNT

[03:26] models. And these are all ideal cars

[03:28] that Brad Danger himself would

[03:30] absolutely keep in my stable. And of

[03:32] course, people love these old 911s

[03:34] because of their age and history. But as

[03:36] far as driving dynamics go, they aren't

[03:38] really all that impressive. Well, yes,

[03:40] they are probably pretty good for their

[03:42] age, I would still say a well-tuned

[03:44] Ferrari like the 365 would eat the

[03:47] Porsche's lunch. And if I can take you

[03:48] guys back to 1973, that brought the

[03:52] Carrera RS, one of my favorite cars of

[03:55] all time. And the RS stands for

[03:56] something extremely special, Ren Sport.

[03:59] And that means raceport in the oh so

[04:01] scary language of German. And that RS

[04:03] was built with a larger 2.7 L engine

[04:06] over the standard Carrera. And it got go

[04:08] fast bits like mechanical fuel

[04:09] injection, bigger brakes, wider wheels

[04:11] and tires, those huge widen rear hips,

[04:14] and of course that essential race stiff

[04:16] suspension. And then just a couple years

[04:18] later in 1975, we were first introduced

[04:20] to the Widow Maker, the 930 Turbo. And

[04:25] with this model, Porsche hopped onto the

[04:26] turbocharging trend. And the 911 waved

[04:29] goodbye to the naturally aspirated

[04:31] motor. And this upgrade gave the 930 an

[04:34] impressive 260 horsepower which was

[04:36] pushed through its four-speed manual

[04:38] transmission. Yeah, thing is still

[04:40] pretty old, you know, like old school,

[04:42] but like old school cool because this

[04:45] thing had the in-your-face rear spoiler

[04:48] known as the whale tail. And then when

[04:50] we fast forward to 1989 when the 964

[04:53] came out, it was the most futuristic

[04:55] modern facelift of the 911 that Porsche

[04:58] had ever done. Now, this design, in my

[05:00] opinion, has aged like fine wine and

[05:02] still looks stunning even today. But did

[05:05] you know just 10 or so years ago, this

[05:07] was like the least soughtafter aircooled

[05:09] model ever. And you could pick these

[05:11] things up all day long for the low 20s.

[05:13] Stupid planes. And now you're not even

[05:15] touching one for at least double, if not

[05:17] triple that price. And I think that

[05:19] that's what the 996 911s are going to be

[05:21] doing in the next couple years. But

[05:22] we'll get to that in just a minute

[05:24] because the 964

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[05:29] not only looked the part, but had a

[05:31] beast under the hood, a 3.6 L air cooled

[05:35] boxer motor. And then in 1990, its big

[05:38] brother would join the lineup, the

[05:39] Turbo, which is one of the most badass

[05:41] air cooled 911s ever built and helped

[05:44] solidify that the 964 is one of the most

[05:46] popular generations of 911 ever. And

[05:49] year after year, they continue to

[05:50] impress me with how much they continue

[05:53] to appreciate. But the 964 wasn't done

[05:55] with that turbo. Oh no, they also had

[05:57] the RS and RS America models. And these

[05:59] equally as slick whips are well worth

[06:01] into the six figures today. Yeah,

[06:04] nothing to snooze about. And I have a

[06:05] feeling that they're going to continue

[06:06] to appreciate because there was only 701

[06:09] RS Americas shipped to US soil. And

[06:11] finding an RS America, which is one of

[06:13] my ideal cars, especially one that is

[06:16] somewhat affordable, is about as easy as

[06:19] finding the actual Lucky Charms guy at

[06:21] the end of the rainbow. Yeah, ain't

[06:22] going to happen. But that doesn't mean

[06:24] that I I should stop looking, right?

[06:25] because these things just look sick.

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[06:32] Now, the 964 would eventually give birth

[06:34] to its predecessor, the 993 in 1994. And

[06:38] love it or hate it, it is a beautiful

[06:40] baby. And it's even more modern looking

[06:42] and just as gorgeous as the 964. And

[06:45] when a lot of people think air cooled

[06:46] Porsche, they think the 993. And that's

[06:49] probably why this model is fetching

[06:50] massive sums of money today. And just

[06:53] about every single Porsche enthusiast on

[06:55] this planet respects them. And of

[06:57] course, they came out with a turbo. I

[06:59] don't know if I'd get the 964 RS America

[07:01] or the 993 Turbo instead, which if you

[07:05] want to check out me absolutely ripping

[07:06] one, check out this ideal vid up here. I

[07:09] love that car. And those 993 Turbos are

[07:12] $100,000 plus all day long. And even the

[07:15] leastloved base Carrera model in the

[07:18] ugliest color combination that you could

[07:20] possibly imagine is still fetching at

[07:21] least $50,000 in decent shape. And then

[07:24] Porsche did something drastic. They made

[07:27] the jump from the air cooled to the

[07:28] water cooled after the 993. And it was

[07:31] partly because they had exhausted all

[07:33] the performance they could get out of an

[07:35] aircooled. And they were also fighting

[07:36] off bankruptcy and had to massroduce the

[07:39] Porsche 911. And so desperate times call

[07:41] for desperate measures. and they built

[07:44] the 996.

[07:45] That is the ugly, forgotten grandchild

[07:48] that no one wants to hear about in the

[07:50] Porsche family.

[07:51] Porsche is an engineering firm first.

[07:53] You know, Porsche design. They make

[07:54] clothes. They make furniture. Heck, they

[07:57] even do architecture. And Porsche is

[08:00] competitive, so they don't want to be

[08:01] left behind their competitors. And the

[08:03] water cooled engine was necessary to

[08:05] keep up with those cheeky carcrafters

[08:07] over at Ferrari. And this water cooled

[08:08] flat 6 really changed how much they

[08:11] could push their new boxer motor. And

[08:13] what they gained in performance, they

[08:15] kind of lacked in noise and character.

[08:17] Naturally, water cooled engines just

[08:19] don't sound as badass as air cooled. But

[08:22] Porsche was really doing something

[08:24] extreme with the 996. And that's why I

[08:27] love it so much because they didn't just

[08:29] push the envelope and piss off a ton of

[08:31] enthusiasts with the water cooled

[08:32] engine, but they also did something

[08:34] really interesting with their design. I

[08:36] think it goes without saying that this

[08:37] is one of the best rear ends on any

[08:40] Porsche really ever. It is so iconic.

[08:44] It's so classic. And as we come around

[08:46] those big wide hips and that 911

[08:49] silhouette until you get to Oh, come on.

[08:53] Porsche. What were you thinking? Let's

[08:56] talk about these headlights. Yeah,

[08:58] Porsche with the 996 is known for those

[09:00] ugly duckling headlights. And on the

[09:02] 996.1s,

[09:04] they may or may not look like egg yolks.

[09:07] And this is a 996.2 with the upgraded

[09:09] headlights. And I I mean, I'm learning

[09:11] to love, right? But as you can see here,

[09:13] there is that circle that's been around

[09:15] since 1964. And then they added this,

[09:17] which actually is a throwback to the

[09:19] Porsche GT1 race car. So yeah, these are

[09:23] race car lights. But that's not the only

[09:24] place that Porsche kind of screwed up.

[09:27] Let's uh take a look at the interior.

[09:29] This interior is a little bit awkward.

[09:33] It hasn't aged very well, and it looks a

[09:37] little bit like a '90s Taurus.

[09:40] Yeah, I mean, it's not horrible, but

[09:43] it's not really their best effort. Or or

[09:46] maybe it was. Yes, some of the design

[09:47] language on the interior as well as the

[09:50] exterior draws a little bit of mockery

[09:52] from Porsche Purists, but as a result,

[09:55] these have not really started to

[09:57] appreciate until recently. And so that's

[09:59] why I bought one and I kind of like it.

[10:02] And like I said before, my dad's always

[10:04] told me you can learn to love. And I'm

[10:05] I'm actually learning to love the 996.

[10:07] And if you're someone that's trying to

[10:09] buy the deal, well, there's no better

[10:11] deal than a 996 911. And it's easily the

[10:14] most accessible way to get into one of

[10:16] the best sports cars of all time.

[10:18] Because make no mistake whatsoever, this

[10:21] Porsche drives like a Porsche. It sounds

[10:23] like a Porsche cuz it is a Porsche 911.

[10:27] And the best part is that these are

[10:28] actually fairly easy to maintain both on

[10:31] the pocketbook as well as there's a lot

[10:33] of stuff you can do it yourself. Except

[10:34] it was plagued with one thing called the

[10:37] IMS RMS LOL. It is a pretty big problem.

[10:41] And this car actually had the issue

[10:44] happen. Yes, that's why it now has a 4

[10:46] L. It should have a 3.6 L in it, which

[10:48] I'm not complaining at all. The car is

[10:50] way too much fun to drive now. But it

[10:52] did cost about $25,000 for a new motor.

[10:54] And so if I could give you one piece of

[10:56] advice when buying the 996 is that if

[10:58] the IMS has not been addressed, get that

[11:01] fixed immediately. Don't screw around.

[11:03] Drive it straight to the repair shop and

[11:05] get it done. But don't be turned off by

[11:07] this gen because although this fix is a

[11:09] matter of life or death, it won't cost

[11:11] you an arm and a leg to do it. And once

[11:13] that IMS has been taken care of, you're

[11:16] going to have a bunch of 911 motoring

[11:17] bliss. And the 996 will be just as

[11:20] reliable as any other generation 911,

[11:22] which they're actually, this is my third

[11:24] one, and it's really reliable. And a guy

[11:26] can never have too many Porsche 911s

[11:28] because, well, I also have a 997 911 in

[11:32] the stable. And although it might only

[11:34] be 2 years newer than this 04 C4S 996,

[11:38] it drives like it's 20 years newer. It's

[11:41] a much more modern iteration of the 911

[11:44] Carrera. And don't get me wrong, this

[11:45] car is awesome, but it drives a lot more

[11:48] like a Gbody or an aircooled. And the

[11:50] 997, it's really the last of the analog

[11:53] cars, but it just feels a lot more

[11:55] contemporary inside and out. See, you

[11:57] got the 997 generation that goes back to

[12:00] those oval headlights. And then you got

[12:01] the 991 gen and the brand spanking new

[12:05] 992. And every single one of these

[12:07] generations of this incredible car can

[12:09] put the hammer down at the racetrack as

[12:11] well as keep that eaten grin on your

[12:13] face as you drive to work. The 911 is

[12:16] one of the most pure driving experiences

[12:18] ever. And right now, there's very little

[12:21] variance between a minty air cooled and

[12:24] a modern version. And remember how

[12:26] earlier I was talking about how Porsche

[12:27] would come out with the turbo cars like

[12:29] the 1975 or the 993? In 2017, they

[12:33] decided to turbocharge literally

[12:35] everything with the 991.2.

[12:38] And yes, they completely eliminated that

[12:40] naturally aspirated Boxer 6. And with

[12:43] that performance metrics were hiked up

[12:45] significantly, but it did come at a

[12:47] cost. That mechanical Sonata that those

[12:49] regular flat 6 had, well, they went away

[12:52] and it was replaced with something like

[12:54] this.

[12:57] Yeah, it's kind of muffled, gruff

[12:59] grumble that maybe reminds you of a

[13:02] Subaru. I guess poor one went out for

[13:04] the longlost purr. But the 992 came out

[13:06] in 2020, and yes, it's a stunning feat

[13:09] of technology and engineering. No doubt

[13:10] about it. But I feel like every new

[13:12] generation has lost a little bit of that

[13:14] passion over the years. You see, the

[13:16] Porsche 911 is special for a variety of

[13:19] reasons. And being a presenter for a

[13:21] YouTube channel, I should probably be

[13:23] driving something like a MarkV Supra or

[13:25] one of those Subaru STI. But no, I drive

[13:28] a Porsche 911. And there's a very good

[13:30] reason for that. Not only is it an

[13:32] amazing driving car that can pull in a

[13:34] straight line regardless of the humble

[13:35] horsepower numbers, but it's also one of

[13:37] the most capable canyon carvers and will

[13:39] shatter records at most technical tracks

[13:41] around the world. And that's even stock.

[13:43] Plus, it's one of the only cars of this

[13:45] caliber that won't kill your wallet on

[13:47] maintenance. And I don't know how they

[13:49] do it because these are pretty

[13:50] mass-produced cars, but they just don't

[13:52] really suffer from the depreciation

[13:53] curve. If you're looking to buy a

[13:55] Porsche 911 right now, there's pretty

[13:57] much a limitless number of them on the

[13:59] market at just about every price point.

[14:01] If you're looking to spend 20 grand or

[14:03] less, you're looking at a 996 911, which

[14:06] is not a bad view. But if you're looking

[14:08] for more of a waterfront property and

[14:10] your budget is a little less restricted,

[14:12] you could also get yourself into

[14:14] something that's a little bit more track

[14:15] focused like the 996 GT3, which is

[14:18] easily the most accessible of the GT3s

[14:21] today. And it's still a hardcore track

[14:23] scorching monster that is going to

[14:25] continue to go up in value. Really, the

[14:27] only risk here with the 996 is that

[14:29] you'll have some purists scoff at you

[14:31] and tell you that your headlights are

[14:32] ugly or, you know, that your interior

[14:34] looks like a '90s Taurus, which they're

[14:36] not wrong. Well, at least with the

[14:38] interior. But don't listen to those guys

[14:40] because it's still a legit 911. And for

[14:43] those of you looking for a 911 that is a

[14:45] good investment, look no further than

[14:47] the 993 or the 964. Of course, the more

[14:51] that you can afford, the better, but the

[14:52] turbo and RS models are easily the most

[14:55] soughta right now. A super clean turbo

[14:57] variant is probably the most recession

[14:59] proof. But if the past year has any

[15:01] indication on Porsche prices, they're

[15:04] pretty much all pandemic proof. And yes,

[15:06] especially for the 991 and 992, they're

[15:09] still depreciating quite a bit, but

[15:11] those are absolutely bulletproof daily

[15:13] drivers. And a lightly used modern

[15:15] Carrera S or 4S would be a great pickup

[15:18] for a certified pre-own. And if you're

[15:20] looking to enjoy long-term ownership,

[15:22] you're looking to pick up a sports car

[15:23] for a decade or so, I really can't

[15:26] suggest a better car than a Porsche 911.

[15:29] From 1964 to 2021, they are what every

[15:33] other manufacturer judges themselves on.

[15:36] And I think we all know that comparable

[15:37] cars have major issues that have a

[15:39] serious effect on the long-term

[15:41] longevity of the car. But not the 911.

[15:44] These bad boys are easier to own than a

[15:47] fidget spinner, especially if you're

[15:48] fidgety. No, seriously. They're

[15:50] lowmaintenance. They look incredible.

[15:51] And every generation, for some reason,

[15:54] the values just over time keep climbing.

[15:56] Believe it or not, a few years ago,

[15:58] European banks were legitimately

[15:59] recommending their customers invest in a

[16:02] classic Porsche 911 to protect their

[16:04] liquid cash. And hey, I'm no financial

[16:06] analyst. I'm a car guy just like you.

[16:09] But if the banks are telling people to

[16:10] invest in a super fun, super stylish

[16:13] German sports car, I'd probably at least

[16:15] give it some consideration. Wouldn't

[16:17] you? So, there you go. Everything that

[16:20] you need to know about buying a Porsche

[16:21] 911. Drop us a comment below and let us

[16:24] know which generation is your ideal 911.

[16:26] And let us know the specs that you want.

[16:28] Carrera, S, Turbo, GT car. Let us know

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