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My 996.2 has been great, in the last 3 years, 10k miles, and 30ish autox events the only thing that has broken was the AOS (air-oil separator).
Out of boredom I've been replacing wear-items as I want to and the plugs/coils, filters, tie rods, and other common parts aren't appreciably more or less than BMW parts and it's very easy to work on.
I went back & forth over trading to a 997 and 996tt many many times, and drove tons of cars and stuck with the 996.2 (and e90 m3). I personally don't like 997.1 interiors (they don't hold up at all compared to a 996) and they still have serious motor issues, and the 997.2 is still high $30s for anything worthwhile and drives only very slightly better.
If you do get a 996, get the alignment fixed and run 245s or 255s up front and the balance will be much better. For $20k you can get a pretty good car and even a base 996 is just a TON of performance for the money unless you go to a c5z.
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