Strimdog

As I suspected I love my first air cooled car. It's all about the experience with these. I mean the 993 is the best one right? I'm afraid I need another and though I want a 993 TT someday I don't want to buy another 993 right now. What's next and why? I would like to stay under $200K.

964
930
3.2
SC

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Tlaloc75

I’d go 930 or a 964 turbo (3.3). Either of these will give you a very different experience than your 993.

Or go further back to a long hood.

asamuel302

I honestly would love to find a cheap (yeah right) 73-86 911 that has been abandoned or not in great condition, so I can have a project car to just tinker with in my garage and modify as much as I want.

Gbos1

80’s SCs are cool especially in Guards Red with the Whale Tail…. Lots of upside to these cars as well over time.

nile13

356, of course.

Zed.

356. It’s very addictive. The primitive yet refined driving, the sound, the smell and fact that it requires you to be a very good driver to go fast and stick on curves. Yup. True Porsche. And the stares and questions you get will provide you many new friends wherever you go.

StevenGilroy

I would have to say a 356 as first choice, join the 356 Registry, watch the classifieds and learn from their Talk Forum. Get someone who knows the cars to help, buy the best you can afford without going into the concours quality restorations. Yes they are slow, they are primitive, but so much fun to drive, easy to keep running, plus you will learn what the real Porsche feel is about. Prices are somewhat soft right now, $90-75 will buy you a very nice 63-65 C coupe. I've had mine for 54 years, still enjoy driving it, more than the 993, except for long trips or very hot days.
2nd choice would be a nice late 944 or 968 coupe, weird I know, but they can be a wonderful car that does everything well, and aren't expensive.
3rd 80's 3.0 SC coupe, they last for ever, easy to fix, still have the "Porsche" feel, some upgrades in A/C and clutch linkage will make it all the difference.

orangecurry

A friend had a 964 and 993 at the same time - differences are slight but all favor the 993.

I had a widebody N/A 3.2 ragtop at the same time as my 993 - surprisingly good round corners for an older ragtop, it still wasn't different enough in a good way.

To what use is your 'new' car going to be put?

As above I also would include 356 at one end of the scale, and 944 S2 or 968 if you want a raw perfect weight distribution track-type experience, and also chuck a 928 in the mix for the sheer 'totally different' experience.

See which decent example comes to hand first, and let that decide for you?

silverlock

If you asked me? Definitely something different enough from the 993. I love 964s but owning both would be hard unless I made them really distinct.

Shorter answer is a hot-rodded SC. Supercharger kit. Loud. Intentionally make it a handful in a way that the 993 isn’t.

71-3.0-911

Get a long hood. Any one, any year. Make it your own. You won't regret it.

fatmike

Buy a gated Ferrari to complement your 458.

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Strimdog

Love the feedback guys! I started thinking 964 C2 but then quickly arrived at the conclusion the cars would be too similar. My heart strings are really being pulled by a 930. Certainly a different experience all together with a torsion bar setup, single turbo, and one sweet looking A$$. I do like the idea of a 356 or long hood but I see that as my 3rd or 4th air cooled car.

@fatmike A gated 355 is in the cards! I'm still getting over the fact I passed on a 14K mile manual coupe for $95k a few years ago. It's like brain damage paying for these cars today as the values are nuts. The problem is you only live once and money is only something you need until you die.

Manhattan_trout

Holy cow, same here! Addicted to manual air cooled now after my 993. Planning to sell my 991 GT3 this summer and go after a 930 turbo. Dream would be a slant nose 930 but want to stay under $150K. Would love a 964 turbo, but no chance under 150k I thi j

thought about the 70s era 911 too - early 70s targa, 911S, LWB ones etc, but very nervous about engines on those ones.

jfischet

the further you go back in time the lighter and less power you get but the pure enjoyment of driving goes up. have you driven an old turbo??? my recommendation is to stick with the N/As

there are so many awesome old hot rod 911s and with your budget you're sure to find something great

my experience is:
'82 SC - 18 years
'95 993 - 11 years and going
'12 991 - 5 years and going

EDIT: adding that no matter what the 993 is still by far the best 911 ever made and the driving enjoyment of the older models comes with a trade off with lots of other factors. (by that measure a go-kart is more fun than a 911 for example)

INTMD8

Great choice imo.