[ROFL it's Waffle]

This comparison has been in my most recent search history. Why the 996? Porsche enthusiasts hate the car because it's different. The hated "fried egg headlights" ironically are shared with the beloved 911 GT1, which nobody says anything bad about. For reasons "it doesn't look like a 911," the car can be picked up fairly cheap, and the issues of the exploding IMS bearing (which can be repaired, or modified with a bushing and oil supply line to lube the bushing) and if you go the GT3, GT2, or Turbo models, they use the Mezger race engine which is a different design and doesn't have the IMS problem. Even picking up a base 911 (in a MT) sounds appealing because the price points are very much in the range of a used FRS/BRZ. And, if you get the 1999 or 2000, you now start to qualify for "classic car insurance," which is cheaper.