Am I the only one that actually LOVES the headlights on the 996?

I love my 996 C2 I've driven the brand new GT3 and GT4, which are both amazing cars, but I honestly think my basic 996.1 gives me more overall pleasure. It's worth very little, but I've had it 12 years and don't ever see me parting with it. I had a 996 Turbo too, which was tuned a little, it was insanely fast, but the standard C2 is more enjoyable for me.

I think the 996s have actually aged very well, still looks modern today and set up right, like this car, are sick.

Some input from an early 996 owner. I agree with the video, but i think the really weak spot is the cheap interior. The headlight debate is high school snark. The newer 911's are so much better cars, but you are paying looney tunes prices for them.....and they are huge compared to the 996's. For posing, newer 911's are the way to go. For real driving and rowing gears, the 996 and 997's are the last of the real sports cars.

Perfect in white

Excellent video. I have a 996TT and obviously love the entire 996 lineup - that car you have is a gem!

I’ve owned probably fifteen 911 variants over past 35 years. My favorite is my current daily driver, a 993. My second favorite was my 996.1. IMO it was the perfect blend of throwback air cooled feel and modern conveniences. I don’t feel they will remain at such bottom $ values forever. Get one while you can!

Great video! These cars are underrated. Love my speed yellow 996 4S

I see a lot of 996s that I don't like. But I've seen a few that I do and 10 seconds into this video. I absolutely LOVE this 996

Spreading the 996 love! Had no idea apex made wheels for this car - I know what I’ll be buying for my summer set of wheels.

The 996 was/is the best that Porsche could do when they built them. Porsche threw everything they could at this design. Not only did it have to sell - it had to sell well. Everyone needs to remember that in the late 90's Porsche was not keeping up with the market and the 'air-cooled' purists were not going to save them. The fact that Porsche still exists today proves that their decision to branch out to develop a water cooled engine, produce the Boxter, and later add a SUV to their marque and now embrace electric vehicles shows that they can both maintain a continuity of design, embrace innovation, and still be successful. Personally I would love an early air-cooled 930. I would love a late model 993. I own a 996 and I am extremely happy with it. Every time I turn the key I smile. The car is over 20 years old, has over 300,000Km on the chassis, and is still quick, nimble and turns heads. People who pick on differences such as the shape of the headlights, or moan that some parts are also used in the Boxter need to take a reality check. I have a Porsche that is a daily driver - not a 'garage queen' - and that's what makes it a 'real' Porsche.

Glad Yo still doing well... you was the 1st person who helped modifying my FRS back in 2013-14

That's a super nice 996! The simplicity and timeless look... 👌👍

Great summary. I've an early 'fried egg' cable throttle car. They are special

Loving the 996 experience. 03 Targa owner here😊

I have 996 and 986 , love both , its great with top down and able to drive harder with less power in boxster, but the 996 is fast, enough car for city or back road driving, great feedback, like it much better than 997 or 991, they are faster but not as useable.

Agree. I drive a 996.2 GT3. Hudge fun to drive and still a quick car. On German Autobahn you reach easily 300 kmh (with only 380 PS) because it is so aerodynamic and small (cw x A = 0.58)

Nice video… the car looks amazing. Can we get a mod list? I just switched to a 996 C4 S after 11 Subarus over 20 years. Love the P Car world.

I have a white 996 GT3 so thanks for showing what those wheels look like in a vid! Now I just need to see the VS-5RS in the metal.

Nice one!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Very cool shots, too🙂

In UK gen1 are starting to put price Gen2 ... Especially if aerokitted then £££ getting strong now 💪

As a price reference, I paid $17K for a 60k miles 986 Boxster S with a 3.4 swap and aerokit. I absolutely love the car and it is a weapon to drive spiritedly. These cars are awesome and I’m glad they are finally getting the recognition they deserve (even better as it’s after I bought mine)

Such a great car and so clean! Now I Actually would consider buying one

What a great spec, the beautiful GT3 kit with those wheels, absolute perfection.

I don't mind the facelifted headlights but don't love the taillights! the light bar on the 4S is an improvement.

Owner of a 01 996.1 C2 Cab in lapis blue here... Agree, this is a 911 to keep. I enjoyed the great video, its content and your presentation.

love those with the quad tips.

This makes me appreciate my 996 even more

The headlights are starting to look good, especially the turbo/facelift lights but the .1 lights are cool looking as well. Being a recent porsche aficionado i never even knew about this generation’s stigma over the non round lights, saw they were cheap so i bought one two years ago, a 996.2 c2 cab (perfect for California) i love my car, it’s beautiful, reliable and still decently fast

I have a 996.2 6spd coupe. It was my daily driver for 8 years 8:36 . 170k. Almost no issues. Coils, starter, fuel pump. Still have it, but its not my daily driver now.

I am in love with my 996.2 4.0 build. The perfect size and weight

I own one and ... I love it

Amen, brother! I bought my '99 for $14k six years ago and have been driving it almost daily ever since.

Kudos to you sir and your love for this car. Everything you said is just spot on. Grab the car you like and enjoy it to the fullest! 👌🏼👏🏼🔝🔝

I’m literally days away from picking up a 4/98 build. Hit all the points that drove me to get one.

Just ordered a set of Apex wheels for 996 today!

Nice video and as an owner of the least desirable Mazda Miata in 3rd generation (Nc) I agree 100%. I just do all of what you stated in 1/3 scale in terms of cost. There’s a lot of motoring enjoyment. Plus you really don’t need a lot of power when canyon carving.

GT1 headlights helped put Porsche on the map. Beautiful car

The Lao platter strikes agaaaaaaaiiiiiinnnnn

Sounds bloody gorgeous and I love the looks

Great video! Love the mix of talk and b-roll! Perfect 🎉 Love my 40th too. Let’s do a video!

Great review for a great car... I've listed for a 911 for 40+ years, if not for the "purists" disdain, I never could have afforded entry. LOVE my 996, everything about it including the lights...

I couldn't agree more!! I love my 01!!!

Looks great in white. I have an 03 996.2 c2 in black. Love the 996 generation.

996 .... Best 911 ever ... There I said it and the whole car world is starting to realize it too 😏

Thats gorgeous!

Great video! Love the 996, and this one in particular looks the business. Would have enjoyed hearing more about the specs on this particular car, mods made, and why the owner modded it this way.

Love it, looks great in white. I daily my 996.1 and echo your thoughts about it a complete fun and useful package. I’m able to fit my road bike (with wheels off) in the back! Hey what’s your suspension setup and driver’s seat?

Really enjoyed this video! One of the nicest 996s I've seen. I usually don't care for the aerokits but looks awesome here.

What a beauty

More car reviews please this is awesome

Great car . This is a time bomb in terms of values !

Great spec and video absolutely amazing. Hope to see more

those 996.2 lights are much improved over the 996.1

996s have aged really well, in my view.

So I have an 02 996 coupe with the aero kit... call me crazy in a little biased but I think with the arrow kit those lights look better than round lights. Anyway my car is pretty popular at the car shows these days. Also have done the suspension lowered BBS 3-piece Wheels could not be happier

Keep it up, love this first EP so much🎉

I sold my 1998 Carerra 2 as it was my daily and I needed something more practical. I’m definitely buying one back at some point. Probably go for the 4S this time.

I appreciate the 996 Gen, but today, with the shocking drop of 997/987 prices, it doesn't make sense to buy a 996/986 anymore unless a prior owner has already installed and aftermarket IMSB. in which case, no worries. but I still feel that the 997 is a better choice for similar money. there was a wide gap in prices just two years ago but it has narrowed. I just bought a 987.1 Boxster S for 20K. mid mileage. and 2 years ago I bought the same in Cayman format for 36K. lower miles but comparable. The 997s are mid-thirties now. so unless you find a 996 with a couple of those service items done, which really should have been recalls, you're going to spend the difference.

Love your video I got my self 03 C4S and 02 Boxster and absolutely love to drive

If you are on the fence about the "fried egg" headlamps, look no further than the historical Porsche GT1. That is exactly where they are sourced from, and it is reminder of my 996.1's racing heritage every time I slip behind the wheel. It is an honor to display a piece of racing heritage on my local streets, and should be admired by all true students of Porsche history. As I visited Stuttgart this summer, the 996 is proudly displayed as a historical marker of the 911's journey. Side note, it was interesting to learn that my color, Vesuvius Metallic, is one of the rarest built, numbering in the high double digits or low triple digits for the 14 months it was offered.

Lovely car! Is that aero kit or gt3 wing?

LOVE IT :D 911 classic car :)

...your car looks very nice and clean especially in white colour...like a cup carrera...got a similar car to yours, 996.2 3.6 US spec and I enjoy every single moment while driving it 👍👌

All the guys with 993s... their moms love my 996.

The thing is, most of the people never had a problem with the headlights, the majority just got talked into it.

Are those factory offsets on the wheels? Looks like they fill out the wheel wells better than stock

Believe it or not, people used to hate the flatnose 911's, 944 Turbos, shoot, they even hated the 964 for a while. Look at the value of all of those models today. I think the 996 will have the same redemption story. Especially the 02 - 04 facelift model.

Back in the day, I hated them, everyone did (well most people) Now I love them, especially the S4 with the kidney grilles on the front and that curved red strip on the back. Awesome. I went to buy one last year but ended up with a Cayman R. However a black 4S with a Hartech 3.9 engine rebuild has come up! Temped to swap. I think these will become even more sort after in a few years. Interior still bugs me though.

great stuff!!!😊

Great video!

I’ve both 72 911 and 99 996. I prefer my 996.

Prices have gone up - mid to high 30’s for nice .2 C4S.

Thank you

Great job

Nice!

I hated this headlight Design as a kid . Idk y 😅 as time passed it grew upon me and they did a great job gelling it up with cayenne cuz it didnt seem that hard on eyes when i saw the similar headlight design language being followed on earlier models of Cayenne and for this 996 shown here it blends so well with white colour makes it look much subtle than when put together with other colours. Does anyone know what the make year of the one shown in the video ? I would love to know. 1 thing that I love about Porsche body design is that the design is so evolving it so timeless never runs out of style i wish BMWs and Mercedes learn from Porsche lol . How to not kill authenticity its hard to differentiate mercs these days back in early 2000s each one had their own identity.

Well done

Lovely 996! I just bought an early 97 built 3.4 manual carrera... not traction control, silver paint. I love it. May I ask, what exhaust system are you running in your car? it sounds magnificent.

I want a 996.1 so bad

Love my 01 c2 after 20 plus years it finally has a slight water leak. Other than that it’s been great ! For the money these cars can’t be touched.

My '03 C2 has been a joy save for the motor failure at 110k miles but I was planning on rebuilding it anyway. I bought it in 2018 when the values were in the gutter and made out pretty well. Since then it has become a totally different car with a stage 2 fbo 4.0L m96 motor. Still not the fastest car out there but 400hp is a nice little bump from the factory power output.

Thats a bad ass car 🎉❤

I really DON'T like these videos of the 996!! Because I want to own one myself since I was 6 years old when I played with the NFS Porsche. So with videos like this you guys show the people how awesome this car is and drive the prices up for me!! Btw I Love the video!!

Hi there. What exhaust are you running. Sounds nice without being too harsh.

Nice intro

Absolutely beautiful example. What exhaust is on it? Love the tone

🔥🔥🔥

The Porsche 996 is the gift that Porsche enthusiasts (who mostly hate it) made to normal people. Because they hate it, normal people can afford it and enjoy it... while Porsche enthusiasts take their time to change their mind ;-)

True

Are the GT3 control arms the only part that were changed apart from coilovers?

This example is beautifully presented, and it is good to see a 996 get the love it deserves. I've never had a problem with the car's headlights. In fact I prefer the original fried eggs to the dot 2 version. So many people simply parrot what the 911 pharisees say and use the headlights to put down a great car.

Not the most special? 996 gen is the only different 911, all the others looks like a VW Beetle evolution.

My 996 is a 911! ❤

I want one now. I just assumed even those cost more than my house.

Never see them in white apart from the GT3. Was it a factory colour?

How hard is it to maintain

"Definitely not that special" wash your mouth. How dare you. Haha

Everything was better in the 90s...

What wheel is that?