Very elegant car Tim, which leads me to say, shouldnt you leave the exhaust as is? Its not a ferrari and as such, it doesnt need to shout🤷‍♂️ Good to see you have the manual , a friend of mine has an 05 db9 with auto box and the changes are so slow you could count them on an hour glass! Keep up the good work my friend👍

Take a low fat presentator

Another excellent and informative video, Tim 👏

A custom exhaust is a good idea.

Great shots 😊

Sir, i love the colour of your DB7! I always fancied one but in the end i managed to find that little bit extra to get a 2005 DB9 in Onyx Black metallic. I just love tooling around in my Aston, so much rarer on the road than a Porsche 911 or Bentley Continental! Enjoy your beautiful car!👍👏👏👏♥️🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

437.5cc Cylinder in a Gasoline engine is the perfect combination of size power and consumption, 4 x 437.5 = 1,750.

You sure that that model has a power steering pump? Or does it have a electric power steering?

996.1 is a better looking car than a 993. Yes, I said it cuz it’s true. 🫳🎤

Those highway rolling shots are amazing! would love to see an exhaust mic added to your videos.

Salivating over one of these

Brother, count how many times you say "this car" during this and your other videos. There's absolutely no need to do so, and it makes your commentary hard to watch. I'm only telling you this as constructive criticism. As a subscriber, I like the cars that you review, and would only like for you to do well with your channel.

Love it. Want to test drive one to see if I’d like it. Although like you I’d need to design a nice exhaust for it :) sweet driving synthwave outtro

That interior is great!

I have an Arctic Silver 99 , 6-speed factory Aero coupe car that I love. I am the second owner, and it is spec'ed the way I would have set it up if I had purchased it. For the 4 years I have owned it, it has only needed fluid changes, an AC recharge, and a set of tires.

As cool as the 993 is, the 996 chassis was a quantum leap forward. I love the turbo -- it's a car which has genuine "classic car" feel to it -- it's alive, mechanical, visceral -- with performance that's still VERY relevant today. Super usable, very reliable. While I can dig an early 997 with no nav and no sport chrono, I genuinely prefer the more basic 996 interior.

Duo select trans is not the problem, it's the electronic when driven in automatic mode ,simply is not fast enough for F1 transmission so the clutch slips too much, but driven in manually it can last for ever ,that's what people say in Europe it was made for to be driven this way. There is a company called Formula electronics that makes bypass modules ( drive by wire) that improve the automatic mode drive way better for the clutch.

My 350z. 2005. Was 13.000. 9 years best car ever bought... just did transmission pan an flush!! .... you mentioned flush... cheap money reliability.

Headlights cool.....

Bellissima🇮🇹

The white colour is lovely , it looks narrow and aerodynamic … as if it’s built to penetrate the air. I am biased… I have the 1 of 2 RHD Biarritz White 996 GT3 Mk1 clubsports What a machine , pure and simple , fast and furious !! 😀

"adequate" in terms of acceleration... lmfao. Track missile.

It’s funny, you keep mentioning the 993 and 964. The 996 is faster and handles better than both of them. If people really cared about performance, the 996 is the obvious choice!

What did the car 'Costed'?? hahah yikes. someone is a dummy

That color is incredible

Lotus Esprit update?

Ha ha i own three of these gems

Love the Arnage. Great vid.

Did anyone else cringe when he pushed the top of the window to close the door? Must have deep enough pockets not to care and would be able to rebuild the engine with out worry. I don't worship 911's as I've got a Porsche with the engine in the right place like was intended before they had to use VW parts.

I think all 996's are great Porsche's and very underrated. I was fortunate to own a 996.1 GT3 with a few minor modifications (exhaust, re-map giving just under 400 horsepower and some after market dampers and suspension optimized for track work) and was by far the best car I've owned. I had it for 12 years which tells you how much I loved it. I think you guys in the US got the 996.2 GT3 but not the 996.1. I think an early 996.1 such as this with sports suspension and a sports exhaust is a great buy. I owned a classic '89 3.2 Carerra Sport prior to the GT3 and have driven a couple of 964's but having never driven a 993. 993's to me are great looking cars but I feel they are too expensive for what they are. Agree later 911's are just too big now even if they are brilliant dynamically.

I have an early build 99, ocean blue with aero, LSD, cable throttle, etc. I have other 911s but I will always keep this one as I believe it’s a special car.

Thanks for a great vid! Got a 996 C2 gen 2 manual since a few months. I must say the extra torque in the 3.6 is really nice. No options such as PSM or sunroof, only a CD-player which means I can dust of my old CD-collection 😅 Keeping it stock except for the Ohlins coilovers. Amazing car and I feel fantastic every time I drive it 😊

Lots of vibes.

I've put almost 40k trouble free miles on my 1999 C2 during my 2 years of ownership. I still get an ear to ear grin every time I get into it...

I had an ‘00 with the aero kit on H&R coilovers and HRE wheels Looked and handled amazing, but the power was lacking and I went on to a 996tt. Damn I miss them both.

Great video! Thanks for this. 996TT owner here, long hood hot rod owner with 2.8 twin plug MFI that weighs 2000lbs, and next up for the stable is a 996.1 like this, followed by 996 gt3 (.1 and .2)…such a sweet spot for me as the earlier cars didn’t perform the same way, and the newer ones are too far off the feel these deliver! CheeRS

I have had my 99' 996 since 2010 and being the 2nd owner have enjoyed the car so much that I think I'm going to keep it until it dies, or I die.........whichever comes first ! ; - ) It had 81k when I bought it in 2010 and now has 110k, and runs like new and has needed very little all along. The running costs and reliability have been much better than I ever had expected. I love my 996 !

This is a beautiful car. I currently own a 996.2 C4S in SY, and am always looking for a 996.1 to keep it some company. If this particular car ever becomes available, PLEASE keep me on the list as an interested buyer. This is my first ever comment on KZfaq, so I’m not sure if PMs are a thing, but I can find a way to get you some contact info. Thanks, and in the meantime enjoy it!

It really is a bridge between the analog and the advanced tech.

As I type this, I’m literally 1/3 of the way home in my newly acquired 04 C4S. Flew to Wisconsin, did the deal and now headed back to NC. The 996 is so much better than its’ given credit for. What’s fun about it is the more time I spend in it the more I sense the air cooled ethos. I totally get the appeal of the C2 but I found a C4S that was too good to pass up.

It is difficult to express into words how special being in or even in proximity to a Ferrari makes a person feel. It's a deep feeling of gratitude, astonishment and pure joy. Ferrari can sometimes be put in a box by anyone who hasn't been lucky enough to spend time around them. My hope is that every true car enthusiast will have this opportunity at some point in their life. It is as good or even better than you have imagined and it never loses it level of amazement to behold. Forza Ferrari!

Let’s face it, if the 996.1 didn’t have the IMS issue and had “round” headlights, people would speak of it the same way as they drool over previous 911s. They still wouldn’t command as much in money, simply because they made so many of them. I loved my 2001 C2 (and had the IMS Solution installed) and would recommend the 996 to anyone. It’s a wonderful car.

Link to the exhaust set plz

Incredible spec

Was this just on BAT this week? It’s a beauty, I only wish the interior was black, that Savannah beige ages poorly. (99 996.1 black on black here, with DSL😊, owned for 5 years)

It's a beauty.

Thanks for giving some love to the 996’s! I have a ‘99 C2 6-speed in speed yellow with a 3.7 and absolutely love it. Every time I think about moving on, I take it for a drive and think ‘no way I can part with this’.

I had one it was stolen. 911 1999 carrera 4.I’m 65 makes me want to cry

I love them both!

My dad passed away and left a '97 Quattroporte. It's been hooked up to a device that is supposed to keep the battery juiced up/healthy. Thing is, nothing happens when I turn the ignition? No lights no nothing. I know it's been working fine and it's in seemingly great condition. Any ideas? Do you have to do anything more than just turn the ignition? There's some kind of remote on the same key ring as the key that has an on and off button. Tried pushing ON obviously but I don't know what it does. Thanks 🙏