[Donatello.]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

How about a 996 turbo. Very unpopular due to the fried egg headlights.

And fine. Then how about V8 swap a base Miata.

Or buy a base Carrera and V8 swap that. I considered this option for quite some time. You can get 997.1 base carreras on the cheap.

I am not going to spend the $ to V8 swap a Miata.

I am talking 80s-90s whale tail turbo Porsche, not a 996

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Agreed with you on most points. But if you want low cost of entry on a turbo 911 it's basically down to 996 generation cars at this point. OP mentioned being potentially interested in a turbo. So yeah.

New carreras are plenty spendy on their own and I'm not a fan of the turbo 6s. I'd steer clear unless it's a desired substance. Stick with turbo I6 from BMW or look elsewhere.

Reality is, nothing BMW makes really competes with 911.

The cheapest 911 with a turbo badge doesn't mean a damn to me. Don't buy tmfor the badge, but maybe 911 people do.

Like I said, of they were 40-50k with a stick, ok, makes sense. But above 60 or 70k, you're getting into 991.2 price range, which is the better car in every way.

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by Donatello.

I am not going to spend the $ to V8 swap a Miata.

I am talking 80s-90s whale tail turbo Porsche, not a 996

Oh, so you're talking $200k cars lol.

[Donatello.]

Originally Posted by BlkGS

Oh, so you're talking $200k cars lol.

Hard pass LOL

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by Donatello.

Hard pass LOL

Admittedly I haven't been watching 930 turbo prices, but it sure seems like 993 turbos are like, basically 200k, lol.

[Mavus]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...911-turbo-161/

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by Mavus

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...911-turbo-161/

Quarter million dollars and they couldn't even fix rock chips on the front end, lol.

[Davil]

Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep

I would go Aston Martin for a touch of class and throw in an exhaust and wheels.

Believe me you don’t want to change the exhaust.

Just make sure you buy one of the later models which should have the S back box along with a load of other improvements. Then de-cat the secondaries which are not needed to pass emissions.

My MY18 AMR is the same model as this with the Quicksilver mod. Some days I think it is too loud. Other days I think it is music from the gods. Usually the latter.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-jWBLwswFzA