In the latest installment of my Porsche 911 owner stories series, I interview John C., who tells us why he LOVES, LOVES, LOVES his 2002 Porsche 911 996 Coupe. This is the first time I've featured a 996 on the channel so it truly was fun to hear a 996 owner tell me why he enjoys this model so much.

The Porsche 911 owner stories are always fun to do because I get to hear firsthand about the connection between the Porsche 911 owner and his or her car.

The 996 is often seen as the ugly cousin version of the Porsche 911 due to its' "fried egg" headlights and the engine's being prone to grenade thanks to the faulty IMS bearing. This topic has been beaten to death on Porsche 996 owner forums so I won't go into that here, but in this video, John tells us why this issue doesn't bother him in the least, and he also shares a plethora of reasons why he believes the 996 is the best Porsche 911 to own.

The Porsche 911 owner stories videos are always a great resource for anyone who is just looking for either entertainment or real-life ownership advice based on the experience of someone who lives with a specific year, make a model Porsche 911.

Check out this video to learn:

- How much it costs for a porsche 996 ims bearing replacement
- The difference between the first generation 996 and the second generation 996
- Whether this owner believes the Porsche 996 is going up in value
- How this owner believes the Porsche 996 911 stacks up against air cooled Porsche 911's
- The total cost of ownership for this 2002 Porsche 911 996 coupe
- Common failure points for the Porsche 996

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0:00 Start
2:05 Interesting Porsche 911 research - lowering or retaining stock height
3:32 Start of interview
4:36 Features John was looking for in his 996
5:04 Fister exhaust on the 996
6:05 What John likes most about his 996
7:07 Porsche 996 "fried egg" headlight discussion
8:58 Porsche 996 IMS Bearing replacement discussion
11:36 Porsche 996 values
14:15 Porsche 996 cost of ownership

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Rennthusiast (formerly Bavarian Enthusiast TV) is for the most part a Porsche 911 channel centering on experiencing air cooled Porsches, but will also feature other vintage, analog vehicles I add to the collection. The channel is the result of my deep passion for air cooled Porsches, my interest in the air cooled Porsche community, my obsession with modding, improving, buying and selling cars in general and my desire to put myself out there on YouTube and share these passions with other enthusiasts.

Porsches I currently own as of the time this video was produced:

1995 Porsche 911 993 Coupe in polar silver
1986 Porsche 911 Carrera in guards red
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo in guards red

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