All I can say after 50 years of owning cars from different countries I would stay away from British and Italian cars. German cars handle and perform great but after 9- 10 years the repairs costs more than a new American car. Asian cars are reliable but boring.

Not all Porsche 996-997 have the IMS problem the design was changed several times and the failure rate is 2%-5% depending on the year because of part defects or misalignments. People with problems always post online and fear mongering sells parts. My 2002 996 has 138000 miles with original IMS I do early 12000 mile…