I truly appreciate every single piece of input that was provided through PM exchanges yesterday/last night.
I drove the 911 this morning. I’ve never encountered anything that handles this well (dare I say perfectly?), and this one was clearly well cared for by its previous two owners. It’s a really beautiful car in very good condition.
But…
Inside, it felt really old. It seemed charming and well made, but ancient, like the television encased in a real wood cabinet that my grandparents had in their living room, which is in some of my earliest childhood memories.
The engine was also disappointing. Stomp down on it and it will go, but it will only go if you stomp down on it.
This car clearly has assets that, if used to their fullest potential, could compensate for some (or most probably all) of the things that bother me in what would mainly be an errand runner.
Here’s the car. I have no doubt that it will make the right owner extremely happy.
I also looked at a couple of newer Boxsters and Caymans (Caymen?). Neither excited me enough to want to drive one, but I would definitely consider a fresher version (2017+) of the 911.