996TSCab to keep me "occupied" until 997TSCab?
Open question for everyone: I am #4 on my local dealer's wait list for the 997TT-I'm waiting for the TSCab, and I wonder if the TSCab won't be ready until the end of 2006 at the earliest. 
There's a 2005 (996) TSCab-black ext./black soft top/black full leather int./6-speed manual at my local dealer available now listed around the $150K range. It could certainly keep me sane until the 997 replacement comes out and would be fun for this summer and next (and I could use it in winter with its AWD). Financially, I wonder how much it might be valued at over 12 months from now assuming no mega mileage (that might be hard to avoid 
) or major dings are put on it, given the factors involved: immediate depreciation from being "used," depreciation from 12 months of time, replacement by the 997TT, to name a few? I can handle the entire transaction financially if I wanted to, I'm just not sure if ANY car for 2 summers and maybe part of the winter is worth that price. I might be able to get the selling price of the 996 dropped to the $130'sK range, I do have a 1999 M-Roadster that could cut off another $15K since I'll sell it, it's mainly a question of how much might I get for unloading the 996 ? in the fall of 2006. Ahh, the price we pay for our recreational habits! Any thoughts? 
There's a 2005 (996) TSCab-black ext./black soft top/black full leather int./6-speed manual at my local dealer available now listed around the $150K range. It could certainly keep me sane until the 997 replacement comes out and would be fun for this summer and next (and I could use it in winter with its AWD). Financially, I wonder how much it might be valued at over 12 months from now assuming no mega mileage (that might be hard to avoid ) or major dings are put on it, given the factors involved: immediate depreciation from being "used," depreciation from 12 months of time, replacement by the 997TT, to name a few? I can handle the entire transaction financially if I wanted to, I'm just not sure if ANY car for 2 summers and maybe part of the winter is worth that price. I might be able to get the selling price of the 996 dropped to the $130'sK range, I do have a 1999 M-Roadster that could cut off another $15K since I'll sell it, it's mainly a question of how much might I get for unloading the 996 ? in the fall of 2006. Ahh, the price we pay for our recreational habits! Any thoughts?
