Paulo_Rangel_Melo:

The 996 interior (MK1 & MK2)  was 50 times better than the 993 but the 993 interior had better quality 50 times more than the 996 MK1

 

and the 1980s era 911s had much better quality  than the 964/993 onward !

( mainly because they could still use now- banned ingredients for  tanning of the full leather interior's super thick hides which gave off a permanent , heady ,deep ( and carcinogenic !) leather aroma  similar to a private clubroom full of patina -rich  armchairs on sofas ! ) 

lets also not forget that the " cheap engineered " 986/996 twins  were developed in the early / mid 90s when Porsche was near bankruptcy basically by then selling just  ONE 30 yr -old car model ( they couldnt give away the front engined 968s and 928s ) and the controlling families were very close to taking Toyota's overtures to buy them out , so cost savings and parts sharing was the only way forward until the very successful  " cheap Boxster " and then the " end of the world/ end of  Porsche as we know it " VW Toureg- based 2004 Cayenne created enough cash flow to turn things around for the 911,  slowly starting with the 997 .

So we should at least respect the interweb - flogged 986/ 996 , with their non existent resale value now , for allowing us to enjoy a 911 line up that today consists of 2-3 dozen variants .