Flevio, it certainly wasn't my intention to start any sort of feud between 996 and 997 owners. I also agree with you that there doesn't seem to be any bad blood between these two groups that, lets face it, are probably not very different. I just wanted to celebrate my car that, so far, has served me incredibly well in a wide range of road, weather and driving conditions. Maverick, I drove the car for about 15,000 miles. This low number reflects my proximity to work rather than my eagerness to drive. I did take some longer road trips. A couple of weeks ago I participated in the Porsche driving experience -in Alabama- and I thought driving there would add to the experience. I drove back in one day, according to MapQuest about 670 miles. It took me less than 9 hours, including having to fill up a couple of times. When I pulled into my garage I had some bad BO going but I felt fine otherwise. Those seats are great! Anyway, the RMS-gods have been smiling on me so far. I might be jinxing it big-time with these posts though. Scott, my car started out with the standard "Turbo-Look II" wheels. I actually got two sets, one for winter with the factory recommended Pirelli tires and one for summer. When I went to swap wheels last spring some unscrupulous criminal had stolen my summer wheels. My Porsche dealer, who has a service storing these wheels for their customers, offered to replace the wheels immediately. For an additional couple of hundred bucks I upgraded to the GT3 wheels that look much better than my old set. Moogle, I know from some other thread (as well as your signature) that you also have a M3 that you probably use to get around on a day-to-day basis. Do you think your GT3 could be used for this purpose? I agree that the GT3 is an unbelievable car, I am not sure if it would be as easy and effortless to live with as my C4S. Joost, your comment made me think back of the time I first realized that the 911 was something else. I grew up in the Netherlands (near Utrecht) and I don't know if you are old enough to remember (I was born in the late sixties myself) but the highway patrol in the Netherlands used to drive around in Porsches (see picture). The idea was have cars so superior to anything else out there that speeders would immediately realize that 'the gig was up' the second it would show up in their rearview mirror. The scheme was a victim of cost-cutting a long time ago but even as a mere lad I knew the basic premise was sound. At some point there were guys out there whose job it was to drive around in a 911 at any speed there wanted, how does that compare to your job?