I've wanted a 911 Porsche since I was 13, and I finally got it.

Over all I LOVE my 997 Carrera 4 Cabriolet.  The handling is sharp with out
being harsh.  With
the top up there's little wind noise, and when down there's little
buffeting.  I've had zero mechanical problems.  And there's plenty of room
for my German Shepard.

A few down points:
I have the leather power seats.  If the weather hadn't be so miserable I'd
have turned around and returned it the day I picked it up because the seat
hurt my lower back so bad.  Instead I stopped at a craft store and picked up
1.5 inches of chair foam and a nice fabric, and now I have no complaints
even on long drives.

I don't much like the instrument layout.  The analog speed-o is useless.
and the two outer dials are invisible when my hands are in normal driving
position.

It's ridicules that to order the car I had to go page-by-page thru a inch
thick pile of paper checking things off.  It's 2006. why isn't this online?
I also suspect it's why my car showed up it some interior parts with the
wrong finish.  Unacceptable for a $100k+ auto!

Maybe the Tiptronic 5-speed works ok with a different engine, but in this
car it REALLY needs a sixth gear!   Also, in auto mode the trany tends to
"hunt" way to much on hilly terrain.

With that said, would I buy it again?  YOU BET!!!