996 as a 'weekend car' ?

[Bluedot]

Hi all,
What's people opinions on here of having a 996 as basically a weekend car ? At the moment I have a year old diesel Freelander (ok, you can stop laughing now) that is decent enough for driving around in, is comfortable and basically does what it needs to do.
Due to some changes in our lifestyle, we (me and Mrs K) now spend a lot of time at weekends basically driving around various places, not huge mileages, probably couple of hundred miles a weekend. The Freelander does it's job and is nice enough...
I've always wanted a 'weekend only type car' and have taken an interest in the 996's after seeing them priced at between £10k and £15k, basically I could flog my Freelander and get a smart 996 with a cheap £3k runaround for getting to and from work as well as the times I need something more practical.
I've never owned anything like a 996 before (not sure an MR2 T-Bar counts ? ) so am obviously wary of the running costs and potential bills. What's people opinions though on using a 996 like this ?

Thanks in advance
Jon

[Bluedot]

Thanks for all the helpful advice.
Looks like all I need to do now is find the right car
I'll post some pics of it when I get one, although I have no idea when that'll be!