Porsche 911 dilemma

[GavinPearson]

Here is the problem:
Kathy (Mrs Pearson) would like us to buy a Porsche 911 as a fun car. We're probably looking at a 964 from 1990 model year or a 993. It's something Kathy has always wanted and I certainly wouldn't mind driving it either.

Kathy had a mega-accident in her 20s which makes depressing a heavy clutch painful.

If we bought a 911 automatic would it ruin the Porsche driving experience or are they actually pretty good? Are they reliable?

Views / comments please.

[GavinPearson]

Thank you all for taking the time to give me the benefit of your advice. I'm feeling a bit better about buying a car with Tiptronic now.

I am curious about what makes the 964 less desirable than it should be on paper. I bought "0911 and Porsche World" magazine the other day and saw the supplement on 964 and later cars - but I didn't see too many specifics about what you should expect to go wrong and when.

So has anybody had / know of somebody that had a 964 with mechanical unreliability? What went wrong?

I'm not too keen on buying a car needing work other than cosmetic or interior because spares and labour rates here in the USA are stratospherically expensive compared to what I am used to in the UK, plus I'd rather just buy the right car and get on and use it.

[GavinPearson]

Thanks for your honest input and the links.

Gavin.