I'm always thinking of buying another sports car to replace the 996. The Vette is actually top of my list now. It's more car than anybody needs on the road, does a Porsche handle better, yep, but the Vette is half the price and apart from on a race track with a better driver than me (and I'm crap but still better than most untrained drivers on the road, it's all relative...), people won't tell the difference.
Trouble is, I don't want a Vette. I want a Vette with a race suspension, maybe a racing seat, harnesses, etc, i.e. I don't want a vette or any other sports car, I want a race car.
And thats the problem. Almost every normal sports car is compromised. You can buy a 911 but straight away, you upgrade the seats, maybe springs or put coil overs on it, you get the picture, you don't want a Sports car, you want a race car.
And once you get the race car, you can't drive it on the public roads anyway without going to jail so whats the point. Either buy the stock car and drive it around like an SUV or stick with the SUV and buy a track only race car which is what the smart money does.
So, I drive my GMC 2500 pickup on public roads, still thinking about buying a sports car...