Hey, Bill, Chuck, & Mike. Thanks for the information, although to be honest, that didn't really answer my questions, lol. You see, all the points you made out hardly affect me. I live in San Diego, CA & I don't know if either of you have visited, but there's hardly any steep drives at all here, except in the dowtown areas, which I very rarely visit, not to mention the fact that most of my driving is done on the highway. As far as the non-openable windows, well, most of the replicas have air conditioning, so I don't see why that'd be a problem, unless I went through drive-thrus a lot, which I don't, since I always have one of my employees bring me lunch during the day, & if I leave to eat, it's to go to a nice restaurant where I'd get out of my car anyway. Getting mobbed at the gas station is no problem for me, I'm looking for a car that gets that kind of attention, otherwise I wouldn't be looking to buy specifically an exotic, lol. I see why getting out of the car in a regular parking space would be a problem, but the truth is my daily driving consists of going from store to store (I own 6 small jewelry stores), & I have an extra wide parking space for me at all the locations. Last but not least, the minimal storage space doesn't affect me either because the biggest item I ever carry on me is probably my wallet, lol. If ever I need extra storage space, I have an SUV I bought only for hauling my ATV's when I go off-roading. Of course a car would feel more special if driven less frequently, but I want a car that is special enough to keep me excited everyday.
But back to my original questions: you see, what I really wanted to know about was mainly the type of maintenance required with the engine, how often it would need to be performed, what it would run me as far as price, etc., how often the carbs need tuning, any other mechanical maintenance needed on the car, & the reliability of the car, as in it won't break down on me, or start to need parts changed after every couple thousand miles, etc.
...I really am interested in the GT40, it's definetely beautiful, it has a lot of power for the price, & seems like a real attention grabber. I've watched a couple of videos of GT40 replicas on YouTube & I get excited just seeing them, lol. Right now it's my main choice, but if you guys manage to convince me otherwise, I think I'll just get 2 cars since I just realized how cheap older 996's are selling for, such as this one:
Porsche 911 996
^I could get a car like that one, as well as a cheaper kit car such as a Porsche RS60 replica like this one:
Porsche RSK718 Replica
So keep posting guys! I need as much info as possible. Thanks again!