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jotoole · 12-28-2008, 08:43 AM

I was 58 when I bought my 2000 2.7 Boxster this past April. Was seriously looking for a 911. My brother has an 89 or so Carrera Targa 911 and loves it. But I see case of serious diminishing return. My absolutely spotless 74,000 mi Arctic silver w/black leather interior, alloy wheels etc... does everything I ask of it, and then some. Paid $16,000. I believe someone on this site said " 95% of the fun at 1/4 the price." Power to spare and excellent brakes, handling. PO brought it to his dealer for PM every 4 to 10 mos. I have the records. Don't regret not opting for the "S."

I recommend you subscribe to online CONSUMERS REPORTS.ORG. $26.00 per year, cancel anytime. Their reliability data is based on approx. 1,000,000 subscriber replies.

The anecdotal info on this and similar websites is not statistically significant. But I keep in mind "where there is smoke, there is fire." That said, this site and some others of like level of expertise, contains an enormous amount of valuable info, from some very knowledgeable individuals who are very generous in sharing their considerable knowledge based on first hand experience and/or professional training.

p.s. some of the posts are funny as hell!

12-28-2008, 08:43 AM	#22
jotoole Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: sw ohio Posts: 253	I was 58 when I bought my 2000 2.7 Boxster this past April. Was seriously looking for a 911. My brother has an 89 or so Carrera Targa 911 and loves it. But I see case of serious diminishing return. My absolutely spotless 74,000 mi Arctic silver w/black leather interior, alloy wheels etc... does everything I ask of it, and then some. Paid $16,000. I believe someone on this site said " 95% of the fun at 1/4 the price." Power to spare and excellent brakes, handling. PO brought it to his dealer for PM every 4 to 10 mos. I have the records. Don't regret not opting for the "S." I recommend you subscribe to online CONSUMERS REPORTS.ORG. $26.00 per year, cancel anytime. Their reliability data is based on approx. 1,000,000 subscriber replies. The anecdotal info on this and similar websites is not statistically significant. But I keep in mind "where there is smoke, there is fire." That said, this site and some others of like level of expertise, contains an enormous amount of valuable info, from some very knowledgeable individuals who are very generous in sharing their considerable knowledge based on first hand experience and/or professional training. p.s. some of the posts are funny as hell! Last edited by jotoole; 12-28-2008 at 08:56 AM.