When did you decide you wanted one?
My dad has had a Porsche since I was about 8 years old. He more or less got me hooked on them. This was his second and it was a 77 911 Targa which through the years was converted to a wide body turbo look w/ a 3.2L. I watched the transformation of that car through the years and we used to go "cruising" on Saturday's in his Porsche. Several times through out high school he'd let me drive his car to various events, that's when I decided I wanted one. But, it's been a life long affliction.
How long did it take to finally purchase it?
I drove the same burnt out Suzuki Sidekick for almost 6 years, when I turned 21 I bought an 86 944 Turbo that had previously been my mom's car. It was lightly modded and was a hell of a lot of fun to drive. About 100K miles, it started having major problems and it spent more time on a lift than the pavement. I was forced to sell it about 2 years after I bought it.
How old where you then, and now?
I was 21, now I'm 30. When I bought the Boxster I was 28.
Is there anything you would have done differently?
Not bought a 944 Turbo.
Quick word of advice for a young person trying to save for one?
Buy one right now, the values have dropped off tremendously. They'll only hit a certain low before they start going back up. Who knows what that low may be but, I know I've seen some low mileage 986 S's going for $14-16K.