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Perfectlap · 03-25-2013, 08:17 AM

it's funny how my view of Porsche has changed in the last decade. When I first saw the 996 Turbo my first thought was that you could park that next to a Ferrari all day long.

Now I think, a Porsche turbo out of warranty? Pass.
PDK out of warranty? No thanks already ate.
Center lock wheels that have be serviced every 40K miles? Maybe next time.
PCCB? swap in the old school ones and we have a deal!
996/997/991 Carrera Turbo depreciation that could buy a used 997 outright? still a b1tch..

I don't have nearly the romantic view of high end Porsche cars that I once did.
These days it seems more like a liability/money pit.

03-25-2013, 08:17 AM	#23
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	it's funny how my view of Porsche has changed in the last decade. When I first saw the 996 Turbo my first thought was that you could park that next to a Ferrari all day long. Now I think, a Porsche turbo out of warranty? Pass. PDK out of warranty? No thanks already ate. Center lock wheels that have be serviced every 40K miles? Maybe next time. PCCB? swap in the old school ones and we have a deal! 996/997/991 Carrera Turbo depreciation that could buy a used 997 outright? still a b1tch.. I don't have nearly the romantic view of high end Porsche cars that I once did. These days it seems more like a liability/money pit. __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW Last edited by Perfectlap; 03-25-2013 at 08:29 AM.