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Always love Porsches since I was a little kid. The 924 and 928's were my favorite, not knowing they were mechanical nightmares. I maintained a 911 fund for many years, which was all my pocket change in a 5 gallon glass water bottle. Cashed all that in for part of a house downpayment when I got married to show my wife I was serious about buying a house and thought "one day I'll start another Porsche fund."
In 1997 I saw one of the first Boxsters sold in Houston on the freeway and was smitten. Mid engine Porsche??? Love it! I had owned a Toyota MR2 so I knew how much fun a mid engine car was, and having a convertible would be even better I thought. I started a Porsche fund that afternoon with $50 in a bank account.
So, in 2004 I bought a 1997 with 84k on it for $15,500 and spent 3-5 years repairing it and upgrading parts of the car to make it look like a much newer S model.
I still enjoy driving the car, but it's not much fun in hot, humid, flat, traffic-laden Houston. It only gets out of the garage for a day or two every other month. But I can say the car is now very dependable and fires up every time I drive it and I'm finally pleased with my purchase.
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