IWantAPorsche.net

[chitowndad]

"something for nothing" What a novel concept...

There once was this young girl that wanted to raise $5,000 for a boob job so she made a web site but the catch was that if you donated $ she would send you a picture of the end results! For some guys that was worth the donation.

Follow stateofidleness advice! There is nothing more rewarding than working hard and earning the right to drive your first Porsche.

My advice is as follows: take every penny that you've got and put it in the stock market and let it bake for 5 years. Right now there are some really cheap stocks that will make you a lot of money, if you're patient. If all that you've got is $500 start there.

If you can't wait for 5 years, get a second job or work hard to get that promotion and more compensation.

Good luck.

Do whatever you are comfortable with, however, in a world where some people can't get a sandwich, asking for donations for a Porsche seems, well... egocentric. Don't come back here telling us it worked beyond your dreams or the day after I think there will be a lot of "I need a GT2" .coms...As others have said, save for it then you can really appreciate it and tell the boss who would do anything to have his youth back to stop tormenting you with his wealth.

[jmatta]

I'm 52, my investments are a mess, I'll have two kids in college soon, own multiple real estate properties that have lost value with the market depression. I have two Porsches, one that I can't afford to race due to the unnecessary expense.

Should I start a website called www.ineedalife.com?

If you want something, work for it. The only ones getting handouts these days are banks and insurance companies.

[Jaxonalden]

Brucelee,

Why are posts like this allowed on your site? These are no more than junk mail, telemarketing people looking for a handout. Kid, if your legit, get a job and save your money and then buy your car like the rest of us. Coming here and asking us for money so you can "live your dream" is BS. This is the problem with a majority of today's youth, no-one whats to get dirty and do the work and save. They would rather just punch a few keys on a computer and collect a ton of cash. Sorry buddy, but your not going to be Bill Gates by asking for money.

BTW, when you hand over your hard earned cash you'll appreciate the car even more.

[coreseller]

LOL.....I think the boy got his answer. Whatever happened to Shame?

[Nineteen89]

Well I want to give a genuine thank you to those that replied with some helpful advice, I guess I should've mentioned that I work full-time and go to school full-time and I wasn't really looking to this idea as a "Grab my hand and drag me to the finish line." more of a "Help me up the last few steps" kinda thing, but nonetheless I appreciate your responses, thank you.

[Kirk]

What you guys fail to see is that this young man is just following an already established formula. One of our own respected forum members started his own website to get donations to buy his Boxster (which he did) and now is still seeking donations to add a turbo kit.

http://www.iwantaporsche.net/

Now how much this really worked for him I don't know, but it sure can't hurt for this new guy to give it a shot! It probably won't buy him the car straight up, but as he pointed it out, it might help a little. Yes, the timing given the current economy is poor though.

Kirk

[Nineteen89]

Thank you Kirk! I also would like to add that, I don't want to be perceived as a lazy kid asking for a handout, just someone asking for a hand up the final step in the ladder, but I'm currently in the situation you guys were in before you had the pleasure of seeing a Porsche in your driveway. I obviously cannot do so at the current time because I'm trying to fund my own aspirations, but I would most certainly guarentee that I would be willing to give a helping hand to the next person looking for that extra push towards their Porsche dreams, I wouldn't buy their car, most deffinately not, but I would be willing to make a donation, as I kindly ask you to consider. I most certainly will get my Porsche, sooner or later, I strive to get there one day soon, and as I stated, I nonetheless thank you for your time & opinions.

[rick3000]

If you want to put up a donations site, I don't see why you can't. But I don't see a donation site for a Porsche getting more than $100-200 at the most. Randall even says, "I didn't get tons of money," he said his wife donated most of the money.
The girl that set up the site to get rid of her debt had a story people could relate too, most people aren't going to sympathetic to a guy who wants a Porsche.

You might also want to consider the cost of buying a website and paying to have it hosted. It would be fun to see if anyone gave you any money, but in this economy I wouldn't count on covering your hosting fees.
It's a good idea but I think that if you seriously want a Porsche there are better ways to get one that asking for donations.
Just my $0.02! Good Luck!