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You have to pay it forward. Two days ago, I had three young guys come up to me in a Kroger parking lot, probably around 18 or 19, commenting about how incredible my car looked and how they would love to have a Porsche. One even knew right away that it was a Boxster. When I told them what I paid for it, they couldn't believe it. They thought, like many people much older than them, that a Porsche was out of reach for them. I think it's great that a young guy or girl can drive an amazing machine such as a Porsche and see what a car of this caliber drives like. You only live once, so why drive some mundane, underpowered, uninspiring vehicle that just blends in with the masses?
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I don't get many comments on my 986. Did give a fellow 986'er a thumbs-up at Home Depot (was riding in my housemate's Mini, though).
Thankfully people don't give me grief for being a young guy in a Porsche (about to hit 30, for what it's worth). But I've wanted one since I first laid eyes on an Arena Red example while I was in Sarasota in 1997. Smitten. :) I'm just happy to own two cars outright, that both are in pretty nice shape, and almost the same color. :p |
Do all the teens own a blue porsche?
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I think to own a porsche while still a teen takes more than just money. First not many our age know about this affordable beauty and some doent even try to look and we also have to take into consideration the repair costs, depreciation, insurance, etc. So you have to be able to manage your money to some degree so you don't drive around in a broken down porsche. Can't ruin the name :)
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23, engineering graduate school, and I do all my own work ;)...except for mount tires, I don't have a tire press :(
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More power to you younger owners. I won't speak for others but I'm a bit jealous that I got into my 50's and finally own my own Porsche.
I did get to drive my father's 914 in my teens and I wanted to buy it in my early 20s. He was a wise man and he loves me, he wouldn't sell it to me. Be very careful about moving so fast, you youngsters. Driving my Boxster makes me feel young. Working on it, under it, makes me realize and feel my age What will you have to drive to feel the same in 20-30 years? |
Another teen owner here. 986 Boxsters are so cheap and yet so capable, it's no surprise that there are many young owners. What other Porsche (besides a 944) are you going to get for around ten grand or less? It can't be matched for a pure driver's car at that price point, and at least mine has been surprisingly reliable. The only thing I've had to do in a year and half of ownership is oil changes, which admittedly are pretty expensive considering you need ten quarts of synthetic, but it has a been a fantastic car as long as I have owned it. Can't wait to take it to my first track weekend this weekend.
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You will notice that Forum solutions to various problems are generally arrived at by consensus before being trusted as a valid solution. Thats also why its good to document the failures, to save time of others trying alternate solutions. If a number of people have had success then the odds of succeeding yourself are much improved. Similarly with FB etc, peer approval is determined by consensus, so the more "Likes" or "Friends" you have the more validated you feel as a person. The people that grow out of that mindset and don't need validation of any kind are typically the most successful in life and business. A digression, just short of a rant ;) |
28 here.
I've always wondered about the age of most of the people here. It makes me feel really young whenever I see posts from Johnny Danger that need a generational background. I also wondered how out of place I would feel at my local PCA meetings. Now I can go worry free :D |
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To enjoy and experience everything your ever dreamt off? To help everyone else achieve their dreams? To produce more offspring and work hard to build resources that you can give to your offspring so they can achieve their dreams? I think that kids that manage to realize their dreams early (A Porsche) are going to live a very fulfilled life as they will not be found dreaming about what they want, or who could give it to them but would rather go out and get it themselves. Kudo's to you young folks for going out and getting it!!! :) |
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Hummm… I was born when LBJ was president. We had a b&w tv when I was kid and a dial phone! My first sports car was a '70 MGB when I was in high school. (it wasn't that old of a car then!) I have an old friend that bought a '69 911T for $4k in the early 80s when we were in school. He was just a kid then and he still has it today. You want to know what that car is worth now?? wow.
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I have changed my own tires many times using nothing more than a 2 x 4, a couple tire irons, and a car. ;) Not the prettiest, but it works fine. |
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Either way, I would say that repairs and maintenance will in the end be the real expense not really the purchase of the car. The nature of a sports car is not like a road car that can be driven below a certain margin, the older a sports car gets the more miles it sees, the more attention it requires to get you back at the level the factory's engineers intended. Now add to the fact that this a boutique German brand that require expensive parts and specialized labor and that sports car margin carries even higher cost. Meanwhile you could be getting the experience of learning to drive at a high level with cars costing less to purchase and significantly less to operate and maintain. Which then frees up money to do other things. Quote:
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As of Thursday I will be changing brackets. Jumping from the 30s bracket to the 40s bracket. :eek::eek: Guess it beats the alternative. 17 in my name is not a indicator of my age. :(
As far as the teenagers driving Porshes, good for them. And when they encounter a repair that cost more than the car, hopefully their finances forces them to make the right decision and part ways with that car. Then go get another one. Not sure all of us with more knowledge and funds would make that call. |
22 years old, 23 in November. :)
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