How Old Are You?

[818BoxsterS]

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

[epapp]

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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[particlewave]

Originally Posted by epapp

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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Sure you do...

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.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by 818BoxsterS

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

The Boxster is affordable only relative to other Porsches. It is by no means an affordable car. On more than one occasion I've had to write checks that ran bigger than the purchase price of my first three cars. Some say "but you can do your own work", but that requires the tools ($) the space ($$) and knowledge ($$$) that most teens do not have or have access to. As older adults you then have to weigh having someone do the repairs for you vs what the costs are for you to be doing something else in that time.
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.

Originally Posted by jb92563

True, but the skill to determine the difference between Propoganda, Market Manipulation, plain old BS, and whats real is much more difficult. Its turning regular folks into cunning researchers and investigators.

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

I agree. But learning to separate the crap from the truth is a journey that takes years and the sooner you start, the sooner your $$$$ can get on the right track. The thing about being young is that you don't realize that you have an incredible advantage -- one that can not be purchased for any amount of money and that is TIME. The sooner you can get your chips in play, the sooner you'll be on your way to calling all your own shots in life. But when you're young other things are just more interesting to you because your needs are largely being met by others (ie your parents). The guy who sold WhatsApp for $19 billion who was once on welfare with his mother at one point... he wasn't driving a Porsche back then... he was using his time and money to learn how make more money in less time. But he's driving that Porsche now (seriously his daily driver is a Porsche). He signed the $19 billion agreement with Zuckerberg at the welfare office he used to have to go to with his mother who died of cancer.

Originally Posted by particlewave

Sure you do...

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.

What about the balancing?

[kk2002s]

Originally Posted by particlewave

Sure you do...

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.

Now that is DIY video that would be interesting to see

[kylekimball]

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.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by kylekimball

Can't wait to take it to my first track weekend this weekend.

Kyle - Please post up your experience (and some pics!) at the track in the Racing section. We'd all love to hear how it went.

[batshapedheart]

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

[SeanZ4]

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.

[rp17]

As of Thursday I will be changing brackets. Jumping from the 30s bracket to the 40s bracket. 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.

[HolmaN]

22 years old, 23 in November.

[Mark_T]

I must be missing something... what is offensive about Davev saying he hopes the older folks are out driving? Seems like a nice enough sentiment to me.

I think there are too many people that try a little too hard to find a reason to take offense.

[rexcramer]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

I must be missing something... what is offensive about Davev saying he hopes the older folks are out driving? Seems like a nice enough sentiment to me.

I think there are too many people that try a little too hard to find a reason to take offense.

IMO what makes his comment offensive is the use of the term "gummers." If he was trying to be cute/funny, the use of an appropriate emoji would have been helpful, otherwise it would be considered a pejorative term.

Although I am getting close to that age group, I still have all of my teeth.

[stelan]

Wow so far us in the 40's are winning this thing. lol

[mikesz]

I cant drive "55"!

[Seadweller]

HA! 70% of us are old farts...

[Meir]

Originally Posted by Seadweller

HA! 70% of us are old farts...

LOL. that's true.
i'm 44 now and was almost 40 when i got my first Porsche.
the thought of "i wish i had this car at my 20's" crosses my mind all the time.
on another thought, if i had it on 24, not sure i would have made it to 44

[particlewave]

37, semi-retired, self employed (I only work 1 or 2 days per month).

No point in living if your going to spend it working 40 hours per week making someone else successful.