What did you find on CL today?

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by particlewave

No. None of it is tasteful. 100% tacky.

You need to quit insulting half of our members cars in a single post.
To suggest someone's car isn't worth modding or putting money into simply because it's a base is just plain idiotic. Knock it off.

Scratch that.

It isn't an economically wise decision to put 25k into a car that's slower than one that's 3k more expensive lol.

[tommy583]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

Scratch that.

It isn't an economically wise decision to put 25k into a car that's slower than one that's 3k more expensive lol.

I've done quite a bit of modding to my lowly base model over the years. I get what you are saying about starting with an S instead of a base. But when I bought my 98 base with full leather interior and aero kit 6 years ago, a bottom of the barrel S was over 5K more than my car. While I wouldn't mind a little more HP, I have driven a few S's. They are not much faster than my car. It could be because of some of the mods i've done such as underdrive pulley, Ben's short shifter, lighter wheels and weight reduction. Or it could be just I got lucky with a strong engine and the S's I drove were kinda beat. Whatever the reason i'm more than happy with the base model I have made one of a kind to my own liking

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

Scratch that.

It isn't an economically wise decision to put 25k into a car that's slower than one that's 3k more expensive lol.

You're thinking of it in terms of what you pay now for an used 986 S vs a Base. I bought mine 15 yrs ago (and I'm sure a lot of others here have had theirs for a while too), where there was a larger price differential between a base an S model. In addition, I really didn't read up or care about the differences. All I knew at the time was that I took a test drive, and they only had a black, silver, and yellow one at the time available for a drive, and I really liked silver, and so I test drove it (and it was a base). When I drove it, I fell in love with, and didn't even know or care there was a higher spec'd model. Over the years, I put a lot of touches that I liked into the car, and I don't regret not getting the S cause the car is really darned fun and reliable. I read about folks with S models having 2nd gear grinding or kick out issues, or cracked CV boots, and I haven't had either of these issues in my base. Through my local Porsche gathering friends, I've driven the 986S, 987S, 997S, and 996 GT3, and while they're all great, and faster than my car, my car ain't much less fun than theirs to be honest. If someone offered an even trade for their 986S for my 986 right now, I'd decline because I've had a lot of fun with mine, and like the way my car is set up. So yeah, it may not make sense to you to spend money upgrading a lower model, but that may not be how everyone thinks if they happen to like their current car.

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

You're thinking of it in terms of what you pay now for an used 986 S vs a Base. I bought mine 15 yrs ago (and I'm sure a lot of others here have had theirs for a while too), where there was a larger price differential between a base an S model. In addition, I really didn't read up or care about the differences. All I knew at the time was that I took a test drive, and they only had a black, silver, and yellow one at the time available for a drive, and I really liked silver, and so I test drove it (and it was a base). When I drove it, I fell in love with, and didn't even know or care there was a higher spec'd model. Over the years, I put a lot of touches that I liked into the car, and I don't regret not getting the S cause the car is really darned fun and reliable. I read about folks with S models having 2nd gear grinding or kick out issues, or cracked CV boots, and I haven't had either of these issues in my base. Through my local Porsche gathering friends, I've driven the 986S, 987S, 997S, and 996 GT3, and while they're all great, and faster than my car, my car ain't much less fun than theirs to be honest. If someone offered an even trade for their 986S for my 986 right now, I'd decline because I've had a lot of fun with mine, and like the way my car is set up. So yeah, it may not make sense to you to spend money upgrading a lower model, but that may not be how everyone thinks if they happen to like their current car.

I'm not hating on bases or personalized bases.

I'm talking about the craigslist cars in this thread with likely upwards of 5 owners and gigantic body kits.

They're also mostly wussamatics

Again I won't Jude someone for buying an auto. But I will for buying an auto then dressing it like it's out of fast and furious.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

Again I won't Jude someone for buying an auto.

Well you should! J/K.... but yeah, agree...it does look a little corny when you see a bodykitted out Porsche with a tiptronic.