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well if you do get $5K as-is consider it a win that you managed a year of use on the car and "only" lost $5k. If its any consolation in the last two years I've spent almost as much on maintenance and repairs as you did to buy the car and we have similar mileage. Although I have a fully overhauled: suspension, exhaust, clutch/ims, cooling and God knows what else. Runs like new, well it better. still gets compliments on every drive. But the smart thing in general imho when it comes to Porsches that you do not intend to wrench on yourself is to be in after 30K miles and out by 60K miles. let the first owner eat the drastic depreciation and let the next owner pay for the "major maintenance'.

The thing to keep in mind is that there is no such thing as a $10k Porsche. You bought an engine and they threw in four wheels, two seats and a steering wheel.The question now is will you be able to find a better car for $13k+? I think the answer is definitely yes. I wish there was this kind of supply in the market when it was decision time for me to sell or switch to a newer/lower mileage car. Best bet is CPO Porsche with the extended factory warranty. It would suck if you got burned twice.