[mikefocke]

Depends. Are parts available still after so long out of production. Seems so. Is it possible to spend thousands on deferred maintenance? Yes. After I bought my second and after a thorough Pre-Purchase Inspection by a guy who had a pure Porsche shop and preped cars for racing, I spent several thousand having his shop bring it up to my standards.

Now I agree my standards were darn high as I wanted to know the status of every fluid, rotor, pad, tire, alignment figure etc. And the number included a set of tires I was lucky enough to find as take-offs all fresh from the factory at a very upscale dealer...not something you could find today. Oh, and those prices were probably 18 years ago prices. But then I drove the car for 5+ darn near every day years with zero expense beyond oil and a new set of tires as a precaution. Buyer of my car got a great car with lots of records.

Do I regret my expense. Not a bit. I drove it in a downpour in preference to a 4WD. Took it on 260+ mile trips, drove it to work, got nice remarks from kids waiting at the school bus stop, took it to Porsche meet and greets .... And when I moved and had 3 cars and didn't use it enough it was gone in 4 hours. I miss it.