Help! Stop me from buying a 911! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

blue2000s · 06-11-2011, 09:42 AM

Looking at it as a car age issue is misleading. My 30 year old Mazda is more reliable than my Boxster in general. It's electrical system is dead reliable and simple, it's never had any problems with suspension bushings, coolant tanks, or engine ventilation systems. It doesn't even have a MAF sensor. 14" tires are half the price of 17"s. Cars were better built 30 years ago and last much longer if well cared for. And sports cars were sports cars. They were loud, rough, and a blast to drive at any speed. They weren't easy to drive.

WhipE350 · 06-11-2011, 01:56 PM

It's funny I hadn't thought about my 28 year old RX7 in years, my first sports car, it never broke down and felt like a rocket on rails at the time. Fastest I ever went in my life...it was 4am in 1984 on route 128 in Boston, got the little rocket up to 126mph...though I can't remember how high the speedometer went. Car and Drive in a review said "The Mazda RX-7 is the car you buy when you have all the right instincts and are a person of good taste and character but you can’t afford a Porsche"

Looking at the car specs though it likely wasn't that fast...think the top speed was way below that...must have been down hill.

Khizer · 06-11-2011, 02:00 PM

I have had a 986s for 4 days, but on Friday night all I wanted to do was take our 1974 Toyota Carina out on a 0-60 test and a high speed run. 0-60 in 11.8 and 100mph top speed. It was awesome!

We spent two months on it to get it to this. A lot of time under the bonnet and minute measurements. It's all about doing a bit of work, going on a run, listening to the engine note, feeling the distribution of power, then going back home and repeating the process. It's a lot of fun and as long as your not planning on trying to put your car on pole during qualifying, figures don't mean anything.

Go with the 911 but only if you are willing out time into it. If you want quick thrills and clean hands, go modern.

Classics are about nostalgia. People smile at you more, genuinely take an interest in your car and give you way.