$3000 fear suck!

[Ghostrider 310]

While its certainly true every car has its weaknesses, most Porsche vehicles are coddled. Extra fluid changes, no rough weather. I have owned two Ford trucks. If we were in Vegas and the bet was Ford 150 against the newest Porsche for which one will crack 100K without fuss, I'm going with the truck.

On a side note, when you tell a Ford dealer that you are arranging finance for Monday and he tells you they have accepted the parameters of the deal. You typically don't get an email that afternoon telling you they have a pending deal with someone else. Buying a P car on the net is horrible, not only can they eff you with hidden damage, they treat you even worse. I've been pissed about it all night. I emailed the dealer and congratulated the sales rep. I hope that sale is as solid as you say because if he backs out I'm not buying it or anything else you have. It's beginning to look a lot like no more sports car at all. Porsche we pray there is no substitute because if someone comes up with one we will become a German Eastman Kodak.

[Ghostrider 310]

My last words, the problem with car sales is it is not a repeat business especially over the net. That gives the seller huge leverage. I sold to hospitals, if you screwed someone it could impact business for years sometimes decades, not so in car sales. Screw em, take their money and move is the battlefield. If I do buy one of these cars which feels wrong this morning it will be no more Mr. courtesy, they want my money they are going to Smith Barney earn it or they get none. These salesman, its really nice to be financially dehumanized by people who likely have half your net worth, I love the cars but the acquisition process is god awful.

[wizzel]

I've been lucky to have mainly good experiences with car dealers from Mazda, Honda, Chevy, and Fiat where I recently bought my used Boxster which I found on ebay. One must remember that the seller and product are two different issues. If I didn't like a dealer I walked and I suggest you do the same. No one enjoys dropping a large sum of money and receiving piss poor service in return. Good luck