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[FasCar]

Hi,

(for those of you who don't want to read the intro but still want to help me, please skip down to the sign.)

I am still young (20 years old), but have always been in love with Porsches (without obviously, never having the money to afford one).

I've always been interested in young guys with modified Integras because of the amount of work and money they put in their cars to make them fast rides...but that wasn't really what I was planning for myself...

So, when I got a decent job and money started flowing in regurlarly, I thought of buying a used Porsche.

So I took a look at smaller models (and more affordable ones) like the 944 and 928 (even the 912) first but never found one that I felt was the one I had to have...

Recently, I came across a Porsche Boxster 1998 for the selling price of 8 000$ Canadian (which is about 6 840$ US). The problem is that the car is wrecked from a previous accident. The whole rear end needs to be re-done and the left door panel moving up to the front wheel needs to be repaired...not mentionning that the rear left wheel is in bad shape.

You can actually see for yourselves with the pictures of the car I attached to this thread...

I know that it's in pretty bad shape but I was wondering if it would still be cheaper to restaure it than to buy a mint used one (I can't afford a new nor a mint used one)

My gut tells me I'm being ridiculous actually thinking I can restaure this car but I want a Porsche so much that I'm willing to try anything...

Any hope?

I would greatly appreciate any comments, advice, ideas for alternate models, etc...

Thank you for your replies (and I'm sooo sorry this post is this long!)

Glad to be a new member

[FasCar]

Great, the pictures dont appear....um...I will post the link later on if many of you would like to see the damages ...

My mistake...sorry

I don't know. This sounds very-very expensive. Can you do the body work? Can you even test drive it??

You are very young, and sound like a focused, motivated and disciplined person. Maybe you would be better off investing the $8k Canadian and setting aside a set amount each month to be used towards this purchase in another 12-24 months.

What about operating cost? Especially insurance for someone your age??

we can't see from your pictures!!!
but if the gear box which is at the back is also damage maybe even the engine could have a knock it is going to cost you too much to fix even if done yourself, maybe a nice 964 could be the answer to porsche ownership, you probably have special insurace for vintage cars too or low mileage usage?
anyway keep your dream alive YOU will get a porsche one day!

[Ronzi]

Trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear is almost always a losing proposition. The only way this deal could be anything but a massive disappointment is if you OWNED a body shop.
You already know the answer. Follow your gut.

[FasCar]

Thank you for the comments guys...so I guess I'm in over my head for the Boxster...considering the fact that I do not own a bodyshop nor do I plan on spending 25K to restore the car...

So back to the drawing board...

I guess if I want to buy a Porsche at my age, I have to consider older models...

But I'm afraid that the car won't be as reliable and that I'll have to spend a lot on it for repairs etc, etc...

What do you think? Is it a money pit to go for 944's, 928's, 964's, etc.??