Intro to Porsche

[maytag]

Originally Posted by 10/10ths

....I was exaggerating to make a point.

The most expensive car is a cheap car

I'm not sure your point landed. Here's what you said:

Originally Posted by 10/10ths

.....if you can’t afford another $10,000 a year in care and feeding.

Just buy a Miata.

That doesn't sound ANYTHING like the point you're trying to convey above.

I'm afraid that to me, it reads as more of this elitist crap that drives newcomers away.


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[10/10ths]

"Elitist crap"?

Come on, man.

I'm just a working slob who never had two nickels to rub together and put 325,000 miles on my 1993 Miata because it was my ONLY car for over twenty years.

Now, at age 50, I have a new career and I have enough coin left over to buy a 2004 Boxster and keep her on the road.

You folks need to lighten up out here in internet land.

There is zero tone on the screen, so forgive me for trying to make a point and it falling flat. Jeeze, "Elitist crap"? Seriously?

You got a new young guy who is getting married and asked for advice, my advice is don't buy a Boxster, buy a Miata.

Elitist?

How is trying to explain to the guy that buying a 20 year old Porsche is one thing, and keeping her running is another?

Lighten up. We are talking about toys here, not the fate of global nuclear proliferation or displaced refugees. Wow.

There's no need for name calling.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by 10/10ths

"Elitist crap"?

Come on, man.

I'm just a working slob who never had two nickels to rub together and put 325,000 miles on my 1993 Miata because it was my ONLY car for over twenty years.

Now, at age 50, I have a new career and I have enough coin left over to buy a 2004 Boxster and keep her on the road.

You folks need to lighten up out here in internet land.

There is zero tone on the screen, so forgive me for trying to make a point and it falling flat. Jeeze, "Elitist crap"? Seriously?

You got a new young guy who is getting married and asked for advice, my advice is don't buy a Boxster, buy a Miata.

Elitist?

How is trying to explain to the guy that buying a 20 year old Porsche is one thing, and keeping her running is another?

Lighten up. We are talking about toys here, not the fate of global nuclear proliferation or displaced refugees. Wow.

There's no need for name calling.

Hmmm.... I may be guilty of being too uptight then. Because that's what I thought I read reading from YOU? haha, funny thing here, 10, is that you and I have done this before, haha.

Sorry. I read your comment as trying to dissuade another enthusiast from what is, truly, a more exciting car than a miata, in the name of an unrealistic maintenance requirement ($10k/yr).

I see too many people trying to suck the fun out of ownership, and trying to make it serious, with talk of porsche engineers knowing best, only one way (the most expensive) to do a repair or maintenance, etc. Etc. As if porsche ownership should be reserved for only the most capable. I don't know what else to call that, if not elitist. And perhaps I've misread your post in that spirit.

So let me be more clear what I was trying to say:
B.S. on $10k/yr in maintenance. If you buy a $7k porsche 986, be prepared for some hefty bills, just like you'd have if you buy a $2k miata. Nowhere near $10k, but maybe close to $3k. But if you buy a $10k 986, you're gonna be just fine on a couple hundred bucks a year maintenance budget.

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[10/10ths]

....sounds reasonable to me.

[Jim 'n' SC]

As I mentioned in my earlier post if you want a 986 get a 2003-2004. I've owned both a 1999 & 2003. 2003 is a way better car in every way with a larger motor.

I had my IMS changed on the 2003 at 75,000 miles when I replaced the clutch and it was perfect.

Don't buy an older car because your worried about a problem that's 90% it won't happen!

People are blowing this single row IMS way out of proportion. My Indy shop works on a lot of Porsches and he said he's never seen a bad IMS yet!

[nicecar]

The new wife said 7k budget she did not say beyond that.Once again there is no such thing as a cheap porsche, they will get you in the end.
okay maybe not 10k first year but at least 2k a year. Get the car, any car, as long as she gives you a maintenance budget of 2k a year.If you dont spend it great but you will go over sometime. PPI is a must. Alot of people dont understand performance car maintenance cost.For the sake of happiness tell your wife it is going to cost more than a oil change like the toyota! It sucks trying to ask for money in a marriage for your car that is not too practical.The first bill I had I said to the mechanic what am I going to tell my wife?
He said DONT TELL HER! LOL Hard to do when I dont handle the money. One thing for sure...There is no substitute. For me worth every penny and all the aggravation.Good Luck

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Originally Posted by nicecar

but at least 2k a year. Get the car, any car, as long as she gives you a maintenance budget of 2k a year.If you dont spend it great

I guess this is for guys that can't work on their own cars.

I've owned mine for almost 8 years, and excluding tires and oil changes, I haven't broken $2k total for the entire 8 years, never mind every year.