Any Porsche people in here?

CHRIS J

CHRIS J

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Looking to see if any of you are Porsche people.

ive wanted one since I was 5 years old. I’ve always said I would have one by 50 (I’m 43)but starting to be impatient and wonder why I’m waiting lol.

im looking for a 911 997 (2012-2016) just because those are the last years of flat 6.

anything to stay away from I wand a Carrera 4s

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Been looking for the same year span for a Carrera S off and on for a few years. Couple things that amaze me are the retention value (even pre-pandemic) and the turnover rate. Seems like lots of people scratch the itch and move on. 
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I think the same values hold, but I think we are in for a price drop.

seems like values hold, drop then rise then stay as they age

 
CHRIS J said:
Looking to see if any of you are Porsche people.

ive wanted one since I was 5 years old. I’ve always said I would have one by 50 (I’m 43)but starting to be impatient and wonder why I’m waiting lol.

im looking for a 911 997 (2012-2016) just because those are the last years of flat 6.

anything to stay away from I wand a Carrera 4s

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What do you mean the "last years of the flat 6" ?  Every 911 is a flat 6. Anyway, I had the same bug since I was about 12 when I went for a ride in my girlfriends dads 911sc. (about1979 or 80). I always told myself I'd have a 911 one day.  Back then the Turbo was the goal cause it was the top dog, but today IMO, if you want the ultimate driving experience, you need a normally aspirated car which you only get with a GT4, or GT3 ( and RS ) . The sound they make are just insane. They cost more on the front end, but they also hold their value more. 



 
I've had 2 356s and always figured I'd get a vintage 911, but man the early ones are ridiculous $$ these days.  Would also love a 993 as I think they are just flat out bad ass and represent the last air cooled models. 

A few years back I did the Porsche Experience in  Carson and got to A/B the GT3 with a Turbo.  GT3 is hands down the best car I've ever driven and was so fun to rip around their track.  The AWD on the Turbo didn't really do much for me. 

 
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Love this topic!

Would love to someday.

In fact this is what I would order if I could.

This the GT-3 Touring edition.

Not a fan of the Monster wing...unless driving on a track, but that's my opinion.

For me this is clean and still a very capable car and a daily driver...beyond what our freeway system can handle!

:lmao:

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Had a 1980 911 sc targa years ago.  I paid $3400.  It had a crunched right front fender. Was able to buy factory metal and get the car painted and fixed up.  I think I had a total of about $6800 invested.  Drove it for a year, then sold it for $15k.  I kind of wish I would have kept it.  It probably would have doubled in value with the current market.  80k original miles and factory air.  Wonder what it would go for now?

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1 hour ago, Surf and Dune said:

What do you mean the "last years of the flat 6" ?  Every 911 is a flat 6. Anyway, I had the same bug since I was about 12 when I went for a ride in my girlfriends dads 911sc. (about1979 or 80). I always told myself I'd have a 911 one day.  Back then the Turbo was the goal cause it was the top dog, but today IMO, if you want the ultimate driving experience, you need a normally aspirated car which you only get with a GT4, or GT3 ( and RS ) . The sound they make are just insane. They cost more on the front end, but they also hold their value more. 

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I was under the impression the newer ones were v6? See that’s why I’m searching for more info. I e researched for ever and still learn something new everyday about these cars. I haven’t looked at anything over 2017 just because it’s out of my Porsche budget lol

 
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My buddy is a porsche nut.  He built this from scratch several years ago with a Danzio LS drive train.  Super fun car to drive.

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cek said:
Have you joined rennlist.com great resource of you haven’t. I’m a Porsche guy also. Had a turbo s and now a GT3 RS. 
 

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Surf and Dune said:
Nice RS! If you ever feel like its just too much for you, I'll trade you! Lol.

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CHRIS J said:
I was under the impression the newer ones were v6? See that’s why I’m searching for more info. I e researched for ever and still learn something new everyday about these cars. I haven’t looked at anything over 2017 just because it’s out of my Porsche budget lol
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Naw.  911 will likely always be a rear engine flat 6.  It took forever just to get the faithful to convert from air cooling.  911 GT3 (or GT2) has always been a dream of mine.  Someday...

 
that white GT3 is my dream car! 

one of my gym buddies is a mechanic at porsche in palm springs, these two were in the shop yesterday  

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MGMFRP said:
My buddy is a porsche nut.  He built this from scratch several years ago with a Danzio LS drive train.  Super fun car to drive.

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I dated a wealthy Persian girl whose father owned an auto repair and body shop.  We were together from 16yo to 20yo (she was 4yrs older than me).  He had always owned a 959 but it was chassis and body only- no engine or trans...or interior for that matter.  Over the time we dated, he built it from the ground up.  I remember him putting a custom built Chevy V8 motor with turbo in it while keeping it AWD.  The thing was a bullet and handled like a go-kart.  

I was a kid back then and didn't know much about cars so I didn't appreciate it until about 20 years later when I learned about the legend that is the 959.  We lost contact so I don't know where it ended up.

Edit: preemptive strike on dbart :mac:

 
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