Best strategy for me to get a Porsche?
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This year is probably going to be the last opportunity for the foreseeable future that I'm going to be able to buy a 'decent' car. I'm still looking at a number of marques / models that might fit the bill of which Porsche, a marque I have never owned yet, might be an option.
I think I have 2 ways of doing this:
1 - Save my pennies over the year and chop in my car (which whould give my budget to £13k) and have a 'good' Porsche as a daily driver. This means it's got to be (fairly) reliable so options are 996C2 (noting all the advice / points about bores and RMS) or early Cayman (assuming by end of this year prices are down to £13k). 987 Boxster or 986 Boxster S, possibly but I'd prefer a tin-top and I've driven 2 986s and the seats are too uncomfortable.
2 - Raise £6-7k and buy a 944 (2.7 Lux, S2 or turbo) or miley 968 and run it as a second car over the summer(s) with the change from £6K sat ready for the repairs it will require. As nice as they are, a 928 is probably not a smart buy.
What are your thoughts? Is there another middle way, for example, is a £10K 996 as a second car sensible?
I think I have 2 ways of doing this:
1 - Save my pennies over the year and chop in my car (which whould give my budget to £13k) and have a 'good' Porsche as a daily driver. This means it's got to be (fairly) reliable so options are 996C2 (noting all the advice / points about bores and RMS) or early Cayman (assuming by end of this year prices are down to £13k). 987 Boxster or 986 Boxster S, possibly but I'd prefer a tin-top and I've driven 2 986s and the seats are too uncomfortable.
2 - Raise £6-7k and buy a 944 (2.7 Lux, S2 or turbo) or miley 968 and run it as a second car over the summer(s) with the change from £6K sat ready for the repairs it will require. As nice as they are, a 928 is probably not a smart buy.
What are your thoughts? Is there another middle way, for example, is a £10K 996 as a second car sensible?
Edited by Seeker UK on Monday 27th February 12:58
Buy a 944, can highly recommend it as a daily driver. Mine is the Ventiler and gives me no problems. You can get one easily for £2000 and are not expensive to repair. I am prejudiced though lol. The 928 is a lovely car and if you want to know more about them log onto www.porsche924.info and chat to some owners of the 928.
green944 said:
Buy a 944, can highly recommend it as a daily driver. Mine is the Ventiler and gives me no problems. You can get one easily for £2000 and are not expensive to repair. I am prejudiced though lol. The 928 is a lovely car and if you want to know more about them log onto www.porsche924.info and chat to some owners of the 928.
Yep as above (944 Turbo). Leaves plenty wonger for 'upgrades/repairs' and it wont devalue.
I'd go about 75% of the way in terms of your budget and bank the rest. Buy from a reputable indy (a little searching on here will quickly reveal the half dozen or so worth considering) and then think about an inspection as well. Haggle. Indy's are far more interested in the cars as well as the propsective buyers than OPC's - most of them actually want the car to go to a good home, rather than just want it shifted. It's good business as they trade on reputation.
Bank a bit every month separate to the budget balance (if you can) and just get out any enjoy it, whatever model it is.
Just my 2p
Bank a bit every month separate to the budget balance (if you can) and just get out any enjoy it, whatever model it is.
Just my 2p
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Similar experience with me for my 996 C4S. Had to sell after few months. Had couple problems in my ownsership. Just couldn't enjoy it as the fear was always that the problems could at any time be terminal. Sad really. Now have the turbo and mind is more at ease.
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Which has sharper teeth, still bites, hurts more when it scratches you and won't listen to a damn thing you say!Sorry bud - you've let the horror stories go to your head. In your shoes I'd never have bought the Cayman S in the first place (it would have failed at research stage if I had your fears) but having decided to take the plunge, I'd have enjoyed every minute.
I decided not to buy an RS4 a few years ago because of DRC (Dynamic Ride Control) issues. Not so much that I was worried that it might go pop at any point but more that the M3 was actually slightly better (handling wise but less so ride wise) but without any reported risk of suspension failure. Car had 5 years worth of warranty covering any breakdown anyway but I felt that if it did go, it would be a ballache to get it fixed at the dealership (I'm sure it's not going to be a 1 day job, so E92 M3 it was). If the dealership had been willing to talk turkey though, I may well have taken a small risk with the RS4 - it was a lovely car and very sure-footed. If I had, I'd have just enjoyed it for what it was! Still world would be a boring place if we were all the same!
Gents, there's a lot on here about 'bomb proof' turbos and GT3s. Given, they don't score and they odont suffer the kind of IMS problems M96 and M97 regular engines seem to; but they're far from bomb proof and over the course of ownership a driver is likely to spend a lot more running a turbo especially than a C2. Woe betide you if you buy a well tracked GT3. Ask Grant at Hartech. I've been in there and seen the turbo engines they've had that are buggered. They're just cars like any other. And when they do go they cost almost three times as much.
Get a regular 996 and put it on the Hartech scheme. Simple. Cost effective and insured against the rare event of catastrophic failure. A reliable modern Porsche: fuel efficient, safe, fast and comfortable.
I'd love a turbo and I guess I could sensibly buy one but I'm worried about how much it will cost to run vs my regular C2. I can't justify it. The Hartech price is almost twice the instalment I pay for the C2 and the bits are 50% more...
Get a regular 996 and put it on the Hartech scheme. Simple. Cost effective and insured against the rare event of catastrophic failure. A reliable modern Porsche: fuel efficient, safe, fast and comfortable.
I'd love a turbo and I guess I could sensibly buy one but I'm worried about how much it will cost to run vs my regular C2. I can't justify it. The Hartech price is almost twice the instalment I pay for the C2 and the bits are 50% more...
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