First Porsche - banzai moment
First Porsche - banzai moment
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rob999

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610 posts

197 months

Wednesday 27th December 2023
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Hi all,

I've not posted a great deal on this forum, occasionally asking for advice and opinions over the last few months so thank you to those who have helped me along the way.

I won't go into any long history but suffice to say I purchased my first Porsche on the 12/12 from OPC Teesside. After failing to purchase my next house this year (two attempts, zero wins!) I decided to put the situation on its head, decrease house budget and go full on crazy with the car allowance (small house:cool car ratio works).

Watching the market and maybe realising that these particular cars weren't necessarily going to 'crash' a'la Turbo S's et al I just swallowed a big ol brave pill and took the plunge. It still feels incredibly surreal and I consider myself very fortunate to be able to purchase this car. My car history is not extensive (compared to many others) but I am very particular about what appeals to me.

Anyway, here's my crazy moment....recent life events meant sometimes you have to live your dreams as we just don't know what is ahead.

I look forward to meeting some of you in the future.

Oh and it's good to see Adrian and I are in the same 'first Porsche club!'.







Edited by rob999 on Wednesday 27th December 21:33

alscar

6,461 posts

229 months

Wednesday 27th December 2023
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Like the man maths house v cool car equation smile
Congratulations though - your new car looks epic.

Imasurv

477 posts

100 months

Wednesday 27th December 2023
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Amazing car, congrats and enjoy. I love my ‘standard’ GT3, and can’t wait until the next time I drive it. That is some colour and stands out even more than mine which is Miami blue. Man maths ftw!

guyvert1

2,102 posts

258 months

Wednesday 27th December 2023
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Well done sir, you going to love it smile

lyricalgangster

261 posts

161 months

Wednesday 27th December 2023
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Very nice!

Good health to enjoy thumbup

terryb

1,003 posts

260 months

Wednesday 27th December 2023
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Great choice and remember - you can’t drive a house at the Nurburgring, but you can live in your car biggrin

johnny senna

4,073 posts

288 months

Thursday 28th December 2023
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Fantastic stuff!! Well done.
If you’re ever up near the Toon and fancy a blast give us a shout.

scrounger73

387 posts

174 months

Thursday 28th December 2023
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Looks ace.

fridaypassion

10,201 posts

244 months

Thursday 28th December 2023
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Nice one Rob enjoy!

Snowy999

475 posts

81 months

Thursday 28th December 2023
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That is absolutely lovely, get it driven and filthy asap!!!

Pflanzgarten

5,831 posts

41 months

Thursday 28th December 2023
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Pleased you got one, I’m still in negotiations on two!

MarkM3Evoplus

852 posts

216 months

Thursday 28th December 2023
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Nice Xmas present to yourself!!

lotusgeek

79 posts

161 months

Thursday 28th December 2023
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That looks mega to me. Enjoy it.

AdrianFRST

58 posts

174 months

Saturday 30th December 2023
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I can't imagine what that must be like... Oh wait! biggrin Thanks for the name check!

Fantastic car (obviously). A near identical spec to mine other than the black door handles and white dials. Very keen to hear how you get on with it. Were you prepared for the noises when pulling away from cold? I'd read about it but it still threw me a little, co-incidentally the currently stuck rear calliper on my Mini makes a very similar sound biggrin

Oh, and if you work out how to clean the inside of the rear window let me know! A small child would work I think but I don't have regular access to one of those...