porschefig

I'm 20; at 14 I bought my 81' 924 and then my 83' 944. Sold the 924 at graduation (had just turned 18) but bought another 924 (1980) about 10 months later. Sold that 924 shortly after my 20th bday. Bought an 86' 951 on saturday, going to pick it up tonight. Strangely enough the 944 and 951 were both purchased on Nov 4th, exactly 6 years apart.

grant911

Bought my first 944 at 15, then bought a 996 at 20, and just recently picked up a 944 S. Now I'm 22, almost 23. I feel so old.

tk's944

I am 16, I got my 944 for $2,200 when i was 15 1/2

FSAEracer03

That's great to hear! My latest 951 might be sold to a 14 year old next week. He is paying for nearly all of the cost, and he and his father will restore it before he drives it at age 16.

Too much car for a 16 year old, IMO, but still great sentiment to restore a car with your son for 2 years to present him with a glorious work of engineering at the day he gets his license that he can actually appreciate (and hopefully respect).

hockeydude

I agree. Even though i want a little extra boost now, i am glad that i have driven tens of thousands of miles in my NA and truck beforehand.

FYI: most of my classmates are...well..."well off" and mostly drive BMW's, Mercedes, etc. They have little respect for these "gifts" that they drive, and are reckless with the sportscar's power. This is a bad situation. I believe that if i went with a 951 as my first car i may still be working on the bodywork, and may have even been parting it out still... (not because i am a careless driver, but since i was not used to the automobile's limits)
In my opinion, it is better to learn on a somewhat slow and not-fun-to-drive vehicle, then upgrade as your skills improve. JUST MY $.02

JimV8

I'm 58 and kinda fell into the 944 thing. Congrats to you young folks for getting into a really worthwhile car. Don't call it an investment though because it ain't. The 944 is IMHO the best car for a beginner, but understand there is no free lunch, these things need care and feeding. To appreciate these cars you really must get to know the mechanicals and be prepared to wade in on a regular basis. Something like the SeaKing helicopters, 400 hours of maint for one hour of flight. Well maybe not that bad, but you have to stay on top of things. The reward however is worth the investment of time and the little money required. Please continue to show up the old guys and keep these animals alive. BTW I am indeed looking at a 964 and will probably regret letting go of my beloved 944

GlenL

I didn't own my own car until I was 25. It was an Olds 98 coupe I got as a parts car for my wife's car. Yeah, I was married by then and had a kid.

Wouldn't change a thing!

badcoupe

I got my first car, 84 944 when I was 15 sold it before I got my license. Then had a geoneric tracker that I did comp car audio with then a mustang which I still have, got it when I was 17 now runs 9's. Then a VW jetta which I bought wrecked, it had a collision with a moose. Fixed sold bought the 951 I have now. Have since bought 7 other various 944/951 ranging from parts cars to resellers. Currently have 4 at the time. I'm 25.

Reimu

I wish my family would buy me a car... But sigh, I guess I'll appreciate it more after I've worked my *** off for what I want.

mbonner

Well, I had to get to 60 years old to buy any kind of Porsche, until all the kids were moved away, now I have a 83 944 which I bought as a touring car for me and the wife to visit grandkids,
and it works well for that as it is comfortable to drive all day and with the hatch is a miniwagon for stuff on the tour. I looked at a 911, not enough luggage space for all our stuff. However, that new Cayman has more luggage room than a 911, so thinking of one of those...looks so pretty a car..
Ole Mike

Camaro_Muncher

Yea i paid $1000 dollars for mine and my parents paid $500 for my birthday and christmas. Then me and my dad pulled and rebuilt the engine (well more of a rejuvination). I probably spent like 10 times as much time fixing it than driving.

O.T: What is the best way for a sixteen year old to make some money? I will get a summer job, but i would like to do something with pcars. Time is not an issue, so what would be most effiecient? Rebuildig and then turning around and selling it, or parting out a car?

Techno Duck

My father bought me a 924S at age 16 when i got my license. Bought my 944 at age 19 (worked my *** off in high school) and gave him the 924S back. He used it for about 2 months as his daily driver but couldnt stand such a low car (hes 55)...he cant live without his Mercedes Luxury.

The 924S and 944 have been a great learning experience for me. It taught me the finer aspects of car control and driving involvement in the PCA (autocross) and has given me a pretty fun hobby to be involved with. Its also been the basis of most of my mechanical experience prior to working at my fathers shop. Not to mention ive met alot of great people through the Porsche club (and Rennlist) because of the car.

Not quiet sure what i am going to get next, but i am working on it. I am defenetley keeping the 944 as a track car or daily driver. Thinking of a 944 Turbo or a 911SC. If i do something newer maybe an S2000 or an STi. If things go as planned, hopefully by summer of '08.

Campeck

18. given my first one when i was 15.

apierce918

22, bought 85.5 944 in January 04' for $3500, put about 3k into it and i thought it looked pretty damn good, sold it for $4500 (dont ask why....) looking for another slowly but surely, 951 this time, just need to wait until the right deal comes along, and money is right (new job would help)

bloodraven

22 now, on my second one. First one was bought when I was 19. Everything has been paid for by me