Newbie! 15 yrs old
Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Pebble Beach, Ca
I have always loved the caymans. that is what i originally wanted but if i stop and think instead of paying 35,000 if i could get a 928 for about 7,000 i don't have to worry about the payments as much and plus with all the $$ i would pay for the cayman i could put into my 928 if needed. this week is going by slow!!! i cant wait/so stoked to get my car!. i don't know why the reason i choose the 928 over cayman... it must be because i have seen a lot of the forums and there is a lot of helpful info i have learned and i have been around them all my life. when i get her i will be sure to take some pics and upload them and maybe i might put together a before/after to get some opinions
thanks everyone!!!
Ricky Jr
thanks everyone!!!
Ricky Jr
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From: saratoga, ca
Ricky is a good kid, and I dont think he and his new S4 will end up with the same fate as another younger buddy of mine that got one for his highschool graduation. (ended up with all 4 wheels off the car, in someones yard that was missing a dozen fence posts near a S curve in the side street! 
) RIGHT RICkY!!!!???? 
should be a fun project!!!
Mark
) RIGHT RICkY!!!!???? should be a fun project!!!
Mark
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Richmond, VA
I have always loved the caymans. that is what i originally wanted but if i stop and think instead of paying 35,000 if i could get a 928 for about 7,000 i don't have to worry about the payments as much and plus with all the $$ i would pay for the cayman i could put into my 928 if needed. this week is going by slow!!! i cant wait/so stoked to get my car!. i don't know why the reason i choose the 928 over cayman... it must be because i have seen a lot of the forums and there is a lot of helpful info i have learned and i have been around them all my life. when i get her i will be sure to take some pics and upload them and maybe i might put together a before/after to get some opinions
thanks everyone!!!
Ricky Jr
thanks everyone!!!
Ricky Jr
Invest in a Roth IRA across several types of Mutual funds. http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/index.php
Make everyone that gets you presents aware of your needs lists for parts and tools and give them the URLs to 928sRus, 928 intl, 928 specialists, pelican and harbor freight.
Never race for Pink slips.
Never say the words "Oh yeah! Watch this!" while in your car.
Avoid "Yo Mamma" jokes.
Don't use credit cards!
Pay cash for everything including your cars ( Only multi millionaires or better can afford the depreciation MOST new cars will incur in their first 5 years of existence.) I'm referencing your contemplation of a 35,000 dollar Caymen and payments.
Save as fast as you can about 4 thousand for emergencies only e.g. tranny , engine etc. Increase this to 6 months or better of your total living expenses as you get older and have other obligations)
Use the money you would be making payments with to fund your repairs and next car purchase/upgrades.
Get on your parents triple A plan.
There is more, but I'm sure I lost you near the top your now looking at you tube videos of supercharged 928s and dreaming of your own I know I would be at your age. Post the pics as soon as you can.
Good luck!
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Welcome and congrats!
I'm going to say that in all honesty I don't think a 928 is a good idea for a first car for anyone, especially a guy. If he's into cars he's going to want to know what it can do and if he's not into cars he shouldn't have it in the first place.
Having said that, you sound like a good kid with a good head on your shoulders. Good luck, the car is WAY beyond any new driver's capabilities (I'll admit my car is beyond mine and I've been driving for over 25 years) so don't try to 'push the limit' at any time.
Enjoy, maintain, tinker, learn all you can because a 928 is a car that can be kept on the road indefinitely with the right care. You can't say that about 99% of cars out there.
I'm going to say that in all honesty I don't think a 928 is a good idea for a first car for anyone, especially a guy. If he's into cars he's going to want to know what it can do and if he's not into cars he shouldn't have it in the first place.
Having said that, you sound like a good kid with a good head on your shoulders. Good luck, the car is WAY beyond any new driver's capabilities (I'll admit my car is beyond mine and I've been driving for over 25 years) so don't try to 'push the limit' at any time.
Enjoy, maintain, tinker, learn all you can because a 928 is a car that can be kept on the road indefinitely with the right care. You can't say that about 99% of cars out there.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 423
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From: New Jersey
You'll be fine as long as you don't do anything stupid with it.
I got my 928 when I was 17. Bought it together with my older brother. I never did anything too stupid with it when I was younger because I was paying my own car insurance. The insurance rates were high enough with a clean record. They would have been astronomical with any speeding tickets or accidents.
If this is going to be your daily driver, watch out for morons in the school parking lot. Not the safest place to park a 928. I drove my mother's rusted out 1968 Dodge Dart to school.
I got my 928 when I was 17. Bought it together with my older brother. I never did anything too stupid with it when I was younger because I was paying my own car insurance. The insurance rates were high enough with a clean record. They would have been astronomical with any speeding tickets or accidents.
If this is going to be your daily driver, watch out for morons in the school parking lot. Not the safest place to park a 928. I drove my mother's rusted out 1968 Dodge Dart to school.
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From: Cleveland, MN
Some advice that you may already have been given and I wish someone would have given me at your age.
Invest in a Roth IRA across several types of Mutual funds. http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/index.php
Make everyone that gets you presents aware of your needs lists for parts and tools and give them the URLs to 928sRus, 928 intl, 928 specialists, pelican and harbor freight.
Never race for Pink slips.
Never say the words "Oh yeah! Watch this!" while in your car.
Avoid "Yo Mamma" jokes.
Don't use credit cards!
Pay cash for everything including your cars ( Only multi millionaires or better can afford the depreciation MOST new cars will incur in their first 5 years of existence.) I'm referencing your contemplation of a 35,000 dollar Caymen and payments.
Save as fast as you can about 4 thousand for emergencies only e.g. tranny , engine etc. Increase this to 6 months or better of your total living expenses as you get older and have other obligations)
Use the money you would be making payments with to fund your repairs and next car purchase/upgrades.
Get on your parents triple A plan.
There is more, but I'm sure I lost you near the top your now looking at you tube videos of supercharged 928s and dreaming of your own I know I would be at your age. Post the pics as soon as you can.
Good luck!
Invest in a Roth IRA across several types of Mutual funds. http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/index.php
Make everyone that gets you presents aware of your needs lists for parts and tools and give them the URLs to 928sRus, 928 intl, 928 specialists, pelican and harbor freight.
Never race for Pink slips.
Never say the words "Oh yeah! Watch this!" while in your car.
Avoid "Yo Mamma" jokes.
Don't use credit cards!
Pay cash for everything including your cars ( Only multi millionaires or better can afford the depreciation MOST new cars will incur in their first 5 years of existence.) I'm referencing your contemplation of a 35,000 dollar Caymen and payments.
Save as fast as you can about 4 thousand for emergencies only e.g. tranny , engine etc. Increase this to 6 months or better of your total living expenses as you get older and have other obligations)
Use the money you would be making payments with to fund your repairs and next car purchase/upgrades.
Get on your parents triple A plan.
There is more, but I'm sure I lost you near the top your now looking at you tube videos of supercharged 928s and dreaming of your own I know I would be at your age. Post the pics as soon as you can.
Good luck!
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.
Hi
When my son passed his driving test in the UK at 17 (you CANNOT drive in the UK until you are 17) he asked me if he could get a 928....
I said sure ...as long as you can insure it yourself....(only properly legal way in UK)
So a couple of days later he says to me...well I found ONE company only who would insure me...cost was £25,500 (thats $40,454) !!!
So he decided to wait a few years lol
How can an American teenager afford to insure a 928 ? or is it much cheaper over there ?
All the best Brett
When my son passed his driving test in the UK at 17 (you CANNOT drive in the UK until you are 17) he asked me if he could get a 928....
I said sure ...as long as you can insure it yourself....(only properly legal way in UK)
So a couple of days later he says to me...well I found ONE company only who would insure me...cost was £25,500 (thats $40,454) !!!
So he decided to wait a few years lol
How can an American teenager afford to insure a 928 ? or is it much cheaper over there ?
All the best Brett
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Burning Brakes
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From: Richmond, VA
Drifting
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From: Holden Beach, NC
Congratulations! When I was 17 - My Mom handed me the keys to a 1978 Pontiac Trans Am - 6.6 Hurst 4 spd. (Smokey and the Bandit - ask your Dad - LOL)
Granted 220 hp isnt 316 hp but still - Its doesnt matter how much HP u have. Anyone can get into trouble if they do not practice responsibility.
Be careful and take it slow learning the car. Dont let fools try to talk you into street racing. All I can say is Know when to say when.
Again - congrats and welcome to the insanity!
Granted 220 hp isnt 316 hp but still - Its doesnt matter how much HP u have. Anyone can get into trouble if they do not practice responsibility.
Be careful and take it slow learning the car. Dont let fools try to talk you into street racing. All I can say is Know when to say when.
Again - congrats and welcome to the insanity!
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Netherlands
Hi Rick,
You are so lucky! When I was 16, the 928 didn't even exist! I got my drivers license at 19 in 1979. I got my parents old '69 beetle which I wrecked three months later while driving on a frozen road (slid off the road and hit a lamppost). Then I bought a '76 Beetle, which was a real beauty in my eyes. I put 120.000 miles on it and did my own maintenance. Car was always in tip top condition mechanically speaking but the rust devil kept kreeping through the bodywork so I had to let it go.
I wish you may safe miles and don't hit any hard obstacles while doing so.
You are so lucky! When I was 16, the 928 didn't even exist! I got my drivers license at 19 in 1979. I got my parents old '69 beetle which I wrecked three months later while driving on a frozen road (slid off the road and hit a lamppost). Then I bought a '76 Beetle, which was a real beauty in my eyes. I put 120.000 miles on it and did my own maintenance. Car was always in tip top condition mechanically speaking but the rust devil kept kreeping through the bodywork so I had to let it go.
I wish you may safe miles and don't hit any hard obstacles while doing so.
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From: Pebble Beach, Ca
i wont mark i promise you that i have seen what these cars can do (you, my dad and mark anderson on the track) if i feel like going fast my dad said he would take to the track... like you said mark " when you do track racing you have no desire of driving fast on the street" i think of that a lot and i don't want the desire on the street. and yeah it will be funner then school projects :P
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From: Dubuque, IA
I like the Dave Ramsey advice. Put $50 a month in a mutual fund or an IRA of some sort. You'll be buying Ferraris and Bentleys when you retire with that money and have plenty left to burn. You can't . . .read this again. . . .CAN'T GET TIME BACK WHEN IT COMES TO COMPOUND INTEREST.
Pay cash, don't charge.
Drive it like you stole it . . . . . on the track, not the street. There are enough track days around to get your fill.
Again, PUT MONEY AWAY, EVEN $50 A MONTH!!!!!! You'll never, ever regret it.
Pay cash, don't charge.
Drive it like you stole it . . . . . on the track, not the street. There are enough track days around to get your fill.
Again, PUT MONEY AWAY, EVEN $50 A MONTH!!!!!! You'll never, ever regret it.
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From: Pebble Beach, Ca
I like the Dave Ramsey advice. Put $50 a month in a mutual fund or an IRA of some sort. You'll be buying Ferraris and Bentleys when you retire with that money and have plenty left to burn. You can't . . .read this again. . . .CAN'T GET TIME BACK WHEN IT COMES TO COMPOUND INTEREST.
Pay cash, don't charge.
Drive it like you stole it . . . . . on the track, not the street. There are enough track days around to get your fill.
Again, PUT MONEY AWAY, EVEN $50 A MONTH!!!!!! You'll never, ever regret it.
Pay cash, don't charge.
Drive it like you stole it . . . . . on the track, not the street. There are enough track days around to get your fill.
Again, PUT MONEY AWAY, EVEN $50 A MONTH!!!!!! You'll never, ever regret it.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Wendell, NC
LUCKYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Congrats on the new Shark! As others have said, be careful. I wrapped my 2nd car, an '83 Turbo Coupe Thunderbird, around a telephone pole acting stupid one Friday night, and am lucky I didn't kill myself (and am glad I had dropped my passengers off prior to the incident on a deserted country road). 
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