What's the REAL reason you bought your 964?
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[quote]Originally posted by Bob Haase:
[QBSo, what's the "real" reason all of you rennlister's bought your 964?
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'Cos I can.
[QBSo, what's the "real" reason all of you rennlister's bought your 964?
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'Cos I can.
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Well, this is a very interesting topic for me because I just purchased mine a couple months ago! I was relocated to Germany with my US based company and as far as cars are concerned, I was like a kid in a candy store.
I looked at and test drove about everything, wrote down extensive notes and kept a comparitive scoring spreadsheet on several aspects of all the cars (yes I am **** and an engineer). I have a unique situation because the company will buy the car from me for fair market appraisal value at the end of my stay in two years. Based on weather conditions here, cost, ultimate resale value, top speed on the Autobahn, dual use as a daily driver, etc. the C4 was a no-brainer. I picked mine up from a very reputabe German/American firm (Roock) here in Leverkusen for about $19,000 USD. I can't complain and will most likely be looking for another once I move back to the states.
Cheers,
Mike
I looked at and test drove about everything, wrote down extensive notes and kept a comparitive scoring spreadsheet on several aspects of all the cars (yes I am **** and an engineer). I have a unique situation because the company will buy the car from me for fair market appraisal value at the end of my stay in two years. Based on weather conditions here, cost, ultimate resale value, top speed on the Autobahn, dual use as a daily driver, etc. the C4 was a no-brainer. I picked mine up from a very reputabe German/American firm (Roock) here in Leverkusen for about $19,000 USD. I can't complain and will most likely be looking for another once I move back to the states.
Cheers,
Mike
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Always wanted one - from when I was about 5 or 6. I had this little book of supercars, full of De Tomaso Pantera's, Lambos=, Ferrari's etc. But it was always the 911. I doubt I could afford one in Australia, but here in the UK they are much more affordable.
When I got my company car allowance & did the maths, realised that a 964 was mine for about £80/month!!! Company pays insurance etc so it was just a choice of what to buy.
Couldn't justify expense of 993 at the time, and "stumbled" across my black C2 3 miles from my house!!! It drives great, looks great, had nothing wrong with so I bought it!
Might just keep it for my kids!
When I got my company car allowance & did the maths, realised that a 964 was mine for about £80/month!!! Company pays insurance etc so it was just a choice of what to buy.
Couldn't justify expense of 993 at the time, and "stumbled" across my black C2 3 miles from my house!!! It drives great, looks great, had nothing wrong with so I bought it!
Might just keep it for my kids!
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Just thought I'd add my 2 cents to the pot...
Love the body style..
ABS Brakes.........
Dual air bags....
Almost 250 HP.....
Torque w/ the cc's
Nice cool AC!...
And............
'91 C2/ Guards Red/ 70K &
( Just begining the track performance upgrades..will be starting as virtually stock for DE's the rest of season. ( C4 rear brakes)
Love the body style..
ABS Brakes.........
Dual air bags....
Almost 250 HP.....
Torque w/ the cc's
Nice cool AC!...
And............
'91 C2/ Guards Red/ 70K &
( Just begining the track performance upgrades..will be starting as virtually stock for DE's the rest of season. ( C4 rear brakes)
#21
..it looked stunning. Stopped me in my tracks. Speed Yellow, with those 18" Speedline split rims, the red brake calipers...
I'd already had a 928S4, 928GTS and 993C2 and wasn't really looking for another but this one looked so amazing I couldn't resist. I had just sold my company, had some cash... then when I heard the car start up for the first time there was no going back.
Plus at the time I couldn't see any better way to "invest" the money - bank rates too low, stock market too risky...
Other reasons - bang for the buck. For the money there isn't anything else that would come close. Plus the rarity factor makes depreciation even less of an issue than "normal" 964s..
I'd already had a 928S4, 928GTS and 993C2 and wasn't really looking for another but this one looked so amazing I couldn't resist. I had just sold my company, had some cash... then when I heard the car start up for the first time there was no going back.
Plus at the time I couldn't see any better way to "invest" the money - bank rates too low, stock market too risky...
Other reasons - bang for the buck. For the money there isn't anything else that would come close. Plus the rarity factor makes depreciation even less of an issue than "normal" 964s..
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My first Porsche was a 1997 C2S. Boy’s dream come true… after a few incidents (car jacking) I was Porscheless and with a wife that would not co-sign for another Porsche for the fear of loosing her husband to a car jacker.
We moved to Orlando, FL and after a year or so living here she made the comment that maybe I should start looking for a 911 again. So I did. At that point, because of the new house and expenses, there was no way I could afford a 993. So as I was looking around for a nice 87-89 911 Coupe within my budget, I came across this beautiful 964 convertible. Love at first sight!
The car is very similar in “feel” to the 993. It does not have the same looks, but I still love the way the 964 looks.
Maybe in the next few years (2-3years) I will be able to get into a 993, but the 964 stays with me. We have created a strong bond. This one will go to my daughter when she is old enough to drive (she will practice in her mother’s car first, of course ).
We moved to Orlando, FL and after a year or so living here she made the comment that maybe I should start looking for a 911 again. So I did. At that point, because of the new house and expenses, there was no way I could afford a 993. So as I was looking around for a nice 87-89 911 Coupe within my budget, I came across this beautiful 964 convertible. Love at first sight!
The car is very similar in “feel” to the 993. It does not have the same looks, but I still love the way the 964 looks.
Maybe in the next few years (2-3years) I will be able to get into a 993, but the 964 stays with me. We have created a strong bond. This one will go to my daughter when she is old enough to drive (she will practice in her mother’s car first, of course ).
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Don't have one yet, but my intro to Porsches was racing in the 60's, 908's and when they showed LeMans live on network tv. Imagine my surprise when I learned they made street cars too.
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Like most people here, Mine was a passion born many years ago - almost as long back as I can remember, I still have a toy model of a Porsche 911 Turbo from when I was a toddler.
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My first and second cars were a 1966 and 1970 VW respectively. I spent many hours detailing and tweaking these cars. I called the '70 bug my "half Porsche" because it had so many engine, chassis and appearance mods. (2 liter engine, performance cam, recurved distributer, twin 2 barrel Webers, auxiliary oil cooler/filter, anti sway bars, Empi mags with low profile Michelins, a full complement of VDO gauges....). Ah the memories!
I still have the dealer prochure for the '77 SC that I coveted the year after graduating from Engineering school. "One day you'll be mine" I thought. What followed were many years of re-assigned priorities that always found the 911 lower on the list than food, shelter and family commitments. At one point in the early '90s I actually created a spreadsheet of Porsches comparing age and price for every 911SC list in the LA Times assuming that I would soon be able to fly down and make a deal on my dream car. Unfortunately international exchange rates and Canadian customs duties ruined that plan. Later along the way I acquired a great collection of Excellence magazines, a radio controlled 911 coupe, a lovingly assembled 1:12 scale model 930 Turbo Targa in Guards Red and a reputation for rattling off the model and features of every Porsche that we passed on the road.
I finally got the 911 to the top of the list last year and found my '90 C2 Coupe which has become the new baby of the family. It's everything I dreamed it would be, and all that experience with VWs paid off. It's amazing the similarities between the two of Dr. Porsche's offspring that are 20 years and $30,000 apart!
Regards,
Jim G.
I still have the dealer prochure for the '77 SC that I coveted the year after graduating from Engineering school. "One day you'll be mine" I thought. What followed were many years of re-assigned priorities that always found the 911 lower on the list than food, shelter and family commitments. At one point in the early '90s I actually created a spreadsheet of Porsches comparing age and price for every 911SC list in the LA Times assuming that I would soon be able to fly down and make a deal on my dream car. Unfortunately international exchange rates and Canadian customs duties ruined that plan. Later along the way I acquired a great collection of Excellence magazines, a radio controlled 911 coupe, a lovingly assembled 1:12 scale model 930 Turbo Targa in Guards Red and a reputation for rattling off the model and features of every Porsche that we passed on the road.
I finally got the 911 to the top of the list last year and found my '90 C2 Coupe which has become the new baby of the family. It's everything I dreamed it would be, and all that experience with VWs paid off. It's amazing the similarities between the two of Dr. Porsche's offspring that are 20 years and $30,000 apart!
Regards,
Jim G.
#26
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Funny, when I was a teenager, I thought Porsches were the ugliest thing in the world! I figured instead of getting whacked by the "ugly stick"...they used the whole friggin' tree!
LOL! <img src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" border="0" alt="[hiha]" />
Someone mentioned before how with age comes taste...Hmmmm, that's gotta explain the "rice" cars that are adorned with horrendous aluminum spoilers and stickers.
...either way, I agree, the older I get, the more I appreciate things that I otherwise didn't understand at a younger age.
Okay, to explain the 964 thing...I was interested in a new "toy" and it was going to be my fifth Porsche...I had a very hopped-up 911SC, fully track prepped and wanted to take some different steps with another 911.
My original quest was for an RSA, then I realized for the money I save by purchasing a "regular" 964, I could have $$$$$$ left to do what I wanted for suspension/performance upgrades.
I would say it was the basic shape of a 911 that got me...with the refined lines that the plastic bumper covers and rocker panels afforded...I hadn't yet gained taste for the 993...and probably couldn't afford one either.
SO, that's what brought me to my current pride and joy, a 1991 GP White 964, VERY well cared for by it's previous owner.
...now it's in for a WORLD of trouble!!
LOL! <img src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" border="0" alt="[hiha]" />
Someone mentioned before how with age comes taste...Hmmmm, that's gotta explain the "rice" cars that are adorned with horrendous aluminum spoilers and stickers.
...either way, I agree, the older I get, the more I appreciate things that I otherwise didn't understand at a younger age.
Okay, to explain the 964 thing...I was interested in a new "toy" and it was going to be my fifth Porsche...I had a very hopped-up 911SC, fully track prepped and wanted to take some different steps with another 911.
My original quest was for an RSA, then I realized for the money I save by purchasing a "regular" 964, I could have $$$$$$ left to do what I wanted for suspension/performance upgrades.
I would say it was the basic shape of a 911 that got me...with the refined lines that the plastic bumper covers and rocker panels afforded...I hadn't yet gained taste for the 993...and probably couldn't afford one either.
SO, that's what brought me to my current pride and joy, a 1991 GP White 964, VERY well cared for by it's previous owner.
...now it's in for a WORLD of trouble!!