allang

I am selling my 1997 C4S as my 1st child is on it's way and am in need a more practical family car. The car is listed in the classifieds, ad# 4755 so if anyone is or knows of someone interested let me know.

Happy New Year!

Allan

cesar

I'm near Clifton, more then happy to view it for anyone interested.

Just PM me.

Cesar

Davies

Nice, well sorted car. Good luck with the sale.

I succumed to the same act of self-flaggelation and sold a 911 when my first child was on the way...Needed a more practical car etc.
Take it from me, when you have kids, there is nothing more practical and therapeutic than stealing away in a 911 for an hour or so.

I now have two beautiful, precious children, a A6Q wagon....And a 993. All in all, a very practical arrangement.

roche

the '58 coupe in your avatar...is that yours? is it orange? i have a '58 orange coupe #102943. orange A coupes aren't a normal sight.

robroy72

Direct link to the ad

http://mall.rennlist.com/scripts/fea...uery=retrieval

Texas993

I couldn't agree more. I have three young children and "need" the 993 more and more for "me" time. BTW, one of the great things about a 911 is the fact that it has a back seat perfect for kids. My boys love to ride back there.

InTheAir

That was one of my selling points to my wife when I was convincing her that buying a 993 cab was a good idea because the "whole" family could go in it. I also use the following:

--Of our 3 cars, the 993 has the lowest insurance premiums.
--Of our 3 cars, the 993 costs us the least in yearly depreciation/costs.
--The 993 is all wheel drive, so it's safe in the snow (it won't ever see the snow, but that's beside the point. )

Heck, now that you're having a child, you should be looking for a 993, not selling yours.

993-CT

My 993 is our Family CAR, at least that's what I told the missus - who has the Family minivan.....

Ideal if you have 2 kids under the age of 10 (or maybe 12-14yrs if you don't feed them very much....).

pcar964

I read that too quickly, looked like "My C4S is on the way, so I am selling my first child"

mrsullivan

its always interesting to read these thread about having kids, Porsches, etc... I am in the same dilemna as the poster with my son now 7 months old. I dont think that the problem is having kids that are 4-5+ years old and a Porsche...the problem is getting from birth to that age. For us anyway, its hard to justify the 993 over the next few years...although I am hanging in there.

GratefulJED

The rear seats in our cars are one of the most expensive and safe child seats made.

Reynard38

When faced with the need for a more "practical" car for Real Estate I had a similar choice. I kept the 993 and bought an '84 Mercedes 300SD. I've got about $4500 into it. It looks great (Signal red/palamino), gets 25mpg and is very easy to work on. Oh, and parts are cheap as long as you avoid the dealership. It also keeps miles of the 993, and it has become my "rain car".

ibdavid

Good luck with the sale Allen, looks like your car is well sorted.

My first is on the way (due in April) and I have no plans of selling the 993. John, I like your theory.

Davies

Roc,
It's a fire engine red 356A (not orange, as the crappy pic in my avatar might suggest), and belongs to a friend of mine who was transferred to Paris for three years. It used to belong to his father and he couldn't bear to get rid of it, so I selflessly offered him an indefinite spot in the carriage barn on my property (which has twelve bays...). The only caveat is that I have agreed to drive it regularly to keep everything in working order. A tough job, I know, but someone has to do it...

roche

get a couple more friends like that and you could sell your car and just drive theirs! 12 bays makes for a lot of different porsches...