When is it enough to stop spending 997 money on a 996?
06-02-2024 | 07:11 PM
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100%...Something you can control without a boss or external issues. Just DO something without a team meeting! Our recent home came with a car lift. That was the "closer" for me. I do as much as I'm able, but at times (like a lot!) I lean on you all to go where no shop manual has gone before! Thanks!
06-02-2024 | 07:20 PM
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I grew up loving Aston-Martin because of James Bond and was hooked on American Muscle for decades. Porsches meant Drs and lawyers, only my wife thought they were sexy and dreamt of 911. I finally get her the one we have now for anniversary and she gets pregnant, but can't deal with putting twins in it, and I get the car back!
Like you, Porsche is that "drug" of daily escape.
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06-02-2024 | 07:34 PM
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Some may say I overdid it with the master bath & bedroom but it grows on you.
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06-02-2024 | 07:34 PM
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OP - We all experience the same causal duality you do. Schrödinger explained it for quantum physics with a cat in a box. For us, as M96/996 owners, we substitute a few things. Instead of a poison bottle, we place an IMS bearing and a cylinder wall in the hypothetical container. Let’s call this setup Lagaay’s Box, since he was in charge of the design team..
If you turn the key, the engine is both breaking and not breaking at the same instant. You don’t know until you open the box. No matter what P-car you choose, you’ll always have the same box. You just choose a different ‘poison’.
If you turn the key, the engine is both breaking and not breaking at the same instant. You don’t know until you open the box. No matter what P-car you choose, you’ll always have the same box. You just choose a different ‘poison’.
06-02-2024 | 08:23 PM
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I totally get you because my car has Porsche aero but it’s not an aero car, my point was more along the lines of how the discussion on spending can progress into other things.
06-02-2024 | 08:42 PM
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06-02-2024 | 11:04 PM
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06-03-2024 | 02:07 AM
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06-03-2024 | 08:59 AM
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06-03-2024 | 12:29 PM
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There's a reason 997.2s are so much more expensive than 996s a 997.1s. People assume the 9A1s are cheaper to run and are willing accept a larger initial outlay.
And at the end of the day, there is no such thing as cheap 911 ownership, unless you manage to buy right, sell right and slip between expensive repairs and maintenance. Many of us hope to be part of that group, few actually do.
And at the end of the day, there is no such thing as cheap 911 ownership, unless you manage to buy right, sell right and slip between expensive repairs and maintenance. Many of us hope to be part of that group, few actually do.
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06-03-2024 | 12:48 PM
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There's a reason 997.2s are so much more expensive than 996s a 997.1s. People assume the 9A1s are cheaper to run and are willing accept a larger initial outlay.
And at the end of the day, there is no such thing as cheap 911 ownership, unless you manage to buy right, sell right and slip between expensive repairs and maintenance. Many of us hope to be part of that group, few actually do.
And at the end of the day, there is no such thing as cheap 911 ownership, unless you manage to buy right, sell right and slip between expensive repairs and maintenance. Many of us hope to be part of that group, few actually do.
06-03-2024 | 01:14 PM
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Sure.
But as an example, you can use any model and plug in the numbers, so let's use a new 992 is 200k plus very expensive annual service fees after it comes off of warranty.
$30k 996 purchase price
$30k engine, suspension, exhaust, etc refresh price
$60k sports car thats driveable w/~$1-2k a year annual service
$200k 992 purchase price
$ ? unkown refresh costs
$ ? unknown annual service costs
$ ? unkown total capital outlay, but its Big Bucks all in cost that doesn't take into consideration depreciation loss.
Nobody NEEDS a Porsche, let alone a classic sports car. But if you do, and you are concerned about total outlay of capital, the 996 is a financially viable solution. Even if you have to rebuild the engine.
Just work the math.
But as an example, you can use any model and plug in the numbers, so let's use a new 992 is 200k plus very expensive annual service fees after it comes off of warranty.
$30k 996 purchase price
$30k engine, suspension, exhaust, etc refresh price
$60k sports car thats driveable w/~$1-2k a year annual service
$200k 992 purchase price
$ ? unkown refresh costs
$ ? unknown annual service costs
$ ? unkown total capital outlay, but its Big Bucks all in cost that doesn't take into consideration depreciation loss.
Nobody NEEDS a Porsche, let alone a classic sports car. But if you do, and you are concerned about total outlay of capital, the 996 is a financially viable solution. Even if you have to rebuild the engine.
Just work the math.
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