Apology and Should I Buy This 2001 996 Turbo
10-15-2014, 09:41 PM
#46
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My wife spends money on the house or additions to her shoe/handbag collection whenever I make changes to the family vehicle fleet. It's cheaper than a mistress.
The deal is that I have more say in the cars we drive and she has the last say in houses we choose to live.
The deal is that I have more say in the cars we drive and she has the last say in houses we choose to live.
10-16-2014, 12:40 AM
#47
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Dealers go by book time . My Indy goes by actual time, and warranty's the parts and labor. So an indy will probably cost you less as long as he bills you actual time. Coil pacs are suggested to do at the same time. Think those alone for a set of six will cost about $325 add the plugs then labor.
10-16-2014, 01:37 AM
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Thanks, this is one of the greatest posts I have ever read. Seriously. Hilarious and true. I just talked to my 79 year old dad and asked his opinion. He's undoubtedly the reason why I'm in love with fast cars. He's not in the greatest health. When I was a boy, he never instilled in me a love of spectator sports as so many dads seem to do. Instead, he shared his love of Porsches with me. He bought a couple of used 914s, and later in life he bought a fairly junky 911 Targa. I still remember reading his "Excellence" magazines when I was a kid and dreaming of one day having one of those beautiful cars. Nowadays I make a bit more money than my dad ever did, so I can afford a bit more car than he could way back when. Still, I'm not the kind of person who could casually throw around $40K without agonizing about it. But today when I told my dad I was thinking about spending $40K on a depreciating toy, he enthusiastically told me to do it, and he says he wishes he had bought one when he was my age. I'm so thankful he's still around for me to ask his opinions on things. And I'm really looking forward to taking him for a drive in my new 996 Turbo when he visits in a couple weeks!
10-16-2014, 08:56 AM
#49
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anyone buys these cars and plans on driving them daily whether they are a dd or not ( you'll still dd it lol.. better have a war chest since the spend doesn't stop at purchase.
one phenomenon i have noticed as the median price of these has entered free fall is that more folks can "afford" to get in them, but then later find out the true cost to own and dally drive them.
i'm sure i've spent +/- 8k-10k on upkeep/mods this year and thats with most all work done ( with help ) here at the house. excepting the trans refresh of course. this was an unusually high and costly year, but the point shouldn't be lost. these are not cheap to maintain.
just something to consider.....
one phenomenon i have noticed as the median price of these has entered free fall is that more folks can "afford" to get in them, but then later find out the true cost to own and dally drive them.
i'm sure i've spent +/- 8k-10k on upkeep/mods this year and thats with most all work done ( with help ) here at the house. excepting the trans refresh of course. this was an unusually high and costly year, but the point shouldn't be lost. these are not cheap to maintain.
just something to consider.....
10-16-2014, 10:50 AM
#50
anyone buys these cars and plans on driving them daily whether they are a dd or not ( you'll still dd it lol.. better have a war chest since the spend doesn't stop at purchase.
one phenomenon i have noticed as the median price of these has entered free fall is that more folks can "afford" to get in them, but then later find out the true cost to own and dally drive them.
i'm sure i've spent +/- 8k-10k on upkeep/mods this year and thats with most all work done ( with help ) here at the house. excepting the trans refresh of course. this was an unusually high and costly year, but the point shouldn't be lost. these are not cheap to maintain.
just something to consider.....
one phenomenon i have noticed as the median price of these has entered free fall is that more folks can "afford" to get in them, but then later find out the true cost to own and dally drive them.
i'm sure i've spent +/- 8k-10k on upkeep/mods this year and thats with most all work done ( with help ) here at the house. excepting the trans refresh of course. this was an unusually high and costly year, but the point shouldn't be lost. these are not cheap to maintain.
just something to consider.....
10-16-2014, 11:04 AM
#51
let's just say more than most would for a pleasure vehicle and possibly a bit more than my ins co believes lol
10-16-2014, 12:26 PM
#52
Thanks, this is one of the greatest posts I have ever read. Seriously. Hilarious and true.
I just talked to my 79 year old dad and asked his opinion. He's undoubtedly the reason why I'm in love with fast cars. He's not in the greatest health. When I was a boy, he never instilled in me a love of spectator sports as so many dads seem to do. Instead, he shared his love of Porsches with me. He bought a couple of used 914s, and later in life he bought a fairly junky 911 Targa. I still remember reading his "Excellence" magazines when I was a kid and dreaming of one day having one of those beautiful cars.
Nowadays I make a bit more money than my dad ever did, so I can afford a bit more car than he could way back when. Still, I'm not the kind of person who could casually throw around $40K without agonizing about it. But today when I told my dad I was thinking about spending $40K on a depreciating toy, he enthusiastically told me to do it, and he says he wishes he had bought one when he was my age.
I'm so thankful he's still around for me to ask his opinions on things. And I'm really looking forward to taking him for a drive in my new 996 Turbo when he visits in a couple weeks!
I just talked to my 79 year old dad and asked his opinion. He's undoubtedly the reason why I'm in love with fast cars. He's not in the greatest health. When I was a boy, he never instilled in me a love of spectator sports as so many dads seem to do. Instead, he shared his love of Porsches with me. He bought a couple of used 914s, and later in life he bought a fairly junky 911 Targa. I still remember reading his "Excellence" magazines when I was a kid and dreaming of one day having one of those beautiful cars.
Nowadays I make a bit more money than my dad ever did, so I can afford a bit more car than he could way back when. Still, I'm not the kind of person who could casually throw around $40K without agonizing about it. But today when I told my dad I was thinking about spending $40K on a depreciating toy, he enthusiastically told me to do it, and he says he wishes he had bought one when he was my age.
I'm so thankful he's still around for me to ask his opinions on things. And I'm really looking forward to taking him for a drive in my new 996 Turbo when he visits in a couple weeks!
Haha, yea I hear you. I had a 2001 Audi S4 that was heavily modded that cost me about 3-5k a year in maintenance/mods but i was putting 20-25k miles on it yearly. Only plan on putting 5k on the 996 yearly with 1-2 track days (these may add some cost), and will do what maintenance I can on my own, so I expect the cost to be 1-2k per year on average including oil changes and tires. I don't drive the car like a grandma but I'm not slamming gears, launching etc. which helps.
10-16-2014, 01:36 PM
#53
i drive my car as it was intended, and it gets driven hard daily, never beaten and i am always WAY ahead of the game when it comes to maintenance items or repairs. i threw away the porsche "book" a long time ago. wait! it didn't have a book when i bought it! just track rash and clean oil lol.
take care of it, and it'll respond in kind
10-17-2014, 07:58 AM
#54
Instructor
I just talked to my 79 year old dad and asked his opinion. He's undoubtedly the reason why I'm in love with fast cars. He's not in the greatest health. When I was a boy, he never instilled in me a love of spectator sports as so many dads seem to do. Instead, he shared his love of Porsches with me. He bought a couple of used 914s, and later in life he bought a fairly junky 911 Targa. I still remember reading his "Excellence" magazines when I was a kid and dreaming of one day having one of those beautiful cars.
Nowadays I make a bit more money than my dad ever did, so I can afford a bit more car than he could way back when. Still, I'm not the kind of person who could casually throw around $40K without agonizing about it. But today when I told my dad I was thinking about spending $40K on a depreciating toy, he enthusiastically told me to do it, and he says he wishes he had bought one when he was my age.
I'm so thankful he's still around for me to ask his opinions on things. And I'm really looking forward to taking him for a drive in my new 996 Turbo when he visits in a couple weeks!
Nowadays I make a bit more money than my dad ever did, so I can afford a bit more car than he could way back when. Still, I'm not the kind of person who could casually throw around $40K without agonizing about it. But today when I told my dad I was thinking about spending $40K on a depreciating toy, he enthusiastically told me to do it, and he says he wishes he had bought one when he was my age.
I'm so thankful he's still around for me to ask his opinions on things. And I'm really looking forward to taking him for a drive in my new 996 Turbo when he visits in a couple weeks!
10-17-2014, 02:03 PM
#55
Race Director
I agree. Think of when you are 79. You can look back and say "that was a very sensible Kia I bought" or you can smile and remember the TT experiences.
