John McM

Bought a leasehold unit in Bridgewater Rd Parnell. Old woman couldn't afford the lease increase. First lesson of property. Sold in '89 when the relationship went South. Second lesson. At the time, mortgages were 21% but inflation was higher so it was a licence to print money. Third lesson. Bought for $100,000. Same property sold in 2002. The compounding capital return was 4.75% per annum over the 14 years. Property did crash in 1991.

Property has never been cheap in Auckland. Just need to get in and pay the mortgage off. Buying Porsches with debt isn't the smartest move long term.

kiwi 911

I don't mind the Tron - was forced to live there for 2 years. Meeting Jen there kinda sweetened the deal.........

I quite liked Woodstock. You could buy a big villa for under $300K in 2002. Don't think you could do that now??

What part of town are you in mate?

964X33

If you're out there Warwick, I can return the jack and stands this weekend if you're back from the US. Sent you a text. Thanks again for the loan of them; they worked a treat.

Maxem

The C3 out of hibernation, polished and cleaned right through and going back home. The boat coming back to live in the driveway clogs things up over summer so it has to go now or be stuck for 3 months.
Was great to have, but hardly drove it. The cage and (smaller) seats were quite difficult to just jump in and drive which kept it still for long stretches. I really like SC's, and this one softened, de caged and with some of my garage specification seats would be very nice to use all the time. And it looks and sounds great.

nzskater

All this talk of rising Porsche prices... Inspires me to ruthlessly push on in my salary man ladder climbing The red SC looked good on paper (webpage?) and was probably worth a visit, but I'd rather a 964 or 993 to be honest (based on theory and no real world experience).

I've got the feelers out in places outside of Auckland, as I suspect there's a few old cars lurking about, outside the prying eyes of Auckland, Trademe and Facebook. Roping together a drive with the Nelson PCNZ community over Christmas. Should be fun regardless.

Completed the Mike Eady driver training today, so pending confirmed cover from Prestigio I'll be providing mobile road cone services on the 13th of Jan.

Obsessed

I don't know Woodstock well but even in Hamilton you can't buy much for $300k any more! We're in Rototuna, the new area in the north east. Some would say it's a bit characterless I guess, but this is only because it's new. We like the safety and quiet.

Macca

Michael. Safety? You guys don't get Salties down there so is that from the Grizzly Bears? Just buy a 202 and a gun rack for the Truck mate, thats what we would do here ;-)

Obsessed

'Bout time you stopped hogging that Dave, maybe I'll get another go in it. It made a lasting impression on me (I think Steve knew it would), even though I only had it for a couple of days and drove it like a nanna. I had to drive it home on a stormy winter's night and it was fogging up. In the dark I couldn't get any ventilation going, or put the windows down, or even get any interior lighting to look for the right buttons. Good times!

Obsessed

Ha ha, yes that was a very first-world statement, wasn't it? I mean away from the rednecks.

O2GO

Apologies but I need to rant.....

No summer b road runs this season for me now after a merc backed out into Parnell Road straight into my path. I didn't even get to hit the brakes. Double **** for 2014 and lovely pcars for me. 40 years of driving accident free and now 2 in one year.

The boxster will be off the road for at least a month I suspect. Pissed off for a few reasons.... Will miss my regular holiday run from Oakura to Russell while we're holidaying for a few weeks. A precious once-a-year opportunity. It wasn't my bloody fault. The other driver didn't see me and thought the road was clear. And, if the insurance coy decide its too expensive to repair, its got 3 day old pilot super sport tyres that have clocked up 100km on it and I know I'll be left at least 10 grand short of money to replace it as you never win in that game. Lastly, when did you last see a nz new 2007+ boxster s manual, one owner in superb nick for sale? Let alone in dark grey which is my favourite Boxster colour. And for under $50k?

Bit sore in the chest, knee and left hand that must have got whacked by the air bag or something. Air bags deployed and Let out a cloud of smoke. I thought the car was burning and leapt out. Apparently they load them with powder to stop them sticking together so that they deploy smoothly. Feels and looks like smoke from a fire.

Not a fun experience but at least no body damage noticed thus far.

The other driver was pretty abusive accusing me of speeding, not looking where I was going. It was 6:35pm on Parnell road. It's impossible to speed at that time of day there and I have witnesses who said I was following 2-3 car lengths behind 3 cars. The driver didn't look hard enough before reversing on his 3 point turn. Police said it was pretty obvious to them who was in the wrong.

Would post photos but if she gets repaired don't really want them on the internet. Perhaps I should post one of the dude and his car who I hit. Big merc. Not much damage (but always worse than it looks).

End of rant. Angry. Sore. But I'll get over it.... eventually. Grrrrr

nzskater

Doug, so sorry to hear that. Given what you've said as far as police and witnesses goes it sounds as though it should pan out ok. Find a supporter in the insurance company and get an assessment yourself to try expedite the process. You may have it sorted faster than you think.

While not $50k, it does tick a few boxes: https://trademe.co.nz/819741014 Porsche Boxster Spyder RS60 2008

Edit: just looked at the photos. That interior would take a little getting used to...

O2GO

Thanks Jake, yes I've already seen and added the RS60 to my watch list. I actually like the traditional red leather with silver body. It's probably 20k+ more than I'll have and it will be a UK import. Mph on the speedo, risk of rust etc. The RS60 is a nice car though. Bit quicker too :-)

young_dennis

Hi guys..Anyone have or know anyone with 964 rear seats they want to get rid of? Want some seats and belts so I can chuck the kids in the back. Please pm me..thanks

Ndewar

Sorry to hear about your accident Doug. These things happen to the nicest people. Insurance assessors should take all things into account and pay you out at a fair rate. Yeh right... Biggest disappointment is the lost opportunity to do what you love doing whilst on holiday. Sorry mate.

Macca

Doug. Jo and I read about your misfortune and are gutted for you. We know how much you love driving that car in summer. Cant believe the luck. Thats all it is, just a bad run of luck. I hope the insurance company pay you out to a satisfactory level, or fix the car to an acceptable standard. Its a real shame it was due to someone else's incompetence. Most important thing is it sounds like you are ok. Tomorrows another day. On the bright side you still have one Porsche in the garage!