My first Porsche
12-31-2018, 06:36 PM
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My first Porsche
Hi all,
My first post, about what my first Porsche will be. Some background first:
- I have about 5 months left on the lease of a BMW M235i. I love it, but it's time to jump into the Porsche world...
- I live in Manhattan. Whatever I get will be my only car (even one is a luxury)
- I do about 5,000 miles a year
- I don't have to drive on snowy days - I can easily avoid that (I think)
- I need to be able to get golf clubs in!
- I think I want to cap my purchase at around $70K
- I expect to keep the car for 5 years, maybe more
Right now I am thinking that I will buy a good used Porsche, probably CPO. I am thinking of a 997.2 C4S or GTS, or maybe a Cayman S or GTS. I'd appreciate any input from the knowledgable people here. Some things I'm thinking of:
- is it worth getting CPO? I like the idea of have 3 years of warranty
- is the 4WD 997 worth it for the few times that I might get caught in wintry weather unexpectedly? Again, I think it is.
- a good 2012 GTS or C4S would be at the top of my budget, but I hear that the 997.2 holds its value very well?
- what is it going to cost me to run these annually in terms of maintenance?
Thanks in advance!
My first post, about what my first Porsche will be. Some background first:
- I have about 5 months left on the lease of a BMW M235i. I love it, but it's time to jump into the Porsche world...
- I live in Manhattan. Whatever I get will be my only car (even one is a luxury)
- I do about 5,000 miles a year
- I don't have to drive on snowy days - I can easily avoid that (I think)
- I need to be able to get golf clubs in!
- I think I want to cap my purchase at around $70K
- I expect to keep the car for 5 years, maybe more
Right now I am thinking that I will buy a good used Porsche, probably CPO. I am thinking of a 997.2 C4S or GTS, or maybe a Cayman S or GTS. I'd appreciate any input from the knowledgable people here. Some things I'm thinking of:
- is it worth getting CPO? I like the idea of have 3 years of warranty
- is the 4WD 997 worth it for the few times that I might get caught in wintry weather unexpectedly? Again, I think it is.
- a good 2012 GTS or C4S would be at the top of my budget, but I hear that the 997.2 holds its value very well?
- what is it going to cost me to run these annually in terms of maintenance?
Thanks in advance!
