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Difficult for me to understand how you’d cross shop a 911 with a mustang costing half its price. Not a hit on the mustang, just that’s a pretty big delta. It’s either worth it to you, or it’s not.
I’m interested in a 911 also. Have the money, but it doesn’t seem like a great time to spend it right now. Will wait and see how the next 6-12 months go. Too many variables. |
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Here are my 2 cents.
If you can afford it. Do it.
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10-24-2020, 01:10 PM | #47 |
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The CPO warranty is only worth one year since your weather only permits you to drive the car 6 month/yr.
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10-24-2020, 03:02 PM | #48 |
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It's a fair comparison given the roads here. There are zero curves, absolutely ZERO, so a small black V8 that likes a few revs gives you a pretty good feeling of stupid fun with the top down, really does. And I think it's worth asking yourself if it is worth the extra 40K to go Porsche.
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10-25-2020, 12:55 AM | #51 | |
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Agreed. Nothing. And I mean nothing feels like a Porsche.
I'm on my second and definitely not my last.
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10-25-2020, 01:51 AM | #52 |
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it may well be that in the end the mustang costs slightly less than the porsche in overall annual cost, but it's worth it...at least many people think so. as a mentionned before I tried the v8 domestic (c7) good enuf approach before and I went back to porsche if you haven't had a p car before you can't appreciate fully what the experience brings and what you would be missing out on if you never pulled the trigger |
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10-25-2020, 07:05 AM | #55 |
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I picked up my 993 three years ago (Oct 28, 2017), I usually swap my toy's every 3-5 years and I have no desire to do that with this car. I could sell it for more than I paid for it, and get something faster that handles better but frankly for the weekend cruises this car is plenty of that. It is comfortable enough and I just love the look of the thing. If you think your heart is set on Porsche then that's what you should get because you'll regret it later if you don't.
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just picked my 718 Cayman GTS 11 days ago and i'm loving it! you only live once my dude. this thing makes me grin every day from ear to ear and i don't think it'll ever get old
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there is! and i had to wait until it was the right time and place to purchase one and so i did glad you enjoy yours to this date as i'm hoping to feel the same way 10 years from now
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Maybe its just me but I will play contrarian here. I have found that the more expensive a car is the less I use it vs my other cars. The expensive one becomes the garage queen as I am always saving it and putting the miles on my lesser cars. Now I think your fun car should not be too expensive so you use it. My pristine BMW 440IX with PPK gets few miles while my old tuned Subaru 5 speed Turbo got 156,000 miles before I blew up the engine.
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I hear both arguments you are all making, hence I sat on the fence. Won't lie, I am still churning. It is a stunning car, I just feel it is a bit too showy for anything other than a dedicated drive. When i rented a base 997 a couple years back I dropped the kid at school one day, picked him up from baseball, not sure if i could do that with this car.
I am also in 2 mind re. 997 and 991, I dunno, i've gone and confused myself. in saying that, if it wasn't a pandemic i'd have bought it. |
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I see you are in Toronto.
With winter now getting close and likelyhood of you storing the car is very high. I'd get it for the following: -You'd satisfy your need to have it -You likely can squeeze a few drives until the salty pellets starts to hit the ground, likely further reinforce your desire for it, and then that Stang will likely disappear from your memories already. -If God forbid the economy collapses in the next 6 months and you need to sell it, you likely will not lose much of the initial investment, and if things remain normal then you know you got what you have hunted for this whole time. This isn't ordering a new car, someone else will eventually buy the car you want, then you are back to looking again.
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10-26-2020, 12:25 PM | #65 |
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Alfisti Have you considered taking the $xx that you are considering spending on a Porsche, and instead selling your daily driver for $yy, and buy a nicer car for daily driving, for a total price of $xx + $yy?
If you are leasing your daily now, see if you can negotiate an early termination in exchange for a nicer car at the same dealer group. This gives you a potentially more enjoyable automotive experience on a daily basis, without the worry, expense and storage space requirement of an extra/low usage vehicle. Your profile lists an X3. Potential upgrade vehicles could be: X3 M40i X3M X5 M50i Any of the M-B or Porsche SUVs, or Jag or LR for that matter. |
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Let's say (if you own the X3) you can sell it for $30k, and buy a 991 S coupe for $50k. (all figures USD)
$80k purchase price gets you into a 1 or 2 year old Macan Turbo with factory warranty remaining. 4.1 seconds 0-60. Or a 2 year old X5 M. 3.8 seconds 0-60, plus more space than the X3 or Macan. Nicht schlecht. Play with the numbers and see what works. |
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