How long have you owned your Porsche?

[Nobby Diesel]

I guess this question is inspired by a few recent threads about folks buying their cars.
Often, these posts are by first time buyers of the marque, which is great.

So, I just wondered, how long do people hang on to their purchases and which variant gets kept for the longest?

I'm on my second Porsche, which I have owned for 7 years and its a 996 Turbo.
Interested to hear your experiencess.

[Schnellmann]

I am dreadful at keeping cars. Keep changing them. I bought my first Porsche in 1993 (944 Turbo) and just bought my tenth two weeks ago (early 911) but none of them lasted more than 18 months!

[Homer J]

I'm into my 5th year of 996 Turbo ownership.

I had a bit of a wobble a few months back, looked at chopping it in for a C63, something that could replce my C-Class and the Turbo. I was after the best of both worlds. But then had the Turbo serviced and fell in love all over again.

Started out with a Boxster S, had that 18 month. Then a Carrera, had that 4 years. Now the Turbo.

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Homer J said:

I'm into my 5th year of 996 Turbo ownership.

I had a bit of a wobble a few months back, looked at chopping it in for a C63, something that could replce my C-Class and the Turbo. I was after the best of both worlds. But then had the Turbo serviced and fell in love all over again.

Started out with a Boxster S, had that 18 month. Then a Carrera, had that 4 years. Now the Turbo.

997 turbo baby 11 months!!!! Going in for warranty renewal in a few weeks!!!!

[LordHaveMurci]

Will have had my 996 for 5 years next month I think.

[X1BHO]

I've had my gen 1 Cayman S since May 2013 and will be looking to change in around 18 months time I'd say.

[weedram]

I've will have owned my 3.2 Carrera for 14 years in August.

[RDMcG]

997.i RS has been in my possession since new. Six and a half years.

[IknowJoseph]

I've owned my 996 for a little over a year; I plan on keeping it until it's appreciating in value. May be some time...

[marky911]

Have owned 911s for 10 years or so.

1st - A horrible bitsa (in hindsight) was owned for 2 years.
2nd - 964 C2 (lovely) owned for a year or so.
3rd - 964 Turbo (I loved this car and shouldn't have sold it) 5+ years.
4th - Mk1 996 GT3 CS. Almost 2 years. Love it!

I do get bored quite quickly but I just chop and change my daily cars when that happens, as 911 searches are usually long and labourious tasks. By using the 911 for summer weekends etc, it keeps it feeling special.
There's always something else I'd like to try but there comes a point where you think "I can't get anything anymore special than what I have for the same price and I don't want anymore cash tied up in something that spends a lot of its time sitting in the garage." That's where I'm at now, so the GT3 is a keeper.

[993944]

6 Porsches
3.2 Carrera - 2.5 yrs
993 - 3 yrs
944S2 - owned for 6 mths whilst I still had 993
3.2 Carrera - again - 2 yrs
928 S4 - 5 mths
996 C2 - current and owned for 1 yr

interestingly, I made money on all but one of the above come resale - and that was before the explosion of air cooled values. So, can't grumble.

[Matisse]

21 years and counting for my 3.2 SSE

[lukecollins]

8 weeks for me, 997 Turbo, loving it (except when the clutch died today)

[Boo152]

993 carrera coupe.
16 years and no plans to sell yet.

[kronik]

5 days! Just got a 996TT having been trying to decide on which Porsche for a few months now. It's my second having had a 964 turbo bodied cabriolet for a couple of years, been without Porsche for a few years and decided it was time to come back!

[Glaston]

I have only owned one Porsche and its my 964 - since 2003.

In this time I have also had 4 BMW's and one MB.

[g7jhp]

13 years of daily 911 driving for me!

1st - 3.2 Carrera (2 years)
2nd - 993C4 (1.5 years)
3rd - 3.2 Carrera (7 years)
4th - 996 turbo X50 (currently 2.5 years)

[stubbsy996]

On my 2nd Porsche.

First - 996 Carrera 2 from June 2006 to January 2011

Second - 996 Turbo from January 2011 to date

Both aweseome cars and no plans to sell current one!

Edited by stubbsy996 on Thursday 12th June 12:20

[Whitean3]

IknowJoseph said:

I've owned my 996 for a little over a year; I plan on keeping it until it's appreciating in value. May be some time...

Had my 996 C4S for coming on 7 years- agree with IKnowJoseph- not worth selling for a long time to come

[threespins]

Boxster S three years, C4S 5 months.