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I don't get 911s - after all, they're just squashed and tuned beetles aren't they, with the engine in the worst possible place necessitating a new driving technique - you just wouldn't buy one, would you? 
Except peeps do, and they rave about them, so praps I need to live with one for a while before dissing them, as I have done to date based on only 3 or 4 drives.
So, if I went for it, it'd have to be a 993 cos that's the only one I actually like the look of. Points to look out for? What's the min spend to get one that isn't going to cost me a fortune for the few months I own it?
Any help appreciated.
Except peeps do, and they rave about them, so praps I need to live with one for a while before dissing them, as I have done to date based on only 3 or 4 drives. So, if I went for it, it'd have to be a 993 cos that's the only one I actually like the look of. Points to look out for? What's the min spend to get one that isn't going to cost me a fortune for the few months I own it?
Any help appreciated.
Or Portiacraft advertise a drive it for the winter and sell it back for 2 grand less deal, take them up on it !
www.portiacraft.com/
"AT THE MOMENT ALL OUR CABS AND BOXSTERS ARE VERY CHEAP DUE TO THE TIME OF YEAR HOWEVER WE STRUGGLE TO BUY STOCK IN THE SPRING.
EVERY YEAR WE DO OUR BUY BACK SCHEME THIS HAS WORKED WELL FOR US OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS.
BASICALLY IF YOU BUY A CAR NOW WE WILL BUY IT BACK EARLY SPRING AT A FIXED BUY BACK PRICE USUALLY £2000 LESS THAN YOU BOUGHT IT FOR.
WE HAVE REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS EVERY YEAR. EFFECTIVELY GIVING YOU CHEAP PORSCHE MOTORING OVER THE WINTER MONTHS.
AND AS EVERY CAR LEAVES US FULLY SERVICED THE ONLY OTHER COST TO YOU IS INSURANCE AND FUEL.A PERFECT WAY TO SEE IF A PORSCHE IS FOR YOU.
FOR US IT FREES UP SPACE AND CAPITAL WHILST ENSURING WE GET STOCK BACK WHEN WE MOST NEED IT."
www.portiacraft.com/
"AT THE MOMENT ALL OUR CABS AND BOXSTERS ARE VERY CHEAP DUE TO THE TIME OF YEAR HOWEVER WE STRUGGLE TO BUY STOCK IN THE SPRING.
EVERY YEAR WE DO OUR BUY BACK SCHEME THIS HAS WORKED WELL FOR US OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS.
BASICALLY IF YOU BUY A CAR NOW WE WILL BUY IT BACK EARLY SPRING AT A FIXED BUY BACK PRICE USUALLY £2000 LESS THAN YOU BOUGHT IT FOR.
WE HAVE REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS EVERY YEAR. EFFECTIVELY GIVING YOU CHEAP PORSCHE MOTORING OVER THE WINTER MONTHS.
AND AS EVERY CAR LEAVES US FULLY SERVICED THE ONLY OTHER COST TO YOU IS INSURANCE AND FUEL.A PERFECT WAY TO SEE IF A PORSCHE IS FOR YOU.
FOR US IT FREES UP SPACE AND CAPITAL WHILST ENSURING WE GET STOCK BACK WHEN WE MOST NEED IT."
Right, so the entry fee is about £20k, and the Portiacraft option is a definite possibility. However, if I bought one at £20k now and put max 3000 miles on it by next spring, and still didn't want to keep it, am I likely to lose more than the £2k Portiacraft would want under their buy-back scheme - I thought 911s hold their value well?
Also, is there a specific mileage at which 993s need a lot of expensive work?
Also, is there a specific mileage at which 993s need a lot of expensive work?
I think you're just starting to get it Maybe read a book or two on vehicle dynamics, see how the weight distribution of 911's fit in to the picture. Read a few more books. Take a trip to the Nurburgring. See how many of these squashed, tuned VWs turn up. Then stick to tuned, Japanese econoboxes - they're so well designed anyone can drive them fast - which is the point after all.....
johnfm said:
Maybe read a book or two on vehicle dynamics, see how the weight distribution of 911's fit in to the picture. Read a few more books. Take a trip to the Nurburgring. See how many of these squashed, tuned VWs turn up. Then stick to tuned, Japanese econoboxes - they're so well designed anyone can drive them fast - which is the point after all.....
So it's true about porker owners and hedgehogs then
As far as I've read and heard, traction is the only advantage of an engine sticking out of a car's ar$e, in all other respects it's a bad thing. And as I said, it's possible to alter the "standard" driving technique to get the best out of it, as many do. The point is, I feel the need to experience the difference for myself, rather than getting all prickly because someone takes a pop at my car or cars. And let's be honest, for every driver that has managed to master a 911 (and I remember being at Combe in the "Japanese econobox" following the driver of a 993 C2 who was awesome), there are hundreds who just get in the way. Still, hope for some more constructive comments.
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