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Parenting aside. I could have a been a bit harsh on that. I don't claim to have done a perfect job of parenting myself.
Why a Porsche? Maybe you explained that earlier and I missed it.
There are plenty of as fast or faster cars at the money you want to spend with updated safety features. I understand if you think your son needs to have a car up to snuff compared to the other kids at his school, but I don't think a Porsche is necessary to accomplish that. If you want reliability and reasonable repair costs if there is an issue, I would look at Honda or Toyota. My son will soon be selling his 99 328i, manual, it only has 220k miles. Of course I've spoiled him by closely tending to it along the way. For what you might pay for that you could fix a lot with the remaining budget. BMW's are not known for low maintenance costs, but I've keep the costs down by fixing everything myself. In any case there are many choices better than a older well used Porsche.