Sent you a PM. And the Tesla will certainly simply things - from a wrenching perspective anyway.

But you'll have to change your username just like I would if you get rid of the 911 and 930. You'll no longer be "PorscheGal". Me... I'd just be mando which still sounds pretty cool. :)

Worry not...you'll always be "Porsche Gal" to us, Stephanie. Keep the posting name..

Great question as I've spent a lot of time recently thinking about possibly moving on from Porsche ownership. For me the decision came about as a result of adding a new marque to the garage which will hopefully be arriving soon. After a lot of soul searching and mental gymnastics I realized I'm just not ready yet to part with the SC but I have to admit wrenching on it anymore doesn't have the same allure and I don't drive it nearly as much as I used.

Age-related health issues are likely to force me to sell my beloved air-cooled 911 in the not-too-distant future.

I still like to work on and drive the car, but when my hand arthritis kicks up I have to stop what I'm doing. Having good tools (and a torque multiplier) helps, but if I can't work on it myself it just isn't the same.

Being acutely aware of my lack of good eye-hand coordination, I also don't drive as fast as I used to. I actually sometimes find myself wishing it was just a bit more of a GT car. When your ideal car is no longer a 911 GT2 RS but is a Bentley Continental GT, you know you're getting older.

Once a car has drawn true blood, literally for some of us ;), not surprising to hear or feel that selling is near impossible and definitely not to some random flipper who shows up at the door but at the other end of the spectrum around here, you might find that worthy suitor who will continue toiling on your labor of love, yes it very much is one for anyone of us who have owned them for any extended period of time, on your behalf and you don't even have to expend any more blood, sweat and tears.

As Leno said in an article he wrote for Hagerty ... "Some people say it was sad that the collection of the late casino magnate Bill Harrah got sold off. And it was indeed sad, but the nice thing is that all those vehicles went to people who are using them, and they’re not sitting in one stagnant place never to be run again. As they say, if you love something, set it free. At least our cars have value now. There was a time when old automobiles were just thrown away. Ultimately, what should happen to your cars is that they would go to true believers, to the people who want them and understand them and will use them. That’s what I hope would happen to mine, but I really don’t know. And don’t call me—I’m not ready to sell anything yet."

Don't call me either.

I’m a home builder and during the Great Recession, money got tight and I sold my 930. As the 930 drove off, I told my wife I’ll never be able to get another one and 10-12 years later, it’s still true.

I doubt your husband will end his car hobby because of a lemon motor. It did not even need to be replaced. He was looking for a project. Once the sting of the lemon wears off, he will get itchy again. I agree to sell cars you never use. Pointless to keep.

To the guys who are tired of DIY, do you think you went overboard? Undertook massive never ending projects ? I think the key is to chew what you bite off, and not bite off too much.
Do you still like to do repairs that take 1 to 3 hours? I find them gratifying still, but the rush is not as much as it first was. The flip side is that I am better at DIY over the years, so the projects are smoother. More tools also.

I regret selling the 1955 Austin Healey 100M in 1968 for $400
I regret selling the 1957 Jaguar XK-140 in 1969 for $400
I regret selling the LeGrand Formula Ford in 1978 for $3500
I regret selling the 1971 Jaguar XKE in 1980 for $3500
I regret selling the 1978 Datsun 280Z in 1980 for $7500
I regret selling the 1969 Lotus 51 Formula Ford in 1999 for $13,000

I bought the 1982 911 SC in 2002 for $9500. You can bury me in that one.

I’m still in it with my ‘00 Boxster S but I sold both air cooled 911s a few years back. Sometimes I regret it but when I jump in my Boxster, the feeling goes away quickly.

This has been a good thread to read where our minds are and even evaluate what we own or want to own. To me cars are more than "stuff", they make me happy and I enjoy turning my brain off from the 9 to 5 grind and using my hands to mend them and make them cooler. My wife and I were in Phoenix last weekend for a fun getaway and we even found 2 car shows to attend, to add to the weekend's adventures.

To Stephanie (@PorscheGal) we do wish you and your hubby the best in future endeavors automotive and professionally, thanks for sharing. I hope there is a good outcome on the Focus as well.

Yasin

Great question Stephanie. We all have different reasons for why we sell. It sounds like you and your husband have done some serious thinking about selling some great cars.

For me selling my 2001 Boxster base quite a few years ago was an easy thing to do.
After four years of ownership I typically lose interest in a sports car but with the Boxster it was easy to let go. I got a CEL code 1333 and needed money spent on the engine.
Plus my wife beating on me with "I told you so". I sold it to somebody who understood what was needed. I bought a three year old Miata and sold it four years later. It was perfect but did not give the same driving satisfaction as the Porsche.

Now I drive a 2008 Ford Ranger as a fun car. Still miss the Porsche though.

It has been an excellent thread.

My son is home this weekend (mom's B-Day) and we planned out the 997 ownership with Steve, the current owner. There is a thread somewhere about it.

Looks like I'll be back into P ownership for a few years.

Why would your regret those sales? It would have cost you insane dollars to store them for 50 years. Ever price out an 8 car garage?

Nice Paul!!

I like my 997, I think you will enjoy it.

IMS.

Any company, prideful of it’s engineering heritage, willing to sell VERY expensive cars with the added benefit of being able to unpredictably grenade because of poor engineering and not make every effort to advise, forewarn retrofit and/or replace the ruined engines, will not get my business.

^ Metzger engine here, so I do not have that issue.

Thanks!

It is really for my son. This is a joint operation. :cool: He worked 2 1/2 summers for a friend of mine that still owns a indie Porsche and other foreign car (mam, that term sounds dated!) repair shop.

He knows the 997 fairly well, no expert by any means. Plus we have Bill, the owner he works for, to lean on for advice. We spent hours talking about the plan yesterday. I would not go solo on this at all.

We are going to bring it here tomorrow before he heads back to Norfolk. I'll get it cleaned up and begin to organize what needs to be done. We have cleared out a slot in the shop.

Jack is very frugal and rented a nice apartment in a good part of Norfolk near his law firm...unfortunately, no garage.

He has passed the Virginia Bar and is making really excellent money but wants to wait a few years before he upgrades his living arrangements.

So it will stay with me and we will work on it together when need be. It runs great but I will take care of the tires and other stuff so I can drive it on a regular basis.

One of the things I should have mentioned earlier in this thread is that I had my kids to help me with routine car maintenance, on their stuff and mine for 15 years. Also help on bigger jobs. It was great.

THAT is what I miss and the reason why I don't like working on cars: Doing it alone is a solitary pursuit I really don't enjoy, especially after year and years of having kids dancing around the work shop.

So, I am being a little selfish having my son back when we can to do this together.

That's one perspective. I honestly respect that.

I think for all the numbers of smaller bearing IMS cars (early 2005) that went boom, the percentage is 8% or so. The larger bearing cars are like 2%, i think. (2006 to the 997.2.)

Let's say someone told you that you have a 92% chance of winning the jackpot lotto. Will you buy that ticket? Some equate 997 ownership in the same vein. And others build their motor of their dreams, or add a LN Engineering final solution as part of the ownership experience.

There's also the cylinder scoring issues of both 997.1 and 997.2 cars which really seem to be more of an issue, according to some. The 997.2 cars have the PDK issues as well.
So, not knocking the trepidation of owning a 997.

To each is own. :-)