Call me crazy but.......
 

I really miss my 911. I have been toying with the idea of getting another one but being retired and on a fixed income getting the capital is a bit difficult. Trying to get my priorities right, I think a 911 is more important to me than my gun collection, which if liquidated would get me pretty close to the number I need to put the heart back into my garage. Am I nuts?

Not nuts if the 911 will bring you more pleasure than your gun collection.

No, not at all. I plan to get another Porsche at some point. Until then, my miata is keeping me content.

So, I'm in the market for a gun, what'chya got? ;)

Come on. You can do better than that.

Use your guns to steal someone's 911. Then you get your guns AND a 911.

There's an 89 S4 on the 928 forum here right now for $3000.00

That's 316hp of 170mph Porsche V-8 goodness....

An S4 should go for a lot more than that. What's wrong with it?

Money is tight for me, so the 911 sits in the garage this summer.

Have you considered something with less maintenance like a used Boxster?

A few of the retired guys in the local PCA club have them, one puts snow tires on it for the winter.

he misses a 911...not just any porsche..;)

I'd say lose the guns and get the 911

Now THAT's a new way of thinking!

Thank you. I sold a 1970 911S. A 928 or 944 will not scratch my itch.

What do I have?

Almost all of the shotguns are side by sides

Lefevers:
GE grade 12 ga, English stock
Nitro special 12 ga, custom wood
Nitro Special 12 ga. 95% original

Fox sterlingworth 12 ga 80%
Ithaca NID 12 grade #1
DeHaan .410 SXS NIB english stock
Matching Dehaan 28 ga. English stock. also NIB. Both are single selective triggers.
SKB 200E 12
Matching SKB 200E in 20 ga. Have boxes for both. Both are single selective trigger and ejectors.
Ithaca 37 pump in 16ga.
Stevens bolt action .410 3 shot clip
Savage .17 HRM rubber stock bull barrel w/ glass
Marlin 1893 lever action, octagon barrel in .22
English high grade marked "Saxton" SXS hammer gun Damascus barrels 12 ga.
Custom Colt 1911 (mfg. 1917) in .45 ACP Ivory grips.
Custom Colt 1903 auto in .32 auto


I'll inventory the rest and post.

i like the way you put it. good luck on finding a 911.

There are a TON of SC's out there for $10 to $15K. I want something I can drive like it's stolen. I babied the S for fear of breaking it and losing value as an original car. I want something I can play with. A well sorted, not rusted car. Even something considered outlaw, like a 912 with a six stuck in it. Or a car with non matching numbers. I've had my "collector car" I want a user.

Running project car, dude is bored/too much on his plate, depressed economy....$3000.00

A 928S4 is a pretty damned ferocious beast. If he's not driven one yet...honestly it's a much better and cooler car than an old re-hashed VW bug.

Back when I was married to what turned out to be an evil woman I had to liquidate almost everything I had to save the house my Great-Grandfather built which I was buying.
I went through the guns first - had some really nice ones, too. The only one I miss out of the several thousands of dollars worth is the German Walther PP. I wish I'd held that one back.

And then there was about 20k-worth of camera and photography equipment. Needless to say if my employer hadn't went to providing company equipment I would have been up a creek. Some of the cameras were really collectible and I at times miss them.

OK. So a buying a 911 isn't like trying to save a house - which I did and have Never been late on a mortgage payment - knock wood - but my point is that even though we sometimes have to get rid of some of the things we love in the end what we get out of it will mean more to us.

Good luck!

Are you SURE it has to be a 911?

Get over the fact that it's a cheap car, even new...get over the fact that there are a gadzillion of them out there, and even the base models have the same exterior look...

For pure driving pleasure? This has it all over my 1972 911S:



http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1248889609.jpg

nice sc or carrera - a little pantina on the paint so you won't worry about an odd scratch.

nothing quite matches the sound, the smell or the experience (sorry Paul, even the ford) as you are blasting down one of those curvey west PA roads.

I've owned 928s and they are crap. Congrats! You've made it to my ignore list!

LMAO! Dude, you funny.

Who the fk is this Motion guy?

That absolutely says it all. I have had 7 Porsches now, pretty much all my life. I even miss as you say, the smell. It's an air cooled thing. Paul your car is a beauty, but it's a $30+K car. I'm looking in the $10-$18K or less if it needs help.

Some a$$-hole from the woods.

Nah... buy more guns. Those Porsh's are overrated pieces of crap.

Oh wait... wrong forum...

Sell some of the guns (keep the collectible Colts) and get a 74-77 911. Have fun and enjoy your well-deserved retirement!

I totally agree with you concerning owning and driving a 911 that's no big deal in terms of value or rarity. Those cars (like my black '84) can be driven hard and enjoyed the way they were meant to be enjoyed without constantly worrying about how you might be damaging a collectible car worth many tens of thousands of dollars. My little '84 is just so damn much fun to throw around at autocrosses and track days, the engine sees the redline many, many times, and I've had no qualms about removing parts from the car to decrease weight significantly. It has a really nice "ten foot" paint job that - once you step right up to it - is full of rock chips. So what? That's the beauty of the whole thing. I can use it hard, yet not worry about it in terms of its "value", because it's not a collector's car, and never will be. :)

spot on Scott.

after many years..
I still smile when I go to the garage..
go get another one..
you do not want to be laying on your D-bed..
mumbling..should have ,could have..
wanted to ..BUT..

Rika

Don't slam me for saying this, but I just got a 95 BMW 325 M3, for about 1/2 of what a decent 911 would bring. It's a blast to drive, more so than my 911. I would say the 911 was a big slot car, but this 4 door has plenty of grip, lowered, and great sound too. I"m the same way; I've had collector cars, but no more, give me one to drive and drive whenever. I have a friend who has a 69 Z-28, show quality, but he never drives it, big deal for that. Anyway, just a thought.

You ain't crazy.
Heck I also have a a 300+ horse power Subaru WRX. Fun car but when we take the 911 out around an AX or some fun roads there is no doubt the 911 is so much more fun. The smell, sound, and feel of the wheel to road brings it all together.

Nice to see you posting here again Richard!

Used to post pics of his good looking lady's cute pooper...remember? I don't remember him much, but I do remember those tight white pants...:rolleyes:

That could be a good plan. Most 2.7's that are running now have been fixed or changed out. A 3.0 engine would be nice though.

No regretsl, get the 911. Sell some of the guns, but keep the ones you would kick yourself for selling and buy a mid year with a swap, or a 3.6 SC like Moses's.

Bill

Make sure you do a proper PPI. With cams wearing because of improper oil, assuming that an engine is good because it doesn't leak or burn oil can be a false assumption. I ran into a couple like that this spring, and both going for nice, tempting prices.

I do know the itch though, and I got a nice SC with a hot engine. Good luck with your quest.

Richard,

Spot on!!! (from one redneck sob to 'nother!!!) Oh yeah, white pants......

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-cars-sale/439157-fs-67-porsche-912-a.html

how about selling only $5k worth of guns to start?

get the original steelies widened and, eventually, add a big type IV motor and this would be a hoot.

They are? I think few would agree with that.

I care?

BTW, when I sold my 911 and 951, I wound up buying a supercharged Miata for 7K.

Even after I purchased another 911, I decided to keep the Miata. It is that good. Even a 2000.00 Miata is a good drive, and I notice a lot of current and former 911 drivers over on Miata.net. Check it out.

Of course I am rooting for the 911... Don't do anything rash, and I'm sure it will all come together for you. Just consider that not having a 911 doesn't mean you have to give up the fun.

on more than one occasion i have peered into the gun safe thinking unclean thoughts....."hmm that one could be a mid rise lift and that one could be a deeper driver seat...."

i tend to resist. however, if it ever gets too tight the 911 is the LAST thing that will go. i'll keep one low dollar shotgun for birds and clays and the boat, bike and rest of the guns will be bye-bye. heck i'd give up my '06 tundra dd and buy a $4k accord before letting the 911 go.

but that's just me.

and i'd have NO problem learning to say 'welcome to wal mart' if it was necessary to keep the 911. none whatsoever. not so many years ago i picked up a few days a week in the summer time at the restaurant i had worked myself through college in. rent and car payment were covered by my day job but i wanted an over/under beretta and needed the cash to get it.

Dave,

I have had the pleasure of seeing your guns first hand and the tender mercies you lavish on them. I am a simple man in terms of shotguns but even with my well diggers sensibilities I can recognize the beauty and utility of your collection. You have, in fact, completely skewed my son's perspective on shotguns. When he surveys our motley crew, he is sure there are more accomplished arms, guns with more cache, he just knows we don't own any. But you do.

That said, keep your favorite shotgun for the field and part with the rest so you can find and own the right 911. You can rebuild the shotgun stash but you can't reclaim lost days arching through PA with a six flat pushing you onward.

The guns will find you again...go find a car.