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How long is it before you start....
looking and dreaming about another car(new/used) after you have got your present one.
2. What would your next car likely be? In my case I start looking about 2 years after the last car purchase. My next car would likely be a 2009 Cayman(S?) - the one without the IMS bearing. 
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07-24-2013, 06:37 AM
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It's constant, 24/7/365.
If I ever won a big Powerball I'd be in trouble.
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07-24-2013, 06:46 AM
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I tend to keep most cars quite a long time. The porsches are split between long term ownership and short.
356 1 year '77 15 years '71 3 years '88 3 years 914 race car 2 years 914 streeter 12 years I've had a Porsche in the garage pretty much since 1972. I've had a Chevy truck of one sort or another since 1965. |
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07-24-2013, 07:11 AM
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 I'm still looking for that keeper.
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07-24-2013, 07:14 AM
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I'm having a hard time justifying hot rodding my '84, when a post IMS Cayman S has really caught my attention. |
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07-24-2013, 07:14 AM
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To answer the question. I don't know yet. I have had my daily driver El Camino for 22 years and my 911 for 18 years. Since 1974 I have owned only 3 cars. I still have two of them.
One disclaimer. I don't count my wife's cars. Even though my name is on the title they are hers.
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07-24-2013, 08:33 AM
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My problem is every car I buy is a compromise, I don't have the funds to ignore the price tag or fuel economy.
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07-24-2013, 09:21 AM
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Ya I'm always shopping for the next car, but right now I'm thinking a boxster will be the next. Unless I win the lotto, then all bets are off... |
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07-24-2013, 10:04 AM
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I don't know how many cars I've had. I didn't keep them too long when I was young, because they were mostly jalopies on their last legs. When they got to the point I had to work on them more than drive them, I started looking around for another. That was when I was really poor & going to school. After I got older, I just keep cars, trucks, bikes, & motorcycles for very long times - like ten+ years. They're just ways to get around, except for my Porsche which is an entertaining project.
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07-24-2013, 10:07 AM
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4x4 crew cab truck because you always can use a truck -Tacoma Full sized SUV for kid duty, make this the wife's car Luxury sport sedan like my S8 for high speed road trips Sports car coupe - 911 Sports car convertible - Boxster So all I need is a 5 car garage and about $100k and I'll be set.
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07-24-2013, 10:37 AM
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I'm starting to get the itch for a Boxster or Cayman but would have to sell the 914 and 911 which I'm not sure I'm ready yet.
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07-24-2013, 01:53 PM
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always looking, never stopped, too many on my 'to buy' list
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07-24-2013, 02:00 PM
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Constantly... it's a sickness. It's like cool car adhd. Example of how my searching for my next car goes.
oooh 996 no, 1st gen ctsV no, 944T no, caymanS **** I need to find a Tr8 that would be a good idea, no wait 190e evo, I wonder what Astons go for, back to 996s, *head explodes*
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07-25-2013, 06:29 AM
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gotta finish the two i got. MR2 needs to be finished for SCCA solo STR prep, and then the 951 needs new springs and LSD.
i'd like to think my next would be a 911, but i kinda think in 2 or 3 years, i might have other demands then going 3 wide with sports cars. i could see selling the mr2 for an LS swapped miata or super charging the MR2 though Last edited by cockerpunk; 07-25-2013 at 07:21 AM.. |
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07-25-2013, 06:54 AM
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In the last 9 years, maybe 10 days without a 911 in the garage. In the last 13 years, zero days without a Mercedes.
It seems like the replacement is already in play when I sell one vehicle.
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07-25-2013, 09:10 AM
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Yes it is a sickness, and try deal with it when you have a enabler wife, but I am doing good only added 4 to the collection since December, holding at 30+.
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Lexus RX350
Carrera
1986 Porsche 944 2.5l
Luft Kuhl
Big Blue
The SLK
Family Hauler
