Another Opinion Poll Regarding Porsche Purchase

[Craig T]

This is on the topic of a couple recent threads, so I thought I'd get opinions (first world problem I know).

My backdate lightweight hotrod sold last weekend for almost twice what I thought it would ever be worth (The 911 market is truly insane right now ). It took me a year to restore it, but I had a blast driving it for two years.

I originally planned to do it all over again, only starting with a real SWB tub and building a 911R tribute. After a week of research, I've found everything from paint and body, early chassis, motor work, even people online selling parts have ALL skyrocketed in price with the rising finished car prices. I can't even do it at a break even at this point (not counting 200 hours of my own labor). …And can the market even sustain these prices?

A friend just bought a beautiful low-mileage 996TT for $40K!!! He's loving it. A/C, heater, stereo, bluetooth, and plenty of HP. It's got me thinking. What would you guys do…buy a 996TT, put a chunk of cash in the savings or buy a rental house and forgetaboutit? Or, start the restoration process all over again and hope the market stays hot?

[porsche4life]

Buy a 996TT and have some fun! Invest the rest of that chunk of cash!

[911SauCy]

Go play with a 996TT, make some big HP and scare the crap out of yourself

[Noah930]

Couldn't sleep last night, so I took to trolling online classifieds. Found 3 interesting 996tt's for sale right now in the $38-39K range. Just wish Sonnen Porsche wasn't so far away in NorCal...

[HardDrive]

TT. Oceans of fun, and I think prices will be stable at this point.

[ckelly78z]

You can always pick up a tub and wait for deals to come along on restoring it. In the meantime, get the TT and have some fun. I'm not afraid to travel to get a good deal on a nice car. I live in Northern Ohio and traveled to Lexington Ky for my wife's car and I found a deal in Buffalo NY for my current 944.

Sometimes people just don't know what something is worth, and a good deal on a lightly used car can be found.

[Craig T]

That settles it. I'm on the hunt!

If anybody knows of a good one (other than Rennlist, Autotrader, and LA Craigslist, where I'm already watching), let me know. There's a very nice bottle of scotch or red wine to the finder

[nvr2mny]

Sometimes (ok, most of the time for me at least) the hunt is more fun than the kill. Good luck, keep us posted!

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by nvr2mny

Sometimes (ok, most of the time for me at least) the hunt is more fun than the kill. Good luck, keep us posted!

Just like restoring a car. I bore with it the day it's finished. I always say it's the journey, not the destination.

[scottmandue]

Another vote for the TT... life is short, if I had $40K I know that is what I would do... I enjoy fixing up old cars but yeah, it would be no contest for me.

[Tobra]

You sold the green car? Too bad, that thing was awesome.

If the restoring it is what you like, what are you going to do with a new one, aside from drive it so fast your watch will be wrong when you get there? Maybe do a 914-6 with a tarted up flat six, for something different, though that is sort of like dating an ugly girl that is great in the sack and has a good personality, not that there is anything wrong with that.

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by Tobra

You sold the green car? Too bad, that thing was awesome.

If the restoring it is what you like, what are you going to do with a new one, aside from drive it so fast your watch will be wrong when you get there? Maybe do a 914-6 with a tarted up flat six, for something different, though that is sort of like dating an ugly girl that is great in the sack and has a good personality, not that there is anything wrong with that.

LOL…Good 914 hot rod analogy! Actually, I would't mind a nice stock 914 2.0, but try finding one.

Yeah, the green car is gone. Paul Kramer at Autokennel had a buyer at an offer I couldn't refuse. When people started throwing crazy numbers at me I became afraid to drive it. Plus, it was so loud and raw that my wife wouldn't ride in it. I had a lot of fun restoring it, but I want a no-brainer for a while.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Another TT vote. Fantastic bulletproof cars. If you get bored huge power is just a tune and a few bolt ons away. Even more bored? Install some PSS9s and lose the front driveshafts and you have a budget GT2.

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Another TT vote. Fantastic bulletproof cars. If you get bored huge power is just a tune and a few bolt ons away. Even more bored? Install some PSS9s and lose the front driveshafts and you have a budget GT2.

STOP! Or I'll make you buy dinner Tue night! Im already ADD/OCD and this TT-to-GT2 sounds like a slippery slope. Please retract post above.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I am so going to feed that fire on Tuesday night. Should I post the 996TT weight loss thread from 6speedonline too?

[Craig T]

I can already see where this is going. Next I'll be bolting a lap transponder to the chassis.

[jwgn777]

Go for the TT. I love my 996 twin turbo. And my guess would be that you would like it too.

[sc_rufctr]

If you go with the TT can you get back into and early car at some point in the future?

They're only going one way in value.

[Bill Douglas]

Half way between the two. A nice SC.

[ZOO]

Do you like to build or do you like to drive? Or both?