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Originally Posted by DWBOX2000
I recently bought a 2002 996 4S (guards red). I bought in July 2019. Car had 69k on it, passed the PPI with flying colors. Paid $25k. I immediately did a LN Retrofit and clutch as a precaution. Enjoyed driving it last summer. Over the winter I replaced the coolant tank and water pump and at the beginning of the season had the front differential seals replaced and some other stuff. Anyways, now I am in around 30k and just passed 72k.
Well something strange happened over the winter, I just fell out of love with the whole fast car thing. I find myself enjoying my 08 VW rabbit (daily commuter)more as well as a 01 Miata I bought for my son. I believe it is twofold. 1st, I do a lot of local driving with it and I really never need to get out of second gear. What I do in second gear in the 996 I am probably going back and forth between second and forth in the other two. Feel like I am driving an automatic. It's not a 996 issue, it's a modern day fast car issue IMO. Car only has 320hp, can't imaging the guys with 400+. Must get super annoying. My other issue it the cost. As I am getting older, I am thinking there are probably better things I could be spending my money on then a car that I typically drive around by myself in. Wife and kids could care less and there is not much Porsche car stuff around here. I am not a racer type, a more car and coffee type. I like to drive around, talk, tell or hear a joke and eat.
So I am trying to minimize the damage here.
Do I sell today and likely take a 5k hit but avoid future expenses? Really $7k with sales tax.
Do I just put away and try to sell in a few years hoping the market has gone up a little? Believe it or not, people like these 996 4S's.
Drive it and sell for 20k when I get around 80-85k? Cross my fingers that nothing big happens along the way. Not worried about IMSB or chunking honestly.
Other?
I am just stumped and since a lot of you guys are much brighter than I, figured I would ask.
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we were clearly seperated at birth. that move is my MO. i just did the same thing. different vehicle. took a hit, in the cash dept. did it sting? yea, but i'm over it.
the old dude down the block told me. "dont make it worse" hhaha..
lessoned learned. i hope. damn..i really hope.