I agree I think r_32 has a great outlook. PINGMAN, great insight as well. All helpful responses, I love this forum. For myself, and I believe for most of us, I consider the $ amount for the car, and how much fun I think that car will be for that price. For example, I thought a 996 c4s was an incredible car when those were valued under 30k. If that was still the case, I'd probably own one now. Since they are more like 40-50k, I feel a 997.1 c2s is probably more for me if I am going to spend in that price range. Every time I look at cars that creep up in the 70k range, I reason that I might as well purchase a 991.1 GT3 for around 100k, or even a 997.1 gt3 at that price range. If I spend that kind of money, I'd want to sell one of my air-cooled cars (which I don't want to do) as I'd feel like I've just got an irresponsible amount of money in cars lol..I'm sure this will illicit a few funny responses here lol. Any GT car would be a blast, and I'd love to have one, but I'm not the guy who will spend $2500 a weekend on track tires. I'd love to do more track days in the future, but I'm not sure how many days a year I'll realistically go. A gt car in local canyon roads might not feel that great to me since I wouldn't even come close to being able to ring it out. Also, I'm not the sort of person that wants to attract a lot of attention, which a GT3 does to some degree..One thing I love about a 911 is its not super flashy, and 40-50k for a newish 911 with heat/air is really the goal. I know this reply was all over the place, sorry gents..
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Originally Posted by nixtfy
I think r_32 has a good approach. My circumstances are different I plan to keep 2 Porsches car. I would never have purchased the 991 had a friend not given me a screaming deal. I purchased it for the same price of a 997 or a really nice 996 c4s. I am inclined to think a late model 997 might be perfect for you. Enjoy the hunt.
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