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Originally Posted by rnln
.....The decision is still on me, most of the times
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I agree with you about "old car bad, new car good". Most women don't know about cars and they don't care. They tend to think old car means break down and new car is always better......
1 question, you said 964 is trouble free? I know it's smoother and more modern (better Ac, smoother shifting, etc) than 911 but I have heard they have more trouble than 911 and cost lot more on maintenance and repair.
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I'll answer these in sequence-
point one - You need to go back to your homeland and hang out with the menfolk for awhile. They would be ashamed to hear you say this.
point 2 - Maybe women know more than you think. Old cars, in general, are less reliable than newer cars. Yes, they are typically simpler and therefore easier for the DIYer to work on, but sourcing parts and dealing with issues such as cis fuel injection have been the undoing of many a hobbyist. Also, there is an attrition of skilled mechanics for the older systems. Try and find a guy who knows cis, let alone mfi vs the garden variety Motronic system.
point 3 - Maybe I exaggerated a bit
. That said, my 964 has, indeed, been trouble free. It can be more expensive (tune-up = 2x the plugs and other things make it pricey if a shop does it) to work on than my 77 or 72 911s, but it needs to be worked on less. My annual expense for upkeep on my 964 has been significantly less than that of my 72. The key is to find a good one. That goes for any car.
I've been where you are at. The only difference is my wife said, "Why don't you get rid of those old BMWs and buy the car you know you really want, a newer Porsche. Get a nice one so you can drive it more than work on it." I love that gal.