[diverdan]

The day I took delivery of my first Ferrari in 1969, a 61 250 GT convertible, was I thought, the happiest day of my life. Wrong! It was about 18 months later, the day I sold it. I put a lot into it and sold it for what I paid for it, but the paranoia was over. I was not making much money then as it was my first year out of college and my folks were not wealthy. I learned a lot from the DIY effort required of an impoverished substitute teacher. Porsches have always been the sportscar that owners pack on miles with little fear of problems. One of the biggest problems with Porsches are with those that don't get driven! That said, 308s, like the guy said can be bought for around 20k and are DIY friendly and parts not too ridiculous compared to Porsche.