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Originally Posted by MrBonus
It took me roughly 8 months to find the right car. I started looking casually in January of 2012 and bought at the end of August 2012. I spent a lot of time wading through dealer owned G50 coupes and I refused to pay some of the obscene premiums they were asking. I purchased from a Pelicanite who I still chat with from time-to-time (who is now a 993 owner now himself).
I wanted a 3.2 Coupe that wasn't red or black that was mostly stock with fewer than 100,000 miles for under $30,000.
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I was looking in that time-frame as well. Bought in November of 2012 after looking seriously for six months, but casually for three years.
I also had to overcome the wife's objections. She still isn't 100% on-board. She does recognize how much I like to drive the car, so at least she's not p!ssy about her lack of enthusiasm.
For the n0-0b looking to buy, read anything and everything you can. There will be contradictory information and advice. That's where you have to use your best judgement. If you feel comfortable swinging a wrench, then the possibilities open up a bit. If you are more of a checkbook mechanic, then you might want to think carefully about increasing your budget. $20k isn't much these days, and that was my hard limit back in mid-2012. I got lucky finding a decent driver-quality car for considerably less than that.