Methinks istroyguitar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:04 pm In hindsight, I would have put in the middle of that one.
Could you/would you DD a sports car/sedan?
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Sadly not, I ate too much chicken to be able to get without exploding.
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Which gen? 996 was a low point for Porsche with lots of major issues with the engines. 997.2 and beyond appear decently solid to me but I have no data to back that up.fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:43 pm Get a low mileage car that’s CPO’d. The CPO warranty covers just about anything that isn’t a wear item, trim, squeak or rattle... up to 100k miles.
My experience with the 911 has seen them be way more bulletproof than I’d imagined. Properly maintained they run... and run... and run.
The Panamera’s a turd, doe.
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The 370z is too loud, too fast, and handles too good to be a daily driver. I love those cars.
I'm a fan of different vehicles for different shit. Generally I think your commuter should be what the west coasters hear guys "back east" have winter beaters. The civics, neons, accords, dodge caravans, Saturns, Chevy blazers. I drive the neon on Sundays and the rest of the week (two or 3 days depending on what week it is) i drive the vette. I've been on the fence of picking up another bike and saving caged commuting for rainy days. As you can see I've never had the desire to be "comfortable" while commuting. I drive around in a golf cart and walk all day at work. My piece of shit cars don't bother me much.
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What do you do for work? Sounds like a big place to warrant a golf cart.NeonJonny wrote:The 370z is too loud, too fast, and handles too good to be a daily driver. I love those cars.
I'm a fan of different vehicles for different shit. Generally I think your commuter should be what the west coasters hear guys "back east" have winter beaters. The civics, neons, accords, dodge caravans, Saturns, Chevy blazers. I drive the neon on Sundays and the rest of the week (two or 3 days depending on what week it is) i drive the vette. I've been on the fence of picking up another bike and saving caged commuting for rainy days. As you can see I've never had the desire to be "comfortable" while commuting. I drive around in a golf cart and walk all day at work. My piece of shit cars don't bother me much.
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Post IMS bearing issues. 2007-up, really.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:19 pmWhich gen? 996 was a low point for Porsche with lots of major issues with the engines. 997.2 and beyond appear decently solid to me but I have no data to back that up.fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:43 pm Get a low mileage car that’s CPO’d. The CPO warranty covers just about anything that isn’t a wear item, trim, squeak or rattle... up to 100k miles.
My experience with the 911 has seen them be way more bulletproof than I’d imagined. Properly maintained they run... and run... and run.
The Panamera’s a turd, doe.
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Got it, hence the shorts/hoodie attire. I like dressing down for work but no place i go to lets us wear shorts. Otherwise anything goes.NeonJonny wrote:I"m a wastewater operator. One of the biggest plants west of the Mississippi. Hence my signature VV
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If you catch it before it happens you're good to go, no?
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Do you have any access to know how many 996's were affected by bad IMS bearings?
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Your job sounds awesome! Mine is cool tooNeonJonny wrote:Its seriously the best job in the world. I'm outside, get to turn bigass valves, some computer work, I get paid to learn, and i'm surrounded by people who are excited to help me.
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Nice. I'd love a Guards Red 997.2. With a GT3 wing. If only I had a parking spot.
Yes, I travel probably 45 weeks per year... but it's still my only car and thus my DD. I drive it a lot more than Merkle or Detroit drive theirs, probably combined.
I'm rather which is why I've DDed a C5 for 3.5 years. A few things about it do get obnoxious though, mostly that it scrapes on everything. Road noise is also pretty bad. I can hang with the shitty interior and somewhat anus shattering ride. It has the creature comforts I need, A/C, a radio, gayges... The MOMO wheel goes a long way to make the interior OK, IMO.NeonJonny wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:28 pmThe 370z is too loud, too fast, and handles too good to be a daily driver. I love those cars.
I'm a fan of different vehicles for different shit. Generally I think your commuter should be what the west coasters hear guys "back east" have winter beaters. The civics, neons, accords, dodge caravans, Saturns, Chevy blazers. I drive the neon on Sundays and the rest of the week (two or 3 days depending on what week it is) i drive the vette. I've been on the fence of picking up another bike and saving caged commuting for rainy days. As you can see I've never had the desire to be "comfortable" while commuting. I drive around in a golf cart and walk all day at work. My piece of shit cars don't bother me much.
I think the 370Z would offer a lot of the benefits of it with fewer drawbacks, and it's nice that a much newer car is still pretty cheap. I'm really loving the idea of a Porsche, but just fearful of maintenance/reliability.
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Lol 10k miles a year, if it was my car, it would be atleast 160k in 10 years.max225 wrote:Is a 10 year old 911 really worth 40k with 100k miles? I'd actually DRIVE it...troyguitar wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:00 pm Buy $100k 911, drive for 10 years, sell for $40k. $500/month. You can afford that.
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