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"getFuckedHerb" (goongetfuckedherb)
10/20/2016 at 10:50 • Filed to: NPoCP

(Which there seems to be a growing number of here!)

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What are the deets I should be aware of on a purchase like this?

Asking strictly for... a friend?

(IT’S FOR ME SORRY HONEY DON’T MAKE ME LIVE IN THE BASEMENT!)

EDIT: KINJA

DISCUSSION (14)

S65 > getFuckedHerb
10/20/2016 at 10:55

You’ll need a water pump

Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > getFuckedHerb
10/20/2016 at 11:15

OK, sorry in advance for hijacking the post, but the two cars.com ads for Porsche’s this morning got me to wondering, and since you’re putting out the bat signal for porsche people, maybe they can answer my question. What does one get with a 1974 911 that you wouldn’t get in a early outghts boxster that would provide the value of justfying a 30K-ish price vs. low teens price? I mean, obviously, one is an antique vs at the bottom of the depreciation curve, but if one wanted a fun to drive car that is at least a little unique, how could you go wrong with the boxster? I guess the 911 is probably going to be easier to wrench on without the electronics. IDK, just curious.

arl > getFuckedHerb
10/20/2016 at 11:17

Well, that’s a lovely Porsche.

I have no advice other than to buy it so us plebs can live vicariously through you.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > S65
10/20/2016 at 11:20

Which will cost you your first born. I’ll keep my 240Z thanks!

J.G. Murphy > Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer
10/20/2016 at 11:27

If you’re looking for a fun, fast car on the cheap, you can’t go wrong with a Boxster. Parts are cheap and plentiful, and known issues have been sussed out in many cases. Gas it up, put your foot down, and have some fun!

If you like polishing cars with diapers and have some cash you need to park somewhere, buy an air-cooled 911. Early 911s are wonderful cars (I’d never kick one out of my garage), but I can’t imagine cross-shopping one with a Boxster.

J.G. Murphy > getFuckedHerb
10/20/2016 at 11:33

Do you have an indie shop nearby? I personally wouldn’t spend $32k on a driver like that without having a go-to shop for repairs.

In my experience, the cars have been pretty straightforward. Difficult to work on at times (cramped engine bay, sometimes need specialized tools), but fairly bulletproof. Prices on replacement parts are on the rise though, so you’d probably want a larger annual maintenance budget than on, say, a C3 ‘vette.

Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > J.G. Murphy
10/20/2016 at 11:59

Thanks! That’s basically how I would have guessed it, but wanted to know for sure. “polishing cars with diapers”....sounds like one of the levels of hell to me.

J.G. Murphy > Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer
10/20/2016 at 12:05

Ha! Yeah, I think most of those guys pay someone else to do it...

getFuckedHerb > Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer
10/20/2016 at 12:20

Having driven both, the experience in the older 911 is... different. For me this would be car #5 in the household. It’d be driven occasionally when I want to feel like a vintage 911 makes you feel. It’d be carefully taken care of as I do as much wrenching on my own cars as possible. Performance wise it’s not in the same league as a modern boxster, and I’m not looking to bust out FTD on the auto-x or road course. I am looking to have a hoot driving and maintaining it.

getFuckedHerb > J.G. Murphy
10/20/2016 at 12:24

luckily we have a great indie shop that works on p/f/lambos I can lean on for trustworthy repairs when it gets out of my reach. I do prefer to do as much wrenching myself as I can. This also would be car #5 for us, likely driven 1-5000 miles a year. I just feel like people constantly reference the maintenance / upkeep cost and I keep searching for concrete items that are constantly under repair... Do they need brakes every year? eat transmissions every 5? Oil changes require $500 tools?

I guess my point is, if I drive it a bit, keep the belts/fluids good is the thing going to crumble around me with $$$$ repair bills every 800 miles or what? I’ll be doing whatever repairs and upkeep is required if it were bought but knowing the door I’m opening is good ahead of time.

Saracen > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
10/20/2016 at 12:35

Except that air cooled Porsches don’t have water pumps.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Saracen
10/20/2016 at 13:46

True, my dad has a 78 SC. But comparing maintenance costs over 3 years, the Z has been significantly cheaper, even with upgrades like a rear disk kit included.

Sam > Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer
10/20/2016 at 14:18

Driving a vintage car is a lot different than driving a modern one. As lame as it sounds, you kinds have to do it to see what it’s like.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > getFuckedHerb
10/21/2016 at 20:51

low miles, rebuilt engine are both pluses.

from what i hear the ac’s even maintained, crap out.

would always recommend a shop having a second look on a lift.