Porsche

[Bit Beefy]

Anyone know anything about old Porsche's?

[stogie bear]

http://www.ukcar.com/history/Porsche/

http://www.classicargarage.com/english....sto.htm

[Bit Beefy]

Cheeers Sir... mates selling an old one for a grand sterling, contemplating it lol

[Guest]

I know never to buy a car from a friend.

[Guest]

If the car has been living in a damp climate, like the UK, do a thorough check for rust. Older Porsches are notorious rust buckets.

[dummy_plug]

(Bit Beefy @ Jun. 16 2006,07:55) Anyone know anything about old Porsche's?

You're a little vague Beefy - what is it you want to know about them? Value? Performance? Reliability? Rarity?

[Bit Beefy]

(dummy_plug @ Jun. 16 2006,18:36)

(Bit Beefy @ Jun. 16 2006,07:55) Anyone know anything about old Porsche's?

You're a little vague Beefy - what is it you want to know about them? Value? Performance? Reliability? Rarity?

kina wanted to know if they were renowned for anything. i.e the rust, a certain part always breaking.. i know theres always a story. I watched TOP GEAR a while back it was the series where they were all given £1000 and they had to buy a porsche with that ££££ and that money alone if they had money left they could do stuff to it, they then had to drive it to some far place and sell it...lol Only one of the porsches survived without some messsed up shit happening to it on the motorway... I wana be that 1 outa 3 Im having an early mid life crisis lol

[Guest]

(Bit Beefy @ Jun. 16 2006,16:01) Im having an early mid life crisis lol  

It's never too early to have a mid life crisis.

[kahuna]

(jimbo777 @ Jun. 17 2006,05:35)

(Bit Beefy @ Jun. 16 2006,16:01) Im having an early mid life crisis lol  

It's never too early to have a mid life crisis.  

And it's never to late to have a happy childhood....

[dummy_plug]

Well...depends on what you want the Porsche for. A lot of people mistake driving fast with driving excitement. Not necessarily true. My dad has owned 4 Porsches, with his latest iteration being a 2006 Porsche Cayman S. To be honest, its fast as fuck, but I had a better time driving my friend's modded 2006 Mazda Miata (MX-5 in the USA).

If you want a great driving experience, there are several older model cars that can fit the bill - though the may not have the speed or catchet (is this important for an older car) as a Porsche.

[post-op lover]

(grunyen @ Jun. 16 2006,09:08) I know never to buy a car from a friend.

If you get a hell of a deal, actually, it's great - you can't complain if you got something nobody else would get. I got a car for 30% of blue book from a friend - damn thing was in better shape than if I'd owned it. He's probably sorrier he sold it.

If you buy it at the same price as anyone else - yeah, then it's definitely a bad idea, because any flaws will impinge on the relationship.

POL

[Bit Beefy]

Cheers Gents

[Skinhound]

DON'T buy a Porsche for a 1000. It'll cost you a bloody fortune to fix.

[donnnnnny]

jaguar mmmmmmm i love them mk11 or an xkr

[Guest]

(Bit Beefy @ Jun. 16 2006,17:01)

(dummy_plug @ Jun. 16 2006,18:36)

(Bit Beefy @ Jun. 16 2006,07:55) Anyone know anything about old Porsche's?

You're a little vague Beefy - what is it you want to know about them? Value? Performance? Reliability? Rarity?

kina wanted to know if they were renowned for anything. i.e the rust, a certain part always breaking.. i know theres always a story. I watched TOP GEAR a while back it was the series where they were all given £1000 and they had to buy a porsche with that ££££ and that money alone if they had money left they could do stuff to it, they then had to drive it to some far place and sell it...lol Only one of the porsches survived without some messsed up shit happening to it on the motorway... I wana be that 1 outa 3    Im having an early mid life crisis lol  

Until the early nineties, they were famous for persistent, unfixable electrical problems in particular. Don't ask me how I know this. You do not want to make a grown man cry.