Re: Which Porsche for around 40k?

The best Porsches you can get in automatic for that money is the last incarnations of the 928, like the S4 or GT. For something smaller and sportier, I'd recommend a 968 cab. Either one will leave you with plenty of money left over for maintenance, insurance, or repairs, even after buying excellent examples. If you're determined to get a Boxster or 911, the Boxster engine problems were over by 1999 but for that money an early S with more hp is better bang for the buck and a safer bet. For the 911, a 993 is a good value *and* will hold it's value better than a 996. Emanuel

if you buy a boxster, you might as well buy a 924 because they are really NOT in the game . get a REAL porsche , get a 911 . if you don't , you'll always wish you did . woody,

911 tt

Here we go again...

OBVIOUSLY , you don't have a 911 !!!!!! if you really own a porsche , it' DEFINITELY a

924 . FUCK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Judging from your ignorant posts, I would say you definitely don't own ANY Porsche.

You must drive a Mustang, yes?

Bernard

1984 928s yes, it's real.

I'm amazed that Porsche has stayed in business as long as they have. Depending on who you talk to, they haven't made an "real" Porsche in thirty or forty years. The 356 is accused of being a "souped-up VW bug." The 356 folks said the 911 wasn't real because of the 6-cylinder engine. The 924/944/968/928/986/996 aren't real Porsches because they're water-cooled or front-engined or both. The Cayenne and 914 are re-badged VWs. Apparently it's a big conspiracy and there's nothing in Stuttgart but an empty airplane hangar and a mail drop-box. Emanuel

LOL! I hear ya. I ahve to admit, I kinda bought into the snobbishness for a while - and I still believe that the finest (road) car Porsche ever made is a dead heat between the '73 911 RSR, the 550 Spyder, and the 904 (none of which I have ever driven, for obvious reasons) but after buying a 944 for a beater/daily commuter, that little car has won my respect. Sure, it looks like hell (probably didn't when it came from the factory, so it's not exactly Porsche's fault) and makes a few odd noises (ditto) but it sticks to the road like hot bubblegum to the sole of your shoe and if it doesn't make the classic flatmotor noises, so what? it's still a hell of a car and I am proud to have it in my driveway. Anyone who turns their nose up at *any* Porsche is either a gold-chainer or just has waaaaaaay too much money.

That said, I can't help the OP with his decision at all, but I do have a friend who probably could have bought any car he wanted and he got one of the first Boxter S and claims he is completely uninterested in selling it.

nate

911!

For me: G50 911 cab

968 coupe 72 911T targa 928GTS RUF Boxster TT

Emanuel

I've got everything I want in a Porsche in my '67 912 Targa.

The look for a 911, a top that comes off and a zip out rear window, a

356 based engine for economy and power, a 5 speed and disc brakes.

No, it's on the fastest, but it's fun, economical, and I grin every time I slide into the seat and grab the wheel.

So what if the paint isn't perfect? Leave the shining and polishing to the shiners and polishers.

I like to drive what I have.

Total cost? Mit new engine, under $20k.

Gotta disagree here....The 97 Boxster was one of the best made...I had one and traded it in for a 996, but that little car moved....Stock it had different gearing than the 2.7 that came later, was lighter AND FASTER. Lookup the numbers...The 0-60 for the 97 2.5 is faster than the

2000 2.7. In the mountains, a Boxster S could not pull away from me, and many a Boxster S owner would ask...."Is that thing supercharged?". ...Nope, just a Techart exhaust that may have actually robbed me of a few HP....Those cars are DIRT cheap right now, under 20K and all bugs have been worked out. Not many 97 engine failures, many more in 98-02 in the 2.7 and the 3.2's in those years....And if you want a real screamer for 10K you can drop a 3.4L in it and blow the doors off of just about any 993 or 996. 300+ HP in that small light chassis is one of the best cars Porsche never made...Although Ruf did, and they said it was the best car they ever made, that's saying alot...In fact in this new Excellence magazine, they compare the new Boxster 550SE which is a Boxster S with a few extra HP to a standard 2.5L Boxster and they actually concluded the 2.5 was more fun to drive, and the performance difference not worth the extra money. The different gearing makes it more driveable and keeps it in the powerband which helps it's performance.

JR

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I think very highly of the Boxster chassis and think it would supercede the 911 if Porsche didn't hold it back to protect the icon. One of my dream projects would indeed be to swap the 996 engine into one - everyone raves about them. Still, replacing the engine's the only way I'd own one - the teething problems are well documented and, as a recent letter in one of the Porsche mags points out, BMW handled their Nikasil/cylinder liner issues much better than Porsche is handling the 2.5 issues. With

40k to play with, it's not worth the risk... Emanuel