Originally posted by KiloHotelphoto Very nice! And is that a 959 to the left of it? In 1st and 4th image.
I’m kind of luck I live within 15 minutes of a McLaren, Porsche and Maserati dealers and have seen some great cars on the road. P1,918 still looking for my first LaFerrari.
I have wanted a Porsche since I was a kid. I look every once in a while at the 718 Cayman, 911 just out of my price range right now but one day.
I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures! And you're right, that is a 959 you spotted. These are very rare, especially in the U.S., so it's the first one I've ever seen in the flesh. I'll be posting a series on the car in a day or two.
I got the itch for a Porsche when I was a poor grad student back in 1970 and drove a 912. I didn't scratch that itch until shortly after I retired in 2009 when I bought a slightly-used 2008 (987.1) Boxster 2.7, which I replaced in 2013 with a new-generation (981.1) Boxster 3.4. I enjoyed that car for three years until I traded it for my current 911 Carrera Cabrio in the spring of 2016. One thing to keep in mind is that slightly-used Porsches, with certified warranties, are often available with very low mileage and are - of course - drastically less expensive than a new one; my first Boxster was such a car. I bought my current 911, a 2015 model, brand new but "stale" in early 2016 when 2017 911s were already in dealers' show rooms and Houston's most recent oil bust was badly hurting luxury car sales. As a result, I was able to get my car for the fully depreciated price of a pre-owned 2015. These things come along more often than you might think and you can spot 'em if you keep an eye out.
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