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Chief F1 Fan 09-02-2020 12:52 PM

Chief's Carrera T
 
Can't stop looking at this


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...e585bffd6a.jpg
Options Include:
  • Guards Red
  • Leather Seats in Black
  • PASM Sport Suspension
  • Sport Exhaust System
  • GT Sport Steering Wheel and Gear Lever in Alcantara
  • Sport Seats Plus (4-way)
  • Sport Chrono Package
  • Wheels Painted in Black Satin
  • LED Headlights in Black incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System


https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1178783

justnspace 09-02-2020 12:57 PM

wow that is sexy!

SamDoe1 09-02-2020 01:21 PM

Ugh, I despise how well 911's hold their value...

SuperTrooper169 09-02-2020 01:27 PM

Dat red :drool:

CCColtsicehockey 09-02-2020 02:15 PM

You should probably just do it now and get it over with. I find it easier to just rip the bandage off quickly :biggrin:

Aman 09-02-2020 04:42 PM

You have my permission to spend retirement funds on that. :rice:

00TL-P3.2 09-02-2020 04:45 PM

Wouldn't an RLX be cheaper? :genius:
All kidding aside, that looks quite nice, though red wouldn't be my first choice.

Would it be an addition, or a replacement?

Chief F1 Fan 09-02-2020 05:50 PM


Originally Posted by justnspace (Post 16623530)
wow that is sexy!

not to mention FAST and a manual.


Originally Posted by SamDoe1 (Post 16623542)
Ugh, I despise how well 911's hold their value...

something like 90% for the first few years if I recall correctly.


Originally Posted by SuperTrooper169 (Post 16623546)
Dat red :drool:

It's the only true sports car in red I can afford unless I win the lottery then it's Ferrari time.


Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey (Post 16623590)
You should probably just do it now and get it over with. I find it easier to just rip the bandage off quickly :biggrin:

In 2004 when I paid $40K for my 350Z convertible I was driving it home from Scranton, PA. I remember looking around the interior as I buzzed down the freeway thinking "WTF did I just do??" I got over it.


Originally Posted by Aman (Post 16623674)
You have my permission to spend retirement funds on that. :rice:

Phew, now I can sleep tonight! :punch:


Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2 (Post 16623676)
Wouldn't an RLX be cheaper? :genius:
All kidding aside, that looks quite nice, though red wouldn't be my first choice.


Would it be an addition, or a replacement?

Remind me why I like you? :kick: An addition.

oonowindoo 09-02-2020 05:53 PM

Do it.... YOLO.... drive it for 2-3 years and flip it... dont think you will lose much...

Chief F1 Fan 09-02-2020 06:37 PM

I won't be flipping it. It'll be a long-time held purchase for sure.

oonowindoo 09-02-2020 06:43 PM

Do it....

Wonder how their clutch is on the newer car now... last time i drove the GT3, thought the clutch was the dead pedal.. it was too stiff for my left leg.

csmeance 09-02-2020 07:13 PM

DO IT! Prices on these cars aren't going to come down much and will probably appreciate in the future.

oonowindoo 09-02-2020 09:47 PM

still... that red tho... :sexy:

and i normally dont even like red cars...

thoiboi 09-02-2020 10:52 PM

:drool:

I approve!! Although a requirement would be a a progress thread here so all us poorz can live vicariously through it :biggrin:

KaMLuNg 09-04-2020 07:37 AM


Originally Posted by thoiboi (Post 16623849)
:drool:

I approve!! Although a requirement would be a a progress thread here so all us poorz can live vicariously through it :biggrin:

peasant!

DO IT CHIEF!!!

CLpower 09-08-2020 10:26 AM

dooo ittt

Chief F1 Fan 11-29-2020 05:31 PM

So I was reading C&D and two of the cars I'm considering purchasing (both, not either) are amongst the quickest cars the mag has tested in 2020 except it would be the Carrera S RWD for me


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...fb6ad6169f.png
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...9f9032d923.png



mrmako 11-29-2020 08:07 PM

So it sold @ $89K. Did you do it? :racing:

Chief F1 Fan 11-30-2020 06:47 AM

No, it'll be a year or two before I drop the cash. I want a 7 speed manual used Carrera S. They just started selling them again this year for the 992.2 and I need to wait until they get down to a tolerable price point.

00TL-P3.2 11-30-2020 09:01 AM

While the B7 doesn't do a lot for me, it does look striking in that green.
But, with what MB did to the W223 S-Class, I could be convinced to look elsewhere. W222 was about perfect for me, loved both that my grandmother had (2014 & 15).

gatrhumpy 11-30-2020 02:40 PM

I'd thought that the top Tesla would have been faster.

RenoTL 11-30-2020 04:10 PM

If the only way you can do this is with using your 401(k) funds, be wise. Don't do that! Take a look at whatever you have in your 401(k) and see what its value will be from compounding until retirement. You will be glad to keep that money for later.

(It still is a great looking car!)

mrmako 11-30-2020 05:52 PM

Chief: What part of WNY do you inhabit? I grew up in Rochester. That area would be a bit rough for a Porsche. Unless you have a very nice garage and can keep the rust gremlins away.

dallison 11-30-2020 07:05 PM

Beautiful vehicle.

csmeance 11-30-2020 07:08 PM

B7 is a great way to burn cash quickly with no way to get it back unless you can get a killer deal and still be at less than 1K/month in depreciation Carrera S will retain way more value over any amount of time vs B7.

Chief F1 Fan 12-01-2020 07:45 AM


Originally Posted by RenoTL (Post 16663026)
If the only way you can do this is with using your 401(k) funds, be wise. Don't do that! Take a look at whatever you have in your 401(k) and see what its value will be from compounding until retirement. You will be glad to keep that money for later.

(It still is a great looking car!)

My 401 is NOT my source of retirement funds. When I was racking up large legal fees, I bought annuities that begin to mature soon. I also bought an annuity that pays me monthly now and spits out a big chunk in 4 years (>$.5M) and keeps on paying (at a compounding monthly rate) until I die. Thanks for the concern but it's not a worry for me.

Chief F1 Fan 12-01-2020 07:46 AM


Originally Posted by mrmako (Post 16663066)
Chief: What part of WNY do you inhabit? I grew up in Rochester. That area would be a bit rough for a Porsche. Unless you have a very nice garage and can keep the rust gremlins away.

Hamburg, NY; 10 miles south of Buffalo. This would obviously be put away in the winter. Secondly, it could become my FL car for when we buy a place in Sarasota.

SamDoe1 12-01-2020 01:42 PM


Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan (Post 16663255)
Hamburg, NY; 10 miles south of Buffalo. This would obviously be put away in the winter. Secondly, it could become my FL car for when we buy a place in Sarasota.

I bought my Golf in Buffalo. Only spent a day there, wish I would have done more... Seemed like a fun area.

bkknight369 12-01-2020 04:38 PM

I'm drooling over the same car. I wanted to keep my budget at ~50-60 for a 2011-2012 Carrera S, but the newer ones are so fucking sexy. Struggling to justify 90k on a car

Chief F1 Fan 12-01-2020 06:12 PM

^^^ It's not much of a leap for me having spent $80K for my 650 GC, new and loaded. I got it for 20% below sticker bc it was sitting on showroom floor a while after a dude ordered it and didn't take delivery.

Chief F1 Fan 12-01-2020 06:27 PM


Originally Posted by SamDoe1 (Post 16663506)
I bought my Golf in Buffalo. Only spent a day there, wish I would have done more... Seemed like a fun area.

Y'know it's funny. It's not a particularly pretty town but the people here make it a great place to live. There is a lot of things to do as in any modern city (2nd largest in NY) and our culinary offerings in restaurants, pubs, taverns and stands are excellent.

mrmako 12-01-2020 08:16 PM


Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan (Post 16663255)
Hamburg, NY; 10 miles south of Buffalo. This would obviously be put away in the winter. Secondly, it could become my FL car for when we buy a place in Sarasota.

Hamburg. Know the area. A bit north I have family in Tonawanda, and had classmates go to school down in Fredonia. And Florida is starting to look quite attractive, with no income tax and mild weather year round.

On the Alpina, it's a pretty exclusive club. Always loved them. I do like the idea of a huge luxury sedan that will blow the doors off most sports cars.

Chief F1 Fan 12-02-2020 05:40 AM

Yeah, annual car trips to Saratoga Springs for the Travers and Montreal for the GP would be a blast in either of those cars for sure. My brother played goaltender for Fredonia in their national championship years.

bkknight369 12-26-2020 06:29 PM

Just curious: have you cross-shopped the 911 against the C8 'vette? If so what did you think about the differences?

Yumcha 12-26-2020 06:32 PM


Originally Posted by bkknight369 (Post 16672449)
Just curious: have you cross-shopped the 911 against the C8 'vette? If so what did you think about the differences?

The difference is that the Porsche has a better interior and probably handles better? :dunno:

I could be wrong about the latter. :dunno:


<---- Pick a Porsche 10 out of 10 times. :hide:

mrmako 12-26-2020 07:37 PM

^This. At least with the Porsche, you won't get VW interior parts (unlike the Vette, which you may get minivan interior pieces).

Yumcha 12-26-2020 07:41 PM

Like, let me be quite clear before a pile-on...I LIKE the Corvette...immensely. But, if I had to pick, I'd take the Porsche 911 over it. Doesn't mean I think the Corvette sucks.

NSXNEXT 12-26-2020 08:10 PM

With the issues being reported with the C8s I'd steer clear of them..maybe even until the next model year.

But back to :chief: 911 all the way. :thumbsup:

SamDoe1 12-27-2020 02:59 PM


Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan (Post 16663694)
Y'know it's funny. It's not a particularly pretty town but the people here make it a great place to live. There is a lot of things to do as in any modern city (2nd largest in NY) and our culinary offerings in restaurants, pubs, taverns and stands are excellent.

The food was awesome, it's 100% the reason I want to go back. That said, I have a 0% desire to return to Niagara falls.


Originally Posted by mrmako (Post 16672488)
^This. At least with the Porsche, you won't get VW interior parts (unlike the Vette, which you may get minivan interior pieces).

You definitely get VW parts on a Porsche lol, they'd be stupid to not do that. The headlight switch on a 991 is the same as the one in my Golf, ditto for the window switches.

Chief F1 Fan 12-28-2020 09:09 AM


Originally Posted by bkknight369 (Post 16672449)
Just curious: have you cross-shopped the 911 against the C8 'vette? If so what did you think about the differences?

Why in God's name would I cross-shop a 911 with a Vette when I grew up lusting after the 911's my uncle had including a Turbo we used to blast around in? Besides, I'm no Vette fan, never really have been.


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