early midlife crisis alert
Mar. 13th, 2002 09:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
iamomAs a young child through to junior high school, I was most interested in luxury import marques like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Lotus, and the like. But by the time I reached high school, I had developed what has since been an ongoing passion for Porsches. When Electronic Arts released their driving game Porsche Unleashed a few years ago, I was skeptical. However, as soon as I got a computer that could play the game, I was hooked on it for a long time. I loved how you could build a stable of vintage Porsches in your own garage and take any of them out for a spin through the countryside on the weekends.
Last year, I discovered a great magazine for Porsche enthusiasts and owners called Excellence. Each month features a market update on vintage Porsches, and this month's issue discusses the earliest models of the 911 from 1963-1973. The article described them in considerable and interesting detail and also provided a detailed list of price ranges for each model year for poor, good, and excellent condition cars. For the model years I'd favour most (1969-1973), a good-quality specimen can be obtained for as little as $13 thousand US. That's not a bad price for a thoroughly good sports car from a classic line. The car wouldn't be nearly as fast as today's 911 turbos (compare horsepower between 160 in the 1973 911T and 456 in the 2002 911 GT2), but it would be a great drive and not too hard on the wallet. (The newest 911s seem to be priced in US dollars according to their top speed: the same GT2 can go 170 mph and it's worth about $170 thousand US.)
I couldn't consider it right now, but reading articles like that demonstrate that my dream of owning a Porsche could be realized one day in the future. That's a pretty fun thing to look forward to.
Last year, I discovered a great magazine for Porsche enthusiasts and owners called Excellence. Each month features a market update on vintage Porsches, and this month's issue discusses the earliest models of the 911 from 1963-1973. The article described them in considerable and interesting detail and also provided a detailed list of price ranges for each model year for poor, good, and excellent condition cars. For the model years I'd favour most (1969-1973), a good-quality specimen can be obtained for as little as $13 thousand US. That's not a bad price for a thoroughly good sports car from a classic line. The car wouldn't be nearly as fast as today's 911 turbos (compare horsepower between 160 in the 1973 911T and 456 in the 2002 911 GT2), but it would be a great drive and not too hard on the wallet. (The newest 911s seem to be priced in US dollars according to their top speed: the same GT2 can go 170 mph and it's worth about $170 thousand US.)
I couldn't consider it right now, but reading articles like that demonstrate that my dream of owning a Porsche could be realized one day in the future. That's a pretty fun thing to look forward to.
