roadtrip Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 (edited) Something very bizarre just happened. I'm not looking to change my car any time soon but when I do I'm thinking I might get another Porsche as I absolutely loved the one I used to have, I was even talking to my other half about it earlier! So, I was surfing Auto Trader to see what was about in my expected price range and came across my old car which I sold 12 years ago! On the one hand it brings back great memories and I'm really pleased it's still about and looks well cared for. Maybe the coincidence is telling me something and I should buy it back? I don't really want to run a classic everyday and I can't justify more than one car at the moment, was really looking at a 993 as the oldest I would go for now but more likely a 987 Cayman or 997. If I sold the Zed to buy it back how would I feel about the Zed in 12 years time? http://www.autotrade...201303165807449 Edited May 6, 2013 by roadtrip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Nice Not a big Porsche fan but those were lovely back in the day and still today. I'd buy it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2orry Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Nice Not a big Porsche fan but those were lovely back in the day and still today. I'd buy it!! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Don't do it, it'll never be the same, just keep the memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy78 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 That 911 is so nice! I didn't realise they were still so reasonably priced... expected it to be twice as much. Would be a sound investment as it surely is only going to increase in price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bems Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 (edited) Don't do it, it'll never be the same, just keep the memories What glrnet says. If you have so many fond memories of that car then they're better kept as memories. I dare say if you drove it now 12 years later there's every chance it will underwhelm in terms of acceleration, braking & handling etc to what your now used to. Must admit tho it still looks the part and I bet it sounds lovely. Edited May 6, 2013 by Bems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtrip Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 (edited) That 911 is so nice! I didn't realise they were still so reasonably priced... expected it to be twice as much. The mileage was 135k and there were rust holes on the chassis below the engine, a wear patch on the drivers seat base and the gearbox was very awkward between 1st and 2nd (a lot worse than the Zed) when I had it. It looks like the seat is fixed and I would guess the other issues have too but despite that I doubt it's "one of the best examples available" because if it was it probably would be worth near twice that. I enjoy driving my cars and deliberately didn't buy the best example as my daily driver to avoid the anxiety. It still looked great, drove great and was 100% reliable even with the mileage. Edited May 5, 2013 by roadtrip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Sounds like you'll have another one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeco Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 buy it and make it a RWB porsche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 You might be a bit disappointed by the drive and handling of the Porsche now but if you want to go get her back - I'd snap up Saffy if I was in a position to when she comes back on the market and as others have already said the Porker will be a decent investment if you're planning on keeping it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtrip Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 buy it and make it a RWB porsche I had to look that up. Something like this? I would love a car like that for racing but for the road... well I just don't think I could to it and definitely not to my old car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Cars are like women, never go back, the memories are far better than the disappointment of familiarity.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtrip Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 You might be a bit disappointed by the drive and handling of the Porsche now but if you want to go get her back - I'd snap up Saffy if I was in a position to when she comes back on the market and as others have already said the Porker will be a decent investment if you're planning on keeping it The drive would certainly be very different to a modern car but I think mostly in a good way! The ride was a little hard (could have been the 17" wheels it shouldn't have had) but it had very sweet handling with no power steering, really great fun. I once took a work colleague out in it who had a 600+BHP 300ZX auto and he thought the 911 had 400+BHP from the way it drove, it just sounded and felt like you were going a lot faster than you probably were. The thing that let it down massively was the brakes which were pretty hopeless, six months before I bought it I'd been driving a new BMW 3 Series (1996 E36) and the brakes were light-years ahead. One time I was driving down the M40 in light rain on my way home from work and someone inadvertently drifted into my lane and I had to hit the brakes hard, all four wheels locked up and I slid sideways. Managed to catch it and no harm done but that was a definite brown trouser moment, made me realise that you have to pay attention 100% of the time, every time you drive it as there is nothing to catch you. At least in a modern car you can leave the driver aids turned on if you're just trying to get from A to B and not out to push it and have some fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadtrip Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Here's a photo I took 13 years ago with my state of the art 1.3MP digital camera, doesn't look much different really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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