[s-cars] comments appreciated

[chris chambers]

Lee,
 
without a doubt you should get a P car, specifically a mid engine model, more specifically 
a 1973 914 2.0 preferably black with ~63,000 original miles.
 
If you need help finding one let me know, I am confident I can source one... ;-)
 
 
Chris
 
Selling toyz to pay attorneys
 


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>From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>
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>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:39 PM
>Subject: [s-cars] comments appreciated
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>Folks,
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>5 years ago I asked this group for recommendations on a "play" car -- summer driver and autocross/track day car.
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>Pretty much everyone responded with an "M" car recommendation.
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>So I picked up an '01 A4 quattro avant, 1.8t. Had a *lot* of fun with it over the past five years.
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>Looks like my son will be moving out of his '97 A6 and into this '01 A4 sometime soon...which leaves me without a summer play car...
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>I'm back for more recommendations, and given my track record, I'm not going to listen again (particularly if the answer is "M" car). :)
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>Here's the question...same criteria as before...still not interested in an "M" car. Thinking about a Porsche 968 or perhaps an early 996 C2.
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>968s are relatively inexpensive to purchase (~$10K) and reasonably competitive in autocross. I believe they've already hit the bottom of their depreciation curve. Older car, starting to age slightly, not yet difficult to keep on the road...
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>Early (2002) 996s are inexpensive to purchase ($20K+) and also reasonably competitive, in their classes. Newer car, more to break, potentially more expensive when it breaks. I know about the IMS and RMS problems, would look for a car with upgraded seals...
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>Again, primary use will be daily driver in the summer. 968 would probably see some increasing (and shared) use as an autocross/track car by several people (me, son, daughter, friend with 997TT, his sons), and eventually replaced as DD by later 996 or 997. If I went the 996 route, we would eventually add a 944 or 968 as shared autocross/track car.
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>Virtually no seat time in either yet, working on that now. I've spent a lot of time on Rennlist, know (intellectually) the basics, but have no day to day experience with either of these cars...
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>Boxster would be an obvious, but non-viable alternative...not really interested in pure two seat convertible...Winter car remains '99 A6 wagon.
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>I know some of you have P-car afflictions in addition to our shared Audi affliction.
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>Comments appreciated.
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>Thanks,
>
>Lee
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