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Originally Posted by Sjej
Yeah the thing is I'm confident around the time of purchasing my BRZ i'll be in a really good financial position. I'm already ahead of most people my age & my edge is paid off, costs around $70/mo for gas, insurance is relatively cheap, the engine is bulletproof aside from the infamous water pump, and it would split miles with the BRZ. The only reason I've come here to ask is to get insight from 86/BRZ owners, as only you guys know the true expenses and troubles of owning one. Flashback to when I wanted a cayman after HS, but my heart was broken after reading some porsche forums 
I'd really love to get into AutoX and take the car out to canyon roads. Really the problem isnt power, its cosmetic. My power mods would consist of a header and tune, but the cosmetic mods would never end. I love the look of the second gen, and first gen, but a nicely modded first gen has my heart. I'm just afraid I'd get carried away.
You're very right, but what sucks more is rent/mortgage + car payment. So that's why in my head it is justified to get this car now and pay it off before moving out to my own place.
I was also thinking used 2nd gen instead of brand new? Maybe by then their prices would have gone down, and we could see 2nd gens being sold for under $30k, but maybe not. Even 1st gens are being sold for the price of 2nd gens. |
The market (and the economy) are moving so much that it's hard to say where things will be 12 or 24 months down the road. Maybe 86s won't be produced anymore and used ones will keep their value. Or maybe the used market will have tanked by then. Hard to say.
As far as cost to run, I find the 86 barely more expensive to run than a standard hatchback. 30mpg all day long, cheap tyres, cheap insurance. Yes, the maintenance is a tad more expensive, but they don't depreciate much. It's probably the cheapest car I've run.
Regarding Porsches... I wouldn't overly trust the forums. I try to avoid Rennlist as it gives the impression your car is going to explode at any moment. Some stuff is true, some is exaggerated, some is down to some vendors fearmongering users into buying stuff. They're complicated, expensive cars. Maybe they'll cost a fortune to run, maybe they won't. Hope for the best and brace for the worst!