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07-29-2014, 07:38 PM | #15 | |
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Of course a 20 year old car has issues that a new car doesn't have, much less one with a radically different engine design. Personally I'll take a rotary rebuild or two over Porsche maintenance costs for a toy car: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2014/..._of_ownership/ 2014 Cayman rated at 32 mpg freeway Practical average is in the low 20's: http://www.fuelly.com/car/porsche/cayman Practical RX-7 average is high teens: http://www.fuelly.com/car/mazda/rx-7 I'm not here to make the argument that the RX-7 is somehow better from my armchair quarterbacking paper comparisons, only that those cars are still damn competitive and $53k today is not exactly going to blow a lot of those cars away if you're buying a new car (since that's the only reason to adjust for inflation for a comparison). Throw whatever salvo you want with costs and numbers and reviews we're in agreement that it's an awesome time to be an enthusiast no matter what you're into (unless it's old Porsche's, yikes on those prices). Edit: @Rampage Agreed, which is why I'm driving a Toyobaru and not a Mazda today. And dollar for dollar pound for pound many cars surpass the Toyobaru like Focus ST (more conventional engine, better fuel economy, cheaper to buy/insure/run, 'amenities') Mustang V6/GT (performance/$, 'amenities') but here we are. And maybe in a few years I'll have my dorito powered sports car, apex seals and all. |
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Also a rotary rebuild or 2? I dunno man, Porsche maintenance especially with the newer DFI engines doesn't sound as bad as blowing engines and topping oil off all the time. Engine remove and replace is a lot of money. |
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