Porsche...there is no substitute.
I had several opportunities to test drive 3 different porsches.
One was my cousin's 80s 911 turbo.
The second one was my wealthy uncle's 928.
The third one was a Boxter S.
All I can say is when you drive one, you feel addicted to the machines. It is the ultimate race car. Driving one turns me on big time....almost as good as having sex with hot SPs!!
I agree with the CF point of view. The dealer doesn't have comparable customer services to say your average car dealers. Plus bear in mind that the Germans machines aren't exactly as reliable as the Japanese imports.
I didn't ask my cousin and my uncles the maintenance costs BUT both say sooner or later they will resale those porsches. They asked me whether I would be interested in their second-hand Porsche. I said thanks but no thanks.
Second-hand porsche are usually in worse shape than the brand new ones since many brand-new owners will push their "mistresses" to the limits, until they get tired of the same old porsche and decided to get another "mistress". The Porsche club usually organizes gatherings for the car owners to do the "racing" weekly in Barrie with their machines if I remember right.
Of course there may be some exceptions. I know some Porsche owners buy the porsche for showing his status rather than racing. You can tell when they choose the automatic or tiptronic transmission system.
Regarding handling and driving, I never even think of driving those machines in the snow. That's the worst idea since these machines are so powerful that it's hard to handle in extremely slippery weather. Plus you don't want to damage the chassis by driving salt-blanket snowy roads.
My cousin and my uncle never drive their Porsches during winter.
BTW, driving a Porsche to hit on the hot chicks outside the entertainment district or at Yorkville can be backfired cause many hot chicks do associate the Porsche owners to suffering SDS
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