Just registered because I'm lookng at getting a new Audi possibly but stopping in here because I REALLY want a new 911. Too bad that 20 grand (plus, pluusss, or minus) difference in cost is a bit too far for me to jump.

(OP subconsciously posts here in deluded attempt that someone will tell him how to afford that bid difference in price)

 

Simple:

If you can, you must.

 

Whatever you do NOT drive one. That is what got me. Went to the dealer to order a 2010 M3, and while at the dealership the salesman offered a test drive in a C2S with PDK. Wow! No way I could go back to the Bimmer. Just picked up the 2009 C4S last week. The smile that is still on my face every time I look out in the garage is well worth the extra $20k.

 

Which Audi is that? The diff to a 911 is only $20k? That Audi is expensive.


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S4 maybe

 

You may narrow the price gap in the used market or with a Cayman s . Just something to consider.

 

The Audi I'm looking at is the S5 cabrio and I questimated the top of the line Audi from what I saw as the lowest cost 911. Would think about a Cayman but I need backseats for the kiddoes.

 

The Force says go used...

 

Then whatever you do, don't test drive one as other poster has said - or your kids will find themselves in the back seat....

 

Two cars . You could lease a Honda Civic to cart around the kids , or the supermarket, or the mall . It's cheap, safe , anonymous , reliable.

Then you buy a Porsche for yourself . It becomes your own little nest of joy separate from the rest of the world unless you choose to let them roll with you.

 

i'm with you on this one ryem3, tell him about your story how you went from a m3 to a 997 and you will never go back......

 

 

I bought an 2005 Audi S4 (new) wanted a Porsche 997, but couldn't afford it. Within 13 months I was driving a 2006 997C2S. The only regret was not buying the Porsche sooner!

Find a good CPO'd one and you will never think about the Audi that got away!

 

definitely go used. I made the expensive mistake of buying a new M3 and then trading it in within a year.

Also, when you buy a used 911, you can be more confident that it won't depreciate as quickly as the new Audi.

Don't be scared to try out the 911. See what feels right for you before making your decision, or you may end up costing yourself more $ or anxiety.

 

For the same price as the Audi you can get yourself a slightly used certified preowned 911. Good luck. I really wanted a 911 for the longest time and now I've got one!!