I never saw this in your first post.
Instead I saw this (quoting your 1st post below) -- So did others .

"I don't actually *need* the money from the Porsche, far from it in fact, it's just a sensibility thing and an effort to look to the future. Basically I'm toying with the idea of trading both the 135i and the 911 against a new M3 in a year or so's time so as to guarantee me free motoring throughout the remaining couple of years of medical school before I buy my GT3. "

Maybe this thread did help you .
Good luck .

 

No, my opinion has been the same from the beginning. Why does everything have to be so black and white? Can't the desire for nice things coexist with the lack of NEEDING them and wanting a fulfilling career in addition to that?

Just because I don't need these things in my life, doesn't mean that I wouldn't like them. Would you rather I was stupid with my money or that I look and think forward with my intentions? $10k may seem insignificant to you but it's $10k *LESS* I have to put away later or add, hence the question.

I noticed you highlighted the bits that do contradict but not the joining part that ties them together in the correct way. I don't need the money from the Porsche but is it hard to imagine that I'd like to have stable, worry free motoring during the final couple of years of my school?

As I posted a while back anyway, I'm not going to go with the M3 at all. I fail to see the point in pooling two cars into one that isn't really what I want. I'm going to extend the warranty (good quote from my dealer) and drive it for another 3 years before I sell it. 3 years from now I have no idea what will happen but I would like to have a rough idea of what I would like to do and if that involves banking the money for a few years, so be it.

 

Dave --
Most of us come here and share ideas about the one thing we all have in common --Porsches . Even on that we don't always agree but the car is something that brings us all together .

When off topic discussions arise they place members into discussions that they probably would not have expected or wanted in a place they come to for fun . Whether you became a doctor or not it doesn't matter to anyone else but you.

I think everyone agrees on one thing .. wishing you well .

 

Dave, I agree as well. Some of my roles as a Clinical Professor include having 4th year medical students rotate through my practice for one month as an elective and teaching the 1st and 3rd year IM residents 2 afternoons a month at the VA where I treat veterans pretty much "pro bono". I like your attitude and expect you to succeed. Part of the joy being a physician is passing some of knowledge and experience to the next "generation" of up and coming MDs. I'm not too much older than you but I feel I can impart some advice that may prove useful in the future.

FWIW, I hope you and I end up like Targa Tim. Old time docs like him and my old man are good inspiration for us younger guys. Dave, I promised my mother I would wait until I was a couple years out of residency before getting my 911, you beat me and TT to the punch