Just interested to see what are the ages of 997 owners here.

I am a student and work part time and many questioned me buying a 997 and not investing instead.

 

38 bought my 06 c4s cpo at 35 no regrets except not doing it sooner. Good luck

 

I've been a Porsche owner since I was 24 .... bought my uncle's 1968 911L in 1992 (he bought it in '72), then bought my 2010 C4S Cab at 45. It's amazing to see how much the 911 has maintained it's physical DNA over 43 years of evolution of these amazing cars, despite the significant difference between a 2.0l flat 6/130 HP engine in 1968 versus a 3.8l flat 6/385 HP engine in 2010

 

Same here, brought mine at 35 yo, now 40 and have two Porsches. Wished I had brought mine sooner. 964's were in the low 20's back when I was looking for other sports cars to buy.

 

Waited till I was 55


Had two kids to put through college

 

Age maybe a factory but with the huge price range for a P-car, which model matters as well. Also, there overlap in your age range as in x5.

 

Investing is always a thought, I could have bought 60k in gold coins instead of my current porsche. But life is, or can be very short. As I have learned in my business, "life is precarious/uncertain", you are here today, no guarantee of tomorrow. So as I see the guy next to me, richer than I, he really is not living/enjoying life, he merely enjoys counting his money (which I keep trying to tell him, he really can not take it with him after death). So I opted for the porsche, not just to take my boy to car shows, but to be part of them, to do a little to encourage him to stay away from the damn playstation games, to have a great, worthwhile hobby .... Too much investment, and you forget what really counts until death comes knocking at your door.

 

Certainly it has been interesting to ser what people have been saying.

Some are pleased saying it is a nice car. Some ask me why would you spend that much on just a car.

I don't understand that point, as some girls spend thousands on shoes and handbags when they could spend pennies on both and still do the same job and then the next month they go get more.

And as for saving I feel it is important to save. I also appreciate that I have been fortunate aswell thanks to my father.

It is true life is short whether you save or spend you can't get another lifetime you have just the one.

 

I waited until I was 46 as I didn't think I could justify it (to myself). I grew up with very limited funds and have a hard time treating myself. I did wait until I could pay cash for my 2010 C4S though. To me that was important. And regarding the "life is short" comments, having lost an immediate family member this week, it truly hits home. Couldn't agree more. Today I picked my 15-year old up at school at lunch time so we could travel to be with family at this time, his first question was "can you pick me up in the Porsche?"

 

Some really great comments in this section that I already agree with in many ways. There are so many different factors when considering spending this kind of money on a car. My family came from Cuba with nothing but worked really hard and was able to achieve some nice success here in the US. As I got into my career in my early 20s I thought a lot about how to invest and to save. That was very important in my upbringing and I was taught if you can't afford it or pay cash for it then you shouldn't get it. I was 26 when I bought my 1st house. That was a priority for me and to invest early in some kind of real estate. In Y2K I was 29 years old when I bought my first Porsche. Although it was a Boxster I paid $40,000 for it and I considered it a nice achievement for 29 and where I was in my career. At 36 I got married and got the Cayenne S for my wife. In 2010 and 39 yrs old i finally purchased my 2006 997 C4S. Paid cash for it. The night before I almost vomited from nerves, even though I ran all the numbers a thousand times and knew I could afford it. It was still, to me, a huge chunk of money to spend on a car. I triple checked to make sure all my finances made sense and retirement plans still in check, but even as a previous commenter stated...there are no guarantees in life, health and career can vanish quickly. Yet there has to be balance and some times you have to ask if you live to work hard or you work hard so you can live! With those other priorities taken care of I drove out 4hrs to Vegas to see the car. It had 6300 miles on it, warranty and pristine condition. I could not hand over my cash any faster after I saw it. Loved it the moment I saw it. 6 yrs later it still brings me great joy. At 42 I added a 4th porsche the Cayman S . I am 45 now. Porsche owner/enthusiast for life! No matter your age Porsches have an incredible way of becoming a passion, an exciting way to spend any time driving, a great time learning to work on them and an awesome way to meet some great people and make some great friends in the process too.

 

I think we are cut from the same cloth. I am financing some of my purchase form last year (47 y.o) but i am nowhere near underwater and can pay it quickly or sell it if I have to. A few have asked if I was having a mid-life crisis . I just say "if driving this every day is a crisis, then bring it on!" Went to pick up dinner last night. My 10 y.o. daughter asked "can we take the Porsche?" My 7 y.o. son now asks if we can take the long way home if we are out in the car .

 

I bought mine at age 29 but honestly if I could do it all over again I would've tried to buy one even earlier, instead of wasting so much money modifying Japanese cars. Mine is financed at an extremely low APR and I have plenty of equity should I decide to sell. My monthly car payment pales in comparison to what I was spending on average modifying some of my previous cars. I'll keep this one stock at least until it's paid off then decide whether to play around with it or trade up. I'll probably be buying a house or getting married or having kids or whatever crap adults do at that age anyway...

 

Same here!

 

Ha - I remember getting my first BMW, a 325e in '85 - I was pretty young . I called my insurance agent to make sure I wasn't going to get killed with the premiums and she asked, "Are you sure you want to do that? Who are you trying to impress?" I briefly reflected and replied, "Me!"


I was a part-time student, but working full-time and felt good about my career path. No regrets!


Midlife crisis? Yeah, I've been having that since my 20s.

 

I bought my first Porsche in 1982(a driveable 356C) when I was 29 and still in the military. Sold it (and immediately regretted it) in 1987. I had a long hiatus until 2009 when I bought my new '09 Carrera S.