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FIRST PORSCHE
FINDING PASSION
YOU ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO FIND YOUR FIRST PORSCHE
It all began when I was a child, as it does for many of us. My introduction into the car world began rather abruptly with a gift of an antique car. During my
few years of ownership, I began to cherish and understand form and function worked together. However, as I grew older, I began to crave after modern power, and I realized that one day, I must own a sports car. How soon that day arrived I did not expect.
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of a Porsche turning up in my budget had not occurred, and
it suddenly opened the door to not only exotic performance but exotic looks. I continued looking at 986s and started reading about the M96/IMS issues and became disheartened that this might be my experience with Porsches.
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My story then jumps eight years forward. It was time to shop for my first car; the car that would take me far past college and last many years into my adult life.
That was until my Dad decided to raise the budget to see what other cars might appear. It was then that I found 987 Caymans and 996 911s, and by this time I was very excited about owning an affordable Porsche; one that would not only satisfy my desire to go fast, but also work hand in hand with daily driving. Several opportunities arose to buy base
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originally considered models like Mustangs, Miatas, 350Zs, and Abarths, until one day I stumbled across a 986 Boxster within my search results. The possibility
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I knew immediately that the
car would have to be beyond ordinary in terms of looks or performance, but balancing the budget to accommodate a sportier car was difficult, and so I turned to the used sports car market. I