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911s, but my heart was drawn to the profile and mid engine platform of the 3.4L Cayman S. Looking into the options for the 987.1 Cayman S, I realized that the Sport Chrono package would benefit the car’s performance and resale value, so I factored that into my search.
As much as I loved the search it was beginning to wear on me. We soon located a car in Saint Louis. My father and I jumped at the chance to go look at it. It checked all the boxes except one, price. Negotiations stalled
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and it remained outside of our price range. There was one good thing that came out of the Saint Louis car, the test drive. Sitting in the driver’s seat had seriously given me the ‘Porsche bug’. I was now determined more than ever to not give up my search.
Fortunately, within a few days of giving up on the Saint Louis car, another specimen popped up on the market. This time it was in Colorado Springs, and it was well within the budget. After a series of inspections and reports, it was time to bring her home.