Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

£1,700 to insure Olly's Porsche.

Now, what inducement can I offer Hefty to get him to give it the once over?

Yep, I faced the same kind of problem. As I have to park on a public road in SW2 I couldn't even get a quote :(

Tell you what I've always wanted, a 944, my mate used to race them, are they wallet shedders or cheap tatty fun?

There's a couple of brokers on PH that are recommended for Porsches that I'd investigate. I can't remember the names but others will I imagine.

They're the sort that ask you what experience you've got, so don't undersell the Volvo!

I called Adrian Flux, chap asked if I had any experience of driving powerful cars, I mentioned that the Volvo had more power than the Porsche did, that seemed to tick that box for him.

987s handle better though. I did an A-B-A-B back-to-back drive with a Cayman S and a 997 Carrera S over a 2 hour period, and I thought the 987 handled better than the 997. YMMV though, it was a fairly subjective thing as both were bloody good. In the spirit of full disclosure, I should point out the salesman never let me turn the PSM off so there was no tail-out action.

Love it. On a cycling forum discussing the finer points of Porsche engineering. :o)

Yep, I faced the same kind of problem. As I have to park on a public road in SW2 I couldn't even get a quote :(

If I rent a garage to put it in then I can put it on a classic policy, apparently.

Advertising was so much better in the 80's

Even if its your only car?

A 911 and a KLEIN in one pic, hnnnnnnnngggg

Even if its your only car?

I'd have to keep the Volvo to accomplish the classic insurance thing for the Porsche.

Ah, well if you can afford to do it then go for it and definitely garage the way to go.

Same. Always thought it would be fun to own a 944 or even a 924. I think they can be had as cheap tatty fun but nice 944's are rising in price, a knock on effect of all other porsches raising in value.

Adrian Flux just emailed me a revised quote, if the car is garaged then it's £860 fully comp.

That's quite reasonable - just over twice what the Volvo costs, and by keeping the Volvo (which has business miles on it's insurance) I qualify for my firms car payment allowance.

No brainer then! #manmaths :)

basically a free car

I'd be crazy not to, really.

I am open to other suggestions for what my £6,000 car allowance should go on, btw.

£14,000 from HSBC at 3.3% costs £253/month, so £3,036/year.

Call it £4,000 with insurance, that's £2,000 to spend on servicing, leaving me to find money for tyres and petrol.

I did wonder whether the 'lesser' Porkers were about to appreciate, I've seen some tatty ones for less than 3k although even they're generally looked after

Clio 182 Trophy!

Not feeling the hot hatch love.

Clio 1.3 Surf then

I quite liked the V6.