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Originally Posted by The Swede
I understand they are not cheap to maintain, but can't be any worse than an old Merc, right???
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Depends on which old Merc. Think 109 or 116 with an M100, not 123 with a 61x.
From my brief experience (7 weeks) working at a high-end shop: Porsches are generally good cars in that they don't break down much as long as you maintain them and can last a very long time. However, they are generally expensive to buy and you will spend more for maintenance and repair parts than for many other brands.
IMO, the air-cooled ones are the easiest/cheapest to keep on the road, but you will pay a lot to purchase a good example (or even a bad example
) unless you go with a 914, and the newest ones of those are pushing 40 years old.