Hi All,
So I have dreamed of owning a porsche from a young boy but the reality is that it has always been out of my reach.
Since moving to the UK (I am originally from Aus) it was pointed out to me by a friend how inexpensive porsche's can be in the UK market (in comparison to buy and owning one in Australia).
996's in Aus start at around $45000 (well out of my reach). However in the UK I have seen them as low as £8000 ($12000 Aussie dollars). Realistically I would be prepared to pay more like around £13000 (within my reach) for a decent car with good history lower mileage etc.
The plan would be to eventually in a few years ship it back to Aus (when I move back), once I owned it privately enough here to avoid import duties etc.
Advice on the following would be appreciated.
1) I have see allot of 996's around for about 10k and under are these cars worth looking at? Or best avoided?
2) What sort of insurance am I looking at roughly for someone who has no insurance history in the UK. (I have a UK licence and have been driving here for 2 years and I am 35 and have been driving since I was 17.)
3) Average running cost of a 996 per year?
4) Who parks there 996 on the street? Have you had any trouble with break-ins or damage? Seeing I live in London there are not allot of options appart from paying about £130 a month to park in someones car space in a secure building. (not that that its 100% secure for the car just saying).
5) Ims and Rms ok to just have them checked or best have them replaced?
Thanks for any assistance in making my dream a reality
So I have dreamed of owning a porsche from a young boy but the reality is that it has always been out of my reach.
Since moving to the UK (I am originally from Aus) it was pointed out to me by a friend how inexpensive porsche's can be in the UK market (in comparison to buy and owning one in Australia).
996's in Aus start at around $45000 (well out of my reach). However in the UK I have seen them as low as £8000 ($12000 Aussie dollars). Realistically I would be prepared to pay more like around £13000 (within my reach) for a decent car with good history lower mileage etc.
The plan would be to eventually in a few years ship it back to Aus (when I move back), once I owned it privately enough here to avoid import duties etc.
Advice on the following would be appreciated.
1) I have see allot of 996's around for about 10k and under are these cars worth looking at? Or best avoided?
2) What sort of insurance am I looking at roughly for someone who has no insurance history in the UK. (I have a UK licence and have been driving here for 2 years and I am 35 and have been driving since I was 17.)
3) Average running cost of a 996 per year?
4) Who parks there 996 on the street? Have you had any trouble with break-ins or damage? Seeing I live in London there are not allot of options appart from paying about £130 a month to park in someones car space in a secure building. (not that that its 100% secure for the car just saying).
5) Ims and Rms ok to just have them checked or best have them replaced?
Thanks for any assistance in making my dream a reality