15 Year Goal: Buy A Porsche.

If you’re a car enthusiast, you eventually want to own a Porsche for once in your life. It dawned on me that 12 years ago I did not have a car and made it a dream to own one. Now that I have a car, drive everyday, and consider myself a car enthusiast, I find myself wanting that dream car from my childhood. One of my travel goals is to eventually travel to Germany to see the Porsche museum. If you have ever gone to a car show, and visit the Porsche exhibit you have noticed that these cars are locked. Quite a contrast to the other car companies on display. I did notice that they let some attendees at the LA Auto show sit inside the SUVs like the Cayenne. I’m pretty sure because no one cars a whole lot about the Cayenne.
Now when I hear people talk about types of Porsches I usually get lost. This is especially the case when you discuss the Porsche 911. There are at least 12 different models of the Porsche 911 such as the 911 Turbo, 911 Carerra, etc. How anyone under 30 can afford these blows my mind. Porsche is not an average person’s car. The price tag is associated for people who exist in a higher tax bracket.
In 15 years, I eventually plan on owning a Porsche. I will never ever judge anyone for owning a Porsche. I know the general public regards its owners as pretentious but if you’re a fan of cars you know what remarkable driving machines these cars are. I plan on owning possible a Porsche Cayman. I will go for a used model as the prices for these are more in my own tax bracket. Used Cayman models tend to run between $22,000 − $30,000 dollars.  I am not big on horse power numbers, I want a car that has brilliant handling ability. The cost of maintenance on a Porsche would be a concern. I once dated a girl who owned a Porsche Boxster and had to shell out over a $1000 dollars for a set of tires after 15,000 miles. The price that we pay for luxury.

Mazda RX-7: Spirit R

Carlos Lago of Moter Trend Magazine did a review of the 2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R for their Youtube channel. There is something fascinating about this video. I think its because the Spirit R embodies some classic automotive machinery that we rarely see these days. The Spirit R that Carlos reviewed was the only left hand drive available in the country. The car itself, is very small and resembles a Mazda Miata in design. To quote Carlos, these cars like the RX-7 were not built for the “standard American size”.  I always heard bad negative reviews about the RX-7 and RX-8 in terms of their engine reliability. One of the reasons why they stopped production of the RX-8 was due to reliability issues with the rotary engines and low fuel economy. Although seeing how these machines handle on the road is enough to change your mind.  Watch and enjoy the video. If I was under 6’0, I would consider spending the doe to drive an RX-7.