07-21-2010, 07:57 AM | #1 |
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Kid Craiglist-swaps his way to a 986S. But...
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...into-a-porsche
Speaking of gas costs, Ortiz has changed his mind about keeping the Porsche. Hefty maintenance bills have dampened his excitement over the roadster, and he's looking to trade the Porsche for a more sensible Cadillac Escalade before too long. |
07-21-2010, 08:10 AM | #2 | |
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If he did do this honestly and without scamming anyone, good for him. He's got some good bargaining skills and he can probably do well for himself. I did lol at the Escalade comment too...
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Yup, the 986 could well be a real POS despite how it sounds (Oh, he got a Porsche!). And by the wheels an other mods, this doesn't looks great on the outside and likely is abused.
Also, 6 hours a day for 2 years will buy you that car easily if you worked those hours. |
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good point, didn't think of that. 6 hrs/day * 5 days/week * 50 wks/yr * 2 yrs * $8/hr = $24k. Take out taxes and there is still plenty left for a beat-up 986S. Of course, that requires one important assumption-- that he was using his free time to do this and he was not already "on the job" or perhaps "in school" while he was spending this time bartering. If he was doing this while already on the clock for someone else, I'm even more impressed.
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Don't you have a Porsche, too?
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Not sexy. Comfy.
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