Who owns both a Porsche and a 370 z?

wilsonp

Considering the prices for used 1988 911 Turbo's, I'd say perfectly fair.

A 1991 NSX will be cheaper than a 370Z, but I don't think it would be destroyed by it, and that's 19 years

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EP350Z

I have a 1979 911 sc and a Z but its a (350z). I would say the porsche is alot more fun to drive for speed and just to cruise. But when it comes to maintenance, it makes you wish you never invested the time and money into it!

nicknick

If Porsche cars are "so good" why do people constantly mention high maintenance costs and headaches. Seems to me they drive well for a while until something breaks then the headaches begin.

KillerBee370

It's not necissarily something breaking. It's just the cost of maintenance for a vehicle of that pricepoint. The Porsche really is unlike other vehicles in the same class with it's powerplant, structural rigidity and finely tuned suspension. When you own one and only then and you drive it in all sorts of conditions, you will know what I am talking about.

The killer is taking it in for regularly scheduled maintenance and paying out the nose. But that's just the pricepoint of the vehicle. I'm sure it's just that much more ridiculous for an Aston Martin.

My dream car will always be new GT2RS. With that said, the way my Z sits now with modifications and the touring package interior, anyone driving a Porsche that is faster and handles better paid too much because the DIFFERENCE in performance is miniscule compared to the PRICE difference. In other words, I'm almost keeping up (beating in some cases like a any stock Porsche up to a Carrera or even a Carrera S model) with a car that they paid waaaaay more for. For that kind of price difference, my Z is too close in overall luxery and performance. And unless their driving a GT3, GT2 or Carrera GT, my Z is still getting more looks on the street.

WarmAndSCSI

I've owned a Porsche in our 370Z, does that count?

I'm j/k

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zmyride

I've been thinking of trading in my 370z for a brand new Porsche Cayman S. The only reason at this point why i haven't done so because of the high maintenance costs or so I heard.

For Porsche owners, can you give me an idea what kind of maintenace you would need to do other than oil changes? I know it costs about $500 per oil change but you only do once every 10K+ miles or so, which is about the same for the Z if you do it every 3K miles at $99 each.

what other maintenance would be required? how much?

travisjb

There was a guy on here last year... alan93rsa that ended up selling his 370z for a cayman... search around and you can prob find his thought process

I spent 3-4 years tracking a boxster s... with ~100 lbs weight reduction and sticky tires it would turn the same times as my stock 370z... granted it was a 2002, and hp has been much improved for mid-engine porsches since then... they are terrific handling vehicles and great to learn on if you are new to the track... I think both are good... understand that if you will use either at the track, some $$ are involved... with the Z, you will have an up front investment to resolve brake overheating, oil overheating, and fuel starvation... with the porsche, any time you need wheels, tires, upgrade parts, consumable parts etc, you should expect to pay 50-100% more for a comparable part than you would pay for nissan aftermarket parts... just is what it is

Also, this topic has been played out so many times... sorry, but you might consider going to google and typing "cayman boxster site:www.370z.com" or follow this link: cayman boxster site:www.370z.com - Google Search

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EP350Z

Well to give you an idea, the p car i have is air cooled which takes 12 quarts of oil. Thats 3 times the amount of oil for normal cars.

JACKPAC

That math doesn't really add up. $300 vs. $500 is closer to half than the same. Also, if you don't buy into ester oil, (seems like most of the Nissan dealerships doesn't even know what it is) an oil change cost around $40 on our cars (full synthetic).

HKYStormFront

that sounds outrageous for an oil change on a cayman. i worked at a porsche dealership and i know it wasn't nearly that much to get something like that done. maybe $150 at the most cause the mobil 1 0w-40 that those engines require is pricey

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EP350Z

Thinking of selling my 911 by the way, ill post some pics later if you guys are interested. (can't afford to cars anymore)

HKYStormFront

for what it's worth the cayman S is still one of the best cars i've ever driven hard. i loved it. it depends on what you want out of a car. also cayman's are not terribly expensive to maintain, especially compared to 911's. parts for the cayman platform are considerably cheaper

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