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members and their systems

for the short time I have been on here, I see that members will start a thread asking about a certain piece of equipment or speakers..       they will then buy that piece of equipment / speakers, start a thread about it saying how good it is and then next thing you know, they are starting another thread asking about another piece of gear as they are looking for something different.           what happened to that piece of gear that was so great ?       
  i get the whole buying thing....but where are members getting the money to do all of this stuff ?       do they not have other bills such as rent / mortgage payment, car payment, other bills to pay for also ?
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mrklas
441 posts
 
I owned a 991 and the car is so damn good its no longer scary to be in a car that could win the Daytona 500 20 years ago with the AC and music playing.

Technology has made some many of the things I really like more attainable
  • a great performing car relative to my first car (1975 Dodge Dart) is downright cheap because it works 99.9% of the time versus 80% of the time.
  • speaker technology has improved...a $500 pair of speakers is light years better than my Advents!
  • Ok, records are more expensive but streaming is cheaper than buying Maxell XLIIs for the car stereo!


sokogear
1,066 posts
 
@mrklas- why did you get rid of the 991?
What did you replace it with?


mrklas
441 posts
 
@sokogear 

I decided to 'downsize' both my house and my toy collection. 

Got rid of my 911 and C63S and bought a used Toyota Camry.


sokogear
1,066 posts
 
My sincere condolences. I told my wife when I got my first 911 18 years ago that this is the car I'm driving until I can't get in or out of it.....

Hopefully health wasn't a factor in your decision.

At least you won't be incurring much in terms of depreciation cost....
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
Anyone sells a 911 to buy a Camry is beyond help. I don’t care how old you are. As Jerry Seinfeld says, "This is a dead man’s car." It is a bit much to say you should be buried in it. But only a bit.

I got my first 911 30 years ago and recently told my wife I’m driving the next one forever. Here it is. https://youtu.be/bXRyy-RBuzc?t=566 Watch closely, you can see the ride change from Sport to Normal. Only in a Porsche 911 is 190mph "Normal".
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