7000 reasons not to buy a 911 - youve just made the easiest case for the R20.
911S are brilliant but seriously 7k - you can nearly buy a high mile mk5 gti for that - i must be getting old - would resent paying out that much
So would I.
But I'd pay it in £1350 yearly installments to make sure I didn't het hit with it all at once, with no issues. Odd.
now then if it were a Ferrari maybe - but even then - the biggest bill i ever had on mine was a very exceptional 3.5k - one of the main reasons i always shy away from porsches is they only offer a 2 year warranty which for me says it all about their - fabled - german engineering or for that matter Audi's - try owning an RS6 or RS4 out of warranty again great cars but eat shock absorbers for breakfast at 600 a pop. all cars generally have some issues.
Porsches are not expensive to run if you are using the performance and keep on top of them.
My 996 was cheaper to run ober 3 1/2 years than my 8L S3.
S3 = 3 sets of brakes (standard, uprated discs and pads, Brembos), 3 sets of tyres (1 set of 17s, 2 sets of 18s) did approx 20 MPG and failed it's first MOT with 3 worn out suspension bushes and a worn out track rod end (I did say I drove them hard!)...plus 3 services.
911 = 1 pair of rear tyres @ 7000 miles (£550) and basic servicing...and it did around the same MPG - hell, it did 18.7 MPG flat out riund the 'ring!
Overall, the 911 was cheaper to run, but more expensive to insure...but they equalled out over 3 1/2 years.
So it doesn't always cost a fortune to run one.
apparently caymans are the porsche to go for in terms of runnings costs and reliability - must say they are growing on me but 3 kiddies = limitations =
Cayman and 996/7 all have fixed price servicing so prices are a few pints worth of difference, nothing more.
when we all know whats what tomorrow well have to start talking about the upcoming limited edition Golf R with the TTRS engine in it - now that will be a porsche eater 
- duck
Oh no...not more nose weight...heavy assed 5 pot = more understeer.
