[TacticalCoder]

Cool read and and as an owner of Porsche 911 Carrera from 1988, I can both relate and not relate. I bought my 911 at 26 y/o in 1999: the car was 11 years old and had 135 000 km / 85 000 miles. I then used it as my daily for five years straight.

The year is 2025. I still have it (never had the heart to sell it) and still use it so now I own it since 26 years. This thing is rock solid reliable. It's certainly a bit manly to drive (no assisted steering and no ABS) but every time I use for something mundane (like going to the pharmacy or to pick my kid at school) I keep thinking "it's insane that this thing is so reliable I could still use it as my daily if I wanted to".

Now of course a Porsche 911 from the 80s ain't a Porsche 914 from the seventies but still: quite a different experience over 26 years (and my car is now 37 years old) from the experience in TFA.