[Cloud9...68]

I don't remember this ever being discussed, nor do I remember anybody ever mentioning that they are the original owner of their 968, so I'm curious if such a beast exists.



In my own case, I had finally saved up enough to buy a new sports car in 1993, but since the 968 was so ridiculously overpriced, I didn't even consider it. To me, the Maxda RX7 twin turbo was the only choice, so I bought one and loved it. At the time, we had one child, and the RX7 didn't have a passenger side air bag, so in an emergency, I could have taken our young daughter in the front seat. But then in 1996, we were pregnant with our second, and my wife matter-of-factly informed me that the RX7 would have to go. So I tearfully sold it, and bought a very boring Nissan Altima (mainly to save some money).



But looking back, if I had managed to stretch my budget to get a new 968 back in '93, I would probably still have it today, thanks to its child-usable back seat. But, back to the topic of this thread, I wonder if I would be the only original owner...

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[sasilverbullet]

I'm not, but I met a guy the other day over by La Cantera that had a 95' black convertible and he's the original owner!

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[saxman]

I just recently purchased my 968 from the original owner... so up until a month ago it was an original owner car

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[Kim]

My convertible was owned only by one other.

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[94SilverCab]

Second Owner on my car. Original owner was in Maplewood MN. Purchased in 2000 with 16,425 miles.



Jay

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[ds968]

Not here, but in retrospect I'm an idiot for not having been an original owner ! Had plenty of money to get one but was still having so much fun in the 944 ( which I did buy new ) that I found no reason to get the 968 when it came out. WTF was I thinking ?! I missed soooo many years of joy <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/mad.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[mpiazzola]

I am the second owner. The first owner was a doctor in New Jersey who drove the car 8500 miles in 12 years. He traded it in Florida for a Caddy when he retired and I bought the green hornet from a used car dealer who picked it up at auction.



I paid dearly for it and have made the usual repairs - timing belt, pinion gear, rollers - but have enjoyed every second of ownership.



I plan to post a photo soon. I recently had the rear deck replaced and am now waiting for a new top to be installed as it like the deck was ruined by someone who needed a $149 JVC head unit. So it goes.

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[Fox944]

I am the third owner of my '95 968 Coupe.



I was also the third owner of the '87 944 Coupe i had.

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[flash]

there are some original owners here - ron is one - we met another just before saxman bought the car from her



i am the third of mine - i also pased ont eh car when it was new - at the time it was WAY too heavy and slow - i built 3 hopped up MGBs that ran rings round it for the same money as this car was new - but that was when i was young and immortal, and didn't care about creature comforts and such - i also drank a lot of beer then



now that i am also heavy and slow, the car has caught up to my needs, and i am very happy with it - now i drink cabernet



sometimes it's just about timing, or just growing up (lol - or maybe just the alcohol)

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[prj24149]

I'm a third owner. The guy I bought it from only owned it for 6 months.

Bought for his college kid but then decided on a bimmer instead. The orignal owner was in suburbs of DC and had it from '94(new) to Jan '06.

I bought it in June of '06 with 98K on her. The second owner had a new CD stereo put in, that was it.

Now she has new tires, engine mounts, suspension bushings, struts and shocks, starter, dash, seats, PS fluid lines, clutch and FW, etc.

I love this car. My wife calls it my mistress.

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[Ed Russo]

In 1995 I purchased a new 968 cab for my wife. At the time I drove a '79 930. (smokiemon968 may remember the turbo )I really didn't drive her 968 that much. Therefore I never really got to appreciate it's qualities.I now regret selling her cab. Had I kept it my garage would have two 968 cabs in it .Oh well one is better than none.





[quote name='prj24149' post='40464' date='Aug 27 2007, 10:54 AM']I'm a third owner. The guy I bought it from only owned it for 6 months.

Bought for his college kid but then decided on a bimmer instead. The orignal owner was in suburbs of DC and had it from '94(new) to Jan '06.

I bought it in June of '06 with 98K on her. The second owner had a new CD stereo put in, that was it.

Now she has new tires, engine mounts, suspension bushings, struts and shocks, starter, dash, seats, PS fluid lines, clutch and FW, etc.

I love this car. My wife calls it my mistress.[/quote]

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[968rz]

I'm second gen on my 968, third on the 24.

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[csc71]

In March of 97 I bought a 94 polar silver coupe with 731 miles on it. I was the second owner. Considering someof the buttoms had never been pushed and the tires still had the little nubbies on it I felt like the original owner! Sadly in January of 1998 I wrecked it with 11,000 miles (see crash pics, polar silver on a boulder). I didn't do anything stupid, I was blinded by the sun in a parking lot in a freaky accident. I was 26 at the time, but was responsible. I think the man upstairs was looking out for me because it was sort of ridiculous for me to have a $600/month car payment. I now have a 93 black coupe and couldn't be happier.





Steve

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[jeff968]

I'm the second owner of my car but I have owned it for almost 11 years. Don H. purchased his coupe new and still has it. There were a couple of original owner's at the celerbration this year. The coral coupe from MA was still in the hands of the original owners. I think because the cars were so expensive that we don't see too many original owners. My car has a sticker of $52K. I purchased it 4 years after it was sold new with 29K miles on it but I only paid $23K for it. Talk about depreciation. I never would have been able to purchase it new. And it hasn't dropped that much further in value after all the years of enjoyment!!!

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[gryphon]

I'm the third owner of both of my 968s. I think original owner data is often interesting on an expensive (overpriced?) car for the early 90s. One of my original owners was a wealthy older woman, the other was a professional golfer.



Tom

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[968rz]

Oddly, both original owners of my cars were dentists, both cars are "green" with tan leather and automatics. Hows that for a coincidence?

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[gryphon]

[quote name='968rz' post='40600' date='Aug 29 2007, 08:55 PM']Oddly, both original owners of my cars were dentists, both cars are "green" with tan leather and automatics. Hows that for a coincidence?[/quote]



One might have expected Pearl White. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



Tom

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