DAY 0

Well. That happened.

I purchased a 1968 porsche 912 on ebay shortly before 1am in the morning.

I had been going back and forth on the decision, considering the following pros and cons:

CONS
-purchasing on ebay means I don't get to check it out first
-I don't really need a car
-I don't know how much time I will be spending in the future in LA
-This car is known for breaking down and I have no idea how to do any kind of repair
-I don't have the money
-I don't know if I have the credit to get a loan
-It seems like a slightly ridiculous thing to do

PROS
-Just look at the photo


















Finally, after going to a bar for a couple drinks I talked myself into looking at the car as I would a checking account. It is a place to store money. It won't really gain or lose value. And in the meantime I will have porsche 912. So I left the bar with about 45 minutes until the auction close and then clicked in my bid with 90 seconds remaining.

Then I got this:
I don't know why I can't make that bigger, but you get the idea. It basically is congratulating me for spending 11,000 dollars I don't have on a car that breaks down and is located in Spokane.

After buying it I received these two emails from the seller:

[1]

I never saw the car when it was damaged, but it appears that Maynard put a new fender on it. The car is really nice, nicest example I know of.

Maynard died two years ago, but owned a RSK, (550 Spyder), and a 4 cam Carrera 356 Speedster, and was truly a gifted mechanic. Only person qualified to assemble a 4cammer that I know of.

I have owned this car for 4 years, and have only driven it 5 miles. 4 around Spokane, and then moved it to the shop here at the farm. It is 1 mile to the paved road here, and I drove it to town once, hence the other mile. I pulled the tank and had it cleaned and resealed, blew out all the fuel lines, put new front pads on the brakes, rotors looked good, and put in a new battery about 2 years ago. It starts and runs fine, so I would think it would be alright. Problem is there is a nasty mountian pass in Oregon that is always filled with slush. It is on the California border. If it was mine, I would have a carrier or trailer take it there; as I said, it is a real puff. It started and ran so good this evening, that I told my wife, if it didn't sell, we were going to keep it. I did that once with a 190SL Mercedes once.

Home Phone is 509-xxx-xxxx, and cellular, 509-xxx-xxxx. E-mail is xxxxxxxxxxx@aol.com, or xxxxxxxxxx@aol.com I am a professor, semi retired.
Thanks again........Jim

[2]

Congratulations.....it is a really fine car. I just went out this evening after it had dried off, started it up and put it back in the shop and on the hoist. I keep the nice stuff on hoist and up in the air. Thanks, and you really got a good one......Jim

I spent the rest of the night with my mood swinging between joy and despair. I would yell at myself that I was a fool, and then be like, "no, it's okay, it's fine."

I decided to stick with fine and went to bed.