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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
What you don't know is that I have replaced the transmission, cooling system, the entire suspension, 80% of the interior, and a bazillion other parts on the car with my blood, sweat and tears and spare cash over the last six years. Apart from the sheet metal, the car is practically new.
This car is now part of me, and I could not sell it. I will probably own it until I die. Unlike all my other cars, which I'm dying to get rid of for something nicer less than two years after ownership, this one has a lot of emotion attached to it.
The wife asked me just the other day if she gave me the keys to a newish 997TT if I would sell the boxster... I do not think I could do it.
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As an enthusiast myself I can certainly appreciate your words. I too have chronicled every bolt turn of my car and worked an entire winter on the GT3 conversion and various maintenance. I make less than half my fortune 100 wage and I'm closer to retirement. As I age it occurs to me the available time to drive the slower older 98 is more precious than working 40+ a week to drive a newer car that frankly I'd strat sorting out from scratch. As we all know if you're as fussy as we are you have to sort out every car you own and stay on top of it like a perfectly sharpened tool.