This might put things in perspective. Six years ago I drove to the south side of the city to look at a '99 Boxster. By the time I got there they said it had been shipped out to repair a broken window(likely a controller). On the way back I saw a 99 Miata Mx5.
It was a base Miata, no air cond. , no heated seats. Bought it - wife not happy.
It was a low maintenance costing car - biggest expense was $500. Had a rollbar installed as well. Kept it 4 years and it was reliable. Wife complained about lack of air and lack of heated seats. Well I looked around and found the Boxster with air cond., heated seats. Had it two years. Bought it with 30k miles and now has 40k miles.
List of expenses so far:
- had cv joints refurbished $1000
- had IMS Guardian installed $1000
- had accessory belt replaced, pulley replaced $1000
This does not include antifreeze replaced (Porsche type!)
I do my own oil changes, air filter changes.
So I am spending $1500-2000 a year on fixing things.
This has all been worth it because the Boxster is way more car than the Miata. It is like comparing apples to oranges. Like the above says a 70k mile Boxster will start to need replacement of parts. It is not a Miata but this car is way more fun.
