[KevinH1990]

Originally Posted by Rob175

I keep getting notes from Car Fax and Carvana telling me that my 98' w/100,000 (non-S) is worth about $4,000....and I pretty much agree.

To me, it's worth much more, not in dollars but in enjoyment each summer.

I think you have a good outlook. I bought my car to enjoy it and don't consider it an investment. For street driving at more or less legal speeds, my Boxster is fine.

There are other financial benefits to keeping an older Boxster. In Virginia, cities and counties tax personal property including cars. I was chatting with the owner of a new 911 Turbo S in a parking lot two weeks ago. (The camaraderie among Porsche owners is amazing.) He volunteered that his tax bill was $4000. For the past few years, my tax bill was a negligible amount. I don't recall exactly, but it was probably around $50. When we didn't receive a bill for the Boxster this year, my wife called the county tax office. They told her that our county doesn't tax vehicles that are 25 years old or older.

That said, the newer Porsches are amazing. In August, I participated in the Porsche track experience at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The cars were newer 911 Turbo S's equipped with PDK's. When I drove my own base Boxster with a 5-speed at Virginia International Raceway a few months later, the difference in performance was night and day. I'm treating it as motivation to improve my driving skills.