View Poll Results: Annual Mileage
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less than 3000
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13.64% |
3000-6999
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37.50% |
7000-9999
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14.77% |
10,000-12,999
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12.50% |
13,000+
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21.59% |
04-16-2008, 06:27 PM
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#1
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Location: Dallas, TX
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How many miles per year does your Boxster acquire?
Garage queen or driving machine?
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04-16-2008, 09:22 PM
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There Is No Substitute.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: West Coast
Posts: 3,253
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The previous owner averaged 2k miles a year, I have had the car for one year and put on about 10k miles.
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1999 Ocean Blue Metallic Boxster - blueboxster.com
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04-16-2008, 09:26 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sacramento
Posts: 3,417
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7.5k/year It's driven year round.
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04-16-2008, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 149
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previous owner - 4,000/yr
me - 1,400/month so far LOL
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04-17-2008, 12:39 AM
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Los Angeles,CA
Posts: 58
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15k+ for me it's a daily driver and a daily fun machine.
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04-17-2008, 01:16 AM
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#6
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 119
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i voted for under 3K... but over 50% of that is driving to and from autox and at the autox. : )
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04-17-2008, 06:35 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Du Monde
Posts: 2,199
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Under 3k for me. '99, bought new, less than 26k mi. to date.
It's not a Garage Queen by intent, but it's not a daily driver (I office from home). It is stored each snowy, cold, winter - because you can't drive it as intended in the weather we get so what's the point? And, I have several other toys which merit their share of attention too.
In fact, I've decided that this year is a test year. What with the price of fuel and such, if I don't use it much this year, I think I'm gonna time capsule it and sell it in 10-20 yrs. and double whatever I could get for it today.
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04-17-2008, 06:37 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 916
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I put close to 30K on the car in the less than two years I have owned it. I plan on putting on 6K or more in the next two months, yikes,
Ed
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04-17-2008, 06:53 AM
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Mine is a driving machine that I treat like a garage queen!
I did about 7,000 miles my first year.
Did just over 10,000 miles last year, with a trip to The Tail of the Dragon.
Keep in mind, I drive my car about once per week and only from April till October. I'll take it out on a Saturday morning and do 400 miles, be parked in the garage by 3:00 PM.
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04-17-2008, 07:10 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,518
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Bought the car 4/14/06 with 28k miles
Car had 49k miles as of 4/14/08
So, 21k miles in 24 months = 10.5k mi / year
( and I don't drive it in the winter )
Nick
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04-17-2008, 07:39 AM
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Track rat
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southern ID
Posts: 3,701
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4-5k per year here. It is a weekend toy only. I use it once or twice a week for joyrides and a little canyon carving year around. I hate driving it on crowded stop and go LA freeways. Still the most fun car I have ever owned.
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04-17-2008, 07:45 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Where the Sewer Meets the Sea, CA. USA
Posts: 2,695
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15k+ per year :-).Its made to be driven, not develop a thin coat of rust & dust & cat hair.
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04-17-2008, 07:49 AM
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#13
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: South FL
Posts: 253
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+1 on 15k+/yr ...
CJ, you put it as elloquently as ever ... the way I see it, life is too short!
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04-17-2008, 08:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tampa, Fl.
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Previous owner - 5,000/year
Me - 1,000 to 1,500/ year
Not that I try not to drive it, just have several toy cars and I don't drive that much. I don't even drive my daily more than 10,000/year.
One cool thing about not driving it that much is that when I do drive it, it's like driving a new car that amazes me and makes me a giddy kid.
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04-17-2008, 08:05 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 8,709
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I'm demoting my to Spring and Summer driving only. I've been tracking my mileage and its seems like more miles are coming from winter and fall use.
I'm going to pick up one of those dirt cheap 996's for cold weather.
No sense tearing up my baby.
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04-17-2008, 10:18 AM
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There Is No Substitute.
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Location: West Coast
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This thread has reminded of a line I read from a member on here, carguy.
"My theory is no one will ever be on their death bed and say "boy am I glad I didn't drive the Porsche more!"."
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1999 Ocean Blue Metallic Boxster - blueboxster.com
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04-17-2008, 10:30 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vero Beach
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i bought my box last summer with 41k on the clock.. about 8 monts later its up to 47k. so im right up to a little over 6k per year. -- for now i drive it mainly on weekends and take anywhere from 100-150 mile day trips
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04-17-2008, 10:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rick3000
This thread has reminded of a line I read from a member on here, carguy.
"My theory is no one will ever be on their death bed and say "boy am I glad I didn't drive the Porsche more!"."
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So true!
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04-17-2008, 10:41 AM
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#19
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
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I just passed my first month of PCar ownership. Already put 3000 miles on my Boxster S. At this rate I will drive 36000 in a year. I commute to work every day and take any opportunity to drive anwhere. I have driven to far east Texas for some BBQ, and to New Orleans for a company convention. My previous 3 cars were a 2000 nissan maxima, a 1998 GMC sonoma, and a 1991 Ford Tempo. I'm sure you all understand. I am making up for 10 years of lost driving fun...
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04-17-2008, 12:13 PM
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#20
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 256
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Over this past winter, I put 5K on the clock. I plan on driving the wheels, fenders, bumpers, seats, mirrors, exhaust, and everything else off of this car until I'm sitting in a pile of dust somewhere
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