No More Boxsters ?

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by NickCats

What would you do if you woke up tommorrow and all of the Boxsters have disappeared from the planet ? The good news is, a check in the amount of the fair market value of your car has been deposited in your bank account. So, what would you replace it with ? There is a catch, though. Your replacement vehicle has to have back seats ( oh, I forgot to mention, you also woke up and found out you have a newborn baby girl ).

Here are some of the models I have been considering :

Audi A5 - Pro : Beautiful Car Con : Expensive for what it is
BMW 335i Coupe - Pro : 300 hp Con : Boring interior
Infiniti G37 - Pro : It's not German Con : It's not German
Mercedes CLK - Pro : Classy Con : Kind of a chick car
Porsche 911 - Pro : It's a Porsche Con : Tiny back seats

Thoughts ?

Thanks,

Nick

By the way - I bought my Boxster 3 years ago today

Congrats on the baby girl.

Tip: consider a sports sedan. You will get very tired of putting your little tyke in the back seat and so will she. And then, she will cry. And then, you will have to push the front seat up and reach back and then ......

You get the picture. How about a nice A6? Or a Cad CTS?

[NickCats]

Thanks for the suggestions so far, keep them coming...

I forgot to mention, I do have a MB c280 which I drive in the winter and can be used to transport our daughter ( and my wife gave up her beloved Mustang for a Audi A4 ). The primary function of my replacement for the Boxster will not be to transport children, but I would like the option to load the entire family in the car on occasion.

Thanks,

Nick

[blinkwatt]

993. I really like the look of the old 964 Turbos with Carrera Lightweights though.

[Perfectlap]

Mini Cooper S with the Works package.

get the CLubman Works for all the family stuff. Red with the black stripes down the back. NICE..

VIDEO CLUBMAN S

[Boxtaboy]

You already have 2 sedans that can transport the family when needed. IMO, I'd either keep the Boxster or get the 911, because as another boarder so accurately put it, "once you drive a Porsche, everything else sucks."

FWIW, I have a 6 month old. At the time, my wife and I only had a Boxster as a weekend fun car, since we lived in NYC and didn't really need a car. Once we knew the baby was coming, we got an 08 A4 as the family truckster, but kept the Boxster, and I got the airbag deactivation bar installed for use with a baby seat.

When my son gets old enough to sit on his own in the back seat, I'll prob. go for a used 997. IMO, if you get another european sports sedan/coupe, it'll feel too similar to your Audi or MB, so what's the point? The Boxster is for fun when you need a little escape, and since you already have ample family haulers, I'd opt to keep the fun in your life.

[spine911]

Originally Posted by NickCats

Thanks for the suggestions so far, keep them coming...

I forgot to mention, I do have a MB c280 which I drive in the winter and can be used to transport our daughter ( and my wife gave up her beloved Mustang for a Audi A4 ). The primary function of my replacement for the Boxster will not be to transport children, but I would like the option to load the entire family in the car on occasion.

Thanks,

Nick

Sports Sedan all the way....I have an 02 M5-the best all around sport sedan.
There are the other obvious Euro car choices previouskly mentioned.

BUT, if you want reliability with performance, low maintenance.......Id go with the Lexus IS F , or the new GS 350/430

[vath2001]

I would buy nothing and keep the money in the bank. The present economic climate does not allow me to consider replacing anything I have... repairing Yes, replacing, No.

[silver arrow]

09 Subaru STI, Pros: Extremely fast with $1500 in mods, very versitile. Cons: Love it or hate it looks, interior not up to European standards. Don't believe what they say about the understeer, they come with 0 camber from the factory. 5 minutes on an alignment rack makes the car pretty neutral.

[Jaxonalden]

Since the birth of my son our Boxster has become our date night car. For comfortable transportation for the three of us we have a Lexus ES 300 and a Toyota Sequoia. His baby seat, when set backwards, "just" fit in the back seat and now that he’s two and facing forward he rests his feet on the back of my wife’s seat! If you’re going to replace your Boxster with another sports car, it better have a big back seat.

Like Vath2001 said, your best bet is to take the money and bank it. Buy a CD and sit on it. It might not have the same joy as having a Porsche in the garage but in time you’ll be thanking your lucky stars.