Performance Difference between Auto & Manual Boxster, Your Thoughts??

[smshirk]

I had a 996 Tip. Both Boxsters manual. I liked the tip really well and drove it back and forth to work 35 miles each way for 3 years. The down side for me was resale. My 996 was in great shape, had a full factory aerokit, CF interior pieces, black, and I got two hits in 3 months. The sticker price on the car was over 80k in 2000 so it was very well equipped. The 2nd guy who came to see it bought it, but I had dropped the price to 22k 3 years ago. 6 speeds are still bringing more if in any kind of shape at all. I would opine that Boxsters would be even tougher to sell with the Tip than the 996, as the roadster is more of a toy than a daily driver to many folks. All that being said, I wish I had it back!

[Ghostrider 310]

IMO, no loss of value can rival those of us who drew the M96 short straw, I'd love to have a running tip....In fact the loss I am considering taking is so bad it makes me wonder how I could think about sending anymore money to these thieves. Last night I went to bed wondering if any Stukas ever just dropped out of the sky with some poor soul at the helm saying "dammit why can't our country build engines right"...

That's how they became dive bombers, they let Porsche build the engines, before that they stayed in the air and flew, good news was they did save money and improve net revenues...