06-03-2009, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Might have to be getting rid of my Boxster...
Well, it looks like me and the lovely lady have a baby on the way! Just found out a few days ago and it's exciting, however I am putting a lot of thought into how practical keeping my Boxster will be in a three person family with only two vehicles. That said, I'd like to stay in the German family as the engineering on these cars, as well as the safety, seems to outweigh all others. I've been looking into some of the BMW 325 series as well as a few Mercedes sedans but I'm still unsure as to what I'd like to do. Anyone have advice for me concerning German family-size cars? Also, has anyone had any experience lately with trade-in values? I got my Boxster for a steal so I may be able to get a decent enough offer to pay off my original loan, considering summer is on the way and I'm not in a huge rush. Thoughts?
Last edited by gdalby; 06-03-2009 at 01:35 PM.
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06-03-2009, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Arvada, CO
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What is your other vehicle?
Why do you need to get rid of the Boxster?
If the other car can carry a child seat in the back, you shouldn't need to get rid of anything.
BC.
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06-04-2009, 06:06 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Toyota Camry, with about 170k. If it goes down, we're pretty much SOL.
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06-04-2009, 06:10 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
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1. Your first name isnt' Gordon, is it?
2. My wife and I just picked up a 2007 CPO BMW 550i for $38k out of Orlando in January. The car had just 15k on it with a 100k warranty. Huge trunk, lots of room for the kiddo and diaper bag in the back seat, plus you get enough power to get into the next zip code in less than 60 seconds without the jerky throttle and rough ride of the M5... and a big discount off the price too...
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06-04-2009, 06:30 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Southern New jersey
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Sooo... Replace the Camry. It's near the end of it's reasonable life-span anyway.
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06-04-2009, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by stephen wilson
Sooo... Replace the Camry. It's near the end of it's reasonable life-span anyway.
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You're kidding right? I don't have doubts the motor will go pass 200k easy.
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06-04-2009, 07:33 PM
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I bought a 04 honda odyssey minivan when our first child was born...It has changed my life.
It hauls 7 people
It hauls drywall sheets
It's go pep
You can sleep in it
Keep the porsche, sell the camry, and get a minivan...as awful as it may sound, they're outrageously flexiable.
Congrats on the baby!
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Originally Posted by gdalby
Well, it looks like me and the lovely lady have a baby on the way! Just found out a few days ago and it's exciting, however I am putting a lot of thought into how practical keeping my Boxster will be in a three person family with only two vehicles. That said, I'd like to stay in the German family as the engineering on these cars, as well as the safety, seems to outweigh all others. I've been looking into some of the BMW 325 series as well as a few Mercedes sedans but I'm still unsure as to what I'd like to do. Anyone have advice for me concerning German family-size cars? Also, has anyone had any experience lately with trade-in values? I got my Boxster for a steal so I may be able to get a decent enough offer to pay off my original loan, considering summer is on the way and I'm not in a huge rush. Thoughts?
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