Need some advice... what would you do?

[DFW02S]

Go on take the money and run.

No wait, negotiate.
Sell him the Boxster, your liability risk is off the charts there.

[stephen wilson]

If you sell the truck, what will you drive while doing the upgrades on the Boxster? It really sucks doing major work on the weekend, and hoping you can get it back together before Monday.

[coreseller]

Do not let any car determine your life path. If you cannot afford it, sell it. Then take steps / measures to improve your financial standing so you can afford such things after the basics are covered. That's some advice some of the "Old Fellers" gave me way back when. I didn't listen either, old enough now to realize they were right. JMO and theirs......Good Luck.

[r9i8c7k]

Originally Posted by coreseller

Do not let any car determine your life path. If you cannot afford it, sell it. Then take steps / measures to improve your financial standing so you can afford such things after the basics are covered. That's some advice some of the "Old Fellers" gave me way back when. I didn't listen either, old enough now to realize they were right. JMO and theirs......Good Luck.

Ditto........

[WhipE350]

Hi Jake, I think Coreseller gave good advice. Sounds like you really like the Boxster though. Does the car really need or have to have all the stuff you mentioned? Is the engine mount totally shot?...if not don't fix it. The water pump is something that can be fixed if it fails...heck it could last another 50k miles easy. AOS, is the car sucking air?...if not why replace. I drive my 00 'S' with 55k miles all the time and I know my odds of totaling it are greater then the IMS failing. If you replace all the above the car will probably sell quicker but you won't get your money back on the investment. Sounds like you got a deal on the truck, is the primer that bad?..if not paint it later.

Good luck whatever you decide, there will always be another boxster down the road for you if you decide to sell.

[stateofidleness]

my dad always said "i'll take a fast nickel over a slow dime any day"

the stuff you listed is more of a "wish list" it would seem, as none of that stuff has actually failed.

i'd sell the truck, maybe pushing for $2,000 (you can counter you know!). that's money in the bank and a better return you'll get on any savings account, or even most stock right now.

i say sell the truck and use that money as an emergency fund/savings for the wish list. if you invest it right, you could double it, triple it, or better by the time one of those parts actually fails.

[blue2000s]

It makes no sense for you to own a Porsche. That car is going to be a continual $$$ sink. It sounds like you need to be saving money now, not spending it on a toy.