Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought....

[tnoice]

Originally Posted by DenverSteve

Be careful, my friend, you are not only knocking his choice .... but mine as well. There is no vehicle that compete's with the Wrangler off-road, or holds it's value better. I've had 7 including this one that I drive if I'm not in the Boxster. They aren't for everyone, but the FJ isn't comparable off-road. And on road....... you drive the Boxster.

Have you ever personally drives the FJ, or only read about it in a magazine? It is quite comical, because last year I pulled a stuck wrangler out of snow drift.....with my FJ. I have owned wranglers in the past, and did enjoy them immensly, but can personally attest to the FJ's off road capability.....and it is good. Even in the mountains of Colorado!

[Jake D]

Originally Posted by tnoice

Have you ever personally drives the FJ, or only read about it in a magazine? It is quite comical, because last year I pulled a stuck wrangler out of snow drift.....with my FJ. I have owned wranglers in the past, and did enjoy them immensly, but can personally attest to the FJ's off road capability.....and it is good. Even in the mountains of Colorado!

Amen.. Although I will give the Wrangler some respect as it is probably the only decent vehicle Jeep makes. My moms Grande Cherokee Sport was awful. I was constantly wrenching on that thing. It was junk. We had already put one transmission in it and it seemed to act up every now and then again so I talked her into getting rid of it and taking on a car payment instead of dumping more $ into that piece. She was slightly skeptical of an FJ because its more primitive than her fully loaded jeep was, but since she bought it, she couldn't be happier. I've considered trading the box for one. They are pretty awesome.

[Eric G]

Nope, while you can always find something else out there that is faster, cheaper or different, owning a Porsche is about owning a passion.

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by 986_inquiry

Been spending some time on the Pontiac Solstice forum, seeing what they have to say about the Boxster: Pontiac Solstice Forum - Search Results for Boxster

They're pretty realistic, general consensus is the Boxster is way out of the Solstice's league and many of them wish they could afford a Boxster or even afford the maintanence a used Boxster requires. Most justify the Solstice by saying the turbo model has a similar 0-60 as the older S and has cheaper performance mods available but others just come right out and admit "I should have bought a used Boxster".

So I'm curious: seeing how we're all Boxster owners, has anyone had any regrets and wished they bought some other vehicle than a Boxster? Besides other Porsche models

Ok to simplify the posts please start each post with "Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought..."

Example: Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought... nothing else, the Boxster is perfect.

or

Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought... the Boxster made sense at the time for the price, but if I had the money I would have bought a lambo (or vette or GT3 or whatever)

Please do not say "Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought... a Veyron (or other ridiculous example)" unless it was something you could have actually purchased at the time and was considering. Posts will be on google/internet for all time so I'd like for others to come back and read this someday and go "Wow all these owners really liked their Boxsters even after many years of ownership, repairs, etc."

Also please include what you bought and when you bought it.

Here's mine:

Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought... nothing else, it's perfect so far. 1998 2.5, purchased 2011

[schnellman]

[QUOTE=986_inquiry;268772]Ok to simplify the posts please start each post with "Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought..."

Example: Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought... nothing else, the Boxster is perfect.


DAMN, I didn't realize this was a writing assignment. (Posted for all time and eternity.)

[986_inquiry]

[QUOTE=schnellman;268778]

Originally Posted by 986_inquiry

Ok to simplify the posts please start each post with "Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought..."

Example: Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought... nothing else, the Boxster is perfect.


DAMN, I didn't realize this was a writing assignment. (Posted for all time and eternity.)

IT'S A TRAP!

Thread is for reference, so future potential buyers can read and decide whether a boxster is a good fit or maybe there is another vehicle they weren't considering. A thread like this would have helped me with my decision to purchase a boxster

[ekam]

I'll take the 458 Spyder with the leggy blonde in it.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/ferrari-458-spider-driven-italy-top-gear-2011-12-02?imageNo=0

[Johnny Danger]

First off, comparing a Solstice to a Boxster would be like comparing Sarah Palin to Sofia Loren ! As far as regrets are concerned, at one point the amount of money that went into mod'in my boxster became equal to, if not eclipsed, the cost of a pristine, low mileage 360 Modena . Oh, well, what's done is done. If things go as planned, sometime in the next year I'll have both (possibly even a 430 instead ) .

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by ekam

I'll take the 458 Spyder with the leggy blonde in it.

Outrun: the Ferrari 458 Spider driven - BBC Top Gear

She would definitely be better served by a man from Toronto .

[ketsa]

356 or Europe model 912 were my dream cars, but I couldn't find good enough for reasonable price, so I made compromise and bought the Boxster. But those are Porsche models... Maybe someday really old VW transporter will be the reason to sale my Boxster.

[BYprodriver]

"Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought..." 2

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by ekam

I'll take the 458 Spyder with the leggy blonde in it.

Outrun: the Ferrari 458 Spider driven - BBC Top Gear

Now that Ferraris don't come with manual transmissions, there's nothing to keep you interested in driving. So you may as well have a leggy blonde along for company. Even if she's only talking about shoes and the dog she carries around in her purse.

[tnoice]

Originally Posted by ekam

I'll take the 458 Spyder with the leggy blonde in it.

this is where she would have been kicked out of the car. Messing with my mirror......

I have absolutely no regrets buying the Boxster and could not imagine having a different 2 seater sportscar.

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by ekam

I'll take the 458 Spyder with the leggy blonde in it.

Outrun: the Ferrari 458 Spider driven - BBC Top Gear

"We're bringing a model," explains Ed-in-Chief Charlie Turner

Get the Boxster and you can afford the model or sit alone in the Ferrari

[SeanZ4]

Instead of a Boxster I bought a bmw z4....Oh yeah... then I traded it 2 years later for a 3 year older Boxster. Never looked back!

sean

[AndyA6]

My next car will be a GT3 and as long as I cannot afford one I stick with my Boxster.

[Overdrive]

No regrets, but if we're gonna go into shoulda-woulda-coulda territory, I'd say a Lotus Esprit...ergonomics be damned.

[rteichman]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

No regrets, but if we're gonna go into shoulda-woulda-coulda territory, I'd say a Lotus Esprit...ergonomics be damned.

I did buy a Lotus Esprit, so I now have the 99 Boxster and a 93 Esprit. The ergonomics of the Esprit is the least of it's problems. The shifting absolutely sucks, not to mention there is no power steering. That combined with basically no rear view means no parallel parking either, so you need to be very picky about where you go.

The Boxster is MUCH more fun to drive. But the Lotus is so rare and looks so good.... :roll eyes:

[thstone]

My original plan was to start with a used 996 and then in a few years, move up to a 997. Then I drove a Boxster and decided that I could buy the Box and use the money saved to pay for track time/upgrades/repairs and learn how to properly drive first. This plan has worked out perfectly (thus far) except that I'd still like to own a 911 model (even test drove a used 997 Turbo last month - nice car!).

[Dale_K]

I owned a fully paid for C6 Corvette when I bought a 100k mile Boxster. I like driving the Boxster more, so I sold the Corvette.