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

[Mike_Yi]

I've gotten to the point where I have nothing but regret about buying a Boxster. I bought my car for $15,500 and have, in 3 years, put over $10,000 into it. It now needs another $3500. It was a mistake buying this car. I've only had one car that I regretted buying more than this one, and it was a '91 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It was a beater, and I had to keep putting money into it to keep it running. Nowhere near the kind of money that goes into the Boxster though.

[mts]

Replaced mine with a 993. I had to scratch that itch.

[ddb]

Originally Posted by mts

Replaced mine with a 993. I had to scratch that itch.

mts,

How are you enjoying the 993 thus far? Love the wheels!

Thanks,

ddb

[mts]

Originally Posted by ddb

mts,

How are you enjoying the 993 thus far? Love the wheels!

Thanks,

ddb

Thanks for the compliment on the wheels. I had wheel dynamics custom powdercoat them for me in Arctic Silver/Gunmetal. It was the first set they'd done in that specific color combo. The sad thing is they liked so much I see they've now done at least two more sets exactly like mine and they are up for sale on Ebay right now (even using my car in the ad). So much for being a little unique.

On the 993, I've really enjoyed it so far. It's shockingly different from my Boxster S in both good and bad ways. I am thinking of adding a Boxster or Cayman back to the stable in the next couple years though (keeping the 993). I will probably go with a post M96 car next time around though as I was one of the unlucky people that had an IMS failure.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by Mike_Yi

I've gotten to the point where I have nothing but regret about buying a Boxster. I bought my car for $15,500 and have, in 3 years, put over $10,000 into it. It now needs another $3500. It was a mistake buying this car. I've only had one car that I regretted buying more than this one, and it was a '91 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It was a beater, and I had to keep putting money into it to keep it running. Nowhere near the kind of money that goes into the Boxster though.

Mike, $10K in 3 years and still needs another $3,500? Can you give us a run down of the issues?

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by Mike_Yi

I've gotten to the point where I have nothing but regret about buying a Boxster. I bought my car for $15,500 and have, in 3 years, put over $10,000 into it. It now needs another $3500. It was a mistake buying this car. I've only had one car that I regretted buying more than this one, and it was a '91 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It was a beater, and I had to keep putting money into it to keep it running. Nowhere near the kind of money that goes into the Boxster though.

That's about $300 a month, a little high but not excessively so, I bought mine knowing I should put at least $200/mo aside for repairs and maintenance based on information on Porsche forums. These are exotic sports cars made by a company that only makes sports cars (until recently). You didn't buy a Ford or Toyota, Porsches will cost more to maintain.

Anyone that buys a Porsche and doesn't assume they'll spend at least $200/mo on repairs and maintenance is buying the wrong car and didn't do their research. It's the buyers fault, not the car. If you get lucky and don't need all $2400/yr then buy a new used boxster in 5 yrs with the money saved as a deposit

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by 986_inquiry

That's about $300 a month, a little high but not excessively so, I bought mine knowing I should put at least $200/mo aside for repairs and maintenance based on information on Porsche forums. These are exotic sports cars made by a company that only makes sports cars (until recently). You didn't buy a Ford or Toyota, Porsches will cost more to maintain.

Anyone that buys a Porsche and doesn't assume they'll spend at least $200/mo on repairs and maintenance is buying the wrong car and didn't do their research. It's the buyers fault, not the car. If you get lucky and don't need all $2400/yr then buy a new used boxster in 5 yrs with the money saved as a deposit

Good advice. But, a Boxster is NOT an exotic sports car. Never was, never will be. I don't even consider the iconic 911 in this class. Maybe the 959 or the Carrera GT and the upcoming Spyder 918.

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

Good advice. But, a Boxster is NOT an exotic sports car. Never was, never will be. I don't even consider the iconic 911 in this class. Maybe the 959 or the Carrera GT and the upcoming Spyder 918.

That's up to debate. Google disagrees
porsche boxster exotic sportd car - Google Search

And the boxster matches the definition of exotic sports car, or at least the definition this website has presented:
Exotic Cars 101: What is an 'Exotic Car' (by definition)? - National Exotic Car | Examiner.com

[mts]

Originally Posted by 986_inquiry

That's up to debate. Google disagrees
porsche boxster exotic sportd car - Google Search

And the boxster matches the definition of exotic sports car, or at least the definition this website has presented:
Exotic Cars 101: What is an 'Exotic Car' (by definition)? - National Exotic Car | Examiner.com

Pretty wide definitions and certainly open for debate. I personally have never thought of the Boxster being anywhere close to an exotic. My neighbor, who really isn't into cars at all always told me he thought my Boxster was exotic (of course he also told me he thought I paid over $100k for it).

I think the exotic part is ultimately all relative to the individual.

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by mts

Pretty wide definitions and certainly open for debate. I personally have never thought of the Boxster being anywhere close to an exotic. My neighbor, who really isn't into cars at all always told me he thought my Boxster was exotic (of course he also told me he thought I paid over $100k for it).

I think the exotic part is ultimately all relative to the individual.

Agreed. Also depends on where you live. In LA a boxster might be fairly common, but in most of the world it's rather rare.

I'd agree the boxster is pretty low on the exotic list but it should still be on the list.

[mts]

Originally Posted by 986_inquiry

Agreed. Also depends on where you live. In LA a boxster might be fairly common, but in most of the world it's rather rare.

I'd agree the boxster is pretty low on the exotic list but it should still be on the list.

That's fair. In my city I see quite a few Boxsters and I never really seemed to turn any heads when I drove it. When I drove it to the small town where I grew up, it turned everyone's head. I'd wager its one of very few (if any others) in that town.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by 986_inquiry

That's up to debate. Google disagrees
porsche boxster exotic sportd car - Google Search

And the boxster matches the definition of exotic sports car, or at least the definition this website has presented:
Exotic Cars 101: What is an 'Exotic Car' (by definition)? - National Exotic Car | Examiner.com

Bahh. If a Boxster is exotic, so is the Z3 and Z4, the SLK and the TT. I even see more Boxsters than 350Zs. Heck, my 30 year old Rx-7 is more exotic. Expensive when new and German does not make a car exotic.