It's mine!!!
 

Hi gang!

Today I paid off my Boxster!

Time for a glas of champagne tonight!!

This begs the question, how many of us own their cars free and clear? Just wondering....

Later,
Andy

:cheers:

That's awesome for you, congratulations. As for the poll I don't own it yet but I own more of it than the credit union, it's a good start.

I own mine... but that's not saying much since it is a 2000 :)

Officially mine when I received my pink slip 3 weeks after I bought it on Good Friday last month. :cheers:

All mine!

And 25,000 miles of happy motoring! :)

Congrats! It's a great feeling, isn't it?

Paid off Punkin back in Jan. Carmen has 14 mo to go.

I paid cash for mine.

...and you been payin' (and payin' and payin') ever since, right?? :D

Absofrickenlutely, Frodo. $40k dumped into a $7,500 car thus far (incl. the purchase price). I'm going for a world record for the most cash thrown at a 97 Boxster bought for $15k or less.

Holy begeezus! $40K?! Wow...

Paid $10k cash for my '99 last August. ;)
Literally cash...

Have to compare out build lists. I have almost 300 parts on order from Pelican for my 98' as every time I considered a different section to upgrade/return to new on the car, it just forced me to order more.

Gotta love hobbies!

Paid $13k last June. Wrote a check and had the pink slip a couple weeks later from the DMV. Like Randall I've dumped more into the car than what it's worth, but it will be a great little car for my son somedaY

I paid for my 06 S up front.

That was part of my vow coming out of the fall of 08 to never borrow money again. So far its been working very well, and yes, the ride is just a little bit sweeter knowing that its all mine.

Congrats on your new slice of independence!

Paid $11k for my 02 last august and have almost put $11k into since. No regrets it's such a fun car

Congrat's on full ownership!


I paid $10K cash for the car. Spent $10k in repairs/upgrades. And then spent $15K going to the track for 40 days. Best investment I've ever made.

Own





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Nope not me. I'm to busy stimulating the economy. Plus I'm a low paid public servant. Let's see, started in 2009, wanted a Harley but had no money. Borrowed about $12k for that. A few months later, the wife in a moment of weakness, said okay to a Boxster. Had to borrow about $15k for that. The following spring, I had to have a Kawasaki Ninja. Bought a new, leftover '09 and put the entire cost on the credit card. Last February, bought an F150, but paid cash for it. Then this March, bought a Beetle convertible and had to borrow $12k to cover it. I'll be making payments well after my mortgage is paid off. Nope, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but saving for retirement and the kid's college is overrated. ;)

Bought a new, leftover '09 and put the entire cost on the credit card.



Wow, IMO, this takes a large pair of stones, not saying it was a bad decision, just sayin. If there is one paradigm that has served me well many years it is to always have the CC = zero.

The truth is that we never own these cars - they own us. At best we are just caretakers...

Eric G, I just get depressed when I think about it, so I think I'll pass on the parts list comparison. I should have practiced far more self control and waited to buy the pre-owned car I really wanted in the first place... A turbo.

Great Car, enjoy !

Bought my 04 550 SE for cash back in 04 -- no additional costs to date other than tires (lots of tires!) and 15k and 30k service, plus DIY oil change.

Oh wait, not true. I bypassed the 2ndary cats and replaced the muffler last year. About $1600.

Paid cash for both of mine. Then got a loan from the credit union on the 2K S to pay off a couple of other things. Wife makes the payment.

Haha! I bet you really love your wife!?!!

The only thing that makes my car enjoyable is the guy I bought it from let it go for 5K with 88K miles on it. I love convertibles and the Boxster was a car I wanted since I saw the first one in 97. Being that at the time I saw the new 97's I was a recent grad school graduate and rolling in cash after buying out first home... well you get the picture.

My build list is based on the fact that since I am digging deep into the mountain on some components it just makes good sense to do the other parts as I am there.

Glad my wife loves project cars and see value in spending money on them...otherwise this could end up being painful.

I paid cash for my $57,000 sticker 2000S...

....in 2008 for $15,000!

I like my car and my engine hasn't exploded even once.

Paid the 10k up front July 18, 2011. Almost our one year anniversary. But its been tough not being able to put all the mods I want on her. So far I have spent 1200, a month into the purchase at the dealership because I had little knowledge of the car so I needed them to make sure she was running well. Ended up needing mass air flow sensor, and some electrical disturbances caused by a burnt headlight and some cables. After that I spent 300 on all the major service parts in the winter. So far I think it was a great purchase, but its hard to rack up that money to buy her all the nice jewelry. Still haven't gotten those lug nuts.

Any who it defiantly feels good to know she is yours and till death due us part or something along those lines.

Paid cash for my 2001 Boxster S w/55k mi last week. 11,000 went to the sellers credit union and 3500 to the seller.

Its enriching to own stuff free and clear.

I learned years ago that Credit is the path to misery, spouse fights, stress and living poorly with expensive objects around you.

In the longer term the standard of living goes down for those who borrow and up for those who lend. :D

Ergo: the rich get richer and the poor get poorer :ah:

let's see $40K in Apple stock back in 2004 would be worth what today......


Actually if anything I'm glad I bought a second hand Boxster S.
If I'd a bought a more expensive or new Porsche, it would have cost me so much more in investments I wouldn't have made otherwise made.
I'm also glad it (the Boxster) kept me from dumping $40K into a house purchase just as the credit bubble was going nuts.
Easier to sell a car for a typical loss vs. selling a house for a giant kick in the arse loss.

p.s.
Owning the Boxster outright really took the burning desire to take out another car loan.

I agree totally...once you become a sports car driver nothing is ever the same.:cheers:

I own my Boxster (02) after a lease and a lease buyback. It is the best feeling in the world to know you worked hard for something, wittling away at the payment.

I am working at paying off a couple of other vehicles, and when that happens, uh oh. Life is too short guys!

I paid for my 02S with cash in October with 64k miles, put about 3k into maintenance/repairs since.......I am still paying on my BMW X3 though, and the Saab will be paid off in 2 months (wifes car) we actually paid the full term of 60 months on that car and put 75k miles on it since buying it in San Diego!!!