Dilemma -p car but not boxster

[crod]

Originally Posted by jdraupp

As much as id love a 996 or 997 DD, go with the brand new bimmer and add the 100,000 mile scheduled maintenance. Almost just bought an x1 for my wife and the scheduled maintenance you get with the bmw is a huge draw. Jake, your opinion of brand new cars will change when you own one. Used cars are always a losing battle. Brand new cars are just that. Brand new...no worries. WARRANTY.

I have to disagree here as everyone is entitled their own opinion.
I always bought new cars. Porsches included. Then with the Cayenne I did have issues. No major ones but enough to have the car being repaired at the dealer for over a full month over the four years I owned. That does not count appointments for regular service. Sure it was under warranty and I paid nothing. BUT the damn depreciation on ANY of these cars is just nuts.
If you buy used and do your homework to find a good used vehicle, you will never spend on maintenance as much as these cars depreciate over the same period of time.
Any Porsche you buy, will depreciate $20k-$30k if not more, over three years. The cheapest, a Boxster, a $60k car (all said and done, taxes, out of the door) will be worth $40k in three years. IF that much. You will NOT spend $20K on maintenance if you buy used.
I say that as someone that owns, among several cars, a V12 BMW 750iL, a Boxster S and a Lamborghini Gallardo, all bought used once I decided not to EVER buy new again.
I did not spent on maintenance anywhere close what these would have depreciated if bought new. By a HUGE margin. Even with the pretty much engine rebuilt we had done on the Boxster.
The only time I will buy a new Porsche ever again will be in a couple years when I am pretty much certain I may die in the next 10-15 years and THEN I will completely customize a Targa 4S and get it delivered in Germany and then keep it until I get called to the other side.
Until that day, used it is.
That said, I would get the Porsche if I had to choose between it and the BMW. For God's sake I almost DD the Lamborghini, taking it to Walmart, Groceries etc, all with my 3-year old on his child seat. If I can do that with a Lamborghini (in terms of being a practical vehicle) a Carrera is a non-brainer with ALL that luggage space I do not have on the Gallardo. LOL.

Cheers.

CR