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05-16-2006, 05:01 PM
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Drive and enjoy!
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05-16-2006, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: JERSEY
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Was That Your Tourag?
Sorry. I Guess The Note Was Blown Away.
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05-16-2006, 05:45 PM
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Location: Minneapolis
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Beaten into Submission
Ok, you guys have beaten me into submission!  I can agree with many of the comments regarding a car is meant to be driven etc.. I think a big part of my problem is the jealousy thing b/c she will end up driving the car alot more than I will.
So I'm going to experiment with an 'open' policy - she can take the car whenever she wants to. Now I can't guarantee that after the first rock chip or door ding the 'open' policy may be revoked, but I'll at least give it a try.
Since I have only had the car for about three months, I'm also hoping my overprotective ways may subside over time.
I guess I'm glad I didn't go for the new 911 (a consideration). I would probably be parking that in the living room so I could drink beers and just look at it. Not much driving would have happened with that car.
Thanks for the input. (my wife enjoyed the read, I'll probably never hear the end of this)
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05-16-2006, 07:10 PM
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If you look on the forums for the older models, you'll see the ones that have the most problems are the ones with the lowest miles. Porsches do not like to be driven a little here and there and they don't like to be babied.
Enjoy! 
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05-16-2006, 07:30 PM
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I just bought a 2000 with 30,000 miles on it for $21,250. The sticker price was $48,516. Assuming the first owner paid a little less than sticker price for the car, his depreciation cost was almost a dollar a mile.
My point is that you and your wife ought to enjoy driving the car. Don't abuse it, but don't let it become a garage queen. The only person that benefits from that is a value-oriented used car buyer like me. Not that I mind.
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05-16-2006, 10:41 PM
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Location: Morro Bay, CA
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One thing I haven't seen is the kind of car that your wife drives on a regular basis.
You drive the Touraeg, and say that you are glad that you didn't get a 911.
Unless the other car your wife drives is really something special, you appear to me to be on the jerk side of things. No, I don't know you, and you may well be the best person in town, but your wife deserves much more than I see from your post. This is your WIFE you are talking about, she deserves the whole enchilada and some in reserve.
Get rid of the car she is currently driving and put her in the Boxster full time. The funds from the sale will cover the "addidional costs" until you get used to treating her better (again my perspecitve from your post).
I have an old motorcycle ('81) and an old car ('67) and I 'm building my second Cobra replica, my wife got a new Boxster and I wish I could have gotten her a 911.
We use the Boxster for everything (two years, 26K miles), when it wears out, or we find another car that we want as much as we wanted the Boxster, we will get it. When that happens she will drive it everywhere she goes.
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05-17-2006, 04:34 AM
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I have a Boxster as a 3rd car. My previous "3rd" car was an RX8. I NEVER drove it in the rain. It was stored (with the wheels off on 4 jacks under a car cover) in my garage from November to April (I live in Ohio). The car was waxed weekly with either Collinite #845 or Collinite #915. Oil was changed every 1000 miles YES 1000 MILES!!!! (no, not synthetic...castrol dino).
Needless to say (other than the 1000 mile oil changes), my Boxster will be treated like my RX8 and RARELY get driven (its a 2003 with only 2900 miles on it). Why don't I drive it??? Well its because I LOVE taking care of it and keeping it as prestine as possible...that is MY way of enjoying the car. Then to take it out on a perfect day every once in a while...well that's a bonus for owning the car. Yes, I know there are people in here who think that not driving the car is bad for it....well...we'll see. I have a hunch that my Boxster will be in much better shape in 10 years than one that is used as a daily driver. And if I do have problems...well, I have the warranty until 2009...so that's the dealer's problem, not mine.
So my suggestion is to do what you enjoy....if that is letting the car sit in your
garage....man...I'm with ya!!!!
p.s. my wife can care less about my Boxster...so I guess my situation is quite
different from yours.
Last edited by porschegeorg; 05-17-2006 at 04:43 AM.
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05-17-2006, 07:53 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: nyc
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Disagree Constructively
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Originally Posted by crzn427
One thing I haven't seen is the kind of car that your wife drives on a regular basis.
You drive the Touraeg, and say that you are glad that you didn't get a 911.
Unless the other car your wife drives is really something special, you appear to me to be on the jerk side of things.
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Calling Drburton a jerk on only your 2nd post on this forum is way out of line.
Differences of opinion are usually discussed with etiquette...
BTW Drburton Minneapolis was named the friendliest city to drive in.
Last edited by dbth; 05-17-2006 at 07:56 AM.
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05-20-2006, 07:12 PM
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Location: Illinois
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The car must be a tip? Most women can't drive a stick. No way I would let my girlfriend drive my car......it is my baby and she will never drive it!!! 99% of women are poor drivers imo....... and cannot drive a stick effectively.
Last edited by Adam; 05-20-2006 at 07:15 PM.
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05-20-2006, 07:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Denver
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Originally Posted by Adam
The car must be a tip? Most women can't drive a stick. No way I would let my girlfriend drive my car......it is my baby and she will never drive it!!! 99% of women are poor drivers imo....... and cannot drive a stick effectively.
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Do you seriously believe that crap? I think we're all dumber for having read that....
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