What would you do...? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

mach schnell · 05-26-2006, 07:16 AM

maybe its a socal thing, but the slk does really seem more like a chick car or a male hairdresser car - it just seems to lack some of the athleticism of the porsche.

totally agree that the c230 is as common as a taxi! is that what MB was gunning for when they designated it c-class?!

good comments and suggestions, let's keep this thread going

eslai · 05-26-2006, 08:08 AM

Seems rather short-sighted to buy a new 987 and then sell it so quickly.

Find someone to broker the VW for you!

Actually, I think i'm missing the point of why you need to go from two cars to one at all. Too costly?

Too much negative equity to get rid of it easily? I mean, can you just throw a couple thousand at the problem and be done with it?

Rondog · 05-26-2006, 10:06 AM

i'm with eslai......

Why in the world are you giving up the Box??? (unless the vibration thing just totally soured you)--- Seems to me with less time on your hands the joy of driving the car would be that much better....One other observation....and i mean this in the good sense--- you are a picky SOB--- you aint gonna be happy "settling" for one of these lesser vehicle!!!--So think outside of the self-imposed Box (pun intended) --Keep the 987---sell the Bug as soon as you can --for what ever you can---it's trivial in the long run....

in the words of my 19 yo.....

Dude!!! You're a friggin Doctor!!! You'll be printing money before you know it....
KEEP THE BOX!

mach schnell · 05-26-2006, 12:23 PM

eslai - yeah, there's just no good reason for us to have three cars right now - the $$$ in car payment/insurance on the extra vehicle could be used for so many other worthwhile and fun things. when i jumped on the 987 purchase, i moved a bit ahead of schedule. hoehn completely low-balled me on the VW as a trade, so i decided to sell it on my own, but i think i over-estimated the market for this car with so many modifications. i just really don't want to have the hassle of trying to sell the beetle (and keep paying for it) while at the same time trying to manage my new 100 hr/wk schedule, remembering everything i learned in med school and still trying to have some kind of social life and oh, yeah, get some sleep somewhere in there. selling the car at a loss and paying the difference - maybe it's lazy, but just seems if I'm gonna do that, then i might as well throw the boxster into the equation and use its equity to defray the loss and still end up driving something that's of decent caliber. (i have somebody looking for an 04 M3 for me right now)

rondog - its not the vibration that has soured me - dealing with Walter's is pretty lack-luster and that's what has me bothered - too far to go to Desert Imports, Rusnak or back to Hoehn to deal with service issues on a regular basis - but Walter's definitely has scored an F in my book at this time! i take no offense on the "picky" comment - i think we all have the right to expect superior quality - we paid for it!

btw, to all - i think the WRX is out of the equation - although i could probably land one fully loaded (including many of the additional performance parts) it's the thought of going from Box to WRX that is just way to convoluted!!!

eslai · 05-26-2006, 12:49 PM

Still doesn't make much sense. "I'm losing money by paying for a car I don't need. I should trade in BOTH of my cars and lose any equity I have on either one to buy another car at someone else's profit."

BUT, if you're tired of dealing with the Boxster and the dealership... I guess.... sounds like a humongous waste of money to me though. I mean so you might come out even, sure, but you would basically be following the grand mistake by buying a brand-new boxster by trading it in at a massive depreciation. Ouch!