Boxster Suggestions

[Brian in Tucson]

I love the yellow one, but I'd probably go with the silver one. For the same price you get the lower mileage, and 50k is quite a lot. You're less likely to get cops following you around in the silver one, too.

I guess chronologically, I'm probably your grandpa's age (68). I am not crazy about silver or gold cars, I had mine repainted guards red. I say, you're only young once, so go for it. Pay for an independent opinion, a pre purchase inspection. And good maintenance records if possible. Nice to have a fun car, even in the wintry north. If you need to do repairs, you'll learn valuable lessons. My car when I was 19 was a 67 Mustang with body damage (I had fixed) and a 289 4bbl V8. A real POS, don't even wish I had it today. (they were really crummy cars!)

If you were my kid, I'd put my money where my mouth is. Either match funds with you on a newer Porsche. Or buy, outright, the car of my choice. Which would be a Prius. The freedom of a really fuel efficient car is wonderful, I've owned an older Prius and it was a surprisingly fun car.

[RA1]

Thank you all so much for the replies. I really appreciate the time. At 18, I don't really have any responsibilities, so the practicality thing isn't really huge for me. The thing i'm most worried about is spending 6-7k on a the boxster and immediately having something catastrophic go wrong. I'm pretty mechanically inclined, I've never gone to a dealership or shop to have anything done besides tire mounting and inspections. So i'm 99% confident I can handle anything the boxster throws at me in terms of fixing it, I would just be really bummed out if less than a month or two something awful happened that would cost more that 1k. At this point my plan would be to buy the boxster within the next month or two and probably drive the hell out of it yet take super good care of it mechanically for the summer and then when it comes time to go to college in the fall, make a decision based on the money I've spent whether or not it's a good financial decision to continue with the car or to sell it for something more "normal" (although that idea makes me want to throw up) If I put about 5k miles on it over the summer, would I be able to turn around and sell it fairly easily for about what I paid for it, provided everything is in as good of mechanical condition as it was when I bought it?

[thstone]

Originally Posted by RA1

...would I be able to turn around and sell it fairly easily for about what I paid for it, ...?

If I had a nickel...

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by RA1

...The thing i'm most worried about is spending 6-7k on a the boxster and immediately having something catastrophic go wrong.

Some good FUD!

Common sense makes most worried to be clipped, going off-road or simply being rear-ended by another vehicle more than some fantasy catastrophic anything. The odds of that are significantly higher(lol) compared to let's say a 'mechanical failure', as you already know. If the case staying indoor in an empty and padded room is recommended.

Good luck with your upcoming Boxster, lots of good fun waiting for you!

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by Brian in Tucson

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If you were my kid, I'd put my money where my mouth is. Either match funds with you on a newer Porsche. Or buy, outright, the car of my choice. Which would be a Prius. The freedom of a really fuel efficient car is wonderful, I've owned an older Prius and it was a surprisingly fun car.

Troll?


But I get it, and I agree. Japanese hatches are perfect starter cars. I'd just chose something a little more inspired than a Prius, as the O.P. has a car already.