see this baby! and of course my box is still #1 - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

unklekraker · 10-20-2006, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Kill

Wow, nice car. It will probably cost a lot more money to maintain, but will be a lot more fun to drive around - and that is what it is all about.

Does this leave me as the only guy on the forum with the venerable Boxster/ Matrix combination?

yap...gonna cost more but fun to drive around

Travis · 10-20-2006, 06:12 AM

Dude -

That is so sweet, how do you decide which to drive

unklekraker · 10-20-2006, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Travis

Dude -

That is so sweet, how do you decide which to drive

didn't even think about that...hmmmmm

i don't know...i guess which key would be in the kitchen counter

NickCats · 10-20-2006, 01:50 PM

Congratulations !

You are now the proud owner of two GREAT cars !

Enjoy...

Nick

Perfectlap · 10-20-2006, 02:19 PM

Are you getting a warranty? if not I might look into one for that bad boy. Last time I was at the Porsche dealer (which also services Merc, Aston, Maserati & Jag) getting service I sat in the waiting area for a few hours. Based on my eaves dropping into the service reps conversations with other customers I'd say the majority (by allot) of non-maintenance work was being done on Mercs. Didn't see the valet drop off one like yours though. Congrats great color choice.

Dr. Kill · 10-20-2006, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Are you getting a warranty? if not I might look into one for that bad boy. Last time I was at the Porsche dealer (which also services Merc, Aston, Maserati & Jag) getting service I sat in the waiting area for a few hours. Based on my eaves dropping into the service reps conversations with other customers I'd say the majority (by allot) of non-maintenance work was being done on Mercs. Didn't see the valet drop off one like yours though. Congrats great color choice.

Well in all fairness, (I don't know your dealer's stats, but) I would guess that around here there are more Mercedes than Porsches, Astons, Maseratis and Jags combined. Even if the Mercedes were very reliable, I would expect you to see mostly those guys in the waiting room.

Still, Mercedes has had more than their fair share of problems lately - it still wouldn't keep me away from the brand, but certainly it will be a bigger problem than a Toyota. I will be curious to see how it holds up as compared to the Boxster.

CJ_Boxster · 10-20-2006, 02:27 PM

Hey isnt that supercharged? those are nice entry level merc benz. I dont think maintaince will be much more than your matrix...just change the oil and brake, you should be fine if you dont rag it out.

Perfectlap · 10-20-2006, 02:39 PM

yeah I should have said the mercs had allot of non-maintenace work being done. On this particular day in question that garage was full of Porsches(particularly Cayennes) and Jags. Not as many as the Mercs but definitely well represented numbers, probably as much as 3(Merc):2(non Merc)

unklekraker · 10-20-2006, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

Hey isnt that supercharged? those are nice entry level merc benz. I dont think maintaince will be much more than your matrix...just change the oil and brake, you should be fine if you dont rag it out.

whew..just got back from driving the car all over the place and spend at least an ahour and a half in the garage reading the manual...it has too many electronic gadget to tinker around

not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing

yap, CJ..it's the S/C'ed engine type and yes, a very nice entry level, it's just too bad that they discontinued the supply here in US