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Boomer80 · 12-22-2016, 04:53 AM

WOW! Thank you very much everyone! Truly great information and respectful replies. Being a basic gearhead my whole life and being on many different forums for all the cars, motorcycles and snowmobiles I've owned, this has been one of the best and most honest replies to one of my posts I've ever gotten. All your replies have certainly helped steer me to a better decision. Especially if the forum is this good and valuable

I especially appreciate all of the golf club suggestions. As a walker while playing, I also have a push cart that I also have to account for. As I belong to a private club, I can always just store that, but I also play a lot of other courses too and I have several smaller bags I think would fit in the rear boot and I even thought the front might fit my folded Clicgear cart, but maybe not. I owned to previous Miata NA's and never had a problem fitting a bag in that though. I guess I should have stayed with the Corvette (nah!). Chevy at least designed the Vette with the thought and intention that the coupe hold 2 golf bags. It certainly was spacious. I sure wish designers would design a car that can easily store a golf bag. I flew on a golf vacation a couple months ago and rented a new Camaro. Big mistake, that car would hold nothing and forget trying to fit a bag in the trunk with any clubs in it. Thank god for the rear seat.

I still am leaning towards the Boxster though. I read about the early year (97-00) Boxsters being somewhat more reliable as far as the IMS bearing. I had a talk with one of my mechanic friends who specializes in Euro imports and he just scared me with the costs associated with engine and engine compartment repairs. This is why I would only consider a Boxster that had had at least the IMS, Clutch and main bearings done. I just do not ever want to get into the engine on a Boxster. Externals eg: brakes don't scare me. I also have heard several say that not driving these cars can cause problems too. That is what scares me about the 98 with 37k miles. Even though the major mechanicals were done. What is waiting to go next. Sure low mile older cars might be nice on some, that is not the case with a Boxster I guess?

12-22-2016, 04:53 AM	#14
Boomer80 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Central NY Posts: 2	WOW! Thank you very much everyone! Truly great information and respectful replies. Being a basic gearhead my whole life and being on many different forums for all the cars, motorcycles and snowmobiles I've owned, this has been one of the best and most honest replies to one of my posts I've ever gotten. All your replies have certainly helped steer me to a better decision. Especially if the forum is this good and valuable I especially appreciate all of the golf club suggestions. As a walker while playing, I also have a push cart that I also have to account for. As I belong to a private club, I can always just store that, but I also play a lot of other courses too and I have several smaller bags I think would fit in the rear boot and I even thought the front might fit my folded Clicgear cart, but maybe not. I owned to previous Miata NA's and never had a problem fitting a bag in that though. I guess I should have stayed with the Corvette (nah!). Chevy at least designed the Vette with the thought and intention that the coupe hold 2 golf bags. It certainly was spacious. I sure wish designers would design a car that can easily store a golf bag. I flew on a golf vacation a couple months ago and rented a new Camaro. Big mistake, that car would hold nothing and forget trying to fit a bag in the trunk with any clubs in it. Thank god for the rear seat. I still am leaning towards the Boxster though. I read about the early year (97-00) Boxsters being somewhat more reliable as far as the IMS bearing. I had a talk with one of my mechanic friends who specializes in Euro imports and he just scared me with the costs associated with engine and engine compartment repairs. This is why I would only consider a Boxster that had had at least the IMS, Clutch and main bearings done. I just do not ever want to get into the engine on a Boxster. Externals eg: brakes don't scare me. I also have heard several say that not driving these cars can cause problems too. That is what scares me about the 98 with 37k miles. Even though the major mechanicals were done. What is waiting to go next. Sure low mile older cars might be nice on some, that is not the case with a Boxster I guess?