Help! Good deal or not?

[Even Steven]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Don't know where you are in NY but if you intend to drive this car year round I would reconsider 19" wheels. Those are brutal on the crappy roads in this part of the world and your tire choices are slim and expensive.
Also, the warranty is only four years so losing two years of it after only six months means they need to cut the price substantially. Look to having the car Certified Pre Owned if the dealer offers it and extend the warranty period. Maybe work that into the deal. The guy you sell your car will be attracted to the coverage.

I'm just north of the city in the suburbs. I have no intentions on driving the car all year. I'll probably drive it to work once or twice a week in spring/summer/fall and on the weekends. I don't plan on driving it in the winter at all. I also plan on keeping it forever (hopefully) and have it as a classic in mint condition when I'm an old man! LOL.

Will the 19" wheels make it ride that brutally hard on anything but perfectly smooth roads? My last car was an E36 M3 which had a pretty stiff suspension, but nothing that really bothered me. How would the Boxster with 19s compare?

[John Y]

Originally Posted by Even Steven

I'm just north of the city in the suburbs. I have no intentions on driving the car all year. I'll probably drive it to work once or twice a week in spring/summer/fall and on the weekends. I don't plan on driving it in the winter at all. I also plan on keeping it forever (hopefully) and have it as a classic in mint condition when I'm an old man! LOL.

Will the 19" wheels make it ride that brutally hard on anything but perfectly smooth roads? My last car was an E36 M3 which had a pretty stiff suspension, but nothing that really bothered me. How would the Boxster with 19s compare?

I probably drive my Boxster even less than you plan to normally since I don't drive to work. When I drive it, I am very frequently in Westchester (I keep it there) and I feel there is no shortage of terrible roads there...but as I said, I recognize alot of this is tolerance dependent, so you may differ. But huge wheels on a convertible, bad roads and very little tire sidewall, well, all that impact energy is going to be transferred somewhere if it isn't being absorbed by tires or a compliant suspension - namely the body of the car, as well as the occupant. Was your M3 a coupe or a convertible? Anyway, good luck. If you decide you want that car, you could always ask them to put 17s or 18s on it and save yourself some $$, too. Probably about the only place I will miss the 18s will be on the Tail of the Dragon, but I suspect it's going to be a lot of fun in the Box even on 'puny' 17s, based on prior experience

Originally Posted by John Y

I probably drive my Boxster even less than you plan to normally since I don't drive to work. When I drive it, I am very frequently in Westchester (I keep it there) and I feel there is no shortage of terrible roads there...but as I said, I recognize alot of this is tolerance dependent, so you may differ. But huge wheels on a convertible, bad roads and very little tire sidewall, well, all that impact energy is going to be transferred somewhere if it isn't being absorbed by tires or a compliant suspension - namely the body of the car, as well as the occupant. Was your M3 a coupe or a convertible? Anyway, good luck. If you decide you want that car, you could always ask them to put 17s or 18s on it and save yourself some $$, too. Probably about the only place I will miss the 18s will be on the Tail of the Dragon, but I suspect it's going to be a lot of fun in the Box even on 'puny' 17s, based on prior experience

John, the Dragon ROCKS! I am still going through withdrawl from the 6 runs I made in early May. I need another fix!

[John Y]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

John, the Dragon ROCKS! I am still going through withdrawl from the 6 runs I made in early May. I need another fix!

yeah, I did 3 a couple of years ago in my TT - awesome.

Originally Posted by Even Steven

I'm just north of the city in the suburbs. I have no intentions on driving the car all year. I'll probably drive it to work once or twice a week in spring/summer/fall and on the weekends. I don't plan on driving it in the winter at all. I also plan on keeping it forever (hopefully) and have it as a classic in mint condition when I'm an old man! LOL.

Will the 19" wheels make it ride that brutally hard on anything but perfectly smooth roads? My last car was an E36 M3 which had a pretty stiff suspension, but nothing that really bothered me. How would the Boxster with 19s compare?

I have 19's...and find the ride just fine...then again I drive an SUV about 30,000 miles per year too...so I am not used to a smooth ride.

[Even Steven]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

I have 19's...and find the ride just fine...then again I drive an SUV about 30,000 miles per year too...so I am not used to a smooth ride.

I guess it's all relative, depending on the roads you drive on and your tolerance for ride harshness.

My M3 was a coupe with factory 17" wheels, and the suspension was stiff, but certainly not unbearable. My other vehicle is a 4Runner, and it rides like a damn Lexus as it floats over bumps, potholes, or any other road imperfections. I'm kinda spoiled with the great ride....but the ironic thing is that my 4Runner handles VERY well for an SUV. It has diagonally cross-linked shocks that keep it from leaning much on turns. The system is called XREAS, and it's standard on the Sport Edition 4Runner.

[n4ally2]

Hello,

The car that is in the show room, when the dealer sells you the car, the paper work will show either a demo or used car. yes, you will probably loose I think 8 months out of the 48 month warranty. If I were you, I would go with an 07 Boxster now. You might not get a good as a discount, because the depreciation on the 06 verses and 07 would be greater.

Hope that helps.