Save my marriage or upgrade to an '05 S?

[SC986]

Let's see....married seven years.....too long of a list.

02 S owner for 9 months, even with the attorney fee, some costly repairs....so far it has been less problematic and far less coslty.

At least for me, it's been a great trade so far.

[KevinH1990]

I think about an S every so often - especially when I see how far S prices have dropped since I bought my non-S.

I guess my thought process is this:

When I changed from a 94 Miata to a 2000 Boxster, the upgrade in performance was substantial. The condition of the car was also better. I sold my 94 Miata with hard top for $6300 and bought the Boxster for $21,250 and added a hard top for $610. So, I basically spent three times the selling price of the Miata on the Boxster. I think the Boxster is a great car, but it isn't three times as much fun as the Miata. (It is 1.5 to 1.8 times as much fun.) It is also a Porsche - and we all know the intangible value of that.

On the other hand upgrading to an S will bring slightly more fun at a a fairly substantial price. The intangibles won't be as great as my move from the Miata to the Boxster. So, up to this point I haven't felt compelled to move to an S.

Now, when my Boxster wears out that will be another story.

Have fun with your decision.

[thomschoon]

I bought my 911SC while I spent monday thru Friday in a different city, never bothered to really tell the wife for a few months since if I didnt tell it wasnt really a lie, finally had to admit it, she still hasnt gone near the car in 4 years and likes to sit at her $30k dining room table very once in a while to remind me of my stupidity. Seems that $30k was the maximum amount she could take out of my bank accounts without me being there, didnt help that the bank teller was an angry divorcee. But I am still married, now if I could just get some time to install my new race deck floor in the garage, being trying for a month but had to finish the install on the new kitchen and appliances, seems some of us never learn and just keep paying the price

[[z0ne]]

If you end up grabbing that S, I'll take the base model off your hands. You probably won't have enough room in your driveway, anyway

[tombea]

You might think about getting a low mileage 2002 or 2003 "S" and not spend that much more and have the power and your wife, that is of course if you want her :-))).

I bought a low mileage 2000 Boxster last spring. It was a beautiful car and met every need I had but needed a little more power. I found a low mileage 2002 "S" and when I told my wife I was going to sell my 2000 and get another Boxster I thought for a minute she was going to have a stroke. Then I thought I was going to have one. I finally got her calmed down and explained the difference was only $5,000 and what all I was getting for that she eventually calmed down. Ah, what the hell, after I did the above and promised to have the screen porch re-done she calmed down :-)))).

Good luck to you.

Tom

[SC986]

likes to sit at her $30k dining room table

[tboyer]

I pulled into the dealership with every intention of buying the '05 S, but of course, the '05 S was gone, plus they had an '03 S with only 17K, gone too! So, I test drove an '06 S that the dealer was willing to let go for invoice (mid 40's). The deciding hitch was; I purchased the '00 for 20K two months ago, received an appraisal for 17K. Sucks being upside down by so much, it's only been 2 months! Don't believe I'd do much better in a private deal, sounds just about where it should be.

I figure I'm upside down in the '00 by 5K (tax, 60K major, mods), I just can't bring myself to drop that amount of cash for 2 months of ownership. So, I've decided to wait for the bottom to arrive and enjoy my '00 until the Spring. Hopefully I can nail down an S then, plus my wife never has to know what I've been up to!

[tboyer]

Guess what, wife is out of town again! So, yesterday I sold my '00 base in the hopes of replacing it ASAP. With no prospects, I had to walk home from the dealer, the ultimate walk of shame! After a month of daily searches, I found and purchased this '01 S off of eBay. Totally pumped up, can't wait 'til she's in my driveway.











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[nola911]

You crack me up man, I saw that car on ebay. Great looking boxster, and you got a sweet deal. The seller had "911" in the title and it would show up every time I would be searching for my next "Hun, you will never guess what I bought!"

Congrats on the car. I think I convinced myself to keep the stock 2.7 until after my baby is born and I can re-asses my finances.