Save my marriage or upgrade to an '05 S?

[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.

[tboyer]

Originally Posted by maxferran

"Hun, you will never guess what I bought!"

LOL, it was a sweet deal, under $22K 65K miles. I was seeking a steal on an 911 too...got to stick with a mid flat 6 though, afraid that the increase in power would be trumped by the handling char of a mid-position Boxster. Plus, my(our) bank account has already taken enough of a beaten!

This is my first eBay motors purchase...anyone else buy their 986/987 off of eBay?

[nola911]

I bought my 986 on ebay as well as two boats. All transactions were flawless. Just remember, there are no consequenses to you saying no if something was not represented clearly. Treat it like you would a typical sale. Get it checked out, inspect the car, and buy it if it is what you expected.

If you get there and the guy confesses that there is an oil leak, the check engine light is on, and the engine runs hot... you do not need to buy it.

[brp987]

I bought my '01S off ebay. Drove down to look at it. Looked it over inside/out/under. Drove it. Perfect. Bought it, no ppi. 6 months later perfect.

Funny story, but hope you don't end up sleeping in that thing, november and all. Interesting wheels. Who makes 'em?

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by tboyer

LOL, it was a sweet deal, under $22K 65K miles. I was seeking a steal on an 911 too...got to stick with a mid flat 6 though, afraid that the increase in power would be trumped by the handling char of a mid-position Boxster. Plus, my(our) bank account has already taken enough of a beaten!

This is my first eBay motors purchase...anyone else buy their 986/987 off of eBay?

I located my BoxsterS on Ebay. It was a trade in at a local Acura dealer. I went down to the showroom checked it out, loved it but the car didn't meet the reserve by the end of the auction. I took a major risk because another $100 or so and some chick who sold doggie sweaters would be driving around in my Porsche!
I made a deal with the dealership off ebay they relisted it and I got a Ebay Motors rebate and the dealer got a positive feedback for the ebay profile. It had about 9 or 10K miles and was just out of warranty. Saved a ton of dinero on depreciation.
Crazy thing is I bought it with only a 15 minute test drive and no PPI check. Ahhhh seems like yesterday...and many co$metic mod$ ago. Still ranks as the best depreciation purchase I have ever made.

I've drove a 987S Boxster and I didn't think it was hugely faster or tighter than my 986S. Better but not a big enough jump to justify the extra pennies. Now I haven't yet driven a BoxsterS with a CaymanS motor, I think a 50HP difference is the minimum of what I would need to consider parting with my Boxster. I did drive, and a real drive by the way, a CaymanS and in my opine that's a completely different, faster, tighter, louder car. That's the car that spoiled my BoxsterS experience. I must think about that every other day. It's like a human horsepower glove, if that makes sense. I've driven every 996 but the GT's and they don't compare. I've been watching the prices and they are coming down fast. But I just can't fathom justifying having a Boxster and a Cayman, two cars that seat a grand total fo four passengers seems excessive. What a conundrum.
p.s.
I also want a C4S as my mini-van grocery getter for fall and winter.
The crazy thing is I could probably buy all three and not cross $100K. Somehow I think four years from all three would still be worth a combined $75K. Not bad..
Can you imagine waking up on a Summer Saturday morining deciding which of my THREE Porsches I should drive that day? Good time to be a Porsche buyer.

[tboyer]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I did drive, and a real drive by the way, a CaymanS and in my opine that's a completely different, faster, tighter, louder car. That's the car that spoiled my BoxsterS experience.

I drove an '07 Cayman S manual and 06 Cayman S w/tip during my search. Drove a bunch of local 986 S's too. The tiptronic on the 06 Cayman S was a bad experience for me, could not get use to not having traditional control over the gears, I felt that the response when I jumped on it didn't translate fast enough for me. The '07 Cayman S 6-speed was much much better, very fast, however, even the earlier 986S's I drove compared to and even felt faster to me. While I was test-driving the 07 Cayman S, a guy came in to pick up his triple-black Cayenne Turbo, wow, what a beautiful truck.