Feeling guilty for not driving my Boxster - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

nola911 · 10-25-2007, 08:48 PM

Hmm, not the smartest? I put over 35k miles on three cars last year. If they were only on the porsche, the car would have 300,000 miles... It would have, therefore been replaced twice and wouldnt look nearly as good as it does now.

My first car is expensive to insure, after that, the rest are cheap. The porsche is actually the cheapest by far. I am not worried about that cost. I am not burning expensive tires or changing expensive oil either. The car, to me, is a pleasure vehicle. I stare at it, work on it, and play in it. I try to drive it weekly, like I said. Usually 3 days a week. But some weekends, I have hobbies and obligations that render the porsche useless. For day to day activities, it is completely impractical. It is also not a fun car to drive while sitting in daytime traffic. It is not what it is made for and I would rather it in my garage.

So to me, driving it everyday is "not the smartest idea" but hey, its my money.

humara · 10-25-2007, 11:11 PM

you're not lame, just a poser.

i didn't drive my car today. i'm a poser.

cvhs18472 · 10-26-2007, 03:50 AM

Purchased my car Mid Dec., Put it away for about 10 weeks, It is now late Oct. and there are 13K more miles on it than when I got it. My only complaint is that I have not put more miles on it. We go on trips and Runs and just ride rain or shine. The top down is best, but certainly top up is better than driving most anything else. Yes it is more expensive to maintain than my Pick Up, but I didn't get one to say I have one, I got mine to enjoy the pleasure of a fine automobile. I have driven sports cars since I was 16 and have had a few nice ones. Nothing compares to the Boxster so why not enjoy. I will die one day and I would not like to think that I left a car with no miles on it. What a waste. Ed

bmx672 · 10-26-2007, 05:15 AM

You guys are right...
I'm going to make it a point to drive it to work at lease twice each week next summer. I'll try and get it out more often this fall too...
I only put about 1800 miles on it since early April... that's just sad.

boxstershorts · 10-26-2007, 09:58 AM

I'd like to thank all people who drive their Ps as little as possible in order to save them for us who will pick them up on the used car market and drive the hell out of them.
Thank you.

meerzee · 10-26-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by boxstershorts

I'd like to thank all people who drive their Ps as little as possible in order to save them for us who will pick them up on the used car market and drive the hell out of them.
Thank you.

Canada? I guess you need to get all of the time in you can before your long winters!

I look at it this way. I have 3 other vehicles to use including a new 2008 C350 Sport so like Max said if I just drove the Box, then it is going to have a ton of wear and miles on it....I will say this, for stability and just wonderful driving I would take the MB C350 Sport anyday! It is solid as a rock and drives absolutely PERFECTLY. Of course, everyone needs a truck, so I kept my Tahoe for boat/trailer hauling and DIY store visits!

But for pure fun and the one that I just grin everytime I drive, it is the Box hands down 100% Feels like I am a little kid driving a shiny matchbox car around in a grown-up world, makes me younger, even though I am still in early 30s. Does it keep you young when you are 40-60? If so, I might need to keep buying them!

All the best.

cvhs18472 · 10-26-2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by boxstershorts

I'd like to thank all people who drive their Ps as little as possible in order to save them for us who will pick them up on the used car market and drive the hell out of them.
Thank you.

Here Here. Good Point. I would also like to thank all off you non drivers for potentially supplying my next Porsche.

fab · 10-26-2007, 10:46 AM

drove me car into work today too. haven't ridden it for a while. Samething I won't drive it if it's going to rain. Only put approx. 3000 miles so far this summer....boo hoo hoo... dread the fact that the winter months are coming and the car charger will have to come out and she will be hibernating for a few months or so.

ozspearo · 10-26-2007, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by boxstershorts

I'd like to thank all people who drive their Ps as little as possible in order to save them for us who will pick them up on the used car market and drive the hell out of them.
Thank you.

Amen to that!!! Given that Boxster S's are half the price here as they are back home I'm very grateful to those who supply the US market with cheap, low mileage 2nd hand P's.

I love my '02 Box S so much if I don't drive it one day, I drive it twice as much the next!

-Ozspearo.

boxstershorts · 10-27-2007, 07:36 AM

Meerzee: You are also contributing to the low milleage used Tahoe and Mercedez markets?? You are overly generous!

I just can't convince myself to absorb the high depreciation of a new car. Unlike my dad who insists on a new car every 3 years. And he doesn't have the coin to afford it so he buys in the low end simple cars with no options, just to be able to say he bought a new car. I respect that. I just prefer, or have to, for lack of a huge bank account myself, get the absolute most for my money because cars are the worst investment. With the canadian dollar so high and the huge discrepancy between US and Canadian car prices, we're suddenly freakin rich all of a sudden. But yes, we have our 4 month storage time in winter or course. You can't win em all.

Cheers to drivers, even the low milleage ones