Boxster as Florida Car

[BuffaloBoxster]

Drive it down... Can't think of a better way to spend two days. And if your car is going to be sitting for the better part of half a year then mileage shouldn't be a worry.

[RandallNeighbour]

I live in Houston and bought mine from a guy in Miami. Drove it home and thoroughly enjoyed it. Just don't try to drive 2000 miles in two days like I did. It was stupid and exhausting. It sure did prove that my 1997 box is road worthy though!

If you buy a car remotely (and you may need to so you get what you want), it makes good sense to hire a reputable OUTSIDE company to pick up the car and do a laser four wheel alignment on it and inspect it to tell you if it's been wrecked. It will cost you $100 to do an alignment a car you have yet to buy, but it sure does tell you a lot about that car's history that would never show up on a carfax report!

Don't let this scare you off... I'm thrilled with my purchase and you will be too if you do your homework and buy from a reputable dealer. The owners of this forum are good folks to work with from all I can gather from a distance. You might ask "BruceLee" to start looking for the car you want and let you know what he finds.

[Brucelee]

"Don't let this scare you off... I'm thrilled with my purchase and you will be too if you do your homework and buy from a reputable dealer. The owners of this forum are good folks to work with from all I can gather from a distance. You might ask "BruceLee" to start looking for the car you want and let you know what he finds."

Thank you for the kinds words.

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[Perfectlap]

Sold my Miata to a guy in Boca Raton. I offered to arrange shipping through DAS as BruceLee suggested. From NewJersey to Orlando was about $750 back in Novermber 2004. They get most of their busines from Ebay. The buyer ended up taking a Continental flight for $150 and drove it down. Probably saved him $300 and took 18 hours. Actually, he stepped off the plane, I picked him up at the airport and he drove it right back to Florida all within an hour.
I think Amtrak has an autotrain service I was thinking about looking into so I can bring the Boxster to my friend's place in Miami Beach(free parking).
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[Brucelee]

Whatever method one uses, the preferred way is in a CLOSED carrier. A lot can happen to your finish if the mode is open.

Good luck!

[YellowJacket]

The Porsche mentality cracks me up. I had a list of BMWs before this car, and we drove our cars every day. I have adjusted to the concept of occasional use, but come on! I can't believe your scenario and your question. I'm going to ask a similar question, and we'll see if you can deduce my answer from it:

Guys -- what should I do? I got to work today, and realized that my Boxster is in the office parking lot. I think this weekend, I'm going to go home, which is about 5 miles away. I can arrange a ride with a friend or just walk, but how do I get my car there????? Should I pay someone to drive it, have it shipped, or what? I just can't figure out how to make my car stop being in my office parking lot and start being in my driveway. HELP!

[BuffaloBoxster]

To be fair, that's not really the same as New England to Florida...

[Pilot2519j]

[QUOTE=YellowJacket]The Porsche mentality cracks me up. I had a list of BMWs before this car, and we drove our cars every day. I have adjusted to the concept of occasional use, but come on! I can't believe your scenario and your question. I'm going to ask a similar question, and we'll see if you can deduce my answer from it:

The answer is number 3.
Drive it everyday! No garage queen in my house. Im so lucky that I drive 10 miles to work against traffic and at times I'm able to hit 85 to 90 and now with the nice weather the top comes down. What a way to start the day! Why on Earth buy a car and not use it. That concept is so incongrous to me that I don't even consider it. I don't see King Tut driving his Fezxter -3986 on the LIE. We only go around once so might as well enjoy everything as much as possible.