06-01-2005, 10:34 AM
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Tech986art, I say that if you want a more comfortable sedan, but want performance, a BMW would certainly be the way to go. And if that dealer is truly willing to give you 33K Canadian for your Boxster, you should probably take them up on it before they change their mind!
Let us know what you decide. If it were me, I'd keep the Boxster and buy the BMW to drive every day. But your situation may be very different than mine... I have room for 5 cars on my property and don't have a house payment or car payments.
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06-01-2005, 05:01 PM
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Just keep in mind that if you're buying a sedan because of practicality reasons, the 3-series is not the way to go. Hell, even the 5-series feels like a torture chamber when you're sitting in the back. 
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06-01-2005, 08:11 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: CANADA
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Yeah, at 33k it's considered average as a trade in whole sell price in Canada, I have seen retail usually go for about 35k to 41k.
I do admit the BMW 3 and 5 is more of a "driver's car" at the back they positioned the seats too vertical, but then again, the C-class isn't any better either, although I love the new C55!!!!
What kinda miles do you guys put on daily? or weekly for some of you? I do about 80kms a day back and forth from work.... about 25k a year. Thats too much for a P-car to handle right? Are there any Pcars that went over 100k without major repairs? I don't want to dump 10k next year for a engine rebuilt....
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06-01-2005, 08:27 PM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Resale values
Wow, a 99 Boxster for CA$33k & US$26K
At the moment, the resale value on my 98 2.5 Boxster is AU$55,000, which is about US$41,250!!!
Might have to come and work in the US for a while, then the dream of a 2005 Boxster S may come a little closer!!!!
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06-02-2005, 05:13 AM
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Location: Des Moines, IA
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When properly maintained, there is no reason why a Boxster engine and trans can't run well over 100K and much more.
If it were me, I would swap in Amsoil synthetic fluids all around (engine, trans/diff) and use high efficiency filters in air and oil. This will actually help increase gas mileage too!
Also, I would likely swap out the fluids at 12.5 miles or about a half a years driving for you!
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06-02-2005, 07:04 AM
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Location: Richmond, VA
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Sure, there are stories of the Porsche lasting 100k miles, but those stories seem to be pretty elusive. Everyone has heard them, but no one on here saying "I have 165,000 miles on my Boxster"
On the contrary, get on a BMW forum and you will hear plenty of first-hand stories of 325is and 320is with 400k miles on them.
So maybe it's not fair to compare a 1982 320i to a 1998 Boxster, but does anyone even know of stories of older Porsches -- 944, 928, 914, with 200, 300, 400k miles on them?
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06-02-2005, 07:11 AM
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I know of a couple high-mileage 924 and 944s, and also some 911s. Like any car with that many miles on the clock, some run good, some are money pits.
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