What choice would you guys make?

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

As much as like boxsters, if your considering spending 60k+ on a vehicle, then I would consider this one .


Ferrari : 360 Ferrari : 360 | eBay

Yeah just like how everyone here is getting an absolute deal on a $5k boxster right?

[Ghostrider 310]

Johnny, key distinction, the car I would be buying will be under warranty, I've done some reading on cars like the one you posted, a scheduled maintenance can be 10K and on some Ferrari models scheduled maintenance requires engine out.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

Johnny, key distinction, the car I would be buying will be under warranty, I've done some reading on cars like the one you posted, a scheduled maintenance can be 10K and on some Ferrari models scheduled maintenance requires engine out.

Certain that it is, ferraris are expensive to maintain . However, 10k is well beyond any regular service requirement . Also, the engine does not have to be remove on the 360 like other models .

[nola911]

A buddy of mine just bought a 997 turbo modded with 550hp, PCCB, and aftermarket warranty in the 60s.... I would go that route every day of the week over most anything out there right now, especially a new boxster.

Then again, if you were open to used, you could also do a 1-2 yo boxster and save a bundle of cash and have a wonderful car.

[Overdrive]

I would say give yourself the option of seeing what the 981 has to offer, but I'm a bit split on answering your question, Ghost.

One one hand, I say ~250hp is plenty for the street, and is a nice spot to land for a car that doesn't weight 4-5000lbs. Our cars are right around 3,000-ish, and regardless of what type of transmission is doing the work, the car's going to move. You'll have your civility and liveability for everyday driving, and enough grunt to get things moving when you need to overtake on the highway or when you want to get into some aggressive backroads.

On the other hand, as you've expressed that this is your last P-car purchase, the other side of me says if you're gonna go, might as well go big. A Boxster S, again regardless of what's driving it, is going to be a blast, and if you felt like spoiling/indulging yourself, why not go for it? For that matter, you could set your eyes on a Spyder if you don't mind literally having a rag for a top.

From what I've seen of your thought process, you have found a way to set up a base with options you'd like to have to where you'll be quite happy with it, and ring in under or at the price of an S. To do the same to an S would likely land you in higher cost territory than you would want. Anyone's going to feel a 50+hp difference unless they have no senses, but if the majority of your driving isn't going to make use of that potential, as many of the owners of garage queen Porsches will not, then go for a base with the options you want and be satisfied.

Besides, when gas hits $6-$7/gal, you'll be doing the slightest bit better at the pump than the guy with an S.

[RandallNeighbour]

European delivery is an expensive add-on compared to the whopping DISCOUNT one gets when taking European delivery from BMW, Mercedes, or Audi.

Man, that pisses me off.

But I still dream of ordering a turbo Euro delivery and breaking it in on the Nurburgring

[986_c6]

Hey Ghost,

I think I am reading you in this manner...last Porsche you will own, order it EXACTLY the way you want it! It is an exp none other than to have a car made to your specs.

Do you know the feeling you get when you add a mod, and "yeah, that is me, I did it." Well imagine a whole car...it will feel like you built it!!!

I ordered my 02 Box and 06 C6 Z51 exactly the way I wanted them, and those are still my two favorite cars thus far!

Sometimes buying a car can be too much of a $ thing. Have fun buying one, drive the piss out of it, and have a smile bigger than ever.