We also take turns yelling at the kids to get off our lawn, although her bathrobe isn't quite as old and ratty as mine. :D

Really? We throw things, it makes them move a lot quicker! :D

Make sure those robes are tied tight, especially around the kids

Well, she has a few issues with finances based on her "Ex" and her youth, however, she's been working through them with me for the last 12 years and gotten a lot better. Just had a bit of a "moment" with her this weekend, but no biggie. What I pointed out to her was no not start with the negative worries, but instead look at the requirements (i.e. check the insurance to see what it would cost, look at the requirements for a purchase price, look at the requirements to see how long it would take to save to purchase it outright, etc.) and then decide if it a workable solution or not.

Just doing that calmed down the situation quite a bit as she realizes I'm not looking to make a knee jerk reaction and impulsive purchase. Not am I going to do something like this at her expense (i.e. she has a trip to Europe we need to pay for as a girl scout chaperone when my step-daughter 'earns' her way). I pointed out her trip was her fun and I'd another get another P-car than tale a motorcycle trip to Europe as I originally suggested since I can't attend the GS trip with her.

We'll just have to see how it works out, but I suspect I might wind up with another P-car soon.

sounds to me like you sold it not a whim but so that the wife unit wouldn't give you hell about doing those expensive upcoming repairs. So you shouldn't feel regret, you were acting on instinct from what I gather. If I were you I would sell the BMW and find a newer Porsche to drive daily. Maybe you can score a good deal on a CPO Boxster or Cayman.
I think that's my lesson after owning a decade+ old Porsche. The best thing to do, if you can swing it, is to buy a CPO Porsche, and keep it no more than 3 years. Just cut back on other areas of your "entertainment" budget to make up for the higher payments. Afterall, this car is not just transportation. For many its a part of socializing with other Porsche owners, a car that can be used for driver's education (autocross, DE, etc.). You wouldn't get any of those experiences if you simply owned a Corolla. But if I didn't own a Porsche I'd just get an FRS or well kept S2000. At the end of the day its about the driving not the brand or silly perceptions of prestiege or exclusivity. For what I've spent on the Boxster S and its upkeep I could have had a well modified NA Miata and had just as much seat time whether autocrossing, tracking or just top down driving... with plenty of cash to spare for a Mini Cooper for daily driving.

LOL Im with Johnny.... car or wife??? Easy choice... especially since she "didnt like it" :barf:

Sold my 986 2 years ago because it was going to start needing real maintenance. Bought a '08 M3 cab because I still wanted a convertible sports car but figured back seats would be the adult thing to include. Never warmed up to that car and ultimately decided it ws too expensive to hold onto and started scheming to replace it.

An acquaintance had a really nice low mileage 987 for a good price. Drove it, bought it. Reminded me how much I used to like my 986. Liked it so much that shortly thereafter I got back on the wagon and looked at 997 prices while researching what price to put on my M3. Drove a "S" cab, liked it, bought it :). My wife now drives the 987 (which I still really enjoy).

So you didn't sell your 986. You just started the process to get a 997.

This! :cheers:

^This is perplexing...
what did you do about the 997 engine in being in the completely wrong place?

Was giving your wife the car with optimal engine placement part of the plan??
Or are you just an extremely magnanomous, generous and sacrificial sort?
Does your wife have any idea you took one for the driver's team?


p.s.
If Porsche ever made a mid engine Carrera or a 918 type car that was priced rationally, I'd be all over it. Or perhaps the better question is why aren't other car companies doing so instead.