Poll: What to do with my '99 986: Upgrade, Modify, or get a 911?

[Steve Tinker]

It looks like the OP (RaisedOnPorsches) has a big itch which he's determined to scratch one way or another.
As I see it, he has a perfectly good early Boxster which he has sunk a fair bit of money into it with all the usual maintenance wear points addressed (IMS, clutch, water pump, etc, etc), plus the car seems to be very reliable and paid for. OK so theres some cosmetics to be sorted out, but I just can't see the logic in selling an 88k mile car (in winter) and then taking out a loan to buy a 2004 SE with 110k miles which will probably need all the maintenance wear points attended to sooner rather than later. And remember it hasn't got any repair records either, plus the IMS bearing cannot be removed without great expense......

But itches are very hard to get rid of, and each person has his own tolerance to them. But theres nothing worse to suffer from Buyers Remorse a week after committing yourself to a loan repayment and an ailing Porsche....

coreseller....
A fine pair if ever I saw one - but please, please tell your gardener to lift his game. Theres leaves all over the pathways which is just not acceptable.

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by Steve Tinker

coreseller....
A fine pair if ever I saw one - but please, please tell your gardener to lift his game. Theres leaves all over the pathways which is just not acceptable.

Hand dug 75 freakin holes for those Arborvitaes..........Just lined the private drive with another 25 Blue Spruces.......and that DAMN Pin Oak holds it's dead leaves until spring.........

BTW......Sold the 986 to Sgt Brad, don't own both now.

[RaisedOnPorsches]

Steve Tinker - You're quite right about the itch. First of, I've definitely given up on that SE550. That sad it is a single owner car and though the dealer selling it has no records, the Carfax report showed it was mostly serviced at the same place. So locating past records wouldn't be impossible. But I quickly realized I'd be facing all the same repairs I faced on the '99, all over again. Plus the suspension would be even more worn on the SE550 due to higher mileage.

I'm torn between the 993 and 996TT. Both are at similar price points right now. They're very different Porsches. Either way, I realize now is the worst time to be selling a convertible. Also I realize no matter how well maintained my Boxster is mechanically it wont fetch much of a resell price right now due to depreciation and the cosmetic bids that need dealing with.

I think I'll just have to ignore the itch and take my Boxster out on some more weekend drives. Maybe that will get this out of my system.