Unreasonable?

[dbth]

Originally Posted by crzn427

One thing I haven't seen is the kind of car that your wife drives on a regular basis.

You drive the Touraeg, and say that you are glad that you didn't get a 911.

Unless the other car your wife drives is really something special, you appear to me to be on the jerk side of things.

Calling Drburton a jerk on only your 2nd post on this forum is way out of line.


Differences of opinion are usually discussed with etiquette...

BTW Drburton Minneapolis was named the friendliest city to drive in.

[drburton]

I saw that Minneapolis was rated the friendliest city to drive in. Generally, I would agree that the drivers here are very courteous and aren't particularly aggressive. I'm not sure how they actually rated 'friendliest' driving but I guess that's a compliment.

Minneapolis was also rated the second best place to live a couple of weeks ago. Given that weather was taken into account that's a pretty big compliment. Personally, if I didn't have family here it wouldn't be my first choice but it's nice.

[Y2BOX]

My view......keep it in the garage and use it for special occasions...look forward to driving it, when its raining go into the garage and have a beer, maybe even polish an alloy!
I bought my Boxster for the same reasons, I dont want to rack the miles up, not because of depreciation, just want to keep it A1.

I had the same heated discussion with my wife......and ended up buying her a BMW as a compromise!!!

Shes happy ,I'm happy......taxman very happy!!

[Y2BOX]

and Brucelee....as always...wise...you are!

[crzn427]

In my earlier post I suggested that drburton was on "the jerk side of things". That is a ltttle short of hanging the tag around his neck. If you read beyoud that you see that I qualified my impression to what was in the post. If that is insufficient, then I extend an appology to those who thought I was a little hard on the subject. Even good people can be misinterpureted if they only provide a smattering of data.

The information provided after that does shed a little more light on the subject, but his original post was about jealousy, not concern about room for the kids or the relative safety of the two vehicles.

I have been a member of this forum since we bought the Boxster, the fact that I don't often post is another matter. Every so often I get that drip that tops my bucket and I decide to say something about it, other wise I get lots of information (some times I offer information) and intertainment from the various forums I go to.

Drive 'em, park 'em, polish 'em, admire 'em, save 'em for another day. It is all part of being an enthusiast.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Y2BOX

and Brucelee....as always...wise...you are!

You are very kind!

Thanks.

[RandallNeighbour]

DrBurton, while I wholeheartedly agree that a Boxster should be driven often and hard, my box is a third car and I do not use it as a commuter car for these reasons:

1. Boxsters are not nearly as safe as my passenger cars. A side impact or a rear impact by a much larger, heavier vehicle would send me airborne I bet. And in Houston, getting plowed into by an illegal alien without a license or insurance, or a housewife or business man on a cell phone not watching what they're doing is a real, nearly guaranteed threat!

2. Wet days are a big problem for me and my boxster. 90% of my concerns surround other drivers hitting me because they refuse to slow down and drive cautiously when water sits on top of hot pavement laden with oil and grease. The other 10% is me not being careful enough while going around corners in the city where the roads are really slick and the back end sliding out from under me from time to time... even with brand new tires on the box.

3. My last concern is maintenance. While my boxster is now a very dependable vehicle (couldn't say that a year ago, that's for sure!) I don't want the accelerated maintenance I know I will incur by driving it every day. Suspension parts wear, tires seem to discintegrate before my eyes regardless of how carefully I drive, and idiots who have 400 pound doors and know how to use them to ding my car seem to be everywhere. Then there's oil changes, etc.

One last thought for you to talk over with your better half... I'm willing to bet you bought "weekend" insurance on the box like I did, right? Call your insurance company and ask them what the rate would be if you move it to a daily driver status and talk over the increase in premiums with your wife to make an educated decision.

Or, start saying prayers and asking God to turn your wife into one with my wife's mindset on the Porsche in the stable. She's petrofied to drive the car, and doesn't like me taking it out on foul-weather days for the aforementioned reasons!

Hope this helps.

Worst case scenario: She puts a ton of miles on it, it gets wrecked, and you get a newer better one sooner than later!