Boxster Suggestions

[maytag]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

The Boxster is not a car, its a toy. A roadster, a fun drive with your second-half roof down, or track, or twisties, or wrench-in mods candidate. "A toy!" Can't see any other use for this toy car other than that. Can't even fit a decent size luggage or half groceries in that thing so...

That to say, if you can't keep the Pontiac and add-up the toy on top (and afford both), give up the idea. (ps. my opinion may differ greatly from others who've used this car as daily driver, 'when it was much younger' mind you).

I'd agree completely. But I wouldn't have when I was 18. Hehe
The things I'd put up with in my D.D. now, don't even resemble the things I'd have put up with when I was 18. Somehow I convinced myself as a kid that a motorcycle was a good D.D..... in Utah..... in winter. Yeah.

So appealing to my 18yr old self, I'd day go for it. But that same 18yr old kid would also tell you that you'll probably spend as much time working on it as you do driving it.
That wouldn't have changed my mind then.

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[78F350]

My daughter, in her mid 20s, has been using one of my '99s as her daily for a few years. It's a Tiptronic nearing 150k miles. It's been a good reliable car for her and if I wasn't maintaining it, it would probably average about $1,000 a year for maintenance - tires, starter, and a few misc minor repairs.

There have been some others, but when I think of 16 - 18 year old 986 owners, the experience of these two comes to mind. Read some of their threads.

986 Forum - for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Profile: BIGJake111

986 Forum - for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Profile: cornontherob