Yeah, Boxsters have scared me off. I am mainly looking for 90's era cars and a few of the early 996's nowadays. I would prefer in some ways an air-cooled car that I could work on myself but the best values seem to be in 996's.
I also took a look at early Lotus Elise's but they have retained their value incredibly.
Any other ideas?
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Oct. 10, 2010 8:57 p.m. fastmiata Reader
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Oct. 22, 2010 7:35 p.m. fastmiata Reader
the final solution and decision: 2005 Lotus Elise I found a good deal and in the end was just much more comfortable with its Japanese based reliability.
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Oct. 22, 2010 7:41 p.m. Capt Slow HalfDork
Pix or it didn't happen!
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Oct. 23, 2010 2:24 a.m. MrBenjamonkey Reader
In reply to Capt Slow: What he said.
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Oct. 23, 2010 6:10 a.m. Luke SuperDork
Superb choice. Pics request, thirded!
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Oct. 23, 2010 8:44 a.m. jstein77 Dork
What, no Porsche? Well, I can't really fault your choice - those are fun little go-carts.
My birth year car:
Yes, I'm old.
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Oct. 23, 2010 9:53 a.m. forzav12 Reader
pinchvalve wrote:
My birth year car! (912 BTW)
The Boxter may lack some soul, but for $20K you are getting something that took a huge depreciation hit, but is new enough to be dead-nuts reliable. Good luck buying a $20K 911 of any year and running it for a year without putting another dime into it. (See the GRM story.)
If you are set on a 911 though, then nothing else is going to scratch that itch so go for it!
Gotta disagree. While the Boxster is certainly a bargain, it is far from "dead-nuts reliable". The early ones especially, had all sorts of serious issues. An 84 Carrera or a well maintained SC on the other hand is very reliable, will retain its value and they routinely go well over 200k without major issues.
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Oct. 23, 2010 8:22 p.m. RoadRacer78 New Reader
jstein77 wrote: My birth year car:
Mine......and I would be plenty happy with it.
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Oct. 23, 2010 11:20 p.m. fastmiata Reader
I spent the day replacing the heater core in the miata(collateral damage from the head swap) but I will try to get some pics taken sunday. Finally got my wife to ride in the Elise today as we went to the UTvsAla game. It was fun watching her try to get out of the car.
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Oct. 23, 2010 11:43 p.m. DoctorBlade Reader
Link to the Porsche made in my birth year. I'm less than impressed with the selection.
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Oct. 25, 2010 7:29 a.m. fastmiata Reader
So far I have failed tech and been unable to upload the pic to anything but my avatar. However you can see it there or on my facebook(thanks to Debbie).
