contemplating a Boxster for the summer...
Discussion
AFter various deal wranglings with futurewife about where she spends my money (weddings/honeymoons/bathrooms etc.) I have finally brokered a deal whereby once I've booked our honeymoon, I can get rid of her car and purchase something a little more interesting.
which is when it struck me what great value 986 boxsters are at the moment...
They seem to have lost the - 'what depreciation?' tag (i'm guessing due to the 987 being a couple of years on the market) - so make for a very attractive proposition.
What does the panel recon the depreciation on a '01 3.2 S is likely to be if bought in April and Sold in September?
I was thinking something along the lines of bought for £15.5k should sell for circa £14k??
Even with the hike in insurance, I make that around £60-70 per week for summer roof down hooning fun...
want am I missing?
(no prizes for the first post to say 'appointment at Toni & Guy'
)
Cheers all,
BERGS
which is when it struck me what great value 986 boxsters are at the moment...
They seem to have lost the - 'what depreciation?' tag (i'm guessing due to the 987 being a couple of years on the market) - so make for a very attractive proposition.
What does the panel recon the depreciation on a '01 3.2 S is likely to be if bought in April and Sold in September?
I was thinking something along the lines of bought for £15.5k should sell for circa £14k??
Even with the hike in insurance, I make that around £60-70 per week for summer roof down hooning fun...
want am I missing?
(no prizes for the first post to say 'appointment at Toni & Guy'
) Cheers all,
BERGS
fidgits said:
certainly a good idea, though it doesnt just have to be for the summer... these things are addictive!
unfortunately it probably will be, as come October I'll be paying for our wedding (which was the reason for chopping the 911 in last year.....)
though I'm sure she will be so in love with the car by then that we will find a way to keep it
Forget the hard top, or at least don't pay extra for one.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
If you're interested in a 2.7 & could stretch to 18K I have a mate selling one. PM me & I'll put you in touch.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
If you're interested in a 2.7 & could stretch to 18K I have a mate selling one. PM me & I'll put you in touch.
BERGS2 said:
fidgits said:
certainly a good idea, though it doesnt just have to be for the summer... these things are addictive!
unfortunately it probably will be, as come October I'll be paying for our wedding (which was the reason for chopping the 911 in last year.....)
though I'm sure she will be so in love with the car by then that we will find a way to keep it
Whaaaat.
A wedding is a PARTY!
You DO NOT have to spend so much you can't afford to keep your car!
Blimey. Is this "Weddingheads: Frocks matter!" or Pistonheads!
Just remind her how fab it will look as you drive away from the reception with the roof down!
testarossa said:
why will you have to sell it?
Get a HardTop with it, 6 months on, 6 months off.
Your thinking with depreciation sounds reasonable, but you'll lose the same in a year or two as well, just keep it!
Get a HardTop with it, 6 months on, 6 months off.
Your thinking with depreciation sounds reasonable, but you'll lose the same in a year or two as well, just keep it!
No need for a hard top at all. I went from only ever owning tin tops to my Boxster and can't think of a single time when I wished I had a hard top in place. Only reason for getting one was if it happened to be thrown in for free with a car I was buying.
Would add that I drive it all year round, in all weathers, and am doing at least 1 100+ mile journey almost every week and regularly 300+mile round trips.
andy tims said:
Forget the hard top, or at least don't pay extra for one.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
seconded
Maybe I'm weird then?
I had a hardtop on mine, because it looked better, when spring came, I removed it, put the speedster humps on and never closed the roof until it was time to put the hard top back on!(It helped having a garage at home and at work though!)
If it was raining before I went out, the family car did the job.
In three years, I only remember getting wet two or three times! (it was probably more, but no less enjoyable)
I assumed the original poster may have thought the boxster was just a summer car.
And we all know what assuming does..
I had a hardtop on mine, because it looked better, when spring came, I removed it, put the speedster humps on and never closed the roof until it was time to put the hard top back on!(It helped having a garage at home and at work though!)
If it was raining before I went out, the family car did the job.
In three years, I only remember getting wet two or three times! (it was probably more, but no less enjoyable)
I assumed the original poster may have thought the boxster was just a summer car.
And we all know what assuming does..
Edited by testarossa on Monday 26th March 12:33
Dr S said:
andy tims said:
Forget the hard top, or at least don't pay extra for one.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
seconded
thirded never seen the point of a hardtop or of having the car "just for summer"
billb said:
Dr S said:
andy tims said:
Forget the hard top, or at least don't pay extra for one.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
seconded
thirded never seen the point of a hardtop or of having the car "just for summer"
fourthed (if there is such a word), it is supposed to take a least two people to fit (dont even consider your future wife for this job) and spends 6 + months in the garage gathering cobwebs. In adddittion to all of the above the soft-top is great. Do a long trip and see whether afterwards you can see the sense in pissing away £600 or so which could go towards a:
- Zorst
- Warranty
- The list goes on
Don said:
Whaaaat.
A wedding is a PARTY!
You DO NOT have to spend so much you can't afford to keep your car!
Blimey. Is this "Weddingheads: Frocks matter!" or Pistonheads!
Just remind her how fab it will look as you drive away from the reception with the roof down!
heh heh -
there is a certain irony there -
Futurewife used to be incensed by my PH time 'why you always in the web talking to randoms about cars?' now she has discovered 'WeddingHeads' - in the form of www.hitched.co.uk - where thousands of girlies compare notes on first dance songs, and whether or not chief bridesmaids should be dressed in matching ... blah.... blah.......
BERGS2 said:
Don said:
Whaaaat.
A wedding is a PARTY!
You DO NOT have to spend so much you can't afford to keep your car!
Blimey. Is this "Weddingheads: Frocks matter!" or Pistonheads!
Just remind her how fab it will look as you drive away from the reception with the roof down!
heh heh -
there is a certain irony there -
Futurewife used to be incensed by my PH time 'why you always in the web talking to randoms about cars?' now she has discovered 'WeddingHeads' - in the form of www.hitched.co.uk - where thousands of girlies compare notes on first dance songs, and whether or not chief bridesmaids should be dressed in matching ... blah.... blah.......
I look at it this way. I like my mates and family, would even go as far as to say I love some of them (in a testosterone fuelled, manly slap on the back, bloke, sort of a way for the males obviously) but my view is when else would ‘normal’ wage earning people (as in less than £100kpa salary) even consider spending £10k+ on a knees up for other people, some of whom you most likely don't see for years on end?
Sure it’s your wedding day but a few drinks, a really nice meal out with the nearest and dearest and a toy to drive every day to remind you of your ‘special day’ sounds soooooo much better to me.
rude-boy said:
BERGS2 said:
Don said:
Whaaaat.
A wedding is a PARTY!
You DO NOT have to spend so much you can't afford to keep your car!
Blimey. Is this "Weddingheads: Frocks matter!" or Pistonheads!
Just remind her how fab it will look as you drive away from the reception with the roof down!
heh heh -
there is a certain irony there -
Futurewife used to be incensed by my PH time 'why you always in the web talking to randoms about cars?' now she has discovered 'WeddingHeads' - in the form of www.hitched.co.uk - where thousands of girlies compare notes on first dance songs, and whether or not chief bridesmaids should be dressed in matching ... blah.... blah.......
I look at it this way. I like my mates and family, would even go as far as to say I love some of them (in a testosterone fuelled, manly slap on the back, bloke, sort of a way for the males obviously) but my view is when else would ‘normal’ wage earning people (as in less than £100kpa salary) even consider spending £10k+ on a knees up for other people, some of whom you most likely don't see for years on end?
Sure it’s your wedding day but a few drinks, a really nice meal out with the nearest and dearest and a toy to drive every day to remind you of your ‘special day’ sounds soooooo much better to me.
For me too. And, I suspect, for BERGS over there.
The girlies do seem to have got caught up in this new fashion for really blowing some cash.
When I got married (all those years ago!) we spent two or three grand on the wedding (I suppose four or five today) and four grand (five or six?) on a bloody good holiday - which we got to enjoy. Didn't have a sports car at the time - got that later...
rude-boy said:
I look at it this way. I like my mates and family, would even go as far as to say I love some of them (in a testosterone fuelled, manly slap on the back, bloke, sort of a way for the males obviously) but my view is when else would ‘normal’ wage earning people (as in less than £100kpa salary) even consider spending £10k+ on a knees up for other people, some of whom you most likely don't see for years on end?
Sure it’s your wedding day but a few drinks, a really nice meal out with the nearest and dearest and a toy to drive every day to remind you of your ‘special day’ sounds soooooo much better to me.
I agree entirely (whereas I'd hazzard a guess that 95% of the female population would beg to differ... )
one additional piece of relevant info is that the futurewife is from Irish Catholic family...
BERGS2 said:
rude-boy said:
I look at it this way. I like my mates and family, would even go as far as to say I love some of them (in a testosterone fuelled, manly slap on the back, bloke, sort of a way for the males obviously) but my view is when else would ‘normal’ wage earning people (as in less than £100kpa salary) even consider spending £10k+ on a knees up for other people, some of whom you most likely don't see for years on end?
Sure it’s your wedding day but a few drinks, a really nice meal out with the nearest and dearest and a toy to drive every day to remind you of your ‘special day’ sounds soooooo much better to me.
I agree entirely (whereas I'd hazzard a guess that 95% of the female population would beg to differ... )
one additional piece of relevant info is that the futurewife is from Irish Catholic family...
re the catholic family you can remove the spare wheel which frees up lots of space in the boot i am told ;-)
cab said:
billb said:
Dr S said:
andy tims said:
Forget the hard top, or at least don't pay extra for one.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
1) It takes up space when stored.
2) Reasonable chance of scratching the car when you fit it.
3) But most importantly, it will prevent you from enjoying those rare crispt, sunny winters days to the full.
seconded
thirded never seen the point of a hardtop or of having the car "just for summer"
fourthed (if there is such a word), it is supposed to take a least two people to fit (dont even consider your future wife for this job) and spends 6 + months in the garage gathering cobwebs. In adddittion to all of the above the soft-top is great. Do a long trip and see whether afterwards you can see the sense in pissing away £600 or so which could go towards a:
- Zorst
- Warranty
- The list goes on
Each to their own of course, but I think you're forgetting the main reason for a hardtop - It keeps your hood in good condition.
I drive a 1997 Boxster all year round and the hood is original. Whilst it is in decent nick you can clearly see that it has aged, and if left to fend for itself over winter and with no protective treatments it could be knackered in a couple of years.
The hard top protects it through the worst of the bad weather. Also it makes the cab quieter, has a larger heated rear window (very useful) and really makes it a different car for winter motoring. On the downside you can feel the additional weight with it on.
As for hood down winter motoring. I daren't risk it. plastic Boxster screens are too prone to splitting for me to chance folding it at just above freezing.
Remember if you're driving an ten year old car (as I am) you need to look after both it and your wallet. I can always sell my hardtop and get the money back, but if you have to replace a hood (or even the rear screen at £200+) then you lose out.
All IMHO of course.
Hi
I have just been out for the first time with the top down and you realise what superb value these Boxster S are. When you think you get a genuine 160 mph,Fantastic handling and all this with all the comfort you could wish for and at a price of a new Golf!. I do not think there is another car that comes close.
Fully agree about the hardtop.you try and find somewhere to store it. Also while this is fitted the canvas is all folded up and flogging against itself. Dont delay and buy one now,You may even find a dealer take the wife in part ex!!
I have just been out for the first time with the top down and you realise what superb value these Boxster S are. When you think you get a genuine 160 mph,Fantastic handling and all this with all the comfort you could wish for and at a price of a new Golf!. I do not think there is another car that comes close.
Fully agree about the hardtop.you try and find somewhere to store it. Also while this is fitted the canvas is all folded up and flogging against itself. Dont delay and buy one now,You may even find a dealer take the wife in part ex!!
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