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Old 07-06-2019, 06:40 PM   #48
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She hasn't been in it yet. I did locate and buy an OEM seat and door cover for the 340 but haven't used it yet. I'm usually not the one driving the dog around.

The GTI's back seat is basically animal quarters and shows it. Even with a seat cover, she sheds a ton and regularly comes back from sandy beaches and muddy hikes. A good life for a dog! When I replaced taillight bulbs, her hair came out from behind plastic inner covers of the trunk! Pretty soon the light housing are going to appear filled with tufted down.

Yes, I'm happy to have sold the 535i. One less thing to store and maintain.. I think it was coming due for front LCA (disclosed). Sooner than the e39 that made it to 96k before that job.

I'm tempted to sell off further; even as I have the space to store. The gridlock location we are in, my work and having Ida means that I'm doing far fewer miles on the sports cars and motorcycles. The boxster is down to averaging about 3,000 miles/year. The two motorcycles are each getting only about 1,000, though highly useful city miles. I'd always need at least one motorcycle (more important than the sports car to me) and the R1200R would be it. The Ducati Multistrada (up for timing belts due to age) may be next. I advertised it briefly last year and shied away when I found one true buyer; but I might go through with it this year.

Perhaps even the Boxster? . Had a great trip to Maine with the it, but 3k/year is too few. I'm on pace to put about 6k/year on the 340 for now. It's under warranty for the next year and a half as well as still semi-novel feeling to me, so it would make sense to keep it and do 9k/year instead of keep two cars. First time, I've entertained the thought of selling after 3+ years.
Aw. You gotta keep the Boxster. It’s now a classic, given the 718. And without it in the mix, you will grow less patient with the 3 series. I only have 9500 on the 2, and that’s from February 2017. Just put a chunk of it on driving to pick my kid up from camp in North Carolina.
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