04-10-2018, 08:25 AM | #31 | |
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04-10-2018, 08:31 AM | #32 |
Solving problems
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04-10-2018, 10:14 AM | #33 |
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I'd still go for the F80 M3 or wait for the M2 Gran Coupe if that becomes a thing.
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04-10-2018, 10:55 AM | #34 | |
Solving problems
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But that brings up the larger point that both the M2GC and the G80 M3 will be available after I only have to give 1 and maybe no kids rides to school. Is it really worth it to spend big bucks for a sedan I'll drive alone during the week? After school there is the issue of practices and weekend games, so that is a bit redeeming, but I dunno how things will shake out. So far only one wants to do club soccer, so that is still ok with a roadster. Everything points to a GTI for the next two years as a bridge car. Heck, I could probably lease a new one. |
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04-10-2018, 11:01 AM | #35 |
lawn boy
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So this is just something I've wondered...do you not pay taxes on car purchases in Mass? I have no idea how it makes sense to your financial discipline to constantly swap cars just to buy the same car all over again.
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04-10-2018, 11:38 AM | #36 | |
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Leases are taxed on a monthly basis - which is why I mentioned it on the GTI. I have to see if leases make sense on those. I'd imagine they should since they are fairly sought-after. Contrary to what you may believe, I do keep my cars "for a while." The notable exceptions are the Porsches. But both were bought at enough of a discount that a dealer trade-in hit would have dwarfed absorbing the lost sales tax. On cheaper cars, I don't sweat the sales tax (JGC & Miata). For the record, a list: 190E 2.6 - 5 years E46 ZHP - 6 years 9-2X - 2 years (wife's fault) V70R - 4 years JGC - 4 years 987S - 1.5 years MCS - 5 years E91 - Lease (27 months) 997TT - 3 years eGolf - Lease (36 months) LR4 - 4.5 years and counting Miata - 1.5 years and counting |
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04-10-2018, 12:39 PM | #37 |
No more BMWs
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Not everyone has been driving the same car for the last fifteen years, Bren
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04-10-2018, 12:51 PM | #38 |
Alphanumeric
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We all get our kicks in different ways... I agree with WDC that a boxster, cayman and likely a 911 is fun at any speed. It is a more satisfying, overall sporty/luxurious experience to partially rev a flat-6 rather than rev a 4-cyl to its literal limit. I hit the limiter a few times in five years with my 987.1S Cayman but only in first. That's a few times in 34k miles.
Porsches are also comfy enough on the highway for two or less. Horses for courses... Those who don't like an e39 m5 are unlikely to love a b8 or b8.5 s4, no matter how capable that car is, it still has very oddly weighted steering and has an overall digital/synthetic feel. I think a lightly chipped GTI (and by extension the Golf R) is way more fun to drive. But we are all different. I know nothing about autox classes. From videos that I watched, I would not have been able to get a 4-cyl Camaro, the v6 and the SS both sound so good. |
04-10-2018, 01:28 PM | #39 |
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04-10-2018, 02:17 PM | #40 | |
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Back on topic ... it sounds like a new A4 might fit the bill, it is a fun sports sedan that is available in a manual. |
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