09-22-2020, 10:41 AM | #331 | |
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Clearly, I need to move back to San Diego to fix this issue. Meh. Not a concern.
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09-22-2020, 10:56 AM | #332 | |
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09-22-2020, 11:40 AM | #333 |
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I can't comment on the auto-x use, class optimization etc. Outside of my interest and knowledge...
I can say I've had the boxster top down far more than expected. 80+ is difficult if it's sunny. 60's & 70's are great temperatures. I've posted before, I've done DC to NYC at around 50F. Hat, scarf, gloves, leather jacket, feeling like a WWI airman even with the heat blasting. Arrived totally thrilled but a bit deafened (I found a fast moving troupe). Secondly, the car is 98% identical to a cayman with the top up, so there is little difference there as well... Do I wish I'd bought an equivalent cayman instead 4.5 yrs ago? Not at all. I love caymans and have had several (S, .2S and GT4) but they are 98% identical to drive and I had had no experience with actual convertible ownership. I experienced something new and pleasurable. I do think it's very important for a convertible car needs to be * designed ground up, free from shake, calm cockpit with top down * luxurious enough: heated & perhaps cooled seats, strong HVAC * reliable, top goes up & down quickly and up to 31mph All of these work in the boxster's favor. Years ago, I'd swapped my zhp with a neighbor with an e46 330CiC. I don't think that car met conditions 1 or 3. I felt the scuttle shake, wind was not as well figured out and the top took longer and required slower speeds. Would I buy a boxster now to replace it? Probably not, I'm in a 911 coupe mindset but I may never act on that given how little I drive. (About 2k/yr on the porsche and 4k/yr on the 340i) |
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09-22-2020, 04:34 PM | #335 |
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09-22-2020, 04:55 PM | #336 | |
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Couple that with the small windows, and being back there was not really all that much fun for my kids - who were starting to outgrow them, but could have still fit there for a few more years. By the time you can see out the side windows your legs don't really fit. |
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09-22-2020, 05:53 PM | #337 |
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09-23-2020, 08:01 AM | #338 |
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I think you'd end up annoyed with the C3 more often than not and it would end up being garage art.
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09-26-2020, 05:15 PM | #339 | |
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So, I sent an email to the dealership group GM. Message was essentially, “I’m trying to buy a car that you have. Your team won’t talk to me. I still want to buy it. Can you please help?” I figure the Bree most likely outcomes of that are spiking the possibility of any deal on any car at their stores, actually getting someone to talk to me (with unknown impact on potential pricing), or absolutely nothing. There are only a handful of available cars that meet my minimum requirements within 500 miles right now. There are incoming 21s, but not many. A nearly identical used 2019 with about 3k miles originally sold in April 2019 is available in Kentucky. The asking price at that dealer is the same as the website ask price for the new one. I’m not in a good car mood.
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