09-19-2021, 12:00 PM | #21 |
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09-19-2021, 01:03 PM | #22 |
No more BMWs
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Dunno. I guess because I've had two Boxsters and zero Caymans, I am longing for a Cayman. As Clyde said, the weather here just isn't favorable (to me) for convertible ownership. Too hot and humid for me most days. I don't mind top down in the cold but that's what causes tops to rip, so I never did it.
I have missed the Boxster exactly zero times since selling it. As we gear up for our yearly jaunt to northeast PA I'm certain I will miss it a lot. Maybe in a couple years I'll buy another one. |
09-19-2021, 02:50 PM | #23 | |
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I appreciate the spirit of that but i can’t think of anydaily driver type cars that a) i’d want b) are fully depreciated c) wouldn’t be a complete PITA to own. A wrangler or 4Runner are probably the best from that perspective but I have no interest in them. Anything European almost certainly fails the last criterion Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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09-19-2021, 03:17 PM | #24 |
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Our current fleet is a Model 3 and a Model Y, so exceeds this limit…
But I have been toying with selling my 3 while values are high. I’d love to have a convertible again, and saw a low mile early ND Miata listed that I thought about. With the remaining cash from the 3, a used Leaf, Bolt (ignoring the battery risk), or even an eGolf could serve commuting needs and be something our daughter could use in a bit over a year when she gets her license. I really prefer the Y over the 3 — and for us is just about perfect. That makes the 3 unnecessary. It’s now 3 years old and has just over 20k on it. There’s also the accident history on it where I don’t like still having it. But its paid for and is a great car, so keeping it is an easy choice…
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09-19-2021, 03:43 PM | #25 | |
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Seems like selling the 3 now and buying something more fun would make a lot of sense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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09-19-2021, 04:04 PM | #26 | |
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Speaking of 981s, this seems almost reasonable for a low miles CPO car: https://finder.porsche.com/us/en-US/...reowned-1KRM5N Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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09-19-2021, 04:15 PM | #27 | |
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09-19-2021, 04:47 PM | #28 |
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09-19-2021, 04:58 PM | #29 |
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Yeah that’s pretty good. Someone here should jump on it. FC?
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09-19-2021, 05:45 PM | #30 | |
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And convertibles in the mid Atlantic are perfect. You can comfortably drive top down from 40f to 95f which covers about 10 months of our year. Just crank up the heat and heated seats on chilly days, or the A/C and ventilates seats on the warm ones. The wind deflector on the 911 hels a lot of you don't want buffeting
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