Yeah... i know what you mean about depreciation. The Boxster S's 2 trunks have plenty of space for what I need to carry. Im leaning heavily towards a new Boxster S... I test drove one a while back and absolutely loved it. The handling on it is purely incredible and the accelleration is very acceptable. The new interior is pure quality too... I really liked it.
Depreciation will suck, but you only live once... also my company kicks in quite a contribution towards the cars with the allowance and gas card... so Boxster S, it will probably be.
dmoolenar...Im keeping my 86 forever and if/when I get the Boxster S, Id keep that for several years. I figure that if I paid $65 for it (including tax), I could probably still get $15-20K for it in 4 years, even with 100K on the clock. I keep the cars in pretty good condition and the factory warranty on a new one is quite appealing...I know how much DIY work that I do on the 86, to get it back up to new condition as well as just general maintanance...Im probably spending $750-1000 per month on average for the 86 maintanance right now. For example, last month I bought new tires at $550, new alternator, fan shroud and some miscellanous things...all told it was about $2000 just put back into the 86 to keep it running....
thanks for helping me sort this out in my mind.
