Hey, good for you, Scooter. I admire how you and your wife made a decision and followed through with it. BUT, a true petrol head will need a fix sooner or later...

Good on ya. I totally get what you're thinking and aspire to simplify in the next few years. I especially appreciate the bike angle. If things get boring, pick up a mountain bike :D

Check back in Febuary when you're riding in the dark, in pouring rain, & thirty five degree weather. I hope you have a short commute. I'm just jealous, I'd lose my car if I didn't have a nine year old. Still, I hate riding in cold rain. Good luck Scott.

Commute is either home office or a short office commute if desired. I live and work downtown. I have no problem using the commuter car if necessary, but will try to ride as much as possible.

Not all will be. I doubt I will ever own another Porsche and the Boxster wouldn't be here without the wife. She wanted it, I have played with it a bit and I'm all done.

I won't be buying a Smart Car.

Does anyone make a Dumb one? That's my speed.

You sold your-914/6. I'm sorry .
Am very curious on what you think of the clown car. I'd love to try one.

Where do you get "clown car?"

I've always called it that, since the vehicle came out.
Reminds me when I went to the circus a child . I'd see clowns driving miniature cars.

Jeez.
We had a Smart for a year.
Well, 10 months - the other 2 months, in and out of the shop.
Is it too late to take it back?
You should keep a blog (here) Re: breakdowns: when/where/what.
: )

When it was running, what was it like-please.

rode like a buckboard.
the 1-2 shift was like waiting for the second coming of Christ .
not particularly fuel efficient.
nice and easy to get around, fun to drive, in the city.
highway speeds - not really acceptable.
roomy, comfortable enough, in the front.

Scooter! Your screen name is Scooter! :D

Seriously, I hope you enjoy the change.

And just for fun, please post a pic of your 914-6... would love to see it.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1344479449.jpg

I love the Smart. It has plenty of room and keeps up with traffic just fine. Maybe because my wife and I weigh less together than many fully grown men. I am averaging 38 mpg, with mostly in-town driving. Parking is fantastic and I am really enjoying the sequential paddle shift transmission. I am hoping (knock on wood) that it will be reliable enough...we will have to see. I don't want this thread to be about the Smart car. It's about efficiency, not the daily driver. To each his own I guess.

Here is a pic of the 914-6 along with two of my past 911s (purple and brown):

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1344480382.jpg

Hey Scott,

I agree with Todd......good on ya!

I like the part you are not saying goodbye to the Porsche community. That shows where your heart is. Your brain is obviously engaged with this decision and that's not a bad thing.

I've been trying to cut back on my "baggage" too........although it would be hard for me to cut loose of my tub - there's other stuff to lose...


This is very encouraging - thanks for your post and best of luck! SmileWavy

I thought the Focus was the daily driver :D

Yes. :D

Beautiful 914-6, Scott... thanks for posting. Those 911's are really nice, too.

At one point I owned 5 cars (edit- I was about 18 years old at that point. They were not all very expensive vehicles...) . Through lots of moving the cars were sold off and so was a lot of junk (some just thrown away)

I sold my Boxster S at a significant loss vs. what I paid for it recently because I couldn't stand the sight of it parked in the back lot at work collecting dirt and not being driven, after I bought my Lotus.

I've now bought a motorcycle and, being here in LA, could really see myself not actually needing a car for the first time since I started driving. The bike is all I need. I don't do big shopping, groceries, etc- I can walk to the market and carry my laundry to the laundromat across the street- I buy lots of large things online or have things delivered....

My S.O. has a practical, 4 door Audi but I never even find myself really needing to use it for utility.

If I was in a different situation where I lived alone, I could see not owning a 4 wheel street car. Which would be great... more money for 4 wheeled... open wheel... race cars.




Part of my life pruning may eventually entail selling the lotus for as much if not more than I paid for it (yay exotics) and moving to an island where all I would need is a motorcycle and a gallon of gas per month.

> Where is it now?


I'll take an educated guess..... Dan Root? :) :D

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Nice Focus. Is that a carbon saddle?

I know what you mean about simplifying. I recently sold my wife's beautiful 87 Carrera for a Prius. I'm holding on to my '79 targa though.