Are Boxster owners nuts?
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From: Irving
Originally posted by Palmateer:
Over at the Boxster Board, many of the owners there will tell you that the extra money pays for the prestige of owning a Porsche.
http://www.986board.com/board/main.htm
Over at the Boxster Board, many of the owners there will tell you that the extra money pays for the prestige of owning a Porsche.
http://www.986board.com/board/main.htm
I guess the same can be said about our cars and the NSX
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From: Longmont, CO
My dad has a Boxster S. His options were M030 suspension, heated seats, traction control, DSP stereo, hard top, cruise, regular Arctic Silver paint... Maybe the wind deflector, I don't remember. That's about it. It was less than an extra $10k, I think. It's a great car and pretty much optioned the way I would get it, except I'd probably delete the fancy stereo and add the Litronic headlights.
If he had the money to go wild, I think he should have added the aerokit ($46,) all sorts of leather, carbon fibre and aluminum interior bits, Cobalt Blue metalic paint ($3k,) 18" wheels ($2.6k,) full leather ($4k)... Then there's stuff I can't find prices for, like the nav system, body color keyed roll hoops, funky interior coloring schemes, two-stage exhaust.
It's like what people do to some of their Hondas - they personalize it as far as possible. Seems normal to me.
If he had the money to go wild, I think he should have added the aerokit ($46,) all sorts of leather, carbon fibre and aluminum interior bits, Cobalt Blue metalic paint ($3k,) 18" wheels ($2.6k,) full leather ($4k)... Then there's stuff I can't find prices for, like the nav system, body color keyed roll hoops, funky interior coloring schemes, two-stage exhaust.
It's like what people do to some of their Hondas - they personalize it as far as possible. Seems normal to me.
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Metallic paint, non special order is more like $800. The partial leather comes standard, full leather is expensive. HID is around $1,100 with the mandatory headlight washers.
I stick with my $55 for a nice, performance oriented 986S price...
I stick with my $55 for a nice, performance oriented 986S price...
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Thanks folks for setting me right about leather seats. BTW, if I were to buy a Boxster, I think I would go with full leather, etc., as I would want all the luxury as well as the performance. This would be a Porsche, anyway! My '86 turbo had full leather... it was nice. S2K is a better driver's car, imo.
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From: Whippany, NJ
Originally posted by pfb:
...so if you have a bunch of cash sitting around, it's alot more fun than a 5% money market fund...
[This message has been edited by pfb (edited October 24, 2000).]
...so if you have a bunch of cash sitting around, it's alot more fun than a 5% money market fund...
[This message has been edited by pfb (edited October 24, 2000).]
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Originally posted by dshea:
Who else liquidated their equity to buy the S2K then watched as their $35K car skyrocket to $70K?
Who else liquidated their equity to buy the S2K then watched as their $35K car skyrocket to $70K?
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From: Boulder
While the new M3 certainly pushes all the right performance buttons, I still can't get excited about its looks... Not even in the same league as the S2K or Boxster.
Maybe the cabrio will be nicer looking.
Maybe the cabrio will be nicer looking.