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#9 of 887 1175must by habitat1 Mar 14, 2003 (5:05 am)
Not to repeat myself, but if you intend to keep a Boxster S for a long time and don't care about resale, a new 2003 at $1,150 over invoice might be a good deal. But, based upon my previous analysis on my purchase decision, the $55-60k Boxster S will depreciate $20k in the next 2 years. You can bank on that.   There is a loaded 2002 911 C2 Cabriolet with 6,500 miles advertised in today's Washington Post for $73k (purportedly stickered for $90k+ new). I'm guessing the (private) owner would accept something in the high $60's, since they are also advertising a CLK430 convertible for sale. If you can afford an extra $10k, a near-new 911 convertible would be a better 2-3 year investment than a Boxster S, IMO.   But again, if your heart is into a new Boxster S and you are going to keep it long enough where resale isn't an issue, cut the best deal you can. Replies to this message: boxster1 (May 19, 2005 11:34 am)
#10 of 887 where are you located? by tm255 Apr 04, 2003 (9:07 am)
2500/1000 over invoice are great prices, based on what i've encountered in my shopping. where are these dealers? best i've come across (although i've primarily focused on used cars) is $1k off msrp on either the boxster S or the M3.   the new boxster will take a depreciation hit, but for $1K over invoice it may not be too bad a way to go. you get the glass rear window, spec the car the way you want it, full warranty, and you KNOW the history of the car.   the SMG is really unique but from what i can tell it is not suited for everyone. it does not operate exactly like a "regular" auto in auto mode, for example because it does not have a torque converter.
#11 of 887 1175must, where art thou? by tm255 Apr 08, 2003 (6:23 am)
this board would benefit from an email function. i'd really like to know where he is getting those prices.
#12 of 887 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Apr 21, 2003 (5:09 pm)
Just click on his "blue" username and the e-mail address should come up. You'll have to find one of his posts though.
#13 of 887 In Miami, by cubanaudi Apr 21, 2003 (7:16 pm)
they offered me a 2003 Boxster S DEMO (2950 miles) at $5000 off MSRP, before I even opened my mouth to start negotiating. But they really weren't budging from there. I still had a few months in my current lease, and I would have to roll 6 months of payments into this car. Lease payments would be too high. Residuals also were awful. 53% for 39 months. Pretty dismal for Miami.
#14 of 887 by Mr_Shiftright HOST May 05, 2003 (7:20 am)
Oh, you don't wanna be rollin' leases unless you are really, really good with the calculator. You can get lost so easily into a bad deal.
#15 of 887 First boxster thread I came across after reading ... by starrow68 May 05, 2003 (3:19 pm)
From C&D article on One Lap 2003:   "The elapsed time for the Civic's standing-start three-lap run — 7:02.570 — was more than a minute and a half slower than the time posted by the session's quickest (more on that in a minute), but it was nevertheless good enough to beat a pair of Porsche Boxsters, among others."       This was a hybrid, didn't get any more info, just found it 'interesting'
#16 of 887 by Mr_Shiftright HOST May 06, 2003 (11:44 am)
Yeah, well what do you want to drive around in, a Boxster or a hybrid Civic?   I could build any car to beat any car. Gimme money, gimme talent.
#17 of 887 by speeds2much May 13, 2003 (6:30 pm)
Can you drop the top on a sunny day in the Civic? Does it feel balanced or transmit the road through the steering wheel? Gimme a break with the ';o)'...I don't own a Boxster S, but I sure as heck know I'd rather own it than any Civic.   Besides, I'd like to verify this claim about the Hybrid. Hybrids per se tend to have tiny engines that compete for weight with the batteries.
#18 of 887 C&D last day of the one lap articles, didn't read them all by starrow68 May 14, 2003 (8:43 am)
One comment about Porsche except for the SUV, that is:   http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_- id=6665   Enjoy, seems the Corvette did good.

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