Phil G.

After 2.5 years, I decided that given such limited use, it was time to sell my Boxster S. I had hinted for a while on the forum that I might be interested in selling, but was ambivalent. After all, it only had 800 miles on it since purchase in 2/16. Car is absolutely flawless, well equipped, and in GT silver, it just pops. Likely the best low mileage N/A Boxster S out there. But, as good as the car was, I never really bonded it enough to keep it. I sold it to a terrific Rennlister in the Northwest, who had expressed interest several months ago. He just got the car a couple of days ago and is thrilled with it. Not sure what's next for me. Likely a replacement for my '13 X3, either a Macan GTS or Turbo, or another BMW X3, a 440i. As I did when I sold my '04 C4S, I continued to stay on Rennlist and will continue to do so!

LexVan

Wow. 26.7 miles/month. I run more per week!

ToasterThief

I was always curious Phil: why didn't you drive it?

Phil G.

That's why I sold it. At the rate I was "driving" it, it just wasn't worth it to me to hold on to it.

Phil G.

That's a tough one. Probably best answered by a psychiatrist . Unlike my other cars (DDs) I was pretty obsessive in keeping it perfect in all respects. In doing so, I never really allowed myself to enjoy it beyond just owning it. If that makes any sense.

Boxsterman

26.7 miles per month?? LOL, I put 30 miles per day on mine.

smohr33

Lucky new owner! I bought my GTS with 700 miles on it. I get the OCD thing, if I had a '73 RS, 959, etc... I'd probably never drive it. But I can't help but think cars like this are just cars... hence why my GTS just rolled 12k miles. But to each his own, and congrats to the buyer!

Phil G.

Can't argue with you. A little OCD? Likely. It's not a collector car, just a car meant to be driven. I'm confident the new owner will do just that!

ekam

Porsches are meant to be driven. Ferraris, not so much.

SpyderSenseOC

I feel you. For some reason, driving these cars feels at times like using the Mona Lisa as a drink coaster. And I'm fully aware this is just a $100K car.

tq.3z

Yeah I have the same issue with the car though I don't struggle with this as much as some others here.

I wish they'd mass produced this thing in quantities in excess of 100K. The fact that there are 800 in NA makes using it and using it often almost....a crime? Definitely the only real drawback to the car lol.

I have a feeling this wouldn't have been the case had I bought a GT4 but then I'd have a not as beautiful car.

SpyderSenseOC

And let's face it, how we view these cars does often have a direct correlation to our net worth. This Spyder is someone's Camry just as someone's Camry is their Ferrari. If I was a ten mil or more guy I'd probably treat this car like any other and get a lot more driving enjoyment out of it. If and when I got bored with it or beat it up too bad, on to the next one.

There are obviously guys on here with a ton more green than I have and they're probably reading this and saying yup. :-)

Phil G.

No question - I see folks around here driving $200K Ferraris and parking them in supermarket lots between Chevy Tahoes. They just use them like they would any other car.

vbb

It was definitely the right move to sell. I thought my '15 Cayman that just turned 14k miles was low...800mi? Wow!

And yes, there something to be said for the income vs. use argument. One of the reasons I enjoy my car so much is I'm not afraid to drive it. I really want a 993 C4S with 6MT, but good clean examples specced like i want are selling over $120k, and though i could do it, if I bought a $120k car, I'd probably be nervous to drive it. Everyone has their limit.

okie981

If the 981 cars (not Spyder or GT4) didn't depreciate much, I could easily see deciding to not drive them much. But, they do depreciate whether driven or not, so I chose to drive mine. I've had it 33 months as of tomorrow and I have 33,850 mile on it, all but 14 driven by me. And that includes 14 track days and a first place in the Porsche Parade concours (981 class of 11 cars) in 2016 when the car had 6,500 miles on it (drove it from DFW to Jay Peak).

When I do a value check on Edmunds, my mileage is a $800 decrement. That $800 is worth every penny of fun I've had with the car