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As I lay awake last night because of the irritated nerves in my neck causing pain in the shoulders I got thinking about all the good times my wife and I have had in the Spyder as pictured from the post above. It reminded me of a story I hope those reading won't mind. At the Savanna Parade an older couple ( yes older than me) arrived in a red Boxster they had driven from San Diego and planned to drive on to the northeast after Parade before they headed back to the west coast. The couple were Jack and Ginny Case. Now who are they, at the time Jack was one of only three living founder members of PCA. Yes at their ages, well into their late eighties they got in and out of the Boxster slowly but once in they were just two more PCA members enjoying their car. Unfortunately a year or so after that Parade Ginny passed and a year or two later Jack joined her. What a pleasure getting to know them.
The bottom line, I guess, is no matter the age or the restrictions life puts on us as we age PORSCHE is a car for a lifetime for many of us. That said I may have to reconsider and enjoy our Spyder on the days I can and enjoy the memories of the adventures My wife and I have had in her on the other days when I'm not moving as fast .
My apologies to you younger people this post may seem trite, but someday you will understand. Aging sucks but getting there is a great journey
the most accurate way to know the current market price on your car is ask 2-3 Porsche dealers to give you a trade in value on the car, and use the average of the the three as a starting point
then you can list privately for 15 % above the average trade in number , and see what will happen
or negotiate with the dealer that offered the highest bid and see if they move up a little bit and just sell it to them
I know dealers get bad reputation here , but in general I find them fair and some are better than others
but by getting three quotes , I think you can eliminate low ball offers
good luck
Jack in my opinion you should keep the Spyder and continue enjoying it. There's really not much else on the market that will be more comfortable as far as the actual seating goes so if you sell you're essentially giving up the driving experience in its entirety. If getting in/out is the issue you could change out the seats but you'll risk a less comfortable seat on the drive. Figure out the length you can endure driving without incurring too much pain and just shorten your drives accordingly.
Beautiful Spyder. Not an expert on values but I would suggest mid to high 50s. The Excellence guide for 18/19 shows 45 to 60 (big spread). Interesting that prior guide for 17/18 was 45 to 55. ABM color is great (I prefer it to the 981 Sapphire blue), and the spec is also with sport buckets and PCCBs. Sorry to hear of your issues and enjoyed your stories. Wish you the best of luck with sale, or continued ownership.
Thanks for sharing your stories, photos and perspective...enjoyed all and wishing you many more great memories in both of your beautiful P cars!
Cheers!
beautiful car and I loved your story, Porsche car ownership leads to stories, memories and community. really pleased you will keep it to enjoy as much as possible
I echo everyone's comments. Great story, Jack. Glad to hear you've decided to keep it. And, hopefully, you'll find a way to increase the upper body/arm strength. Just out of curiosity, if you had non-bucket seats (Sport Plus, for example), would getting in/out be easier, in your current condition? If that makes a difference, as Afshin suggested, you might wanna consider that option. It is pretty easy to sell bucket seats; there's always a buyer.
I second, or third the seat suggestion. I have the luxury seats in my Cayman S and they are much easier to get in and out of than the Recaro SRDs I had in my 944 S2. I/we all still have to roll in and out of the car, but it's easier without the lip and bolsters. I don't track the Cayman so I don't miss the support. I track the daily driver 128i and got a factory sport seat for that. Because the seat is a bit higher I don't have to roll in or out.
The Sport buckets are the best seats fro my back. Lower back is shot also (too many G's for too many years) I have had the 18 way seats in 911's and could never get a comfortable setting. The sport buckets just mold naturally and provide support and comfort for extended periods. Getting in and out is solvable and worth the effort to enjoy the car. Recaro Pole Position seats in the SC but the roof line is higher so slightly easier. Just limited push down strength in the shoulders because of the nerve damage . No hill I can't climb
Values from NADA seen below. This is for a base spec Spyder. Add the resale value of the PCCBs /Sprot Chrono /buckets etc on top of that. I would say rough estimate is $55k to a private party who values the spec.
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