Topic: My 89K mile review, and the passing of a dear friend…

[nomead]

Pretty freaking amazing...
98K miles… didn't quite make it to 100<dang>

Omitting the mods & routine (oil change-ish) maintenance I replaced a fuel rail, and a cam position sensor. I wore through 1.5 sets of brakes and 2 complete sets of tires.

In return I discovered a fantastic community, made new friends & dear memories.

Now the time has come to pass my beloved Sky to a new set of hands, who I hope will give and receive in return as much as I did from this fantastic little car.

Thanks to all of you who I have learned from here; and cheers to those I have been a part of my journey. I am embracing a new chapter and hoping to at least come close to the wonderful times I have had with my kappa community.

If you see a wave from a dark blue boxster be sure to wave back,… that will be me ;0)

I don’t plan on being a stranger; I’ll be [at least] lurking.
(gee, that doesn't sound too creepy, does it?)

[Sly Bob]

It's been great having you as a member here and looking forward to the possibility that the new owner might discover the forum.

Yes, don't be a stranger and be sure to post pictures of the new ride.   

[nomead]

Here is the outgoing - trade my Sky and STI
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And here is the new toy:
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and a pretty mug shot:
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[LatinVenom]

Is that a Cayman or a Boxster?.
Did you try to give the new C7 Stingray a try before you got this?.
There are 2014's going for less than 50K.
Nice ride though, hope is the Cayman, enjoy it.

[Sly Bob]

Nice! That top looks blue, always thought my deep GXP would look good with a blue top.

Always liked Porsches but maintenance and parts costs can get crazy sometimes but I'm sure you already know that. Enjoy it!

[nomead]

My original thought was to get a new Stingray. I was surprised how incredibly close these two cars are from a performance point of view while being so radically different.

According to KBB, the 5 year Total cost of ownership is nearly the same, favoring the Boxster slightly. (effectively the same at these price points)

The breakdown was interesting:
The prices are comparable - the Stingray I configured at the dealer, and the discount they offered was a little less than the Boxster I found & the discount I negotiated.
You're right about maintenance, especially on the mid-engine platforms like this, the Stingray wins.
But Insurance and (estimated) Repairs are less.
The Boxster's insurance costs are about the same as the Sky, less than the 8 cyl Stingray.

The MOD costs are somewhat-to-MUCH higher than the Sky! But then, so are the Stingray's...

My decision came down to the subjective - how I felt driving the car.
To me, the Stingray was a step-up to a bigger muscle car.
The Boxster was more like the Sky,... perfected.

[LatinVenom]

I have a  2015 Z51 with the Magnetic Ride Suspension and that car is a lot faster on the track than both the Boxster and Cayman.
It is a very refine product completely different from the OLD C6 and older Vetts.
The guys from top Gear never liked the Corvette until they drove the C7.
The time around their track was way up there with some of the exotics, mind you this was not the Z06 which is even better.
The C7 comes with 5 years 100K miles power train warranty.
Enjoy your Porsche though, is definetely a great driving car.

[nomead]

I agree completely! I bet it's a blast - that was pretty much the car I was going to order - 2016 Z51 2LT, grey.

The thing that originally put me off the Vette (which gave opening to the Boxster) was the dealer!

I was emotionally bought into the car - I'd been thinking and talking about getting one since they came out.
I just wanted a test drive and was told "we don't do those here" and gave me a phone # to a local rental place where, for >$400 I could 'test drive' one.
So we got a build sheet for the car I'd wanted and left - The more I thought about that the more it ticked me off...
That night I spoke to a friend who I found out had just bought a boxster the previous year and he raved about it.
I went to a dealer and was on the road in 2 differently configured cars within a few minutes for a couple of vigorous runs.
With that, the car sold itself.
End of story. Kinda sad really.
But, a happy outcome for me - 1K miles in and I'm thrilled with it.
Best of luck with yours - the C7 is definitely a great machine, can't go wrong with either of these!