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my brother has a boxter. I think its an early one. I also think =
it=E2=80=99s a lousy car. slow. it does handle well, though. he also =
says that the moment he walks in a dealership its $1,000, and parts =
start at $100. that=E2=80=99s why they are so cheap now; the =
maintenance on any German car will kill you.
this is a little off topic, but I=E2=80=99ve been looking at 370Zs. I =
think it=E2=80=99s a fabulous car for the money, and comes in a =
convertible and manual transmission. my daughter had a 350z, and I =
really loved that car. I don=E2=80=99t think either will ever be worth =
much.
and, to continue totally off topic, I have always had a hankering for =
the 85 Toyota Celica convertible; the last of the rear wheel drive =
Celicas. I looked at one new back in 85. those were the days of the =
limits of japanese car imports, so dealers were putting on $5,000 called =
ADM (added dealer markup) and getting it. that car stickered back then =
at $24,000. yikes!!!
I recently test drove one outside of Philadelphia. today its an out of =
date boxy looking slow car. worth about $5k. I=E2=80=99m glad I test =
drove it because now I don=E2=80=99t want one anymore . . .
From: Bill Brewer=20
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 9:47 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Subject: [TR] Non TR - XK8's and Boxsters
I periodically think about what will be the next classic, the car I =
should have bought at the bottom of the depreciation cycle. Lots of =
things I wanted to buy in the past have shot or are shooting out of my =
range. I remember looking at Aston Martin DB4=E2=80=99s for under $20K =
and Ferrari 250GT=E2=80=99s for around $40K. I had a friend pick up a =
246 Dino that was like new for $23K in 1989.
I have been watching Jag XK8 prices and Porsche Boxster prices and =
am amazed at how low they are getting. Clean Jags are around 8 or $10K =
and Boxsters are going for between 6 and $10K. I know that the Jags have =
timing tensioner issues and Nikasil cylinder coating problems that pop =
up at about 80,000 miles and that appears to be about the time people =
try to sell them. What about Boxsters? Lots of them are for sale with =
about 100,000 miles on them. Are they ticking time bombs on maintenance? =
Do any listers have experiences with XK8=E2=80=99s or Boxsters as their =
=E2=80=9Creal=E2=80=9D car?
My current work car is giving up the ghost and the wife wants me to =
buy a newer car, preferably an almost new Mazda 6 GT. Me being me, I =
have been looking at Lotus Elises, Lotus Elan +2=E2=80=99s, AM =
DB7=E2=80=99s, Jag XK8=E2=80=99s and Boxsters=E2=80=A6
What do you think?
Happy Thanksgiving,
=20
-Bill in Tehachapi
1952 Triumph Renown
1953 Morgan +4 Flat Rad
1960 TR3A
1974 TR6
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<DIV>my brother has a boxter. I think its an early one. I =
also think=20
it=E2=80=99s a lousy car. slow. it does handle well, =
though. he also=20
says that the moment he walks in a dealership its $1,000, and parts =
start at=20
$100. that=E2=80=99s why they are so cheap now; the maintenance on =
any German car=20
will kill you.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>this is a little off topic, but I=E2=80=99ve been looking at =
370Zs. I think=20
it=E2=80=99s a fabulous car for the money, and comes in a convertible =
and manual=20
transmission. my daughter had a 350z, and I really loved that =
car. I=20
don=E2=80=99t think either will ever be worth much.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>and, to continue totally off topic, I have always had a hankering =
for the=20
85 Toyota Celica convertible; the last of the rear wheel drive =
Celicas. I=20
looked at one new back in 85. those were the days of the limits of =
japanese car imports, so dealers were putting on $5,000 called ADM =
(added=20
dealer markup) and getting it. that car stickered back then at=20
$24,000. yikes!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I recently test drove one outside of Philadelphia. today its =
an out=20
of date boxy looking slow car. worth about $5k. I=E2=80=99m =
glad I test=20
drove it because now I don=E2=80=99t want one anymore . . .</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
title=3Dbillbrewer59@yahoo.com>Bill=20
Brewer</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 24, 2016 9:47 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dtriumphs@autox.team.net>triumphs@autox.team.net</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [TR] Non TR - XK8's and Boxsters</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> I periodically think =
about what=20
will be the next classic, the car I should have bought at the bottom of =
the=20
depreciation cycle. Lots of things I wanted to buy in the past have shot =
or are=20
shooting out of my range. I remember looking at Aston Martin =
DB4=E2=80=99s for under=20
$20K and Ferrari 250GT=E2=80=99s for around $40K. I had a friend pick up =
a 246 Dino that=20
was like new for $23K in 1989.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> I have been watching =
Jag XK8=20
prices and Porsche Boxster prices and am amazed at how low they are =
getting.=20
Clean Jags are around 8 or $10K and Boxsters are going for between 6 and =
$10K. I=20
know that the Jags have timing tensioner issues and Nikasil cylinder =
coating=20
problems that pop up at about 80,000 miles and that appears to be about =
the time=20
people try to sell them. What about Boxsters? Lots of them are for sale =
with=20
about 100,000 miles on them. Are they ticking time bombs on maintenance? =
Do any=20
listers have experiences with XK8=E2=80=99s or Boxsters as their =
=E2=80=9Creal=E2=80=9D=20
car?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> My current work car =
is giving=20
up the ghost and the wife wants me to buy a newer car, preferably an =
almost new=20
Mazda 6 GT. Me being me, I have been looking at Lotus Elises, Lotus Elan =
+2=E2=80=99s,=20
AM DB7=E2=80=99s, Jag XK8=E2=80=99s and =
Boxsters=E2=80=A6<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> What do you=20
think?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Happy=20
Thanksgiving,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> -Bill in=20
Tehachapi<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 1952 Triumph=20
Renown<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 1953 Morgan +4 Flat=20
Rad<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 1960=20
TR3A<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 1974=20
TR6<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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