Part Ex Dilema - Help Requested
Discussion
Just had notification that our new Cayman will be delivered in Sept/Oct and this has forced us to start thinking seriously about what to do to help finance it.
We currently have a:
2009 JCW MINI, Manual with 26K on the clock, pretty good spec, used as a daily commuter, in tip top condition and I reckon is worth around 11K.
2008 Boxtster 2.7, Manual with 26K on the clock, pretty good spec, used at weekends, holiday road trips etc. in tip top condition and I reckon is worth around 16K
2014 Macan Petrol S with 9K on the clock, pretty good spec, was used as a commuter but I changed jobs a couple of moths ago so isn't used much now and I reckon is worth around 54K.
At least one of them has to go as we can't justify 4 cars sat on the drive especially as only 1 gets used everyday.
My first preference is to keep the Macan as it's the most practical, is a hoot to drive, seems to currently have bulletproof depreciation, is a real stealth wagon and most importantly is the wife's first choice as well even though she's never driven it. So that leaves the Boxster and the MINI.
I love driving the Boxster, I've had it more than 5 years and I think depreciation has pretty much bottomed out but I think it's going to be a very similar car to drive to the Cayman and that makes me think I'll drive it less than I do now. The wife is not so keen, she'll drive it on a hot sunny day but finds it heavy and quite mechanical therefore more difficult to drive. Bizarrely the electrically assisted steering on the new Cayman swung the decision to get that (partly I guess because the already MINI has it).
The MINI is my wife's daily and she really likes driving it. She tried the new MINI JCW but preferred the Cayman so that's what was ordered and the idea was the current car was sold but now we're having second thoughts. It's a great car to drive but I get uncomfortable in it very quickly so it's unlikely I'll drive it much in the future if we kept it. I also think it'll continue to depreciate over the next few years.
So options are:
Sell the MINI
Sell the Boxster
Sell both
We are both quite open to selling either and can see pros and cons for both but are genuinely finding it difficult to decide what to do so would welcome some different perspectives from the gurus on here.
Cheers
Miopyk
We currently have a:
2009 JCW MINI, Manual with 26K on the clock, pretty good spec, used as a daily commuter, in tip top condition and I reckon is worth around 11K.
2008 Boxtster 2.7, Manual with 26K on the clock, pretty good spec, used at weekends, holiday road trips etc. in tip top condition and I reckon is worth around 16K
2014 Macan Petrol S with 9K on the clock, pretty good spec, was used as a commuter but I changed jobs a couple of moths ago so isn't used much now and I reckon is worth around 54K.
At least one of them has to go as we can't justify 4 cars sat on the drive especially as only 1 gets used everyday.
My first preference is to keep the Macan as it's the most practical, is a hoot to drive, seems to currently have bulletproof depreciation, is a real stealth wagon and most importantly is the wife's first choice as well even though she's never driven it. So that leaves the Boxster and the MINI.
I love driving the Boxster, I've had it more than 5 years and I think depreciation has pretty much bottomed out but I think it's going to be a very similar car to drive to the Cayman and that makes me think I'll drive it less than I do now. The wife is not so keen, she'll drive it on a hot sunny day but finds it heavy and quite mechanical therefore more difficult to drive. Bizarrely the electrically assisted steering on the new Cayman swung the decision to get that (partly I guess because the already MINI has it).
The MINI is my wife's daily and she really likes driving it. She tried the new MINI JCW but preferred the Cayman so that's what was ordered and the idea was the current car was sold but now we're having second thoughts. It's a great car to drive but I get uncomfortable in it very quickly so it's unlikely I'll drive it much in the future if we kept it. I also think it'll continue to depreciate over the next few years.
So options are:
Sell the MINI
Sell the Boxster
Sell both
We are both quite open to selling either and can see pros and cons for both but are genuinely finding it difficult to decide what to do so would welcome some different perspectives from the gurus on here.
Cheers
Miopyk
bompey said:
Serious question, but why did you buy a cayman when you didnt know what to do with it?
It's a fair question and easily answered. The Cayman is the wife's new daily and her choice. Of course I'm happy that she chose that over another MINI which was also on her list but it subsequently raised the question of which car to sell. 
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