ideas besides a Porche Boxster!! help me!!!

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<p>k, DH is needing (and yes it is a need, the Jeep is collasping as we speak), he needs a new car</p>

<p>anyway, he has fixated on a 1999 Porche Boxster (yes, I know) so I am looking for other sexy cars that are a tad more practiicle</p>

<p>I love the newish Ford Thunderbirds (sigh the babyblue one ahhh)</p>

<p>so, any ideas for me to show him that are NOT a car that needs special parts made by elves and can actually fit 4 people even if a tight fit</p>

<p>save us before he succumbs to his fantasy from when he was 17 (he is way beyond that)</p>

<p>he is starting to see the light, but need some options to introduce him to!!!</p>

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<p>hahahahaha, my dad did the same thing… alas, he now has the boxster and it only fits 2 people…</p>

<p>if your husband is looking for a convertible, but one that is maybe a little more mainstream, my dad looked into a couple of honda convertibles and a lexus convertible. i think they are still 2 seaters, but the parts will be much easier to get a hold of.</p>

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<p>here’s the link to the honda he looked into:
<a href=“http://automobiles.honda.com/shop/?modelname=s2000&ef_id=1097:3:s_67965eba71f84ec4919306be4d3f9d02_318117720_honda%20s2000:NvUJR0GvMUIAAGQ2QPMAAAAD:20070719042630[/url]”>http://automobiles.honda.com/shop/?modelname=s2000&ef_id=1097:3:s_67965eba71f84ec4919306be4d3f9d02_318117720_honda%20s2000:NvUJR0GvMUIAAGQ2QPMAAAAD:20070719042630&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thank you!!! yeah, at least my H is not engaged to the boxster yet. Tomorrow I am making him test drive other cars, just to see…wish us luck</p>

<p>Don’t even think his golf clubs would fit in that sardine can of a car!!!</p>

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<p>Better start watching for long hair of a color that isn’t yours:)!!</p>

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<p>if I had a jeep and wanted a sporty car I would never let anyone convince into buying a thunderbird!</p>

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<p>hey, I know its going to be somewhere in the middle!!! but you gotta start somewhere</p>

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<p>Be glad it’s the Boxster. There are other more expensive, newer Porsches. (My DH finally succumbed during the kids’ last semester of college, after waiting for 22 years.)</p>

<p>I don’t think the Boxster is that bad an idea. The '99s are depreciating very little at this point. If he maintains it well, he should be able to sell it for about what he paid for it when he gets tired of it. Not true of the hideous T’bird.</p>

<p>I think you’re wrong to go from a compromise. He’s never going to LOVE a compromise car, and will resent being asked to buy it just to please you. Instead, think of it as a bargaining chip. What do YOU want that he vaguely disapproves of? (That’s how I got the second dog: DH got the Porsche, I got the dog.)</p>

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<p>my concern is the maintenance…and the 2 seater part…sigh</p>

<p>here is the car we are looking at tomorrow
<a href=“http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/collector/tbird02.jpg[/url]”>http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/collector/tbird02.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>but in black</p>

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<p>Mini Cooper S, English roots, now made by BMW, holds 4 and golf clubs, INCREDIBLY fun to drive (definitely need the S version, tho). We got ours for 25K last year, but they may have gone up. (Its my wife’s but sometimes she lets me drive it.)</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.infiniti.com/g_coupe/index.html[/url]”>http://www.infiniti.com/g_coupe/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I have seen some Infiniti coupes on the road that look very very hot!</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.autospies.com/news/Infiniti-G37-Coupe-Convertible-to-be-unveiled-in-2009-15637/[/url]”>http://www.autospies.com/news/Infiniti-G37-Coupe-Convertible-to-be-unveiled-in-2009-15637/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Infiniti convertible available in 2009, if he can wait…</p>

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<p>My dh bought a viper…LOL. I guess it’s that mid life crisis thing.</p>

<p>I would suggest a mustang convertible. They are really hip and have a small backseat so 4 can fit.</p>

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<p>ANd for the ecoonomically challenged the hottest looking car that starts at around $22,000. Seriously great looking car. <a href=“Certified Service Dealer Locator | Experience GM”>Certified Service Dealer Locator | Experience GM;

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<p>Cobra (SVT)</p>

<p>636</p>

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<p>CGM, have him check out the following cars:</p>

<p>-Honda Civic Si</p>

<p>-Subaru Impreza WRX (as well as the WRX STi)</p>

<p>-Nissan 350z</p>

<p>-Infiniti g35</p>

<p>-Lexus IS 250/300/350</p>

<p>All of these are excellent, fast cars that are a bit more practical than the boxster, and certainly cheaper to maintain.</p>

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<p>I second the Infiniti! My husband is also shopping for a new car and this is the one I’m pushing. The G series coupe is very sporty and you still can squeeze 4 in there. My husband is looking at the M series because he still wants a 4 door sedan with a comfortable back seat. </p>

<p>Consumer Reports ranks Infiniti at the top of luxury cars and that is going a long way with us in our decision making process.</p>

<p>Btw…I’ve had two BMWs, 535i and the V8 X5. Very satisfied with BMW, but expensive to maintain and a big hike to the nearest dealership for us. But your hubby might get a nice ‘rush’ out of a BMW with a few bells and whistles…it’s especially sharp, and ‘manly’, in black ;)… lol!</p>

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<p>I second the mini cooper convertible idea. I have one (not the S but it’s still pretty fun1!!) and I LOVE it!!!</p>

<p>Service has been great and it holds its value extremely well…yet not outrageously expensive to start with.</p>

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<p>No one is ever going to convince a man who wants a Porsche that he should be driving a Mini Cooper convertible instead. If he wants a Porsche, then he’s not getting it for practicality either, and no compromise will really make any sense.</p>

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<p>I hope he tries driving the Mini-S before making that decision. The S is quite powerful and does, in fact, seat 4 which was part of the op’s initial request for info…</p>