I think I got a decent deal..... but value your input. New 2010 Boxster, MSRP is ~ $59,500 (can't find the window sticker, but that is within $200). Not heavily optioned, but included heated seat, Cayman S II wheels, auto climate, blue tooth, sport chrono, bi-xenon. metalic paint).

Purchase price was $44,600, or a 25% discount. I realize that this car is basically a year old, but that seemed like a decent discount.

 

...that is a decent discount. 25% is not shabby.

In the end it is a subjective thing. Loving the car is 99% of "the deal".

 

If you like it, that's all that matters. I got 30% off SRP when I bought my '08 Boxster S in 2009. Luck for me, it has the color and options I wanted.

BTW, you should also be able to get new car financing for that car.... Also, ask the dealer when it was put into service, since that dictates what's left on warranty.

 

It is a car I like. I have previously had 1998 and 2003 Boxsters, and am excited to enjoy some of the enhancements since then.

The in-service date is yesterday. Nice score on your Boxster S.

 

As long as you have the in-service date in writing, that's all that matters. You probably know this, but reason dealers put cars "in service" so that they get new allocation. I have heard of many left overs sold at 20%+ discounts, but the in-service dates are "punched" a year earlier (ie. a 2009 car put into service in 2009, tho sold as new in 2010). You're actually the first case I've heard the dealer put the left over in service when it's sold. Well, enjoy!

 

there's a $6,000 trunk money or dealer incentive on all 2010 mid engine.. so msrp discount plus that.. at least 20% minimum..such a good buy

 

Yup, u did good.

 

wow. that's awesome. congrats.

 

I think the range has been somewhere between 18-22% if memory serves me correct...So you've done very well!

 

As noted above, the purchase price was $44,600, but I actually did a lease (so PFS paid $44,600). More often then not, I buy vs. lease, but in this case, a lease was a great option. Here is why, PFS did not decrease the residual values even though these cars are selling at a big discount and the mfr incentives.

PFS has a 3 year residual at 57% (of the lesser of MSRP or MRM), which equals $33,200 in my case. So over 3 years I am paying $11,400 in depreciation, plus interest. The money factor I got translates to about 3.75% interest. Excluding tax, payment is $440 per month.

 

Not to hi-jack this thread but I saw a lease for a new Porsche Boxter in LA Times..with only 5k miles per year alowed (30 cents per mile over)...WTF