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      03-18-2025, 09:49 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by flybigjet View Post
After going down the rabbit hole last night and my wife beating me over the head with this being suddenly the most important thing on my plate (juuuuuust what I needed after coming home from probably the hardest trip I've ever flown), I'm starting to circle the wagons on:

Third-Gen (981) 2012-2016. That gives the NA flat-6 instead of a turbo flat-4.

6-MT instead of PDK.

Under 40,000 miles.

Base instead of S (the Minister isn't a speed demon and doesn't care about the extra power).

Color TBD as long as it's NOT black or white.

Price under ~$45k.

This will be a replacement for her 2019 Miata RF-GT hardtop. Between selling that and her selling some work stock, I can pull this off without having to take out a loan.

I can pretty much fly anywhere in the country for free, so a "fly and drive" is certainly doable.

So-- any options on a Third-Gen that are "absolute" must-haves?

Thanks guys-- I'm historically a BMW guy, so I'm dipping my toe into unknown waters here.

(Although the Minister *did* mention that I could sell the M2C and get a Cayman S so we'd match).

R.
Do some homework on fly and drive.

For you the fly part is no issue. The drive part was an issue for me because I live in a state with no reciprocal tax agreement with California where I bought the Cayenne. This meant paying sales tax twice in my situation.

Selling dealer said I could not drive off the CA lot without paying CA tax, so I skipped the fly/drive plan and had the car shipped 2,400 miles to me where I paid sales tax in my home state after delivery.
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