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Originally Posted by Boxtaboy
Man, it is great!.... if you dig AMC Pacers!  |
Hate to hurt anyone's feelings, but we get WAY more looks when we're in the 928 than the Boxster. Of course, the only view a Boxster ever gets of my 928 is from behind.
I love them both, but when given the choice I drive the 928.
A few facts about the Shark that may help you admire it a little more:
1) It was the most expensive production Porsche of its' time. Mine was 62,500 sticker in 1987. Mucho mas if it were sold today.
2) Full (and I mean FULL) leather interior. The ceiling, walls, door panels, everything but the dash board are leather.
3) The 1987 928 set the speed record of the time for any production car at 171MPH....stock, out of the box.
4) Can you say 316HP with no mods.
That's just the '87 as later models had even more. With my X-Pipes added and a couple of other minor tweaks we're at 350rwHP. Supercharge this baby and you are gone.
5) On the highway and in the mountains, the Boxster can't keep up. Much closer in the mountains, not a chance on the highway.
6) People ask "what does 87SHARK mean on your license plate". When you say Shark is a nickname for the 928 and 87 is they model year, everyone says "That's a 20 year old car? It looks new!". One of the fellow forum buddies had his boss try and impress him saying he loved his new Porsche and was looking at the same one on the showroom floor the week before. The problem is that was two years ago and the 928 went out of production in '95. Timeless beauty.
7) It looks really good with Rebecca DeMornay on the hood.
