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Originally Posted by Middle Age Crazy
Excellent point.
In 1991 I traded in an 80' Ferrari 308GTSi (underpowered) for an 86' 930 Turbo for 2 reasons.....needed the back seats for newborn twins (the justification to the wife!) and wanted more power. In 2002 I bought a 2000 Carrera 2 Cab with 11,000kms on it. Very nice car but it felt more "Japanese" than my old 930 and the 993's I'd been in (but never owned) previously. That is not a slight to the car, just merely an observation. I enjoyed the Cab while I had it, excellent balance and performance but I felt something was missing.
I traded the Cab on a 2003 Corvette Z06 for "more power". I certainly got that. The car had awesome exceleration and handled amazingly well but it lacked that certain something....a "soul" if you will. I put 8,000kms on it without a stitch of trouble and did not hesitate a moment when I traded it in for a new "slower" 2007 987S. I can't describe it (the sense of being one with the car) but the Boxster has IT (the Ferrari had IT too...just needed a bit more HP). You need to drive the cars to understand. Power is nice but it certainly is not the be all and end all...trust me.
I think, on balance, the Boxster S may be the best Porsche out there. Apparently the March issue of GT Purely Porsche has a story about this very subject (2007 Boxster S). It is not on the newsstands where I live yet so I have not read it.
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Thanks for that.
This was my concern when I went to test drive a Corvette.
I remember driving it and flooring it and...It moved. Man, it moved. But I didn't feel it moving. I didn't feel like I was going fast.
I love accelerating and thrills, but I worry it may not be so thrilling in a car like the Corvette.
I was MUCH more thrilled in a Lotus Elise...Even though it's slower than the Vette.
I wonder if I will be unhappy after buying a Corvette and I will be wanting more out of my car.