New 2000 Boxster S Owner

[7th gear]

Originally Posted by grasshopper

Anyway, I have been a little on the immature side since my purchase. On my way home from Dallas, I ran a GTO... on of the new ones. We got on it at about 70 and he pulled me by about a lenght, but to my surprise, the Boxster came back and passed him. In the last month, I have raced a new model Mustang GT. He jumped me off the line and I quickly passed him. Last Saturday, I raced a 350Z. I fully expected to lose, as I did with the two previous cars. But, After about 40 MPH, I passed him and did so easily. Now, given that my Boxster S only has 250 HP and is susposed to be under pwoered and slow, I am surprised at its performance. I bought it because I thought it was a beautiful car and the handling is just amazing. I did not buy it because I htought it was fast. On top of that, it is an auto - that alone should make it slower than the 5 or 6 speeds Boxtser S's. ???

i am glad you beat those cars where you live but in soCal, we've got to bob & weave thru traffic.

when i was test driving before my purchase, a salesman told me that it's possible to beat or even compete w/ some of those hi horsepower labeled cars but it's really in how you drive the 986 that makes the difference. so i salute you if you made that 350z w/ 300hp bow to the 986s w/ 250 ponies.

[grasshopper]

I was actually very surprised given that mine is an auto. I thought the new 400HP GTO would just eat the Boxster for lunch, and it started to look that way, but in the end, I was very pleased. Now, I did not take the interstate back and it was in the evening on a rural stretch of Highway... not another car for miles either way. I was actually in the passing lane for a mile or so. My car is has the 968S badge and the speedster humps. When we came to a stop sign in a little town call Point, he pulled up next to me and asked what kind of Porshce I was driving... he had not seen one like it. So, he wasn't too familiar with Porsches. I did not think the humps and new badging would camoflauge the Boxster so well.

I like the Boxster so much, I think I am going to sell it and buy a newer model with a little more HP and a stick. I have about $21,000 in mine with the tune up and new tires. It has the heated seats, tiptronic, de-ambered, speedster humps, 18" turbo twist wheels, and new tires, and just had its 60K mile tune up. Do you think I can get my money back out of it to upgrade? I am thinking I want a silver 06 with the black top and 6 speed.