2001 boxster s v. '05 s2000?

[Dr. Kill]

Originally Posted by nola mike

it's funny. i was talking to my girlfriend about which car i was going to buy. she says, "oh, i already know you're going to buy the porsche".
"why?"
"because you want it, but you keep trying to think up reasons not to buy it."

sigh.

This is your answer. You have to the get the Porsche. If you buy the Honda, while probably being a smarter economic decision, you will always look fondly at other Porsches you meet on the road. You will always wonder what it would have been like. I doubt that if you buy the Porsche, you will sit around and wax poetic about what life would have been like with the Honda (well maybe you will when you are paying for maintenance ).

I knew very early in my relationship with my wife that I needed to spend the rest of my life with her. Getting behind the wheel of the Porsche gives me a similar feeling. I had other cars before, only to sell them after years or months because I knew it wasn’t the perfect car (like former relationships with old girlfriends?).

When you know it’s right, you know it. Buy the Porsche. It will probably give you a headache or two that you won’t experience with the Honda, but it will give you more enjoyment, and when you are 75 years old, you can look back and say “yeah, I used to have a 986S. That was quite a car.” As opposed to, “boy I sure am glad I based my vehicular decisions on slight economic advantages rather than what I really wanted.”

[nola mike]

heh heh. done!
i'm one of you now...

[7th gear]

Originally Posted by Dr. Kill

....when you are 75 years old, you can look back and say “yeah, I used to have a 986S. That was quite a car.” As opposed to, “boy I sure am glad I based my vehicular decisions on slight economic advantages rather than what I really wanted.”

good one ...

you'll never return anything because of the 'specs'. in other words, you won't take a car back 'cuz you clocked 6s in 0 - 60mph test instead of road & track's printed 5.9 s. you'll take it back 'cuz it sux.

dude, listen to your heart! which car made it sing?

[Peer]

nola mike wrote:
> it's funny. i was talking to my girlfriend about which car i was going
> to buy. she says, "oh, i already know you're going to buy the porsche".
> "why?"
> "because you want it, but you keep trying to think up reasons not to buy it."
> sigh.


Well, that's similar to my very decisive GF who just bought me my Boxster (from some lady in Beverly Hills) and then drove it up to Bay Area & delivered it at my doorsteps -- she just knew that I wanted it, no question asked.

-- peer

[drburton]

Some thoughts.

First, you really need to drive the respective model years in the price range you are shooting for. There are significant differences between the pre-2005 Boxsters and the more recent ones (987).

Also, take into consideration the 'community' you will be joining. Just the fact you are posting this makes me believe your purchase will be more than just a car for you. Porsche has built a great community of car enthusiasts. You can join your local PCA and there will be a variety of social events as well as advanced driving school and track events. There are also a number of very helpful forums for tech information.

Don't forget about service. My experience with Porsche service has been amazing. Excellent service with attention to detail and great people to work with. My service rep is almost like a concierge service, she does anything for me.

The Honda is a great car too and you will obviously get biased opinion here so drive the cars and make a decision.