Why did you buy your Boxster?

[ehljags]

I looked at M-rodster and M-3 cab...
1) Porsche handled much better (although bimmers have more ponies)
2) Porsche looks much better (IMHO)
3) Availability of car at the time of purchase (M-3 cab has a 4-6 month wait)
4) Porsche dealer was more aligned with my needs/wants


By the way, I have driven BMWs for several years and still own bimmers; however, Porsche is the PERFECT sports car....

[Dgnarvs]

in my 20's, (about 15 years ago), my girlfriend then gave me a model car of a silver Boxster with red interior. I thought it was one of the most beautiful cars I've seen and promised myself that I would get one before I turned 35.

Fast forward to 2013 and a friend of mine upgraded (downgraded?) to a 370z and decided to unload his 01S...in Arctic Silver! I was 35 then. can't argue with fate.

[jb92563]

I was looking for a sporty second car project or kit car and did a search for under $15k and found some Boxsters on the list.

The general public believes that a Porsche would be out of reach pricewise as I did so it never even occurred to me I could get one in that price range.

Once i saw the Boxsters I had to find out what they would be like so I went to a dealer and test drove a base model. When I discovered that there were S models
I decided that you can never have too much power, plus it had better brakes and a few other stronger parts.

I found a 2001 S in a private sale for just under $15K in 2012 and here I am happy as can be,
even though I've had a few of the Boxster issues, I'm still enthused.

The good DIY support is a factor too thanks to this forum.

So I fell into the idea of this dream car quite by blind luck really.

Now that I have driven it plenty, I can't imagine ever not having a Porsche to drive.

Every other car's handling pales by comparison and now I'm really disappointed that
many cars designed do not have decent handling characteristics, let alone great.