This torques my shorts

[Ofishbein]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

... Long story short, im a douche-bag lol

I, too, am sadly in that camp - but I pronounce it "douch-a" bag.

[TimAustinW]

the next time you hear someone saying the 986 is not a real Porsche or "the poor man's Porsche" here's some ammo from Wikipedia....

Within a year of marketplace acceptance in the United States, the original Boxster was the recipient of many awards, including those listed:

* Car & Driver – One of the 10 Best Cars of 1997
* Automobile – Automobile of the Year
* Motor – 1997 Performance Car of the Year
* Autocar – Best Roadster in the World
* Motorweek – 1997 Drivers Choice for Best Sports Car
* The Philadelphia Inquirer – Best Sports Car of the Decade
* Newsweek – One of the Best New Products of 1997
* BusinessWeek – One of the Best New Products of 1997
* American Marketing Association – Best New Product of 1997
* Automobile Journalists of Canada – 1997 Car of the Year
* Automobile Journalists of Canada – Best Design of 1997

The Boxster has been on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list eight times, from 1998 through 2003 and 2006 through 2008.

The Boxster S (986s) was rated as one of the top ten Porsches of all time by Excellence magazine.

The Boxster (in both 986 and 987 guise) is evo magazine's recommended buy in the 'Sports Car' category and has been ever since the model's introduction.

[Dr. Kill]

This happens to me semi-regularly at work. People let me know that they would have bought a 911, or at least the 987S if they were me. This used to happen to me ALL the time when I was poor and drove a V6 Mustang. “Oh, that’s not a V8? I would have gotten the GT.” This also seems to happen when people talk about the military. Just one example: a while back, some girl asked me what I did in the army. I told her I was Infantry, 82nd Airborne. She came back with, “oh, too bad you weren’t a Ranger, then I would have said you were cool.” I almost punched her in the throat.

This seems to be just human nature – all the more reason why I am fine with the Box having only two seats.