Why did you buy - your - Boxster?

[Sputter]

For me it was the simple act of sitting in seat that sold me. It had such a natural feel to it. ( for me anyways).

This commercial says it all: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pGTv7lMY9XA

......Could anything every make us feel that way again, could the clock be turned back, could we ever regain that special feeling.......is there a way to feel like a kid in a go-cart again.......maybe there is: After 45 years the affair continues; the Porsche Boxster.

[TriGem2k]

My cousin bought a Boxster in July of 1997. Brand New, Artic Silver, Black Interior. He brought it to our house the night he bought it and I was 11years old and I looked at my dad and said "when I get my license thats what I want!"

Flash forward to 2001/2002 I was ready to get my drivers License and I told my dad I still wanted a Boxster and he said fine call your cousin and tell him we will buy it from him since he no longer drives it. The stage was set, my cousin agreed to sell us his 1997 Boxster. Two weeks before I got my drivers license his car was Stolen from BEVERLY HILLS PORSCHE while it was in for service.

I was pissed!

In the end it all worked out, Car was stolen, Dealer paid for car and sold me a Brand New 2001 Boxster with awesome options for a great price. So I ended up with a brand new Boxster.

[CJ_Boxster]

Interesting stories.

For me, it was simple, I've always been into cars and to tell you the truth, having a fun car to drive is one of the only reasons its worth get my a$$ out of bed in the morning/afternoon. I had to buy and sell alot of cars though to finally have enough money to buy it.

My Top 3 Reasons would be:

1) I wanted a convertible
2) Wanted a sports car
3) Did NOT want a car you see everyday

[986Roadster]

Great post!

Never in a million dreams would I of thought that I would drive/buy a Porsche. I have always loved porsches. I never wanted a Porsche.... I was looking at the honda 2000, and the nissan 350z.....really somthing that I could afford to buy. My dad has always loved porsches also, but has also had a love affair with mercedes, so he never bought one. After car shopping with me for over 3 months, he decided to fork out the extra $10,000 for me to buy a Porsche boxster! Really i had no choice...Porsche or ahhh Nissan.... PORSCHE!

No regrets!

[LoveBunny]

When I was in my teens I decided I wanted a Porsche and realized I could probably afford a 944 if I saved some money. So I worked for a while, saved what I could, and borrowed the rest from my gramma and bought a 1983 944 when I was 16. I LOVED that car! I only kept it for a little over two years because I moved away with a boyfriend and didn't have my dad around to help me maintain it, so I sold it and got a boring reliable Toyota Camry. I cried when I sold it. I still have pictures of it. I always wanted another Porsche but not until I could afford a newer one with a warranty. The 944 was always having issues.

I went to school forever and then got out of school and took a while to get my career going and get settled. Along the way I got a great deal on a Lexus so I put off my plans to buy a Boxster, though I had recently fallen in love with a friend's Boxster. I was planning on keeping the Lexus for a while and saving some money after I paid it off, but I kept wanting to go test drive some Porsches. By now I wasn't sure whether I wanted a Boxster, Cayman, or 911. (I started a thread about this a while back.)

As soon as I put the top down on the Boxster I knew that was the one I had to have. I work too hard and don't get much time to enjoy myself. I figured life is too short to work my butt off and not enjoy myself a little bit here and there.

I couldn't put my finger on why exactly I wanted a Porsche. Why do I like cars? I don't know. Maybe it's because my dad always was into cars and my parents rode me around in an MG in a basket when I was a baby.

[jonnycool]

i still have my 944, i don't think i'll ever sell it. I may sell the tag though

JON 944 W

it's worth more than the car...