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Old 10-30-2009, 04:17 PM   #1
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I was at the 2001 Detroit auto show and I sat in a silver Carrera with the cinnamon colored interior and I grabbed the wheel and thought to myself "damn, I feel sexy". I dreamed about it for a few more years and bought my Boxster in 2006.
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Old 10-30-2009, 05:04 PM   #2
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First Porsche I ever sat in, or drove, is the one I have now..only it was almost 5 years ago when my DAD bought it. I was with him while he test drove Boxsters... the first one he and I test drove was a 2000 Ocean Blue base. We test drove several others, but oth agreed "this one" was the best. He bought it - and I had a chance to drive it/borrow it a handful of times throughout the time he owned it.

When he decided to sell it a year ago, I jumped at the chance to snatch it up for myself...we worked out a win-win deal.

Only other Porsche I've driven is bro-in-laws 1999 996. honestly, I like the box better! Not as fast, but way more fun!

I hope this car is the first of many Porsches I own/drive.
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Boxster mods I've added: Rear speaker kit, Painted Calipers, Painted Bumperettes, Painted Center Console, 987 Shifter Assembly, 3 Spoke Steering Wheel, Clear side markers, 03+ rear lights, de-snorkeled.
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Old 10-30-2009, 08:31 PM   #3
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I took a ride in my bosses Boxster S about a year and a half ago. He definitely drives it like it was meant to be driven. Didn't realize it would be so much fun at such a reasonable price. Started slowly looking on craigslist for my own not long after that. About four months later the wife had warmed up to the idea and I had found the low mileage car that I was looking for. I've been driving it for a year now and still catch myself grinning. My seven year old son loves it. Friends and family have gotten a thrill out of driving it. Just great fun, especially for a guy generally not interested in cars. Couldn't have picked a better year to buy a rag top. This summer was incredible in Seattle. I put 7,500 miles on it in the last year. I"m still sneaking it out on dry days.
Next up is to join the Porsche club and take a course on how to drive it better.

Hard to imagine not having a P car now. I'm hooked.
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Old 10-31-2009, 01:35 AM   #4
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Ive always dreamed of owning a Porsche. As a kid whenever one passed by my mom would point it out... and it made me want it even more. My moms always dreamed of owning a 911 and I guess the Porsche gene passed to me.

Heres a little snippet from an essay I just wrote for a stupid college Communications class... but since I got to chose the topic I wrote about getting my car...

"Thump, thump, thump. I think I'm going to have a heart attack. My heart, a raging demon trying to force its way out of its cage, is insatuable. This isn't happening. This can't be happening. There it is. A deep blue sapphire sparkling in the summer sun. Time seemed to fade away, everything became unfocused, and all my attention was on the blue beauty majestically driving towards me. Walter pulled up in the Porsche. The Porsche I travelled 500 miles to buy. The surreal moment passed and reality struck a heavy blow. This is my Porsche. "

I was 16 years old and the date was June 23rd, 2006 I bought my car and drove it 500 miles home with the top down, the radio blasting, rocking my $400 Oakleys. It too me 9 months to find the right car and just as long to convince my mother. Leave it to her I would have ended up with a 1989 red Firebird V8 or a 2000 black mustang base. Im glad I kept at it.

Since buying the car, I worked at the number 1 volume Chevrolet dealership in the entire midwest. Ive drivin' almost everything you can imagine other than a ferrari, lambo, bugatti, and rolls.

I made the right choice because nothing feels life my 1997 boxster and nothing makes me smile more. Ive already sold myself on never not owning a Porsche no matter where I am in life.

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Old 10-31-2009, 02:32 AM   #5
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It was Christmas day, 25th December 1998 and my cousin had picked up his brand new boxster earlier that week. We went for a drive that evening, first as a passenger then he let me drive.

I was amazed!

At the time I was 17 and driving a big V8, great in the straight line but handling was nothing like a mid-engined sports car. So my cousin takes this long sweeping bend, and I am actually quite frightened as I am expecting him to slide the car and I hope he is a good enough driver to catch it. Well there was no slide to speak of, the car felt like it was on rails. It was at that moment I knew I had to have one.

Fast forward 10 years and I can finally afford to buy one (these cars are quite expensive in Australia). I got my 2000 Boxster S April last year and I love driving it.
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Old 10-31-2009, 08:12 PM   #6
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first porsche

I liked them since I was a little kid ,though the first porsche I bought was a mint 1987 944 that was in 1995 ,I was 23 at the time ,that led to a 90 944 s2 cab,and a 84 911 cab ,now I have a 98 boxster and a 72 914

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