Chicks Car?

[dallison]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

When I hear someone refer to the Boxster as a chick car I know two things immediately. One this person has little if any time behind the wheel in a high performance driving instruction setting and two the person is not too familiar with the brand.

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I agree, most have no clue.

[chris97boxster]

So all mid-engined cars are chick cars?!?
or only the ones that r convertibles ?

I usually quip back "so what is ur opinion
on the Carrera GT?"
-->one resresponse was "never heard of a
Carrera GT"

when ppl make that statement (chick car)
1st- they r un-informed
2nd- never driven a boxster
3Rd- an IQ not worth mentioning
I could go on
911 is a different beast
my 2 cents
Chris

[nnewell]

Hi, first time poster here.
I just bought a '99 Arena red base.

and I just sold my '58 190SL it was also called a ladies car but that was
because of rosemarie nitribitt .

I've owned several fast cars like corvette and driven a couple of Ferrari's.
The Boxster is hands down the most fun to drive.

Great forum.......

~ Nick

[WhipE350]

Welcome...have you posted pictures...you know it is a requirement as a newbie

[nnewell]

Originally Posted by WhipE350

Welcome...have you posted pictures...you know it is a requirement as a newbie

It's been raining here since I bought the car so no decent pictures, how about a picture of my last sports car?

[JTP]

I was dropping off a buddy at San Diego airport yesterday and a silver Boxster was in front of us on the freeway. He knows I have a Boxster and tries to harass me about having a chic car but I go on about its great handling and being a great platform. The Boxster pulls over at the terminal in front of us and out comes two girls and my buddy just laughs. Aaargh!

[promark420]

My dad has a '97 993 Turbo, and it definitely has a lot more power than the Boxster. However, it isn't nearly as fun overall. Would I rather have his 993 or my 896? I'll take the 986. It is the most complete performance vehicle I've driven in my young life. My stepmom had a Viper. I hated driving it. Sure it was powerful--almost too powerful for its own good, but it wasn't any fun to drive. It was fun to accelerate, but not drive. My sister's VW beetle was more fun to drive than the Viper, but that's just me.

It bothers me when society stereotypes gener into absolutes. I've been dating a lady for the past 4 years, and here are some differences.

I love yogurt; in fact, I got her into yogurt. I prefer Greek-style yogurt since it has double the protein and half the fat and sugar. That sounds like a man's food to me.

She loves all sports, especially the big three. She was a sports writer in college, covering UF football, basketball, softball...basically everything. She almost became a sports writer for a small newspaper until she realized how brutal the lifestyle is. My favorite sport is tennis. Second is the NFL. Third is soccer. A distant fourth is boxing. The rest could disappear and I'd be fine.

I cook. I love to cook. It's fun and relaxing to me. It also lets my creative side shine. She hates it. It scares her. The deal is that I cook and she cleans, and that's perfectly fine with me.

I love metal. It's my favorite genre of music, and I dare you to find more talented musicians or range of emotions once you get into the avant garde (Arcturus, Opeth, Cynic, etc.). I also love classical. To me there's nothing better than blasting some angry Mahler and driving a Boxster on a winding road. She likes classic rock; Led Zepplin is her favorite band.

I enjoy Scotch whisky, craft beer, cigars and shaving with a straight razor. You can't tell me those aren't stereotypically manly. She's delving into those (minus the razor). I also drink a lot of tea--green, white, black, herbal, red, you name it. She can't stand tea.

Wrap up everything about my personality based on my hobbies/passions--including my argument about what makes a man "manly" or not--and I think you can see why I enjoy the Boxster so much. More than anything, I think it's pretty obvious that I really don't care. No one will care if they've driven a Boxster. Hey look--yogurt!