Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought....

[kabel]

Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought... a boxster s LOL

[bar10dah]

Originally Posted by kabel

Instead of a Boxster I wish I would have bought... a boxster s LOL

I second that! LOVE my '99 (no S versions in '99 anyways, so...). But, knowing more about Boxsters now, I would have shopped around for an S. Who knows, I may have still ended up with the same car I have now.

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by bar10dah

I second that! LOVE my '99 (no S versions in '99 anyways, so...). But, knowing more about Boxsters now, I would have shopped around for an S. Who knows, I may have still ended up with the same car I have now.

I have the 2.5 and I'm glad I didn't wait for the S. Bought my 2.5 last month and had I waited and searched for a S I wouldn't have a Boxster at all, would have probably taken another year or two to find a good one at a decent price.

The 2.5 is VERY fast. I know i know, "only 200hp", yeah well german horses must be worth about 1.5 american horses because these are very powerful horses!

I killed a Evo VIII. 276hp, 4wd, 3,000 lbs. Should have killed me but 0-80 it was all me, he fell to my back bumper and never moved from there. Bad shifting? Who knows.

Point is the 2.5/2.7 is more than enough and if someone's thinking "Gee, should wait for the S?" DON'T. Get the base, you'll be very happy.

[986_c6]

QUOTE The 2.5 is VERY fast. I know i know, "only 200hp", yeah well german horses must be worth about 1.5 american horses because these are very powerful horses!

I killed a Evo VIII. 276hp, 4wd, 3,000 lbs. Should have killed me but 0-80 it was all me, he fell to my back bumper and never moved from there. Bad shifting? Who knows.

Point is the 2.5/2.7 is more than enough and if someone's thinking "Gee, should wait for the S?" DON'T. Get the base, you'll be very happy.[/QUOTE]



The driver of the EVO must have been eating a Big Mac, talking on the phone and resetting his radio stations at the same time when he was "racing" you because there is no way a 2.5 or 2.7 can outrun an EVO.

Just grab any old magazine and take the 0-60 and quarter mile times...impossible.

disclaimer: I do not own an EVO or any Japanese car currently, I do own a 2.7.

[recycledsixtie]

986 inquiry. My 2.7 base Boxster is sufficient car for me . If you wind it up, it is plenty fast enough. The only other Porsche I tried was a '99 911. It seemed heavy and cumbersome compared to the Boxster. As regards the Boxster S, I really dont need more power. I would think that fuel economy is quite a bit worse? :dance: Am a happy camper.

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by 986_c6

The driver of the EVO must have been eating a Big Mac, talking on the phone and resetting his radio stations at the same time when he was "racing" you because there is no way a 2.5 or 2.7 can outrun an EVO.

Just grab any old magazine and take the 0-60 and quarter mile times...impossible.

disclaimer: I do not own an EVO or any Japanese car currently, I do own a 2.7.

i know, i looked it up, evo 0-60 in 4.5. Shouldn't have even been a contest, but I guess when it's 6 seconds against 4.5 seconds every bad shift counts.

maybe it was a fake evo, easy enough to add fake badges, but I could hear that turbo whine and blow-off valve clear as day

and this is why i bought a dashcam, so when i go to forums and say "i beat a XYZ today!" I don't have to hear "did they know they were racing?". Not your fault, I'm still wondering wtf happened.
http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/32206-anyone-else-have-dashcam.html

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by 986_inquiry

i know, i looked it up, evo 0-60 in 4.5. Shouldn't have even been a contest, but I guess when it's 6 seconds against 4.5 seconds every bad shift counts.

maybe it was a fake evo, easy enough to add fake badges, but I could hear that turbo whine and blow-off valve clear as day

and this is why i bought a dashcam, so when i go to forums and say "i beat a XYZ today!" I don't have to hear "did they know they were racing?". Not your fault, I'm still wondering wtf happened.
http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/32206-anyone-else-have-dashcam.html

Alright, fine, I'll be the one to say it. Street racing is stupid. Talking about it on a message board is not a good idea either. Grow up now, you drive a Porsche.