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Originally Posted by Ian c
It was you that first mentioned the 550 .
It was you that talked of the porsche racing success prior to the 911 design .
It is you that seems to have 911 envy ...
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correct, and mentioning the 550 is very relevant in addressing the OP's point that he felt that the Boxster was a 'girl's car'. As the Boxster is the closest to the 550 Spyder -- a car NO ONE would qualify as a chick car. Certainly not those willing to pay upwards of a million dollars. The only people who seem to feel that the Boxster is inferior are people who simply discount the history of the car within the brand and spend too much time buying into the years-in-the-making clever upselling strategies by Porsche's marketing people. Strategies that would only have been possible if the Boxster and Cayman were inexplicably denied engines that their platforms were more than capable of handling. Bizarre....
All of these point points were relevant to the OP's post. So I'm confused as to why would say I brought it up, as if to infer irrelevance.
p.s.
I have Ferrari envy. So you got it half right. You can always buy an old Carrera for less than a Cayman S and not get too freaked out about repairs. Can't say that about those beautiful sounding/looking Ferraris.
p.p.s.
for the record, are you disagreeing with FatMike, that the Carrera has not morphed into a GT? By posting the antique vs. modern Porsche picture you seem to be at odds with that sentiment. Are you back pedaling?
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