The Boxster, the poor man's porsche and Inferiority complex

[Deserion]

Ha, I did have one guy make a comment behind my back that my Boxster wasn't a "real Porsche". Pretty sure the guy didn't even own a car, let alone a rust bucket.

[rp17]

Okay I'm replying to this dead thread. 911 is a status symbol from some of the comments I hear now that I own a boxster. If I had to buy a new Porshe (I wouldn't take that depriciation hit), I'm thinking what color and mods I want on the new boxster!

Porshe knows that if the put the bigger engine in the boxster like BMW does with the M's and Mercs AMGs, who would buy the 911? Okay maybe a few old school purist. But I like it this way.

Besides, the engine is is the wrong place!!

[Crono0001]

Fck guys, come on. Let this thread die, please.

911s are great cars. Boxsters are great cars.

You wanna go pick on cars? Go laugh at Mustangs.

[RawleyD]

Originally Posted by Crono0001

Fck guys, come on. Let this thread die, please.

911s are great cars. Boxsters are great cars.

You wanna go pick on cars? Go laugh at Mustangs.

lol. I really hate Mustangs..

I'm starting to feel the same way about Miatas now too. There's just so damn many of them!

[2003S]

Originally Posted by RawleyD

lol. I really hate Mustangs..

I'm starting to feel the same way about Miatas now too. There's just so damn many of them!

Leaving O'Hare last night, I saw 3 986's before I even LEFT THE GARAGE. Felt like I was driving a friggin' Prius... I think I must have never noticed them before, but I certainly seem to see a lot of 986's now...

[madmods]

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[stephen wilson]

Originally Posted by Crono0001

Fck guys, come on. Let this thread die, please.

911s are great cars. Boxsters are great cars.

You wanna go pick on cars? Go laugh at Mustangs.

Ah, if you don't like the thread, don't look at it . Simple huh?

[madmods]

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[RawleyD]

So why get a 986 instead of another 'Stang?

Besides just wanting a better looking auto.

[madmods]

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[RawleyD]

Originally Posted by madmods

Because I thought maybe having a Land Roover (LR4) was more of my age and easier for draging two dogs around for weekly training and shows.

986 is a wrench toy. See alias just above my avatar

very cool.

This car is the very beginning of my wrenching days.!
My personal toy.

[laphan]

Well, not too add to this boxster/911 thing.
owning both 996 and 986 of the same year make me realize that people who think lowly on boxster normally not porsche owners or never driven a boxster before.
Once someone approached me in gas station filling up the boxster asking about boxster as cheap porsche and 911 is the real porsche. I shot him down by saying boxster is actually more like a real porsche than 911. He was not happy by saying that only people can't afford 911 can say that. So I pulled the 911 registration out of my pocket and showed him that I own both, definitely know porsche better than him, his face turned red and left.

I thought about selling the boxster after I decided to buy the 996. I cannot let my self selling the boxster, they are different cars. Boxster is more fun to drive, more like a go kart. 911 is more like a GT car, quiet and smooth. Main reason for 996 is the back seat for my daughter.

Also, try to push boxster and 911 to their limit with traction off, and see what happens.
I did and the results in 996 ain't pretty with the back end on the wrong side (almost no mercy when the rear end steps out)...

[mountainman]

Originally Posted by laphan

Well, not too add to this boxster/911 thing.
owning both 996 and 986 of the same year make me realize that people who think lowly on boxster normally not porsche owners or never driven a boxster before.
Once someone approached me in gas station filling up the boxster asking about boxster as cheap porsche and 911 is the real porsche. I shot him down by saying boxster is actually more like a real porsche than 911. He was not happy by saying that only people can't afford 911 can say that. So I pulled the 911 registration out of my pocket and showed him that I own both, definitely know porsche better than him, his face turned red and left.

I thought about selling the boxster after I decided to buy the 996. I cannot let my self selling the boxster, they are different cars. Boxster is more fun to drive, more like a go kart. 911 is more like a GT car, quiet and smooth. Main reason for 996 is the back seat for my daughter.

Also, try to push boxster and 911 to their limit with traction off, and see what happens.
I did and the results in 996 ain't pretty with the back end on the wrong side (almost no mercy when the rear end steps out)...

How true. I currently own a 986, a 987, and a carrera4. I enjoy driving the boxsters more than the 911's. And on spirited drives I have no problem running with the big guys in the curves.

[cfos]

Originally Posted by laphan

Well, not too add to this boxster/911 thing.
owning both 996 and 986 of the same year make me realize that people who think lowly on boxster normally not porsche owners or never driven a boxster before.
Once someone approached me in gas station filling up the boxster asking about boxster as cheap porsche and 911 is the real porsche. I shot him down by saying boxster is actually more like a real porsche than 911. He was not happy by saying that only people can't afford 911 can say that. So I pulled the 911 registration out of my pocket and showed him that I own both, definitely know porsche better than him, his face turned red and left.

I thought about selling the boxster after I decided to buy the 996. I cannot let my self selling the boxster, they are different cars. Boxster is more fun to drive, more like a go kart. 911 is more like a GT car, quiet and smooth. Main reason for 996 is the back seat for my daughter.

Also, try to push boxster and 911 to their limit with traction off, and see what happens.
I did and the results in 996 ain't pretty with the back end on the wrong side (almost no mercy when the rear end steps out)...

Which prompts the question: Why do you carry your car's registration with you... if you aren't driving it? This is almost as mind-boggling to me as PL's statement about filling up somewhere that actually has a gas-station attendant... or worrying about what some stranger, that I'll never see again, says about me or my car... or feeling the need to regale him with my knowledge on all-things-historical about a car company. We get enough people *where I live* that come to my door proselytizing that I really feel no need to further engage with strangers in an attempt to convert them into a Boxster-Beliber or enter into a gas station for something overpriced and processed in exchange for forthcoming accolades. But that's me -- I don't go looking for conversations in gas stations, parking lots, or elsewhere -- not when I have the internet! Carry on.

I'll just go wonder if I should carry registrations, tax statements, retirement summaries, and pictures of other sources of wealth as I grab the list for Target -- just in case I'm stopped.

[TAKART]

"owner of the cheapest available Porsche"

all I care. It is a Porsche and it is within my budget. I cannot afford a GT3 so I will have to be satisfied with this one for the moment. Maybe one day it will be different.

Many people are in the same situation so I feel fortunate already to own a Porsche. I already have a Superiority Complex haha

[ekam]

Originally Posted by TAKART

"owner of the cheapest available Porsche"

all I care. It is a Porsche and it is within my budget. I cannot afford a GT3 so I will have to be satisfied with this one for the moment. Maybe one day it will be different.

Many people are in the same situation so I feel fortunate already to own a Porsche. I already have a Superiority Complex haha

But more importantly, you live in Lyon where most people don't have a car, and if they do they drive their little Skodas...

I was there in June and the roads in the countryside is perfect for our Boxster. I missed not having my car when I was there.

[RandallNeighbour]

I've no inferiority complex, but I want a 991S when I can afford one. I want far more power and a tin roof on my future porsche. Houston is not a good place for a Boxster IMO.

[ChrisZang]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I've no inferiority complex, but I want a 991S when I can afford one. I want far more power and a tin roof on my future porsche. Houston is not a good place for a Boxster IMO.

Don't wait for the 991S, 997.2S is good enough ...

[RandallNeighbour]

Chris, this is gonna sound crazy, but here goes nothing...

I want my next Pcar to be a DD. I like the interior of the 991 and want a PDK and a 3.8... And I want ventilated seats. Houston, Texas living/driving mandates it. Anyone from here will not argue its not a required feature on his or her next DD...

Let the harassment begin!

[ChrisZang]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Chris, this is gonna sound crazy, but here goes nothing...

I want my next Pcar to be a DD. I like the interior of the 991 and want a PDK and a 3.8... And I want ventilated seats. Houston, Texas living/driving mandates it. Anyone from here will not argue its not a required feature on his or her next DD...

Let the harassment begin!

All the options you mention are available since MY 2009

Here's your car with all the options you want (sans ventilated seats) for less than $50k:
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