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View Poll Results: How does your wife / SO feel about your car?
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Loves it, drives it, have to schedule windshield time.
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19.72% |
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Enjoys it, but to a point.
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42.25% |
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Toleration, but not into it. Not really objecting.
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33.80% |
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He's gonna kill himself in that damn thing...
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01-28-2014, 01:11 PM
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#21
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: SW Okla
Posts: 1,115
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I don't have a wife, so I don't have to listen to anything she likes or doesn't like.
Consequently, I have 4 Boxsters, and am looking for a 5th! 
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I think I have a Porsche problem...
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01-28-2014, 01:42 PM
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#22
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Marin, California
Posts: 243
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Since I'm transitioning from my Boxster to a 993 sunroof coupe, my S.O. is quite sad about losing access to a convertible. She doesn't drive stick so she wouldn't be driving either P-Car.
For the record, she's right. A sunroof does not equal a soft-top.
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01-28-2014, 01:50 PM
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#23
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: O.C. CA
Posts: 3,709
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My wife enjoys my Box until the seatbelt tensioner engages & starts compressing body parts.
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01-28-2014, 02:59 PM
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#24
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Rennzenn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,369
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My wife liked it, but wasn't really into the top being down (hair). Now that it's pretty much a race car, there's no riding in it and it's just kinda tolerated. She loves the 996, though, which was the plan
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01-28-2014, 04:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 868
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Loves It
My wife has never been crazy about riding on the Harley, so I was quite surprised when she fell in love with the Boxster. We take several two or three day trips every years. The benefit of being empty-nesters.
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01-28-2014, 05:20 PM
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jakesbox
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 759
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She is more excited about the 944 turbo coming next week!
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01-28-2014, 05:52 PM
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#27
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Colorado
Posts: 442
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20th wedding anniversary getaway
On our 20th wedding anniversary getaway last year driving from Durango, over Coal Bank pass, over Molass Pass, through Silverton, over Red Mountain Pass, through Ouray, to Crested Butte for the night and then down through Lake City and Creede and over Wolf Creek Pass, when we first pulled out on the highway from our house the first words out of my wife's mouth were, "Okay, what is the driving schedule?"  Love at first sight!  We had the 986 for two months up to that point.
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01-28-2014, 06:12 PM
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Track rat
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southern ID
Posts: 3,701
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It's a necessary evil, a toy for boys. She does like to "arrive" at parties in the Box but generally she is not into it, I drive entirely too fast , and she gets Porsche neck and motion sickness easily. A little irrational exuberance with honey in the right seat may result in my dash being decorated with ABC breakfast. It happened once in the Lexus. 
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01-28-2014, 06:28 PM
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#29
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 20
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My wife's opinion is "yep, it's a car".
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01-28-2014, 06:34 PM
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#30
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Bedford, TX
Posts: 2,716
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Mine enjoys going fast and she loves to hear the exhaust. The biggest issue is the hair, but for the most part she is pretty good about it. She would be happier if it was a Tip, but I just couldn't do that. At some point she needs a new car, maybe she needs a 996tt tip? 
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2001 Boxster S Lapis Blue
TS Cat Bypass Pipes and exhaust
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01-28-2014, 06:43 PM
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#31
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: PA
Posts: 8
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I'm surprised, my wife likes the box much more than my m3s.
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01-28-2014, 07:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Frisco, TX
Posts: 103
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Wife's opinion of my Boxster
Basically, she hates it, an has only driven it once, and never on her own, and doesn't want to drive it. She also pretty much refuses to ride in it.
To sum up, she
1. Hates a convertible - doesn't like wind on her face or in her hair.
2. Hates a stick shift. She can drive a stick, but really dislikes them.
3. Hates the lack of visibility with the convertible top up.
Like a few other say, great for me, too bad for her....
Pat 
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01-28-2014, 07:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 36
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My wife loves driving a stick but has only driven the Boxster maybe twice. Then I can also say the same thing about my RX8. This from a woman who has 150+ track days as a corner worker at Road America. At least she lets me buy these cars so I can't complain.
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01-28-2014, 07:59 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DFW
Posts: 782
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Unmarried, but my future wife has to at least like cars. God forbid the day of the SUV & mommy-mobile. I think I can settle if she likes the H1, or G-wagen.
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01-28-2014, 08:34 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Seattle
Posts: 274
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Wife loves the car but wanted an auto. She can drive a standard...but would prefer a auto....so she rarely drives it. But she does love the car/convertible functionality.
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Former: '02 BS and '08 C
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01-28-2014, 09:27 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 3,433
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I tell ya, I get no respect.
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'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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01-29-2014, 03:32 AM
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Theoretical propagandist
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 793
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My wife is a car and motorcycle fanatic and plans trips for us in the Boxster just so we can run the twisties. Bad thing is she is an enabler and we are always looking for new gadgets, gizmos and things. Oh well, I will endure somehow.
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When life throws you curves, aim for the apex...
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01-29-2014, 03:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Dickinson, TEXAS
Posts: 148
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Loves it, drives it often...
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Be careful, the car/girl/boat you just bashed is someone's pride and joy!
2001 Boxster S, 2007 Cayman SOLD, 2013 Abarth Cabrio
1970 Donzi 18 Holman Moody
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01-29-2014, 04:32 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 691
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stiletto Pat
Basically, she hates it, an has only driven it once, and never on her own, and doesn't want to drive it. She also pretty much refuses to ride in it.
To sum up, she
1. Hates a convertible - doesn't like wind on her face or in her hair.
2. Hates a stick shift. She can drive a stick, but really dislikes them.
3. Hates the lack of visibility with the convertible top up.
Like a few other say, great for me, too bad for her....
Pat |
+1. This sums it up.
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01-29-2014, 06:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 8,709
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