Anti-Boxster Snobbery in Porsche Community

[Fintro11]

There are rotten apples in every group. There are people who buy Porsches for class and then there are Porsche enthusiasts.

In your case I think your friend is Jealous. You are getting a newer vehicle and the Porsche will be yours not your dad's.

I started out with a 1988 944 with a blown timing belt fixed it up and got involved with the local pca. As some one in their 20's I figured the worst when I at tented my first pca event. But as you will find a true enthusiast will get just as excited as you are about your new car no matter what model it is. Not to say there will be some light hearted joking around.

Just last year I upgraded to a 2003 Boxster S and I have not heard one joke about owning a boxster ....

[seningen]

I enjoy harassing 911's on track.

I usually get comments about -- "Wow that thing flys around the track".

They can often out drag me down the straights -- but within a few corners,
I'm all over them. Just have to man up and keep the momentum and let
the Boxster do its thing.

Mike

Originally Posted by Fintro11

There are rotten apples in every group. There are people who buy Porsches for class and then there are Porsche enthusiasts.

In your case I think your friend is Jealous. You are getting a newer vehicle and the Porsche will be yours not your dad's.

I started out with a 1988 944 with a blown timing belt fixed it up and got involved with the local pca. As some one in their 20's I figured the worst when I at tented my first pca event. But as you will find a true enthusiast will get just as excited as you are about your new car no matter what model it is. Not to say there will be some light hearted joking around.

Just last year I upgraded to a 2003 Boxster S and I have not heard one joke about owning a boxster ....

[Blackcloud]

I know a gentleman who has a beautiful collection of cars, including a Mclaren Hunt F-1 car from the 1970's and a Porsche 917K. He bought a Boxster S this year as his daily driver. What does that tell you?

[Bigsmoothlee]

The way I see it?

Who gives a flying F*ck what he thinks!

I don't buy cars to please anyone beside myself. I build them, mod them the way I want, and don't lose an ounce of sleep over their opinions. Be true to yourself. If you like it, and enjoy driving it... just buy it!!

I don't see cars as a sign of wealth, I'm sorry. I see them as signs of debt. Most snobby people are 1 or 2 missed payments away from the bank taking away their GT2 or Turbo... so why is it that they strut around with their puffed chests telling people the boxster isn't a real Porsche? Tell him that his face is bad for his sex life.

You know whats a sign of wealth? A huge bank account, being free Tuesdays at 2pm, and a big house with a security guard... but I definitely wont be impressed by a car that costs merely 10-15k over mine.

[Porsche9]

Buy what you like. I love the 911 and have had two but I like my Boxster just as much just in different ways. BTW the Boxster runs circles around the two 911's I had in terms of handling and the S is pretty much as fast if not faster then any air cooled car expect the 993 and some of the Turbos.

[fusionist]

You should race him!

[Gelbster]

I used to work for a Porsche competitor. We used to sneer at the 911 with it's Tatra layout.We dismissed it as an attempted triumph of development over design. We couldn't understand why they hung on to the engine dangling beyond the rear axle. They certainly understood and had proved that the mid engine layout was superior in development cars.Their development was awesome but so misdirected- we thought.
Much later we realized they were in even worse shape financially than even we were and had even more ossified senior management. Then the bean counters took over and they penny pinched what could have been the perfect solution. In the end it cost them way more in reputation and lost customers/sales .
At last they are now closer to getting the DFI cars right - which is great if you have a new one but if you own an older Boxster like me.....
I know some OEM vendors to Porsche and they tell me the Porsche philosophy toward owners of older models is very different to what I was accustomed to with my employer.
Porsche seemed to just turn their back on owners of the models beyond warranty. Ironically this neglectful attitude created an opportunity for the aftermarket to fix Porsche's problems. An opportunity Porsche could have profited from easily because they doubtless had all the engineering resources to correct the issues with upgrades/changes.Instead, Raby is doing it. Just my experience.

[jmatta]

I've been a 911 guy all my life. As a driving instructor, I drove Boxsters and knew I needed to buy an S. After numerous modifications, the car was still best, almost compared to my '73 911 with a full track suspension. In fact, I like to take students on familiarization laps in the Box and they are amazed at the performance a street car can offer.

Many 911 owners in our PCA region have realized just how good a Boxster can be.

[BYprodriver]

Every time I give a old air-cooled guy a ride in my Box he is astounded by everything about the car, even before I built the engine.