lol, there is zero status in a 15 year old boxster. nobody stares or smiles. come on now.
Totally False. This forum is full of stories of people complimenting 15 year old Boxsters. Age doesn't matter - most people wouldn't have a clue these cars are 15 years old. Keep em looking good and the age doesn't show.
The Porsche badge on the front says a lot and draws attention.
If they aren't staring and smiling at you - that says more about you than me. Maybe get the polish out and make her look pretty.
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Totally False. This forum is full of stories of people complimenting 15 year old Boxsters. Age doesn't matter - most people wouldn't have a clue these cars are 15 years old. Keep em looking good and the age doesn't show.
The Porsche badge on the front says a lot and draws attention.
If they aren't staring and smiling at you - that says more about you than me. Maybe get the polish out and make her look pretty.
My car looks fine. I live in an affluent area. Trust me, No one comments or compliments, from my 3tt to my 7tt to my boxster.
My car looks fine. I live in an affluent area. Trust me, No one comments or compliments, from my 3tt to my 7tt to my boxster.
The headlights date the hell out I'd the car
Well good for you!
The headlights are an easy fix, and not even that expensive. Check out the forums, some really nice looking lights on here.
As for compliments, I've had a number and I know others who have as well. Driving though Toronto, yes, you will see lots of Porsches of all shapes/sizes - but you will see dozens and dozens of BMWs - they just blend into the background now. Assume your area is the same - a few Porsches but a ton of Audi's and BMWs.
In most parts of Canada and the US - Porsche is much more of a premium brand than a BMW.
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lol, there is zero status in a 15 year old boxster.
I would say you are wrong. There is a status in every 15 year old Boxster. As we all know it's a housewifes or a hair dressers car. So isn't that a status?
Besides that i don't know one hairdresser and no housewife in person driving a 986. Maybe they are all driving Mercedes SLK R170?
Also i think the sunny side up headlights are getting a revival. I see more and more cars (986 and 996) where owners go back to the sunny side up style with the orange elements.
lol, there is zero status in a 15 year old boxster. nobody stares or smiles. come on now.
You're comparing a mundane saloon with a sports car, it's like comparing Usain Bolt with the guy down the gym. Both worthy but the BMW is ultimately driven by ****************************s in the outside lane who think they own the earth and the Porsches are, well they're not.
At least in the UK that is. People who own an E46 or any other BMW tbh are immediately known as a lane-hogging, no indicating self important dick and normally turn out to be just that. And if you happen to be unfortunate to own an M3 even more so.
Also to this guy above, why are you actually on this forum?
You're comparing a mundane saloon with a sports car, it's like comparing Usain Bolt with the guy down the gym. Both worthy but the BMW is ultimately driven by ****************************s in the outside lane who think they own the earth and the Porsches are, well they're not.
At least in the UK that is. People who own an E46 or any other BMW tbh are immediately known as a lane-hogging, no indicating self important dick and normally turn out to be just that. And if you happen to be unfortunate to own an M3 even more so.
Also to this guy above, why are you actually on this forum?
um, no. An E46 330ci will give a boxster a pretty good run for the money anywhere. And lets be real, porsche drivers aren't known to be brilliant. Both have plenty of bad stereotypes.
I'm on this forum for technical content. I'm not so delusional to think that anyone is impressed with my boxster, which can basically be purchased for the change found under the couch. I'm using it for a DE car, thats basically it. Its a decent looking, nice driving car, but I certainly don't fawn over it or think its anything tremendous.
um, no. An E46 330ci will give a boxster a pretty good run for the money anywhere. And lets be real, porsche drivers aren't known to be brilliant. Both have plenty of bad stereotypes.
I'm on this forum for technical content. I'm not so delusional to think that anyone is impressed with my boxster, which can basically be purchased for the change found under the couch. I'm using it for a DE car, thats basically it. Its a decent looking, nice driving car, but I certainly don't fawn over it or think its anything tremendous.
sorry if this hurts your ego.
Wow....do you eat at the Cheesecake Factory much? Apparently you used all your spare change to buy the Boxster....maybe should have saved some and bought some manners. What a dink.
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um, no. An E46 330ci will give a boxster a pretty good run for the money anywhere. And lets be real, porsche drivers aren't known to be brilliant. Both have plenty of bad stereotypes.
I'm on this forum for technical content. I'm not so delusional to think that anyone is impressed with my boxster, which can basically be purchased for the change found under the couch. I'm using it for a DE car, thats basically it. Its a decent looking, nice driving car, but I certainly don't fawn over it or think its anything tremendous.
sorry if this hurts your ego.
Takes a lot more than a forum troll to hurt my "ego"
And also your "change under the couch" is someone's life savings and what they've worked hard for, you'd do well to remember that. There's no real reason to come on an enthusiast forum and denounce the car to be "nothing tremendous"unless you're just looking to be a vapid troll and bait people.
As the old saying goes "if you've nothing nice to say, don't bother saying anything at all"
Wow....do you eat at the Cheesecake Factory much? Apparently you used all your spare change to buy the Boxster....maybe should have saved some and bought some manners. What a dink.
No, I haven't been to cheesecake factory in a decade. What that has to do with the price of boxsters, i'm not sure.
Its a $5,000 car. Literally high school children can buy this car in cash with their babysitting money. I didn't think you guys would get so offended here.
Then again, you seem very obsessed with the "porsche" name and believe that you get stares and smiles, so I guess it cuts a bit deeper.
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Takes a lot more than a forum troll to hurt my "ego"
And also your "change under the couch" is someone's life savings and what they've worked hard for, you'd do well to remember that. There's no real reason to come on an enthusiast forum and denounce the car to be "nothing tremendous"unless you're just looking to be a vapid troll and bait people.
As the old saying goes "if you've nothing nice to say, don't bother saying anything at all"
Oh jeez, its a figure of speech. I don't have any change under my couch cause I clean that sucker religiously. That said, we are talking about $5,000 to $7,000 vehicles here. Its just reality.
I think it depends on the boxster. I can see what you're saying if you want to generalize all 986 boxsters as really beat up, high mileage, poorly kept 97-99s. I'm not impressed by cars like that either. A really well kept, low mileage facelift S on the other hand still gets some looks IMO and isn't a 5-7k car.
Many opinions stated here and we all know about opinions... Sure our Boxster's are not worth a lot of money but don't make the mistake of using monetary worth as a valid measure of their "worth". As I've gotten older (hopefully wiser) I've found that folks who try to use price as a valid measurement of worth are really missing the mark.
As far as the headlights go, I for one really like their shape and the amber color. the shape is so unique. Nobody and I mean nobody else has them. Honestly, how cool is that. the way they flow meld with the shape of the car. C'mon you gotta love them. As far as the amber goes, as these cars age more people will respect their age and what they did for the turnaround and (I think) want to see them as they really were designed not made to look like something they just weren't meant to be when they were created.
So isn't that a status? 
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