track addiction downside

[Mark_T]

My wife loves going for long drives in the Boxster, top down or up, and the faster the better. The first time I took her for a spirited ride (our first date actually) she said it felt like being in a video game.

[Oldcarguy]

Wow, I guess I'm one of the luckiest guys on earth. My wife lives by the motto 'Life is too short to drive boring cars'. When she saw this on windscreen of my (soon to be) 986, she knew we had a car with the right P.O. (Shout out to MarkeeeVR6).

My wife and I autocrossed and rallied together through the mid 80's and 90's, had some great rides during our 10+ yr expatriation in Europe and S.E. Asia (Renault and Alfa), and returned to the US in mid 2014 to restart where we left off, picking up her new S5 cab the day after we returned and driving it out to my sister's to pick up my new to me 2005 XKR coupe. Together we completed the Bob Bondurant 3 day HPD school and had a great 1/2 day session in Las Vegas at Exotics Racing last year (with her driving a Ferrari 430 F1 and me in a McLaren 570s - she was less than a second off my best time, slow day for me, fast day for her )

She appreciates the capabilities of our 986 and she loves the sounds the 3.2 produces. However, her verdict after her first drive was: you don't have a chance against me on anything other than dry pavement and you're not going to beat me from a standing start to 100 mph in any case unless you really punish the 986 -but- the 986 is more direct & responsive, a much better top down car and it is a hoot to drive on our Catskill roads.

Does life get any better than this??? I don't think so

[jsceash]

I guess I'm lucky too. We just took a 4 hour round trip (286mi.) this morning to western PA. My great nephews 1st birthday. For me the trackable Boxster is more comfortable than her Honda SI. She likes riding in it even with only about 4" of ground clearance and pretty stiff suspension in track seats. As a matter of fact even with the road noise and exhaust drone, she slept almost the whole way home.

[Topless]

Guys and gals just want different things. My Cayman is a very mild street/track build with only springs, GT3 arms, corner balance and alignment. I like it just fine on the street or track but for long trips we ALWAYS take the Lexus. She prefers a leather couch with wheels.

[j.fro]

I'm quite jealous of the "lucky" folks out there. My wife hates my 986. I think I get her to ride in it maybe once a year. She hates the 5-point harnesses, the fixed seats, the stiff suspension, the sound (???) and most of all, the "I smell like exhaust and gas afterwards".
However, after the one or two autocross runs that she rides along for, she's always smiling afterwards. Guess I'm OK with that.

[clickman]

I love my Boxster but I hate the seats. I have to use one of those spacefoam wedge pillows to keep my back from killing me. My wife doesn't mind the seats and doesn't mind going for drives. I'm lucky.