Boxster Noobie, Hello

[Sgt David]

I bought my first Porsche a couple of months ago. A 2003 Boxster Base model, white with a dark blue interior. She only had a little over 26K miles when I bought her.
I joined the forum a week ago and I've been reading posts and trying to learn. I sure have a lot to learn as I'm finding out.

This is the first sports car for me, I have been into American Muscle all my life. In fact I bought my Porsche at my local Ford dealer when I was there pricing a door panel for my former Mustang. I saw the Boxster and fell in love. The price was right, and I was able to fit...after a little struggle. You see, I am calorically challenged and right at 6 foot 3.

[schnellman]

Welcome aboard, Sarge. Beautiful car and the Georgia weather to drive her in.

[Bryan topping]

Welcome Sarge! Very nice looking car, especially those wheels. Drive it like you stole it & enjoy the thrill of owning a Porsche. Oh, & one other thing....don't be afraid to ask questions here remember the only "stupid question" is the one that is not asked

[kjc2050]

Welcome, Sergeant! Great looking ride, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I recently bought a 2000 S with only 25K miles, so we're in similar situations.

[1olddude]

Welcome and beautiful car! There is nothing like the thrill of driving a boxster. I don't think I could ever go back to my camaro. This is a very informative forum, one of the best I have seen and a lot of nice people to learn from. Enjoy the top down fun!

[tuanle16]

welcome. i am in atlanta. we should meet sometime. i'd love to see yours in person. it looks great. when i was in NC, i had a group of other boxster owners that occasionally got together. perhaps we can do the same in GA.

[BoxsterSteve]

Welcome!
Like yourself, I was a Mustang owner as well. I sold my 18,000 mile 1988 Mustang GT to buy my 2000 Boxster S. Got more for that car when I sold it than I paid for my S.
Gotta say, I love the Boxster way more. Straight line in the 5.0 was great, but that was really all it could do. It was a crude machine. It handled and braked like a gorilla on a skateboard. Makes me wonder why I kept it for 23 years.
Enjoy the Boxster. Where you live, you can run it all year long. Sadly, mine is in winter hibernation already.

[Sgt David]

Thanks for the welcome. As you can see in the pictures, the leaves are falling here and I am pretty close to the mountains of North Georgia/Eastern Tennessee/Western North Carolina. I ride an old Goldwing with over 200K miles all over these mountains...looking forward to trekking those same roads in the Boxster. Two wheels by myself, four wheels with the Bride.

[jovie]

Hello forum,

Well, I've been looking around this forum since last year and great info. I bought a basic 2000 boxster last year and this is what I have done so far. I'm looking to do some more hacks when I get back from my tour in Africa. unfortunately, my baby is in a storage right now. This is a great forum. I have been learning so much about my boxster and porsche in general. Any San Diego boxster owner that conduct meets?

[rcbox2k1]

Nice car!!!

[SoloBox1]

Im in Atlanta also, we should get together one day soon... In box me if you guys want to meet and chat over ...