Cheap HP?

[Jeannot]

Originally Posted by IceBox

Frankly I'm suprised at all the back-handed comments regarding this guy's age. Seems to me he's gone out of his way to find an informative site and has asked the question we all ask; 'How can my Boxster go faster'. And in reply, most people are making broad assumptions regarding the' stupid' things he's likely to do. At 16, Sebastion Bourdais competed at Le Mans, surely he had the talent and intelligence to snag the ride. I suspect no one said 'Sacre Blue' which should be spelt 'Bleu', by the way. I wont make any judgement calls on that poster's brain-power based on a spelling mistake. Nor will I point out that 22 is a tiny hop from 16, and in no way speaks to any greater degree of wisdom or skill. And aren't we all in a position to consider ourselves lucky that we can afford to drive a Boxster? At 16 or 60? I'd now go get a hair-cut but genetics and time have taken care of that option, and as for homework, I never did it when I had it! And don't anybody get their panties in a twist, just think how you'd feel if you went to ask for some helpful suggestions, and got some of these responses instead.

By the way 'Sacre bleu' is spelled 'sacrebleu' in one word, FYI :-)

..and if I'd need to find out info about cheap HP, I'd skip my age in the first sentence of the question, don't you think?

[RandallNeighbour]

Skipping one's age in a question like that assumes the person composing the message knows that most everyone else on this list is 30-50 years old and JEALOUS!!! I'm more than happy to confess this in print and take full ownership of it!

Woboxster, just know that we're all very happy for you. I'll work very hard at showing you the respect you deserve as a fellow Boxster driver.

Please humor us though as we work at it though... you must understand that a guy like me saved every extra dollar for 12 long years to buy a 1997 Boxster in rough shape. When my elderly parents gave me $50 for my 40th birthday two years ago, it went right into the Porsche fund. My first car was a $400 '72 Toyota Corona Deluxe, which was a piece of crap 4 door with a 4 cylinder and an automatic transmission on the column...I'm sure you can see why we're a bit envious or jealous.

I'm sure many of the members of this forum could tell similar stories. In our 40's we're just now living a car dream that you've attained much earlier in life and that's a hard pill for us all to swallow.

Welcome to the forum, and you are indeed welcome, despite the long initiation!

[donv]

So true! My first car in high school was a 1962 Rambler, w/3-speed, & a 192 Cu. in. 6-cylinder, pink to boot (luckily mostly faded to a kind of beige). I was embarrassed to drive in the car myself (let alone convince anyone else to) but it was either that or buy a new "racing" (10-speed) bike for the $125 I had at the time. I chose being dry and getting where I needed to go in a solid shape car. At least it lasted most of the way through college (and kept generating cash before I got rid of it for parts - long story).

[jfmillr]

Just something I wanted to add to my old post. What I think would provide the best Hp bang for the buck, for under 2k would be to get your car chipped. have it tuned. You should see a pretty nice increase from that and shouldnt cost you more then 1500 depening who does it for you.

[JonnyBGood]

Does anyone realise that the kid who started this thread has not replied to anything? We've hijacked his post

Well, I certainly didn't know how to appreciate a car at 16. I just wanted to be cool and go fast. Oh well, with age comes ... sanity?

[Richard Truss]

i had noticed that myself. its like he told his friends "i bet i know how to get a bunch of old porsche guy's panties in a wad..... watch this."

we are so sad.

[Adam]

LOL^ So true. Hey kid, come back. These guys aren't so bad after you get to know them.

[Pilot2519j]

I did not realize that we are so politically correct here or that our underwears are so tight that you can have clean fun with a rookie. My state of mind and brain power are well thank you and don't worry about a typo here and there since English is not my first language but mispelling in french is irrelevant to me. So no offence is taken. I thought my comments were innocuous and not deragotory to the young man. Obviously the pc committee opines differently. :ah:

[Brucelee]

It is ALL good. Lets remember, it is about THE Car!

I think all you guys are great.

Drive on!

[JonnyBGood]

Pilot,

I actually think that most of us are more than jealous that there was no way that we could have owned our own Boxsters at 16. Quite frankly, I say, more power to him. I wish I had a P-car when I was younger. It does seem to bring up an interesting point that I've wondered myself... I've always wanted a Porsche. Now that I have one... whats next? Once I get to the 911s, what next?

I don't think anyone was flaming you pilot. I certainly wasn't.

"Move along, nothing to see here..."

[Adam]

After the 911 Carrera then you got to go for the Gt3 Johnny. I'd rather have one of those in my garage than a Turbo. How can you go wrong with turbo like acceleration and a 8,200 redline. Not to mention reflexes like a like a scared cat

[Richard Truss]

completely digressing from the original post, but i have to say a 993 (cab and/or turbo) and a 968 added to my stable would see a grin that a crowbar could not pry away. after that? well, a prancing horse or two sure would compliment the german-heavy landscape. say what you want, they are fantastic cars.

being that im 36, i think the 993 and the 968 are in my future. the italian stallion? god, i only hope.

[IceBox]

Pilot, I wasn't in any way suggesting a move to political correctness, as anyone who knows me would attest. Perhaps I wasn't very clear, so I'll summerize: I think people should answer the main thrust of the post. He didn't ask how anyone drove when they were 16, he asked for cheap hp ideas. I re-read all the posts, and frankly veiled jealousy isn't really humour. Then again, humour is to a degree subjective so whatever floats your boat. Personally I think a car priced in the Boxsters' range, with the used market and all, will see owners from many walks of life and many tax-brackets and age groups. Only RandelN was prepared to be honest, and saying a 16 yr old is damn lucky to own a Boxster...well the same could be said for a 22yr old. And at 16 I don't recall doing donuts in the parking lot to ammuse my friends. Which would lead me to believe Yello and I drove quite differently at that age. And it's an irrelevent observation at any rate, as the question was about cheap hp gains, not how do I impress my pals in the parking lot. I don't think it's PC to avoid stereo-typing someone based solely on their age or on an individual's own experiences. That comes off as kinda arrogant! "I did it so everyone would do it". Anyway, my point is just answer the question if you have an answer. I hope I never see a response to one of my questions with "Boy what a dumb question...when I was 38 I knew all about..." And Yellow, this is just MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, and JUST MAYBE I've learned a thing or two about speaking before I think...Read my post again and you'll find out what I mean...in the interim "Physician, heal thyself"

[blinkwatt]

Ges,I am turning 18 and have paid off almost half my boxster(dont worry i paid every penny on it and my insurance). I will not even tamper with the cars mechanics,as I have learned how great the car is by driving around 10 cars before i made up my mind. The only parts i have considered changing are the cheap plastic shift knob to a MOMO Anatomic(adds class,and feels more natural) and updating the lights(a more new look). I dont mean to sound like a grumpy person but everyone is right,you need to learn how to "unleash the beast". Dont just try to use the car for stupid street races with your friends(I am assuming your still in high school),learn the cars full potential(if you havent realized how well the car handles you shouldnt be driving it). Being so young you could learn how to proper shift,and i could use a brushing up on it as well.

[graybeard]

I just finished reading 3 pages of post and see how easy it to get people up in arms. Wo I assume that is wo as in yeah a boxster, we may have all taken a different path to get here but all agree on one thing "WO A BOXSTER". I don't know of much that can be done to get more ponies out of these cars without major bucks, as far as tires are concerned I've just replaced the set of Kuhmos that that were installed when I bought the car (about 24000 miles ago) higher milage less stick, I am one of those who don't come close to the cars potential, put kuhmos back on, if you are not going to track the car my bet is they will be fine. Take pride in one of the world's finest autos.

[Brucelee]

"Take pride in one of the world's finest autos."

Amen, Amen!