Excellent post. It is entirely true when dealing with the 996/997 elite crew.
Remember my "Boxsters Suck" thread where my 11 year old nephew reminded me how my Boxster sucks.
http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13662 --- I have always thought was funny and directly related to his dad's comments I am sure (GT3, Viper GTS, Lambo owner), so what do you expect right?
Well, amazingly I moved to a new subdvision in Mandeville with houses in
400-600k range and neighborhood kids actually had an entirely positive reaction. Heck, I even drove it to work across the causeway and got it above 4k (just to clean the carbon) LOL -- a few times....I think I briefly hit 110 while avoiding a "pacer convention" with a few drivers...it was a fun couple seconds anyhoo...
I don't thnk we will ever lose the "entry level image" when it comes to the purists, but I love my car for exactly what it is....a fun distraction and toy that just makes me smile each time I drive it...and that to me is truly priceless.....
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Originally Posted by iflyadesk
I don't know how many 911 guys you've hung out with, but I've had someone say to my face that the Boxster and the 944 were the biggest mistakes Porsche ever made because they brought cheap losers into the Porsche elite.
There is a lot of ego feeding that takes place in the upper half of Porsche's line. These guys almost prefer the cars to be more expensive because it makes them feel more exclusive. You will never lose that element. I for one am almost surprised that the Boxster is still around. Their profit margins are much lower, and it would elevate the prestige and exclusivity of the brand to keep our "mere middle class blood" out of the pure bread line.
This is also why Ferrari will never bring back the Dino.
Of course, I instructed a corporate group once that had a bunch of 911 guys. After a member smashed up his beauty real bad at the track, we discussed renting race cars. We got them all in spec miatas, and after the initial disgust of the thought of driving a mere miata, they could not shut up about how fun and fast those little cars were. This is how I feel about the Boxster. It is loads of fun, whereas the 911 is just fast.
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