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Hops · 05-09-2008, 02:35 PM

Buying my Boxster was a 20 year plan... quite the opposite of some of the spontaneous buyers here.

I recall hearing about Porsches in grade school, say about 1979. Every kid knew what a 911 was. Then, after getting my driver's license in 1986, my dad and I used to go out and visit my uncle at Tom Moser Porsche in Cincinnati (now called Beechmont). He took us for rides in some of the cars on the lot, including the 911 Turbo (a 1987 I believe, with 282 HP). That was the most exhilerating ride I had ever had, so I was determined to get a Porsche one day.

I recall during college having the Car and Driver issue with the 911 Slant Nose on the cover and thinking that was the sexiest car I had ever seen. I also submitted about 150 entries in a contest they ran... first prize was a 968. To no avail...

A friend and I were in England on a business trip in about 1997, and we saw a really smoking hot roadster with no badge on a highway west of London. We followed it for a while and wondered what the car with the single exhaust pipe was. Learned it was the new Boxster. On my next trip to Cincinnati with my wife, we visited my uncle and drove a white 986. Loved it. Could have bought it on the spot, but we were saving to buy our second house.

Fast forward to 2007... earning over 4x what I was in 1993 just out of college, stock market doing quite well, living in N. California (among the best places on earth to own a convertable), kids getting to the weight where they can all legally ride in a front seat (with an airbag). The time was right, so I picked up a 2005 987S... 280 HP, almost identical to the 911 Turbo from 20 years earlier. (Technology has sure changed.)

In some ways the testosterone-driven car lust of my teenage years is gone... but now is a great time to own. I can afford it. I don't expect to take it sideways into a tree (as I might have 20 years ago - I did some crazy things in cars back then). After owning many other cars, the Boxster brings satisfaction, enthusiasm, and mostly appreciation. Most importantly, this is the car I want... didn't buy this expecting to "upgrade" (no desire to own a 911 or Ferrari or some other "exotic" ride). My first track day will be this Fall... Hooked on Porsches at Thunderhill (anyone else going?). I'm sure it will be a blast.

05-09-2008, 02:35 PM	#49
Hops Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: N. California Posts: 26	Buying my Boxster was a 20 year plan... quite the opposite of some of the spontaneous buyers here. I recall hearing about Porsches in grade school, say about 1979. Every kid knew what a 911 was. Then, after getting my driver's license in 1986, my dad and I used to go out and visit my uncle at Tom Moser Porsche in Cincinnati (now called Beechmont). He took us for rides in some of the cars on the lot, including the 911 Turbo (a 1987 I believe, with 282 HP). That was the most exhilerating ride I had ever had, so I was determined to get a Porsche one day. I recall during college having the Car and Driver issue with the 911 Slant Nose on the cover and thinking that was the sexiest car I had ever seen. I also submitted about 150 entries in a contest they ran... first prize was a 968. To no avail... A friend and I were in England on a business trip in about 1997, and we saw a really smoking hot roadster with no badge on a highway west of London. We followed it for a while and wondered what the car with the single exhaust pipe was. Learned it was the new Boxster. On my next trip to Cincinnati with my wife, we visited my uncle and drove a white 986. Loved it. Could have bought it on the spot, but we were saving to buy our second house. Fast forward to 2007... earning over 4x what I was in 1993 just out of college, stock market doing quite well, living in N. California (among the best places on earth to own a convertable), kids getting to the weight where they can all legally ride in a front seat (with an airbag). The time was right, so I picked up a 2005 987S... 280 HP, almost identical to the 911 Turbo from 20 years earlier. (Technology has sure changed.) In some ways the testosterone-driven car lust of my teenage years is gone... but now is a great time to own. I can afford it. I don't expect to take it sideways into a tree (as I might have 20 years ago - I did some crazy things in cars back then). After owning many other cars, the Boxster brings satisfaction, enthusiasm, and mostly appreciation. Most importantly, this is the car I want... didn't buy this expecting to "upgrade" (no desire to own a 911 or Ferrari or some other "exotic" ride). My first track day will be this Fall... Hooked on Porsches at Thunderhill (anyone else going?). I'm sure it will be a blast.