[husker boxster]

That's just one of the insults hurled at the Boxster ("poor man's Porsche", "not a real Porsche", etc). Heck, 'Two and a Half Men' did an entire show about the Boxster being a chick car.

There's a good chance the people who sling those statements have never driven one before. Or they own a 911 for the status it gives them, so belittling a Boxster owner only improves their status. Neither is a group you want forming your opinions.

Several yrs ago I took my 01S to a Cubs game. Scored a great parking spot just NW of Wrigley. A group of about 5 people in their late teens walked by. They checked out my car as they walked by. One wanted to impress the group by saying "that's not a real Porsche". I bet if I tossed him the keys he'd have jumped at the chance to drive it.