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Originally Posted by heliguy
"Not really a fan of the girly car but this one just caught my attention"
I read this and was immediately ready to write him off, I'll give him a chance.
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Never expected porsche people would become offended soo easilly over something as small as it being called a girl car. Even on Autoshows they call it a girl car. Did you guys write letters of protest over it?
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Originally Posted by SeanZ4
Now now. No need to get hurt over it. It is a boxster. Coming from mild to high HP drag cars onto a daily driven boxster. It took driving it to change my view on the car. Weather you believe it or not, boxsters are the laughed at Porsches in my world.
Offended also…. I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself. For now I've written you off too. I think you meant "whether" not "weather". Stay in school kid.
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Actually I did mean "whether", not "weather" but my tablet decides what it thinks is best while I type on the go. Calm down.
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Originally Posted by BYprodriver
And miss out on all his 4 cyl HP knowledge?  |
Sorry but this is ridiculous. You guys need to take a chill pill.
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Originally Posted by silver-S
Sorry you missed the autocross yesterday at Rt. 66 Casino. It was a beautiful day and the lone Boxster was kicking the 911 butts hard. Chick car, indeed.
When I put my top down after the temp dropped to about 50 degrees last fall, the window cracked in two places. I asked the service manager at the Porsche of Albuquerque what my options were. He gave me the price for a top with glass, then told me he would recommend just getting the plastic replaced at Bearnut Upholstery (yes, that's their name. They're on Tennessee, just north of Central).
I did, and they did a really tidy job for about $500.
Here's my personal opinion on wheel color. The stock wheels on mine were also arctic silver, and it just looks bland. See my avatar. (I've gotten different wheels since.) I'd guess that's how you ended up with the black wheels: P.O. didn't like them and went for something with more contrast to the body color. I'm not a fan of black wheels, either, though, for the same reason: no contrast with the tires, so you might as well be running black steelies from a Volkswagen.
I suggest getting the wheels powder coated in gunmetal gray, somewhere between Arctic silver and black and, most important, approximately the color of brake dust. That's the color they'll end up being most of the time, anyway, so you might as well get a nice job of it.
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Thank you. I was working all day so I could not attend. In fact last time I attended an Autox even was a few years ago at the church on Harper and Ventura. Its been a while since I've had a reliable car minus a few lifted Jeeps.
As for the color, Its mainly the flat black. I was looking through some photos last night and I do think I like the gunmetal gray color. With the car being silver, reminds me of the old Evolution VI RS450's color scheme. I was originally thinking silver just to get the original Porsche look back. Like this:
https://z-1-scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1412218_715774201789982_2064832960_o.jpg
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Originally Posted by particlewave
And yet you purposely and knowingly continue to attempt to covertly (or not so covertly) hurl insults.
"Boxsters are the laughed at Porsche's in my world". Mindless testosterone jacked morons tend to laugh at anything beyond their comprehension (see "simpletons"). 
It's blatantly obvious that those you speak of in "your world" are not educated beyond the front stoop of their double-wide.
"Me go in straight line fast!" and "Turn left!". Takes some real geniuses, eh?
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:ah: I have hurled no insults. Just because the words girl car came out and that people laugh at boxsters. As I said in an earlier statement, the car is called such in many auto shows across the world. Goes hand in hand with the comment "What you couldn't afford a 911?" or "The car you get when you cannot afford a 911." I even heard the term "The boxster is the 914 of the future"... And I'm sitting here saying how much I've fallen in love with the car. Despite the insults my friends and previous fellow automotive enthusiasts and the purse I was given as a gag gift to go along with my Boxster.
Seriously, you guys need to chill. I've come here to learn, to meet new people in hopes to make my experience with the Boxster the best I can. Not to instantly debate and be harassed by what the ENTIRE WORLD of non Boxster owners see the car.