Two years ago I took a 2002 Boxster S on a test drive on a whim. I wasn't even close to considering buying one...until I hit the gas and turned a corner. After that test drive I knew that no other car would do. That single handedly turned me from being completely indifferent about owning a nice car to a car enthusiast.
After an offensive amount of research over a couple of years I narrowed my sights on a 2004 Boxster S 550 Spyder, manual, with brown interior. It was a reach goal. I thought I was going to have to compromise on a non-550 Spyder edition of a Boxster S but luck shined through! Here are the highlights:
- 2004 Boxster S 550 Spyder Edition
- Manual
- Immaculate Brown Interior
- Original engine replaced in 2007 due to IMS failure
I picked it up in western NY (private sale from a Porsche sales guy as it was his personal vehicle) and had the best road trip ever driving back roads through NY, the green mountains in VT, and white mountains in NH before arriving home to ME. A great quote from the wife after driving it through Crawford Notch in NH, "I wish I was never not driving this and there was no one in my way. And there were no cops." Indeed.
A huge thank you to everyone in this forum. I look forward to contributing more regularly now that I have a more valid reason to.
