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Okay kids, I am going to jump in here just one more time.
I don't know if this will clarify it or not, but here is how I see
it from the point of view of someone who has spent a lifetime
around cars, built plenty of them (of various sorts, some as
rebuilds, some as modifications) and generally I am a pretty
knowledgeable guy on the car topic.
Plus, for the most part, I can read and write a little.
What the Boxster is about, at least to me, can be summed
up in a single word...
Balance.
I admit, I like the brand. But I cannot name a single car that
has the balance of style, weight distribution, power, handling,
ride, features, just plain ol' top down fun as the Boxster.
Then there is the brand thing.
Not one. The Miata? Great car.
Corvette? Well, if that's your cup of tea it's a good sports car
for the money.
Honda? "Gee. When I grow up I always dreamed of having a...
Honda???"
So that's it for me.
An older 911 can indeed be had in that price range. But does
it have the balance of a Boxster? Nope.
Dale, drive one and see.
You don't need to modify it at all. I haven't -- other than putting
on a 2004 S muffler to get just a tad more exhaust note.
It is a sweetheart of a car.
It's all about balance and that balance can be a metaphor for your life.
You need balance there, too. Of career, family, time, hobbies, spirituality,
etc. When you are in balance, you feel great about yourself and others
around you.
When your car is in balance, it really won't matter if you have 200 horsepower
or 250 or more. It is all those things together that matter.
Change anything too much and you aren't balanced anymore. In your
car or in your life.
So there you go.
I'm through for now. I gotta make like a dog with worms...
and scoot...
- Mark
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