SRT4 vs. Boxster S

[djomlas]

yeah but the problem is that MAJORITY of us here bought these cars for ourselves, not our parent buying them for us.
so i don't see the correlation at all with you saying that our mommy and daddy bought them for us to look down upon the unwashed masses.....

[Chills]

Oh man, this thread is hilarious.

I get people trying to tell me how much faster their cars are than mine. I just smile and say, "yeah you're probably right." I have fun driving my BoxS and I love the way it looks and drives. That's all that matters.

There are cheaper cars out there than can outrun our Boxes. Big deal.

Oh and Wonko, the majority of us pay for our own toys.

[Wonko The Sane]

Right, but the majority of the people who pay for their own toys normally have more respect for what other people have. The truely mean-spirited ones (about anything, not just cars) are normally the ones who get things handed to them on a silver platter.

"I get people trying to tell me how much faster their cars are than mine. I just smile and say, "yeah you're probably right." I have fun driving my BoxS and I love the way it looks and drives. That's all that matters.
There are cheaper cars out there than can outrun our Boxes. Big deal."

This is the exact opposite of most of the posts on the first page and a half. That is my point.

Summary: The type of attitude that seems to be pervasive here is the same attitude of spoiled children who don't actually respect anything they or anyone else has.

[Adam]

I had an encounter with a SRT-4 just the other day. We did two 15-55ish mph rolls and I pulled two to three lenghs on him. I figured it would've been a little closer comparing the #'s on paper. He did have a passenger and perhaps his shifting skills weren't all there.

Lol, I saw the joke and have to take it. Maybe his shifting skills werent there cause hes still on his learners permit.
But in all seriousness, I have 5 count them 5 friends who have srt-4's all under 22 years of age. I believe there are 6 srt-4s in town... They tear the **************** out of those cars: ripped off mufflers (didnt even bother to extent the pipe to the rear, just open pipe under the car, no tips even), crap carbon fiber hoods, completely bald tires from burning out all the time, new clutches all the time, stage 2 whatevers, painted engine pieces, crappy mufflers, and 3 of them have underglow neon. My personal experience of course.
Yes its a cool little quick car, but they arnt going to get the respect they deserve because of the demographic who buys them, the fact its the same engine in the PT cruiser gt, and that its a neon.
Would I ever get one? No. Would a teenager with a job and disposable income get one? yes. Ive seen older people drive them, but 30's is the limit.
My mom bought my car, and im glad. Cause if she didnt buy me a car, the 8 grand ive made would be going towards payments on a civic instead of wheels/tires etc...

Originally Posted by Adam

I had an encounter with a SRT-4 just the other day. We did two 15-55ish mph rolls and I pulled two to three lenghs on him. I figured it would've been a little closer comparing the #'s on paper. He did have a passenger and perhaps his shifting skills weren't all there.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by boggtown

They tear the **************** out of those cars: ripped off mufflers (didnt even bother to extent the pipe to the rear, just open pipe under the car, no tips even), crap carbon fiber hoods, completely bald tires from burning out all the time, new clutches all the time, stage 2 whatevers, painted engine pieces, crappy mufflers, and 3 of them have underglow neon. My personal experience of course.

I'm pretty sure that I read SRT-4s don't have mufflers.

[djomlas]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

I'm pretty sure that I read SRT-4s don't have mufflers.

some do, and some dont.

[NickCats]

Originally Posted by Adam

I had an encounter with a SRT-4 just the other day. We did two 15-55ish mph rolls and I pulled two to three lenghs on him. I figured it would've been a little closer comparing the #'s on paper. He did have a passenger and perhaps his shifting skills weren't all there.

Adam,

I guess that's where your 3.2 comes in handy against my little old 2.5

Nick