Why did you buy - your - Boxster?

[blinkwatt]

I wanted a car that I wasn't going to regret buying two years after I bought it. Three years of Boxstering now and I'm still smiling when I fire it up.

[Kirk]

I hear ya bro! My story is similar to Silver Arrow's. I spent two years in China on a job. My wife (of 15 years) moved back to the States six months before me. When I finally came back I wasn't on US soil for 48 hours before I had divorce papers served on me! A week after that I was starting a new job in Northern California, but my family and kids were all back in the Mid-west.

That was a pretty depressing time for me. I was living in a hotel and facing my first Christmas alone. So I got myself a little Christmas present - I bought my Boxster. That car could always put a smile on my face and helped me to pull myself out of a tough period in my life.

Originally Posted by silver arrow

My job sucks, I'm going through a divorse, I just spent 8 months in Iraq and I am going to spent 6 months a year for the next 3 years 500 feet under the ocean, but all I have to do is put the top down and go for a drive and all seems well.

[Topless]

Lots of reasons.

I wanted a joyride. My kids were all off to college so no need to drive a minivan/suv/familymobile anymore. I drive a pickup truck for work (boring). I had a Porsche GT "Dan Gurney" slot car as a kid. The last time I owned a true sports car was in college 1975. I just sold off a portion of my business so after paying the taxes and paying off some debts I still had a nice pile of cash in the bank. Time for a special gift to myself .

At first I thought I would just pick out a nice 996TT, Saleen Mustang, or a Vette. After driving each of them I refocused a little. They all had tons of HP and torque, went 180+, looked good, but I figured I would rarely get them out of 2nd gear. I don't street race. Too much car, not enough fun.

Next I looked at classics like the 911SC, Ferrari 308GTS, and the Beck 550 Spyder replica. Great cars, lots of tinkering required, no modern conveniences. Nope, not yet.

Then I started looking at Boxsters. The more I read about them and drove them, the more I liked them. They looked great right off the lot, sounded great, plenty fast enough for me, extraordinary handling and balance, and modern conveniences like air conditioning, airbags, computer controlled fuel injection, rev limiter etc. A great modern roadster at a very reasonable price. By far the most fun car I drove out of all the others. Sold! I paid cash for the car, invested some of my leftover $$, and donated a good chunk to charity. I have been grinning ever since.

[kennedi]

My love affair with Porsche started at the Detroit Auto show when I was 11. Saw a beautiful 911 fat a$$ with a whale tail - similar to the arctic silver color. Hooked I was. Poster of Porsche's hung in my room growing up. I loved the Box when it was introduced...love that roadster look. Everything I heard about it being the most true handling vehicle ever built...don't need a ton of HP to beat that!

Besides, one of my boyfriends after college had a 92 Chevy Camarro and then a 91 Vette. I actually preferred the Camarro over the vette. A much smoother ride for one thing!

I had been looking at buying a Box in 2002 but needed a larger vehicle to haul all my crap -and my bordeaux mastiff around...so the Box had to wait.

But now....it's time to take the Box for a ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ancster]

I have always wanted a Porsche since I was a kid. I decided that I was ready to get my sports car when the house was paid off. I started looking a different cars - S2000, 350Z, Z4, Audi TT, 911, etc to find the one that would provide the sportiness, looks and practicality that I needed. I looked for over a year at the different cars and decided on the boxster after taking a few test drives. The driving performance on winding roads with the top down sold me and the golf clubs fit in the trunk as a bonus.