04-29-2009, 05:43 PM
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Drive it like it was meant to be driven
I've seen that in various forms from a number of posters and forums.
I'd like to know what each of you out there really means by that.
How do you drive your Boxster the way Porsche meant it to be driven?
Norm
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04-29-2009, 06:40 PM
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Whatever you want it to mean! 
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04-30-2009, 02:07 AM
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Shift at 2000 rpms, never exceed 2500 rpm, all corners taken slower than 15 mph, never any hard braking, nice slow start ups..... you know, drive like a typical 75 year old Corvette owner!
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My Porsche mechanic drives a Saturn.
'98 Artic Silver w/ Tip
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04-30-2009, 03:56 AM
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For me it means drive out to the beach with the wife, top down (car, not the wife), on Saturdays and throw on some R compounds and take it Auto-Xing on Sundays.
Very, very few cars can do both at the level the 986 S can.
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04-30-2009, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob-00BoxsterS
Very, very few cars can do both at the level the 986 S can.
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As to what Rob said and also on my sig..although I didn't do AX last year due to other responsibilities 
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04-30-2009, 11:51 AM
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Not being affraid of breaking it with acceleration and braking
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Lov'n my boxster!
2013 Lexus IS350awd
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2004 Porsche Boxster S
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04-30-2009, 04:40 AM
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Drive it like it was meant to be driven
Quickly, lots of shifting at 3M plus and playing "frogger" with the traffic in the morning.
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'03 Artic Silver base Boxster
PSS9, short shifter, performance chip, upgraded to Navigation and bluetooth, side skirts and spoiler, power 8 way seats from 996
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04-30-2009, 05:19 AM
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Everybody has their own meanings. For me, some were:
Braking hard into turn 11 at CMP, literally hanging in the seatbelt, there are no brakes like Porsche brakes...
or slow-cruising through the restaurant district with the wife on a warm summer night...
or looking at the car from the rear quarter angle before I turned the garage light off, and noticing (again) what really pretty lines it had...
I don't think Ferdinand would object to any of those activities.
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04-30-2009, 06:14 AM
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Don't be afraid to spend money on brakes & tires. Take it to the track. Drive often and drive hard.
Sorta like letting your woman buy shoes, clothes, and makeup. Take her out on a date and you know the rest...
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04-30-2009, 01:34 PM
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Dating right now
Having just bought my first Porsche, a Boxster with a few years on it, I think of this as on a date. Through cordial introductions so that we get to know each other and where we had been in life. Soon we will be wed and the honey moon will begin and passion will take us over and we will be speeding full steam ahead.
I will be looking forward to that time. Right now I don't want to break anything.
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04-30-2009, 01:42 PM
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While I really like my Box for how it does on long freeway trips...
I'm always looking for a curve where I can push it to it's limits.
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04-30-2009, 06:21 PM
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Running through the gears and braking are great, but pulling lateral G's while being held in place with snug-fitting GT3 seats in the car is a special treat, love those PS2's...
Ed
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