The Thrill of Driving your Box/Cayman

[ekam]

Mosport. Nuff said.

I hate to admit this but since we are posting confessions after three months of ownership of a 1999 986 I still wake up in the morning thinking about excuses to drive my car. I've really put forth an effort to conserve resources by doing most of my errands on my bicycle but since I've owned my Boxster the bike has been gathering a little dust and the tires are getting flat spots on the bottom. It's hard to describe the feeling of driving anywhere in it especially with the top down because there are so many senses at work. Then there's that wail from the exhaust when I'm on a road where I can open it up. I have to admit I still wasn't satisfied just driving it around so a few weeks ago I tracked it at Infineon and oh boy is that another level of pure enjoyment. It made AX seem tame. Well enough I guess you can tell I'm in love.

[jaykay]

deep in the country
long sweeper, top down
hard on the throttle; stars above
the glow of the head lights in the mist
flat six growl.........nothing like it

Originally Posted by jaykay

deep in the country
long sweeper, top down
hard on the throttle; stars above
the glow of the head lights in the mist
flat six growl.........nothing like it

It's a senryu, 5 lines.
Haiku is 3 lines 17 syllables 5-7-5.
Nice senryu, reminds me of driving at Point Reyes at night with the top down.

[jaykay]

thanks....it just came out of after going through the thread. they are actual things i experience.....thanks for the poetry lesson

[rick3000]

I love this...


And the fact that the Boxster makes getting from Point A to Point B an experience instead of a chore.

[clickman]

Originally Posted by rick3000

the Boxster makes getting from Point A to Point B an experience instead of a chore.

+1 Very concise

[stateofidleness]

for me, it's the daily transition between being called "bro" and "sir"
and top-down driving in the Texas hill country!!

[tommy986]

track days at Barber and any twisty roads on the weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk4g-85ZQpM

Be sure and wait for the lap where I pass the Carrera S in the straight.

[BYprodriver]

Several years ago I was employed as a press fleet management company test driver. The company I worked for warehoused an example of 80% of the new cars for sale in the U.S. It was my responsibility to test drive every vehicle before & after each magazine test to ensure each vehicle was in perfect condition for the evaluation. Being a lifelong musclecar enthusiast & engine builder I considered Porsches to be "glorified VWs" A few weeks into the job it was time to go thru the Porsche fleet. First up was a 996 C4, I loved the purposeful, aerodynamic lines inside & out. I was impressed with the engines power & sound, after all it's not 1970 anymore & this was about as good as it gets at the dawn of the 21st century. Next up was a base 2.7 Boxster, reminded me of my youth driving around my neighborhood in my 1st go-cart, lots of fun just not quite fast enough. Turbo!! WOW this is awesome!! , wish I had finished college now, but I can't live like this, not if I want to keep this job, & a drivers license. Boxster S, last but not least. It's the everyday adult go-cart you always wanted as a kid, seemingly endless handling capabilities & all the power you NEED & then some MORE! I am starting to feel like I am the greatest driver in the world! Was that a gafall that just came out of me? I have never laughed like that before. Well all good things must come to a end & after 9/11/2001 the companys profits fell & I was over qualified & overpaid in managements judgement & I went from valued asset to excessive cost in a few months so I quit the best job I ever had. I was happy to not have to deal with management any longer but I sure missed the Porsches so I bought the funnest device ever invented by man: 2000 Boxster S, zero options because it comes with everything you need & nothing you don't. It's like owning your own personal roller coaster with a remote control so you can stay on as long as you want & go as fast as you want!

[Tieniber]

'99 Boxster here. I travel every week for work. When I get home from a stressful week, just ripping down a single on-ramp in the Boxster melts all of that stress away and puts a smile on my face. God I love it!

[DenverSteve]

Not seeing any reason to let this die........ Permagrin. I love it. This is a top-down, no-way-not-to-have-fun car. If you don't have permagrin EVERY time you get out of your Boxster - then you need to sell it and get something more suited to you because if you're not enjoying your time behind the wheel of one of these it's you, not the car. AND it gets about 10 MPG more than my normal driver.

[tomc88]

took mine for first long trip. 4 hour round trip.
Loved every minute

first time on a motor way with her (2001/S)


I drove the fastest I have ever driven (allegedly)

I might have found a quite stretch with no cars around and took her up to 125mph (but I didnt of course), I could have kept going but started to catch up with people. It felt so smooth.

of course I didnt really do this, that would be illegal