The Thrill of Driving your Box/Cayman

[jb92563]

I have not had a great drive in MY boxster yet, but the one I test drove this past weekend was awesome. Its only the second drive in any kind of Porsche and my grin has still not worn off.

The first one was at a dealer in a 2.5l silver boxter a week ago and I loved it but this weekends test drive of a private sale Boxster S has me totally enthralled.

The bad news is I have to wait 2 weeks to take ownership, but after that the really fun driving is going to begin.

I also experienced Porsche envy on my short highway jaunt during the test drive. Some Honda Accord-ian fool wanted to race I think. I payed him no mind and exited the highway behind him, since it was not my car yet.

Not having to prove the car is just as satisfying as doing so and I am sure to find out more in a few weeks.

For the time being I can't stop looking at the phone pics I took....its even better than I remembered in my sleep last night...

[jb92563]

Got my 2001 boxster S 6 speed last thursday ahead of schedule and it has been a blast.

I am learning the shifting (Drove stick for 35yrs) of this beauty and find myself driving without music so I can hear whats going on.

Went out to El Torro AutoX last sunday just for kicks, its more fun to drive rather than watch, but it was an excuse to go for a drive on the Ortega highway.

On my daily drive its pretty straight going but the highway on ramps have never been more fun. I set my speed warning at 90mph and seem to trigger it everytime while merging.

The blind spot on the 7-8 oclock quandrant takes a bit getting used to and I have adjusted my mirrors to get that covered as well as possible.

I have never had so much fun driving around. The Camaro I used to own was fun too but can not even come close to the responsiveness of the Boxster S.