11-06-2009, 07:44 AM
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JEALOUS
–adjective
1. feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often fol. by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
2. feeling resentment because of another's success, advantage, etc. (often fol. by of): He was jealous of his brother's wealth.
It's a REAL man's car. But I like my A/C, stereo and top - I must be a wose 
Last edited by dalealan2001; 11-06-2009 at 08:23 AM.
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11-06-2009, 08:02 AM
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I like the idea of a stripped-down Boxster thats performance tuned and lightened. But I am not wild about the bumps on the back of the Spyder, and when looking for a daily driver, like me, the no-top thing does not make a lot of sense. Still if they wanted to trade me my car for the impractical new Spyder with the funny bumps, I think I could make it work....
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11-06-2009, 08:38 AM
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Atleast we know what the result is for all the speculation about the Boxster Speedster spyshots we saw a few months ago.
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/spyshots-2011-porsche-boxster-speedster-6174.html
I never listen to the radio nor put the AC on when I drive my Boxster so that wouldn't bother me. Looking at the specs though, this lightened Boxster is only marginally faster than an S model. Regardless, if I could afford this I'd love to get it, but this clearly wouldn't work for me in my state's climate. I would have to factor in the cost moving to a warmer place to live!
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11-06-2009, 08:51 AM
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ALASKA.. Went skiing there at Hilltop and alyeska a while back.. Had a blast. Pointless post, sorry.. 
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11-06-2009, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by JAAY
ALASKA.. Went skiing there at Hilltop and alyeska a while back.. Had a blast. Pointless post, sorry.. |
Even more pointless, but I really like Baked Alaska! 
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11-06-2009, 01:29 PM
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personally i love the new spyder. its gorgeous. and in fact iam jealous too! of course i would want it to lose some more weight but hey keep in mind if they make it too awesome they would cut into 911 sales!
we dont want that.... 
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11-06-2009, 01:32 PM
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Give me some humps and I got myself a Spyder!!! :dance:
My car:
Spyder:
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11-06-2009, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JAAY
ALASKA.. Went skiing there at Hilltop and alyeska a while back.. Had a blast. Pointless post, sorry.. |
Jaay, don't want to be pointless again, but I used to work in Shoreham NY about 20 years ago (I went to Mattituck HS).
The Spyder probably won't sell very well, but it will be one of those ultra rare collector Porsches in 20-30 years. The one piece humps panel look better than having two separate clamshell/trunk lid with the seam in between. I'm surprised though that they couldn't shave more weight. Only 176lbs less than a Cayman with the same 0-60 time on a 6-spd, looks like same engine.
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11-06-2009, 05:08 PM
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Stuff a 3.6 or 3.8 in an early car and blow the doors off the new arachnoid.
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11-07-2009, 12:41 AM
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Location: Greensboro
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Does anyone know if you can remove the motor from the top and operate it manually?
If so, I'll just buy a 2006/7 ish 987, remove bits and sell on ebay and be 98% there (only better with a real top) and buy an FJ Cruiser I want with the $30k I saved.
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