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Overdrive · 07-14-2010, 06:56 AM

All I have to say is I wish my garage looked like yours, fusionist...those are two beautiful machines, and if I had my choice I'd have to drop into the Triumph. I love that classic look the cars had back then.

I used to think the Boxster was small, but very quickly realized it's only small (in some ways) on the inside, and even then it's not so bad. I'm pretty sure it's pretty much close to the same length as my '03 Corolla sedan, and maybe only a bit wider (or its just got fuller hips

) a few inches lower to the ground, and certainly several inches lower at the roofline, which would also give it a wider-than-is appearance.

Anyways, I bet that Triumph is a blast.

blue2000s · 07-14-2010, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Overdrive

All I have to say is I wish my garage looked like yours, fusionist...those are two beautiful machines, and if I had my choice I'd have to drop into the Triumph. I love that classic look the cars had back then.

I used to think the Boxster was small, but very quickly realized it's only small (in some ways) on the inside, and even then it's not so bad. I'm pretty sure it's pretty much close to the same length as my '03 Corolla sedan, and maybe only a bit wider (or its just got fuller hips

) a few inches lower to the ground, and certainly several inches lower at the roofline, which would also give it a wider-than-is appearance.

Anyways, I bet that Triumph is a blast.

My Boxster is very obviously longer than by brother's Jeep Cherokee!

ekam · 07-14-2010, 07:47 AM

986 is about the right size for me (6'2", 185lbs), meaning I'm not rubbing shoulders with the passenger. And the car is pretty comfy for day to day driving.

Met a guy on a PCA cruise 2 week ago, he was at least 6'8" and he had to get a 996 Cab because he can't fit in a Boxster and needs to recline the seat back on his 996 to fit.

Miata / S2000 are both too small for me.

blue2000s · 07-14-2010, 08:39 AM

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986 is about the right size for me (6'2", 185lbs), meaning I'm not rubbing shoulders with the passenger. And the car is pretty comfy for day to day driving.

Met a guy on a PCA cruise 2 week ago, he was at least 6'8" and he had to get a 996 Cab because he can't fit in a Boxster and needs to recline the seat back on his 996 to fit.

Miata / S2000 are both too small for me.

You're talking about the size of the passenger cabin. That's not exactly the size of the car. I have alot more room in my Impreza and it's nearly the same footprint as my Boxster.

The Boxster would have the same accommodations if the trunks were smaller to make the car smaller.

I'm about the same size as you are, by the way, and I fit just about the same in a 2nd gen Miata as I do in my Boxster. I tried folding into a 3000GT once and it was very tight, and that's a huge car on the outside.

Kirk · 07-14-2010, 08:50 AM

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The Boxster would have the same accommodations if the trunks were smaller to make the car smaller.

Exactly, a good portion of the front of the car is that front trunk. They could have packaged the front radiators in a more compact way to shorten the front end. The rear could have been made smaller too. However, I love the trunks on the Boxster. They make the car very practical for a sports car, so personally I like the current design.

Kirk

Overdrive · 07-14-2010, 01:59 PM

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Exactly, a good portion of the front of the car is that front trunk. They could have packaged the front radiators in a more compact way to shorten the front end. The rear could have been made smaller too. However, I love the trunks on the Boxster. They make the car very practical for a sports car, so personally I like the current design.

Kirk

Amen, Kirk. It's definitely handy having two trunks with a decent amount of space for a car like this.

Totally off-topic, I find it totally awesome that you have a 914.

Kirk · 07-14-2010, 02:07 PM

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Totally off-topic, I find it totally awesome that you have a 914.

Hahaha... it's a fun little car, you just have to be patient (slow warm up, slow shifting, etc.). I've driven it to work all of this week. I often get comments on it as you just don't see many 914's on the road these days. The younger generation has no idea what it is. BTW, it has two trunks like the Boxster too and so is fairly practical.

Here's my baby:

blue2000s · 07-15-2010, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Kirk

Exactly, a good portion of the front of the car is that front trunk. They could have packaged the front radiators in a more compact way to shorten the front end. The rear could have been made smaller too. However, I love the trunks on the Boxster. They make the car very practical for a sports car, so personally I like the current design.

Kirk

I don't care if there's anything practical about my sports car. I want it to be designed for the enjoyment of driving and nothing else.

ekam · 07-15-2010, 07:04 AM

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I don't care if there's anything practical about my sports car. I want it to be designed for the enjoyment of driving and nothing else.

If there's no front & rear trunks, where do I exactly store my guns and ammo when the zombies come?

Overdrive · 07-15-2010, 07:31 AM

I know what you mean, blue, and I agree when it comes to practicality and sporty, hence why I feel you kind of lose the 'sport' label once you start throwing in more than 2 seats, or worse, more than 2 doors. Still, those trunks do come in handy when you take a long ride out to a mall an hour away and end up doing a little shopping, and it's awfully nice to be able to drop the bag or two into that front trunk and drive back home (rear trunk had the car cover in it), rather than have almost no space to put anything in. They may make the car a bit longer than it could be, but I have to imagine it'd look a little wierd with a much shorter front end, kinda like a Toyota MR-S gone wrong.