Porsche is laughing at people that say this...

[jditom]

I can buy a 911 but I wanted a Boxster S.
By choice not amount of money

[lifeisgood]

Me, I just can't afford a 911 and so settle for a Boxster S. True.
After owning it I love that car every minutes of it.

Yes, Money is the issue.

[Perfectlap]

Roadsters are roadsters.
GTs are GTs.
Sports coupes are sportscoupes
sports sedans are sports sedans (although there are only 2 of them --STI and EVO)
exotics are exotics

some people will never grasp this and judge all according to power or price alone.
That tells you they don't know the first thing about high performance driving.

[Flavor 987S]

My Boxster cost more than my 911 Turbo. Not by much.

But, I ordered the Boxster new in 2006 and I purchased the 1997 911 Turbo (993) last year, used. The Turbo has retained more than 1/2 of its value the past +14 years (and may actually appreciate, if I could keep the miles down ) while the Boxster has lost more than 1/2 its value in 4 years.

[chris97boxster]

Going back to the the very 1st statement that started this thread
My former boss said the exact same thing to me
"Couldn't afford a 911....blah blah blah "


We could flog this thread all day. I'll admit I bought the boxster because of
1st -> platform....closest thing to a Carrera GT....mid_engine chassis/handling
2nd-> looks....spyder 550...james dean...convertible...love it...looks better than a 911 cab
3rd-> money....sure price is somewhat a factor...couldn't afford a Carrera GT
but the money I didn't spend on buying a 911 turbo...I have a a Gsxr1000
which blows my hair back doing mach XX whenever I take it out...
compare apples to apples....oranges to oranges....
the boxsters has the porsche look and feel IMHO
its not a 911...stating the obvious
911 is a different beast....would I buy one? Maybe / maybe not....money would decide
But then again I've read too many times that boxster owners r happy with there choice
after having driven both 911 & boxster...maybe they r wrong....I think they're right

As for my former Boss....after he was done his rant...I simply asked him
"Ever driven a 911 or boxster?"....his answer was no....hmmmm
Those who have driven a Porsche..... KNOW
Those who haven't....well ....they need to be more informed before speaking out
Take them out for a test drive....drive both boxster & 911
Then. ...maybe what they have to say might b of value
until then....I'll let the jealousy eat them up as I drive around in my boxster
Top down with a big smug look / poop eating grin )
cheers
Chris

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

sports sedans are sports sedans (although there are only 2 of them --STI and EVO)

Don't mean to nit-pick... BMW 3-series, Lexus IS??

[Perfectlap]

I haven't driven the new Bimmer 3s but I wouldn't classify any of the previous versions to be sports cars. Ditto for the Luxus. Once a car is weighed down with too many cup holders, weight is clearly no longer a consideration and your sports car membership expires. The new 4 door mini cooper may be promising if they put some actual power to weight consideration into it.

[r9i8c7k]

When I was 21 years old I attended a party with my future wife. We were playing a game with a group of people and we were all asked to list three things we wanted to experience at least once in life. My three were; to make allot of $$$$, swim in the blue waters of Hawaii and to own a red Porsche 911.

I worked hard and sacrificed for 20 or so years and it was finally time to buy that red Porsche 911 cash. When I went for the test drive there was a little delay in getting the 911 from the back lot. So I asked the salesman if we could take the 987 for a spin while we waited. The rest is history, I bought my dream car, a red Porsche Boxster.

[Pilot2519j]

Ah the Boxster is a chick car, a 911 wannabe, and so it goes & so it goes. I am 62 yrs old and I god-dam enjoy driving my Boxster S. I could give a rat's ass what other think and their warped envious malfunctioning set of values. All I look forward for spring when the top goes down and old Sol washes it rays upon me. What others think of that olde silver fox," in a mid life crisis" enjoying his Porsche or non Porsche or chick Porsche, is the farthest thing from my mind. Their feeble minds could not capture the essence of a moment driving a Porsche. All that I would need to make the visualization to suit my persona would be a white silk scarf reminding me of my flying days.
To finalize my father always told me as a child in Cuba regarding these envious nefarious people, "Son if they were all smart they would be rocket scientists. Don't be so concerned with those in the non rocket scientist circle and enjoy your ride you worked hard for it. These remarks are always generated by non Porsche owners or 911 sissy boys whose car are garage queens. Salesmen have a big part in these
statement for the obvious monetary reasons.

[cas951]

Originally Posted by jditom

I can buy a 911 but I wanted a Boxster S.
By choice not amount of money

Same here. My problem is the 911 I would want are limited to three models.
997TT, GT2, GT3. I really don't care for the other 911 models.

[WhipE350]

I hadn't logged on since last night, appreciate all the good reads! It would seem even Porsche knew the 986/987 wasn't an after thought to just pay the bills, seems the engineers got the last laugh, even without dipping into the 911 power range and upsetting 911 owners they are now able to demand $73k for and 'S' and it seems worth it!

Stopped by BumperPlugs today and talked with Eric for over an hour, impressed me so much I got plugs for the bumper, driver door, having bumperettes painted Guards Red, and bought a brand new steering wheel (three spoke leather and wood), gave me great deal. Installed the steering wheel tonight and love the grip the wood provides. Anybody wanting to switch to 3 spoke I have my old one with 54k miles on it (no airbag)...oh and have 3 pics.

Double

[eightsandaces]

Originally Posted by cas951

Same here. My problem is the 911 I would want are limited to three models.
997TT, GT2, GT3. I really don't care for the other 911 models.

I like the GT2 and GT3 as well but in reality how much can one experience those cars without a track pass? Everything would be more expensive to repair, especially if you go ceramic carbon brakes. I'm sure the low end blast off torque missing in a 2.5 would be intoxicating but it would come at the expense of handling, fuel economy and cost huge dollars. On some of those cars, the rear wing is just too big for my tastes, I like the "disappearing act" spoiler on our cars, rather than the Indy 500 unit, as for the new GT3 rear fender, hip graphics, hate them....

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by eightsandaces

Everything would be more expensive to repair, especially if you go ceramic carbon brakes.

PCCB's stand for Porsche Ceramic Composit Brakes......not ceramic carbon. FYI.

For most drivers, the rotors will never need replacing (very expensive if they require replacement, several thousands $$$$). Brake pads cost about double, but last about 4 x's longer. So, I disagree with your statement regarding maintenance and repairs. Plus your wheels stay very-very clean.