07-15-2005, 11:55 AM
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prepare for flames? It ain't flames you need to worry about from me!
 Prepare to wipe off this instead
You'll not find any Solstice owners who wouldn't have purchased a Boxster instead if they'd had the money, the credit or the balls to do it. Like the Mitsubishi Eclipse, it's gonna have 80% women driving it.
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07-15-2005, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
it's gonna have 80% women driving it.
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Uh, doesn't that describe the Boxster? 
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07-15-2005, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
prepare for flames? It ain't flames you need to worry about from me!
Prepare to wipe off this instead
You'll not find any Solstice owners who wouldn't have purchased a Boxster instead if they'd had the money, the credit or the balls to do it. Like the Mitsubishi Eclipse, it's gonna have 80% women driving it. |
I bought a MR2 Spyder because it's 90% of the fun at half the price of of a Boxster and is less common. I could afford to buy a couple of Boxsters and I don't give a hoot how I'm perceived.
Don't get me wrong, I like Boxsters, but I think it would take a Ferrari to be significantly more fun than my MR2.
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07-15-2005, 04:23 PM
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I guess I better not post anymore about how civil we all are!!!! 
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07-15-2005, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by alland
I bought a MR2 Spyder because it's 90% of the fun at half the price of of a Boxster and is less common. I could afford to buy a couple of Boxsters and I don't give a hoot how I'm perceived.
Don't get me wrong, I like Boxsters, but I think it would take a Ferrari to be significantly more fun than my MR2.
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I was really surprized at the MR2 when I drove it - it had very good handling (I tried it at a much lower speed than I've been comfortable at trying in the Boxster). The price was really attractive too, the issue for me was that it literally had the luggage capacity of a lunch box. And I'm not kidding - maybe the Hulk lunchbox instead of the Little Mermaid, but no more. If I was driving anywhere with my backpack or groceries in the car, any passenger was going to end up with it in their lap (or walking). What was Toyota thinking? So much for customer-focused engineering...
Now, for a car to run in a low cost "spec" class (a la Spec Miata) it would be a blast, because there would be no need to carry anything but me and a tank of gas... 
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07-15-2005, 08:40 PM
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Wow...I'm at a loss for words...wow. I can't believe the merits of the Solstice and MR2 are being debated here.
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07-16-2005, 07:26 AM
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Hmm, everyone complains that the Boxster is underpowered and we're talking about the MR2 which has about half the power of the Boxster. I have rode in one and they are fun cars but they hardly give 10% of the experience that the Boxster does much less 90%.
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07-16-2005, 08:32 AM
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OK, I love my Boxster tremendously, but I have to say that I was extremely impressed with the Honda S2000. Tight, good engine (revs up like a motorcycle), and quite hard to break loose whipping around hairpin turns. Overall, $24K+ well spent, IMO.
That being said, it's still only a Honda..
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