What are your age and profession?

[greenandtan]

Minor cog in a giant wheel 70% of the time, 25% I do my real job Uncle Sam asked me to do, and 5% I am God's gift to motoring and style, top down and menacing public freeways.

Just turned 30, bought the Rainforest Green/Savannah Tan 986 with 5-speed two years ago and sadly only able to put 5000 miles on it. (See 5% comment)

Not an engineer!

PS However, my dad was an engineer and had a '75 Speed Yellow 914.

PSS Grandad was an engineer as well, famous for helping design the brakes on the Concorde, remarked that if he'd had one of those he'd actually ENJOY working on a car!

[keysguy]

Green and tan,

does it look like this one?

[greenandtan]

Not de-ambered, keeping it original for now as I barely have time to drive it!

Aluminum-look roll bars, 17" Sport Classic II wheels, PSM, wind-deflector.

Only got it up to 130mph so far!

Originally Posted by keysguy

Green and tan,

does it look like this one?

[Bryan topping]

I love those wheels!

[greenandtan]

The link was buried in your post but the picture didn't show:




Very nice!

[keysguy]

If I can figure out how to post the pictures I have a 10 scale RC boxster I built that matches my Rainforest Green boxster. Love the Green and tan combo, as soon as I saw the car I had to have it.

[keysguy]

Thanks, I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out what I did wrong. I'll start a new thread later with all the pictures of the RC car. (and try posting pictures again)

[Frank A]

I am 49 and a full time student at the University of Houston, ex- Electrical Contractor.

[tanque55]

Old enough to know that there are too many cars on the road to feel safe on my FXE and KLR and not old enough NOT to feel the need for speed. My 2002 S fulfills the need for some good engine sounds and some decent acceleration. Put the top down, and its like having the most comfortable motorcycle around!

[Dgnarvs]

35 - marine insurance.

Having lusted for a Boxster 986 since I bought myself a scale model of a silver one in '99, I finally bit the bullet and got one in January! And the same color as the scale model, too! (if only the interiors were in red...)

[Raider]

59, store manager for a large retail mattress chain. Up until 1995 I was machanic specializing in most German cars, then changed to retail. I've held a SCCA national licence and raced a EP 914/4, ITA Mazda RX4, 82 TIGA S2000 and 87 Swift DB2.
I grew up in the car industry and my first car was a home built VW powered dune buggy. The Porsches I've owned have been several 914/4. a 70' 914/6(my favorite), and a 63' 356B S90. Back in the early 70's my dad owned the Porsche/Audi dealership here in Ft. Worth, I was spoiled!
My current 01 BoxsterS is my first Porsche since the late 80's, so I feel right at home in it.

[Mike D]

Owner of a A/V/Home Theater sales and installation company. 53.

[pellyson]

This is a great thread, I spent a lot of time thinking I was amoung like minded people...
I am currently a captain at NetJets aviation on a Citation X, and have been there for 11 years. I just bought my "01 S with 85k this past spring and have loved this car more than any other I have ever had, and I have had a lot of Detroit Muscle cars, but the driving experience is just un-matched. This is my first Porsche, but not my last. As long as the IMS stays put, I will own this one forever...Oh, I am 49, and guess what, my first carreer of 17 years.... you guessed it, Engineer...

[cas951]

I'll chime in.

Age 54: I was 34 when I had my 1st Porssche.
1st Career. US Army retired after 23 years.

Current Emplyment.
Senior IT Manager Client Services. 15 years and counting months before retiring.

[Sgt David]

I'll jump in:
I'm almost 50, been in law enforcement for almost 18 years this time...took some time off in the 80's to do other stuff.
My '03 Boxster is my first Porsche and so far I love it.

[cas951]

Originally Posted by cas951

I'll chime in.

Age 54: I was 34 when I had my 1st Porssche.
1st Career. US Army retired after 23 years.

Current Emplyment.
Senior IT Manager Client Services. 15 years and counting months before retiring.

It's been over 2 yrs since I posted this.

Update:
Age 56
Retired Dec 2013 and loving it.

[gmarvel]

Age is 58. Got my first Porsche (914) when I was in my early 20's. Just got my first Boxster, a 2008. Spent most of my career as a senior level administrator in California education and recently retired from a college vice chancellor position. Currently head a consulting company specializing in public education clients and am school board president for a large school system. My Boxster is my reward for expanding the consulting practice even during this horrible recession in California.

[Murph]

Just turned 26, got my first Porsche about 3 months ago. Work for Caterpillar in the UK but have spent alot of time in Illinois

:dance:

[Homeboy981]

Originally Posted by Murph

Just turned 26, got my first Porsche about 3 months ago. Work for Caterpillar in the UK but have spent alot of time in Illinois

:dance:

Looks like you rolled your car in your Avatar!

I have rolled a Cat D950 in real life, off the side of a hill….

I was building a motocross track on a fairly steep hill, obviously steeper than I thought! Had half a bucket of rocks (the enemy of all MX racers) turned sideways a bit and OVER IT WENT!

I was doing cartwheels in the cabin! About the third cartwheel I saw it was slowing down and bailed out the side like Superman! I flew through the air, no one hurt, the Cat was toast! I looked up and all my friends were LAUGHING!!! They heard a big GROAN from the Cat going over and then me jumping out of the cabin! With friends like that….

It took 2 cranes and another D950 to put it on the rubber again! No structural damage and I used the other D950 to finish the track! I can laugh about it now but it was a wild ride! Placed third in my MX race after all that too.

Gotta love those Cats, even in JCB territory!

[TeamOxford]

Age 61. Customs Broker in Dallas.

Bought my first Porsche, a 1953 356, when I was 22. Owned three 924s and a 914 before geting a Boxster. 1999 Arena Red with grey leather.