Got my wife a Boxster and she wont drive it!

[Mark_T]

My wife likes to ride in the Boxster, but will never drive it as she cannot drive stick and is so technically inept with anything mechanical that she could not be taught. Fine by me.

[jb92563]

I was going to say that any guy giving his girl or himself for that matter a Boxster or other Porsche should throw in a Porsche Performance Driving school.

I have seen timid girly drivers come out of that course with total confidence and driving it like a race car. It is actually amazing to watch all the drivers and particularly the girls transformation.

However, if your hoping the car will really be yours in the end, then this is a bad idea as you'll have to get your own after that since you won't be able to pry it away from her.

Also if you are at all the least bit of a timid driver, that course will give you tons of confidence and new skills to be able to drive a sports car sportingly, safely and your particular car to the limits of it and your capabilities and beyond.
(Spinouts are kinda fun in a controlled environment once you realize theres no harm in it to the car)

Did I mention its just plain fun and you will make new Porsche friends.

[stephen wilson]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

My wife likes to ride in the Boxster, but will never drive it as she cannot drive stick and is so technically inept with anything mechanical that she could not be taught. Fine by me.

My wife is an oddity in that regard, she was driving a 5-spd. Integra when we met !

[thstone]

Originally Posted by stephen wilson

My wife is an oddity in that regard, she way driving a 5-spd. Integra when we met !

My wife has always driven a manual transmissin and never owned a car with an automatic, but she didn't like the Boxster at all. She does like the 996.