Am I Crazy or is the Boxster More than Enough

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by mjw930

You can love the Boxster and still love and own a 911 without there being any contradiction.

I've owned a couple 911's including the car nicknamed the Widow Maker (930) as well as Corvettes and various sport sedans and no matter what I'm in I always find myself drawn back to the 911. Driven properly the experience is so visceral and rewarding that it's impossible to put into words.

In the $80K range (and there are hundreds of brand new $80K 911's siting in dealer's stock) you really only have a few competitors. Corvette Z-06 and Viper come to mind and while they have great numbers I think you'll find the daily drive ability of the Vette and Viper to be far less than the 911. In that price range (under $100K) there really isn't any other car that can give you both the luxury and performance of a 911.

In my perfect world my garage would have my Boxster S, a 996/997 turbo or GT3, a Cayenne Turbo and a late 70's 911SC track car. I have no desire at this point in my life to waste my hard earned money on pretenders........

Hi,

I respect your opinion, but glancing at your signature and it's probably fair to say you possess a fairly pronounced bias. Nothing wrong with that. But, how many other types of cars have you been intimate with? There're lots of great cars out there with lots of different feels to them, neither right or wrong, Greater or Lesser, just different.

In my Perfect Garage I'd have, in addition to my Boxster, an '06 Z06, a '58 Speedster, a '66 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII, a '69 Lotus Elan SE, a '68 Fiat Dino Spyder, a '99 Dodge Viper GTS, a '72 Lamborghini Miura SV, and as my Track Car either a '07 Lotus Exige or an '86 Toyota MR2 SC - Variety is the Spice of Life...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[mjw930]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

Hi,

I respect your opinion, but glancing at your signature and it's probably fair to say you possess a fairly pronounced bias. Nothing wrong with that. But, how many other types of cars have you been intimate with? There're lots of great cars out there with lots of different feels to them, neither right or wrong, Greater or Lesser, just different.

In my Perfect Garage I'd have, in addition to my Boxster, an '06 Z06, a '58 Speedster, a '66 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII, a '69 Lotus Elan SE, a '68 Fiat Dino Spyder, a '99 Dodge Viper GTS, a '72 Lamborghini Miura SV, and as my Track Car either a '07 Lotus Exige or an '86 Toyota MR2 SC - Variety is the Spice of Life...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

Jim, I've owned over 30 cars in my lifetime with the majority of them sport or sport oriented. I've owned Corvettes, Mustangs, Vipers, BMW's, Volvo's and driven Ferrari's, Mazeratti's, Lamborghini's, Lotus' and Jag's. And yes, I have a Porsche bias, not because I haven't had access or been intimate with other cars but because after driving these other cars I feel "at home" in my Porsche's.

Also, my ideal garage is a listing of cars that I can or will be able afford in the foreseeable future. It isn't a list of "dream" cars that without hitting the lottery I have no chance of acquiring. I appreciate your list and they are fine examples of classics but those are not cars the I would spend my limited resources on. That doesn't make them any less desirable.