Please help me justify buying a Boxster

[FoxRvrBox]

Two thumbs up on getting the die-cast replica. That was on my Christmas list the year after we got ours.

[MikeMcMo]

Well, I drove my new old Boxster home today. 1999 base with 51K on it.

I have a couple small problems.

This is supposed to be a fast car. It took an hour to be driven out to pick up the car, yet it took about two and a half hours to get back home. No idea what happened in the intervening time.

And I think I got ripped off. When I got halfway home, I pulled over to take a look at the engine, and popped the hood and freaked out. Nothing there. Then I remembered Porsches are related to VW bugs and realized the engine is in the back, so I looked in the trunk, and again, nothing there. Totally ticked that I got sold a car with no engine, but if that means I don’t have to put gas in it, I’ll call it even. But the guy who did the PPI is gonna hear from me on this one.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by MikeMcMo

This is supposed to be a fast car. It took an hour to be driven out to pick up the car, yet it took about two and a half hours to get back home. No idea what happened in the intervening time...

That is actually one of the most common problems with these cars. You'll find that what was a 10 minute drive to the store in your minivan could now take over an hour in one of these slow Boxsters.

[That986]

Originally Posted by 78F350

That is actually one of the most common problems with these cars. You'll find that what was a 10 minute drive to the store in your minivan could now take over an hour in one of these slow Boxsters.

I find the opposite, what was a three hour drive before suddenly turns into a 2 hour drive.

Strange.

[MikeMcMo]

Have to go grocery shopping. First, I'll go get all the dairy items, and make sure I don't miss anything and have to make a second trip, and then bring it home and put it all in the fridge. Then, I'll go get the meat, bring it home, put it in the fridge, and so on. I'm all about efficiency.