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Originally Posted by YellowPorscheMan2002

I find it annoying on a number of levels that people out there insinuate that a Boxster is "girly" or "a lesser Porsche." :mad:

As many of stated here, it's a fine automobile for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:

1) It's a Porsche, whether 911 lovers like it or not
2) It handles like a dream; few cars can match it; that's a fact :D
3) It ranges from quick to pretty darn fast, depending on your year and whether or not you have an S
4) It saved Porsche; that's a fact
5) The Cayman is based off of it, which is another worthy Porsche

I gotta admit, I'd take a 911 Turbo or maybe a Carrera 4S over my Boxster, but I'd also be spending $65,000-$95,000 to buy one used. My Boxster used cost me just over $30,000 :dance:

Hi,

All very true except for #4 - the Fact that it saved Porsche. Since it's introduction, the Boxster has never outsold the 911 in any given year and while it may have added some net sales, it also undoubtedly skimmed off some (maybe even a significant number) sales of 911s because it was a pure roadster and because it was cheaper. The moneymaker which pulled Porsche back from the abyss was the Cayenne...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

^Needs deambering and 18" wheels

I'm surprised you didn't mention side skirts.

I think it is apples & oranges...IIRC in 93 or 94, they sold less than 4000 cars total.....people thought they were ripe for a takeover big time. The 968 and the 928 were phased out in 95. The Box debuted 93? and was a reality for 97, right? When did the Cayenne start? What the Box did was give back to Porsche the entry level car sale $$ they had lost from the 944 to 968 transition, to provide enough additional funds to avoid takeover, develop the 996, and the Cayenne. When the Cayenne came, Porsche was back on its own feet, because of the Box.

There were less then 5000 968's brought into the US over 4 years. How many boxsters went in the 1st 2 years? alot more than 5000. The original Boxster price matched the outgoing 968 coupe, like 395 or somewhere about there.

Take your dress and wig off and put on a tank top, use a magic marker to draw an anchor tatoo on your left deltoid, get a plastic cigar...

More manly

:D

Just leave a copy of Road and Track on the passanger seat for all to see...

Road Test Summary: Porsche Boxster S from March 2005 Issue:

Horsepower: 280 (doesn't seem like much compared to other cars)
0-60: 5.0
0-100: 12.2
1/4 Mile: 13.4 @ 105.0
Top Speed: 167
Braking 0-60: 107 ft--Virtually best IN THE WORLD!!
Braking 80-0: 187--AGAIN Virtually best IN THE WORLD!!
Skidpad: 1.00g-- :eek:
Slalom: 73.9 mph-- :eek:

And this is an '05...imagine the '07!! All of this in a STYLISH CONVERTIBLE SPORTS CAR...with 2 luggage compartments...and a Porsche crest on the hood... :cheers: