Befuddled yet Bewitched

[JackG]

Originally Posted by Jump

From the review suggested above:

'I'll begin with the engine. The cabins of mid-engine cars like the Boxster tend to be flooded with engine noise. Not this one. I could barely hear the engine. The throaty exhaust, certainly, but not the engine. Before I had a chance to voice my surprise the salesperson explained that buyers had complained of too much engine noise. They wanted to hear the exhaust, not the engine. And for 2005 that's one of the "improvements." '

Is this true? Can anyone with a 2005 or later attest to this? If it is true, it definitely detracts from buying a 2005+ IMHO! I love the sound of the engine!

You have to take into account that the "review" is actually just some guy who hangs out on epinions, writing lots of "reviews". It's based on a test drive of Boxster from a dealership. and the guy is a professed Porsche hater, as he wrote "The upshot: I must admit to a not entirely rational prejudice against Porsches so strong that it has prevented me from even driving the cars."

Yeah... that "review" just oozes credibility.

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by JackG

You have to take into account that the "review" is actually just some guy who hangs out on epinions, writing lots of "reviews". It's based on a test drive of Boxster from a dealership. and the guy is a professed Porsche hater, as he wrote "The upshot: I must admit to a not entirely rational prejudice against Porsches so strong that it has prevented me from even driving the cars."

Yeah... that "review" just oozes credibility.

Hi,

All of what you say is true, but that doesn't mean it's not a fair review or a different persapective.

The guy doesn't Trash the Boxster, he makes several ponts in it's favor and several not so, but he does end up recommending it in the end. Would everyone be so critical of his review if it came back with nothing but glowing praise for the car? And, if it did, would that be a fair review?...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[JackG]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

Hi,

All of what you say is true, but that doesn't mean it's not a fair review or a different persapective.
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

Of course it does. A person who is admittedly biased against Porsches takes a (almost certainly) chaperoned test drive for a few minutes, then writes something on Epinions, and you call that a "fair review"? I call that a biased first impression, at best. You can't be biased and fair at the same time.

Maybe my standards for car reviews run a little higher than yours. I tend to think of several days time with the car, track time, varying road trips, and open-minded professional drivers when I think of a car review. Not some Epinion hack with a five minute salesman-mandated test drive loop under his belt. You don't seriously think that qualifies as a review, do you?

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by JackG

Of course it does. A person who is admittedly biased against Porsches takes a (almost certainly) chaperoned test drive for a few minutes, then writes something on Epinions, and you call that a "fair review"? I call that a biased first impression, at best. You can't be biased and fair at the same time.

Maybe my standards for car reviews run a little higher than yours. I tend to think of several days time with the car, track time, varying road trips, and open-minded professional drivers when I think of a car review. Not some Epinion hack with a five minute salesman-mandated test drive loop under his belt. You don't seriously think that qualifies as a review, do you?

Hi,

OK, whatever - you win!...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[JackG]

[QUOTE=MNBoxster]Hi,

OK, whatever - you win!...


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