My 1995 Acura NSX was getting a little long in the tooth
I've just done the deal on a cherry condition 2004 Boxster S 50th Anniversary Edition!!!!!
The car is several thousand miles from me right now, but I'm so excited that I don't think I'll be able to sleep until it arrives. Wow, that's all I can think. I remember thinking how sweet those were when they came out and now I'm getting one.
This all started a few weeks ago when I decided the NSX was going to have to go. I'll never get any more money for it than I can right now and it was becoming less and less practical. I've had it for four years, so I didn't feel too bad letting it go. I had never driven a 986 but I have driven the Cayman and the 987, both of which I like but can't quite afford. Last week I drove an '04 S and really liked it; I'm assuming the anniversary edition will just be more of what I like. I had to go test drive an '04 M3 one more time to make sure, but I think that the M3 just isn't a sports car. It's fast and has tons of grip but it's a herky-jerky kind of thing without much in the way of road feel. It may be a few 10ths faster than the Boxster, but it doesn't feel earth shatteringly fast. My pop's Hennessey viper is fast, the M3 is just marginally quicker than it needs to avoid being an also-ran.
I've had two other roadsters starting in 2001. I had an '01 Miata with the "sport package" which was a sweet ride for the time. A year later, I drove a Z3 2.5i and it was just like a faster more lux Miata. I loved that car, got the bmw aero-kit (which is extremely rare), and had it specced up to a Dinan signature car. I can't believe I actually sold it, but the NSX was in a different league. Ultimately, I missed my German cars (I also had a '99 E46 323i and more recently an '06 Jetta Diesel DSG).
This Boxster anniversary is quite literally a dream Porsche for me. I can't wait for it to get here!
Matt
Just bit the bullet
Hybrid Mode
