Thanks guys. I couldn't wait the week or so to have it delivered, so I flew out and drove it home. Plus something about writing a big check for a sight unseen car, let alone a Porsche, didn't sit entirely well with me.
I'm not sure I believe in love at first sight, but this was probably as close to it as I'll ever admit to. The description was vague and the photos were average. I do my walk around... hey look a Fabspeed exhaust. F'n Nice. I popped the boot and found myself a nice Alpine amp, double woot. Turned over quickly. The car purrs like the Beastmaster's tiger (never actually heard the Beastmaster's tiger purr, but I'm guessing this might be close to it). I didn't want to run it hard bc the water and oil temps were low when I first started it but it ran and shifted beautifully. I wrote the check and signed about as fast as I could
I'm not entirely sure how much work has been done just yet but this 986 moves unlike the '01 I test drove about a year ago. I can't wait to find out what has all been done or how much Fabspeed mods have been put on.
I'm one extremely happy 986 owner. Oh and rethinking some "assumptions" I made before owning a Porsche. 1) Forget the 5 speed you need a 6speed. 2) Triptronic isn't for enthusiasts 3) The S is the real boxster.
The 5 speed 2.7L Boxster is all the car I can handle right now. With me in the driver's seat on the open road, I'm the biggest limitation. I shift because my brains says I should, not bc the 986 is telling me to. Any assumptions I made before owning one were quite honestly ridiculous and probably unfair. oh also sitting through a traffic jam for 60 minutes and the triptronic seems to be the vastly superior tranny... my other car is a 5speed but the clutch is much more forgiving than on the 986 its clear this is an entirely different beast altogether.
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