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Old 04-17-2010, 02:58 AM   #1
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My Boxster goal?
To drive it. I have no goals with a car, its a car and I drive them. I don't own museum pieces. My rims are dirty from brake dust, the interior need vacuumed and the dent my the DS rear wheel fender will always be there.
If I have a goal it is to keep my repairs one stop ahead of the tow truck.
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Old 04-17-2010, 03:46 AM   #2
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My goal is to get 150k on the car before I think about a replacement engine. At 10K per year that will make me well over 70 and I will just replace it with an upgraded 2.5. I'm 1/2 stupid now, in 10 years I won't need any more power than I can't handle on the open road now. Ed
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Old 04-17-2010, 04:02 AM   #3
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I am 48 in July and really love my 3.6, I agree with all of the above and have a long list of improvements that I want to do to make the car achieve it's true potential but as a road/track day car.

I would like to experience racing and plan to purchase a cup car before I am 50. I dream of running Petite LeMans but I am not stupid enough to think that I am that caliber of driver so team owner would suit me just fine. Then by 60 I want a car at LeMans.
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Old 04-17-2010, 04:04 AM   #4
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After all of the time, energy and money that went into modifying my boxster, not even death will do us part. In fact, I've made arrangements with these guys to install handles all around for what I call the ultimate or finite mod !

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Old 04-17-2010, 05:32 AM   #5
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Well my last car lasted 12 years before I sold it so I don't think I'll be getting rid of my 986 anytime soon.

Yes it doesn't have enough power compare to the big boys but this is like telling a small person he's small. Who can say they've taken their stock car to the track with no issues and drive it in the winter at the same time?

I'm almost half the age of most guys here and I'm glad I got a non-S so I can learn from it and lay the groundwork for an upgrade path. This is my first Pcar and certainly won't be my last.

No I still don't want a 911 but if I were to get one it'd have to be a 996 GT3. And get this, of all the PCA fun runs I've been to a lot of the guys that come out have Boxsters... and that says a lot about who's having more fun on the twisties.

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Old 04-17-2010, 02:41 PM   #6
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After a supercharged Miata, my 3.2S is a revelation. Having just swapped out the entire suspension, I have never driven a car that feels so planted. This year's mods will be documented here, but in summary, it will be a 01 S with an engine that had done 15K and full brakes and suspension that have done 3K by the end of this year.

Next year? 3.8...or a 996 TT
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