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Old 09-30-2014, 07:04 PM   #1
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The only people who look down on the Boxster are people who have never owned a Porsche.

Among those who own Porsche's, the Boxster is recognized as a great car - whereas the 996 is by far the most talked down, hated, and despised car Porsche has ever made (well, except for maybe the 924). I have had people say, "I'd never own a 996, its a piece of crap!" straight to my face. I never had to defend my ownership of a Boxster like I have to with the 996.

To prove my point, no one ever wrote and published a story called "Porsche's Deadly Sin #1" about the Boxster, but they did write it about the 996 which starts by saying this;

"We will start with the big betrayals, of course, and the unassuming fastback you see above represents perhaps the worst of Porsche’s many middle fingers to the customer base. It is a 1999 Porsche 911, known to everyone in the world as the “996″. "

So, the next time you're feeling insecure about owning a Boxster just be glad that you don't own a 996!

Porsche's Deadly Sin #1: 1999 Porsche 911 (996) 3.4 | The Truth About Cars

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Old 09-30-2014, 07:45 PM   #2
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True, the 1999 986 has a bad rep.

IMHO opinion, the respect level goes like this, from worst to less worse:

1970 Porsche 914 (It's a Volkswagen, for cryin' out loud)
1977 Porsche 924 (It's an Audi, for cryin' out loud) with Volkswagen parts to boot!
1999 Porsche 911 (996 - It's a Boxster with a sh***y engine, for cryin' out loud)

Notice that I offer no reasons WHY these models get no respect, because after all............

I'm just sayin'........

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Old 10-01-2014, 03:04 AM   #3
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What's really crazy is that I have noticed the 996s almost cost the same as a boxster S these days. Could the boxster really be the rich mans porsche of the used market? The affordable 2.5s have a long way to go, but heck own two, no one can call you poor if you own two porsches.
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Old 10-01-2014, 01:55 PM   #4
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I felt sad because I drive a 99 Boxster. Then I saw a man driving a Miata.:dance:
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Old 10-02-2014, 06:06 AM   #5
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I'm poor (relatively speaking). I own a Boxster...
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Old 10-02-2014, 05:16 PM   #6
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I'm poor (relatively speaking). I own a Boxster...
I'm with Joe B. My son jokes and tells people I bought a Porsche because I couldn't afford a Honda...the inside story, I didn't want to spend the money to get a Honda S2000.
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Old 10-03-2014, 01:26 AM   #7
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I'm with Joe B. My son jokes and tells people I bought a Porsche because I couldn't afford a Honda...the inside story, I didn't want to spend the money to get a Honda S2000.
That's hilarious because I ended up with my Boxster for the same reason! I was pricing out S2k's and they were in the area of $18k. Was talking with a friend of mine about which ones to go look at in the area and he mentions, "Why don't you just buy a Boxster?". I replied, "I don't want to go over $20k on a weekend car and he tells me it would be the cheaper option!

Inside of 2 weeks, I find myself in a Boxster S and I have never regretted the purchase for a moment!
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Old 10-13-2014, 02:23 PM   #8
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I'm poor (relatively speaking). I own a Boxster...
I'm with Joe B...I'm not rich, I'm not poor, but I'm retired and I own a Boxster !!! And I love it!
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I'm with Joe B...I'm not rich, I'm not poor, but I'm retired and I own a Boxster !!! And I love it!
Retired Military and 10 years into a "new career". I'm never going to feel comfortable spending $30K+ on a car when there are so many out there for under $10K that I still need to try.
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