You simply must...

[SysOpt]

...drive a Porsche Boxster if you ever get the chance . I had to take my car into the dealer for warranty work (faulty Cam shaft sensor) and the dealer partners with a rent a car place in San Francisco that rents high end cars. They picked me up, drove me to the place, and said "that Altima over there is what we were going to put you in". But then I jokingly asked if he had a Porsche, he said yeah one was due in in 10 minutes, so I went for it.

I basically drove it about 230 miles around the bay area (Marin, Napa, Fremont, Palo Alto/Stanford, SF, etc.) in a 1.5 day period and loved it. It wasn't the Boxster S, but has PLENTY of power, and this one was cherry red - awesome looks, and manual OF COURSE. The engine sound in 1st revving to the redline reminds me of the scene in Ferris Buehler when he's picking up Sloan from school and rockets off in front of Mr. Rooney (different car, similar sound) . Cool stuff:



I might consider buying one but it's not the kind of car that I would want to own exclusively I think. It would be ideal to own one along with an SUV, etc, but that takes lots of space to keep two cars.

Any Boxster owners here?

Scott

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[socalgal]

And get this, guys/gals, he didn't even drive down to L.A. to pick me up and give me a ride in it!

Harrumph!!! I am soooooo jade.

[Dave_H]

Looks like a Babe Magnet
Dave

[chipbgt]

Porsches. Now thats a work of art I can stare at for hours. I am considering buying a old old porsche and rebuilding it. I love those suckers.

[smokin1]

I've never driven a Boxster, but owned a 911 Turbo until late last year, next one is in resto...Porsche rules...

[seti]

The Boxter S is 15% more expensive....but apparently the extra 48hp makes quite a difference.

Has everyone see this beauty already?


(nice, larger pic here)

It's '00 BMW M3. It has a 3.2L straight six putting out 343hp. That's more HP/L than the s2000.

*as a small pool of drool collects on my desk*



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[Chadwick]

Nice car if your not 6'4" tall. I try to test drive one about 2 years ago and hurt myself just trying to sit in it.

[SysOpt]

Seti: Yeah the new M3 is a sweet one for sure. I have a '00 323Ci now but it only has ~170hp. I've asked my salesperson at BMW-SF to let me know when they get the M3 in so I can test drive it . Problem is, it's heavy. The Boxster weighs less and thus feels more nimble/responsive.

Dan: Definitely so. The seat doesn't adjust too much. Those over 6' would likely be cramped.

[jad1097]

I will not go into what BMW has done in the past! I will say it is odd how many people do buy them that know their history. I will just say it involes WW2!

[SysOpt]

So people and companies can't change? I highly doubt that BMW is currently being run by the same decision makers as those in 1942-45. Bottom line is that they are great cars.

[seti]

Well they M3 and boxter are in different classes for sure. Ha, try compareing a boxter s to a z8, well...that's not fair, the z8 cost more than 2 boxters.

As for BMW and WW2;

I have an 89 535i and a mitsubishi 17" monitor......haha, am I supporting the oppositions war effort???

Company's are made up of people who make choices, and people come and go. Just because it carries the same name doesn't assosiate BMW with the choices made in the past under that same name.

I love beamers....they're simple held to high QA standards and you can feel it.



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[desmocat]

Haven't had a chance to drive a fine German vehicle like that.My interests are in two wheels(one sometimes canna you say..wheelie? ) That's why there are two fine Italians living in my garage now. One 95 Ducati 916SP (120 Hp at the rear wheel,see above statement..)
and one 96 900ss. Yeah, they are finicky but I wouldn't give them up for anything. One of my life goals achieved. Working on a viper next... cops love to see me coming..

[oblivion]

I drive but a lowly saab 900 turbo
(black and tan).....it drives really nice and it is fast too...........it will take a curve like you would not believe....

[seti]

Sweeeeeet Desmocat! My dad owned a 900ss, what a lovely bike, too bad he sold it. He was looking at 996's awhile ago....but it's a big commitment for a new one....a lot of cars cost less.

We found a '89(i think) Doug Polin replica 851 sp3 (bored to 888) in St. Louis. It had been in a museum and had 0 miles on it...the odometer actully read "0". They were asking $22,000 for it. My dad almost cracked on that one...but that's not a bike you want to ride, you'd feel guilty putting miles on it. And a new 996 is like 5g's less.

A 748R is the bike for me....mmmmm.

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[Stan]

Hmmmmm.... BMW M3... dream car... a bit expensive...

But hey, I am picking up my new 328ci next Saturday ! can't wait !!!!

Stan