2007 Boxster S First Drive - not by me.
08-23-2006, 06:43 AM
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Mmmmmm...Boxster S. I LOVE this car now. I think it's gonna have to be my next sports car. But, by the time I'm looking to purchase, it will probably be 3.6L with 330+ h.p. That would be even better. A 3.0L base (with 270ish h.p.) and 3.6L S would be perfection.
08-23-2006, 06:53 AM
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Great. They're now as powerful as a ten year old NSX that has .2L less displacement. They're also $20K cheaper, which is what the NSX should've been (and about where it started)...
Sorry, I had to throw that in there. This is actually the car (well, the Cayman is, I guess) that is the "replacement" for the NSX as far as I can tell. A Boxster S seems to be about the perfect sports car that's moderately affordable - drop top, refined, powerful, moderately quick, great handling, decent looking, and apparently reliable. Me wants one.
Sorry, I had to throw that in there. This is actually the car (well, the Cayman is, I guess) that is the "replacement" for the NSX as far as I can tell. A Boxster S seems to be about the perfect sports car that's moderately affordable - drop top, refined, powerful, moderately quick, great handling, decent looking, and apparently reliable. Me wants one.
08-23-2006, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Iceman1,Aug 23 2006, 09:35 AM
you also get much more trunk and storage space in the Cayman.
08-23-2006, 08:53 AM
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Smart move by Porsche, they prolly save costs by condensing their produciton line, yet can charge more money.
All they hype about the Cayman being a seperate model, they really are the best Marketing company in the world. They do make good cars too.
All they hype about the Cayman being a seperate model, they really are the best Marketing company in the world. They do make good cars too.
08-23-2006, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. WOT,Aug 23 2006, 12:53 PM
They do make good cars too.
consumers are really understanding the game.
08-23-2006, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by PsychoBen,Aug 23 2006, 10:18 AM
That's just another masterpiece that Porsche marketing depatment came up with to discern Cayman from Boxster. To fully use the quoted 4 sq. ft add'l storage space, the stuff would have to be piled up and block the view to rear windshield. Boxster also has that storage space (or 90% of it) when top is up, but it is not counted. Even when top is down, there's still a cubby hole in that space for storage - again, not counted. Storage is so plentiful in either car so it is kind of moot...
08-23-2006, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by S2000380,Aug 23 2006, 11:39 AM
Boxter = Poor mans's Porsche
I'm not a big Porsche fan but I still have a lot of respect for the Boxster/Cayman S. And if you talk about pricing, there is no such thing as a poor man's Porsche.