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August 1st, 2005, 11:38 AM
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I drove a Porsche Boxster last night! (pics)
'97, the standard one, not the S.
I was lucky to get to drive this last night, cuz today it'll will be put up for sale  Boxster, Freelander and a Toyota LC _________________________________________________  Taken by the port in Moss _________________________________________________  _________________________________________________  _________________________________________________  _________________________________________________  _________________________________________________ This Boxster had the Tiptronic tranny, which was new to me. It was a fun experience, but I would still get the manual if I get a roadster like this one ... Sure was fun to tap down two gears from 5th. to 3rd. real quick on the highway, give it 100% gas and just fly away .............................. haz
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August 1st, 2005, 11:59 AM
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Ambitious but rubbish!
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Is it as good as people make it out to be? All this stuff about it being a true "drivers car" and so on...
And is that a black finish cos its hard to see in the dark? |
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August 1st, 2005, 12:06 PM
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Well, yes it truly is!
It has a genuine Porsche feel to it, drives like a proper roadster should too. It's fast enough for me, but some say that one should go for the S, which I can see. But from a standstill, full power and shift @ 6500 to 2.nd and same to third, it really kicks you in the back and has great acceleration for sure  I have driven the Boxster before, but then only for a few minutes, this one I drove nearly 2 hrs.. Too bad it wasn't sunny, I would've taken the roof down 8) Yes, it was black haz
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August 1st, 2005, 12:21 PM
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Jealous.
I am jealous. |
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August 1st, 2005, 12:38 PM
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Geez, why do you drive the nice cars...
 I'm so jealous  But good to hear you had fun 
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August 1st, 2005, 1:29 PM
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Tiptronic? Oh, what a crime! I love my Tiptronic, but I'd love a manual even more.
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August 1st, 2005, 1:52 PM
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Good to know haz that it does drive like it is supposed to.
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August 1st, 2005, 4:50 PM
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O man, i'm so crazy about Porsches. But my girlfriend totally hates them...she says they are so ugly...but hell, i'm gonna buy me a 911 someday
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August 1st, 2005, 7:59 PM
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AWESOME!!!111ONE
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The old Boxsters look nice (much better than the new ones).
Looks fun. 
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August 1st, 2005, 10:27 PM
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I've driven many, many of them. I much prefer the S, as the base is quite boring. Especially in tiptronic form. But I will say, they both handle like they're on rails, but the base doesnt have the oomph to get out of corners. 201hp? C'mon now...
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August 1st, 2005, 10:37 PM
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Awesome....
I test drove one about a year ago, I think it was the base. Amazing, it was actually better than the 911 cabriolet (996). But the new 997 is unbelievable, I wish they had an S for me to test out.....
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August 2nd, 2005, 5:26 AM
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August 2nd, 2005, 6:42 AM
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When I got back to the dealer, the sales associate (A cool german guy in his 50s maybe) opened hte doors and fired up the 997 S they had in the showroom, gave it a couple of revs...sent shivers down my spine, it was fantastic.
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